ROAD TO KINGDOM - EPISODE 8 [PATREON EXCLUSIVE]

Just binged this whole series so I could see your thought's on how each group performed. It was very fun to watch you guys be in awe of each group that participated on RTK and I'm excited to see how Kingdom goes. The lineup actually looks incredible and will certainly make an entertaining show.

Some of my guesses/desired groups for Kingdom after the recent announcement: Treasure, TxT, Monsta X, ASTRO, AB6IX and CIX. Would be so cool to see Victon get in on it before their leader leaves for military service, they're way too unlucky/underrated. Possibly A.C.E as well. I would really love to see ASTRO on the show.

Ahh~ I never get tired of watching this show, all of the perormances are amazing and the friendship between the groups is just *chef's kiss*. Honestly, experienced idols know that when they're doing shows with MNet they have to be all sunshine and shooting rainbows out of their butts otherwise there will be some sort of "evil editing" xD Like Jangjun from Golden Child, he held his phone up with the groups names during their performances and ofc he did it to cheer them on but he also did it so the editing team couldn't edit his reaction to be a reaction for a different group xD Anyways, OneUs actually has a storyline that connects throughout their music videos and other things, i'm not sure if you guys are going to look deeper into them but I kind of wanted to create a master list for you guys to save if you ever do decide to get into them! So here it goes in chronological order of release: 1. Valkyrie Music Video (their debut song 2. Twilight Music Video (their first comeback, vampire theme is introduce) 3. Lit Music Video (not quite sure how this fits but I would assume it's their original life before they turned into vampires? Or could be something else) 4. A Song Written Easily Music Video (not sure if this connects but it's what comes next) 5. Come Back Home Concept Film (this is the video played before their final performance but it's the FULL video since RTK cut out pieces of the story to save time) 6. Come Back Home Music Video 7. To Be or Not To Be Stort Film #1 (this connects to the story from Come Back Home and gives background for the upcoming mv) 8. To Be or Not To Be Story Film #2 (more backgroundnl info to build the story) 9. To Be or Not To Be Music Video That's all for the story line so far, they've released a special music video 1 week ago for a single called "Bbusyeo" but it doesn't connect to the story line.

Ahh man, what an absolute amazing journey this has been. I never get tired of watching this show, the performances are always so outstanding, but watching it together with you guys makes it so much more fun. A round of applause to every single group for their hard work in preparation for each stage. They poured everything into their performances and I have the highest respect for them for taking on this challenge. And major congratulations to The Boyz for winning Road to Kingdom. They’ve worked so hard, seriously, giving us such wild performances every single round. Now onto the performances: ONEUS-alright this may or may not be my favorite performance by them. First of all, the song is so addicting. Come Back Home is such a good song, and the concept is so cool. I liked that they referenced their LIT stage with the zombie concept, the story was so mad with the VCR in the beginning. ONEUS really stepped it up in this final stage, with the props, the acting, the choreo. Like, I feel like I just watched an upgraded ver of ONEUS, they did extremely well. They may have been lower in the rankings but they went out with a bang. Honestly, such a Kingdom-worthy performance. Verivery-they were the only ones who did a lighter concept and I have to say, that was a very smart choice on their end. Realistically, they probably realized that they weren’t going to make it to Kingdom so they performed to their greatest strengths and showed their own unique color as a group. It seems like they really like the more brighter concepts, so if that’s what the group is about, it was very clever of them to push that agenda in this final round because that way they will gain fans that enjoy their style. Instead of a stage that would win RTK, it was like they did a stage to win the hearts of more people. For marketing purposes, that’s wonderful on their part. The performance was amazing too. I enjoyed the fact that they did such a lighthearted and fun stage, it was so refreshing. And it was so cute that it was dedicated to their fans. The basketballs and lockers kind of reminded me of High School Musical lol. Speaking of basketball, such a risk dealing with them in a performance. You can imagine how that can go wrong. They also threw it across to the other dancers too... They killed it tho. The Boyz-Yes this was the song they performed a bit in the MAMA stage, which was really fitting since it was their finale song and it was like a bridge between RTK and Kingdom. Even the song has so many layers with the instrumentals and the lyrics. I won’t do a song analysis cuz that’ll be way too long lol, but the creativity of this performance is just out of this world. They wrapped their entire RTK story in this one perf and concluded with their “victory.” Checkmate. What’s so mad about this perf is the stage work. They used every inch of that stage to their advantage, and when I mean every inch I mean they were so all over that stage that if you watch the full cam, even the camera man had a hard time filming them cuz they were just everywhere. One second they’re on this side, and then the next they’re like on the other side of the stage. They were even the only group to use the audience area. They went all out on the concept for this one. The chess theme is so clever. And that chess box part? Bruh how do you even come up with that, they’re geniuses I tell you. That’s the thing I’m looking forward to the most for Kingdom, how creative can they get cuz it seems like their creative power is limitless. They are insane. Pentagon-Basquiat is a BANGER. Hui’s vocals never ceases to amaze me. And I heard he had a cold that day too(?) Like, that’s crazy especially with that special vocal line stage. The p o w e r in this performance is like no other. It was so intense and just..”I’m ready to go to war” type of vibes. I also felt that sort of “upgraded” feeling I felt with ONEUS. It was fitting for a finale performance, and you can tell they put in so much emotion from the intensity of it all. When I watch Pentagon, I have like a different set of feelings for them because they’re the oldest and I can always sense their desperation and eagerness to be at the top. They hold a certain place in my heart and I’m always wishing the best for their future. I mean I feel this way with every group, but Pentagon even more so, idk why. Something about them makes me wanna root for them in everything they do. Their passion is so strong. ONF-this was like the perfect closing performance, it had those sort of vibes. It was a shame only one group got to enter kingdom, I would’ve really loved it if ONF was able to be that second group. They were so close, and yeah, I can sense their disappointment but what I’m sure they feel and what I’ve seen throughout the show is that they have grown sooo much as artists, and that’s a valuable takeaway from this. This performance encompassed what they learned from their past stages and really showcased what ONF is and has become and even what they’ll be in the future. I’m just so proud of them. Their songs are always so good, their vocals are *chef’s kiss* and they’re such an energetic and fun group. Btw the special stage was a cover of a BTOB song, and they’re a group known for their amazing vocals. I cannot wait to see what TBZ have in store for Kingdom. It feels like following the journey of a protagonist and then seeing them reach the final story arc where they go on to battle the big boss. Kingdom is gonna be so crazy for us because we’re going in already familiar with the current line-up. I’m nervous, but excited to see how this goes. And this time we’ll be experiencing it for the first time together as it happens, so this should be fun😄

If you start to miss hypercompetitve K-Pop reality competition shows, then there's always Produce 48. Lol I'll stop bringing it up now <3

Hi! I'll give you a little insight to the VeriVery section! They were playing a game called "Yaja Time" which is basically when the members switch age order, like, the youngest becomes the oldest, and so on, and because of the social hierarchy it allows younger members to boss around older members. So Dongheon is actually the oldest, but he had to act like the youngest, and the actual youngest, Kangmin, got to act like the oldest. It's the game every maknae loves and every hyung hates, which is why it was Dongheon's present to them lol

So sad that its over but hope you guys keep supporting all of them💜

I love all seven teams so much. I'm so proud of all of them

Thank you for the Journey with you guys too. if you guys interested ONEUS Come Back Home they got release Music Video and also their Trailer Short firl you guys can have a look 😊😊😄😄 Here's the link for trailer Movie https://youtu.be/ngBN3P6n9-8 Then here's the Music Video 😊😊 https://youtu.be/P-hFKrvDaGw