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Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace
Promotional poster
Hangul
로드 투 킹덤: Ace of Ace
Revised RomanizationRodeu tu kingdeom: Ace of Ace
McCune–ReischauerRodŭ t'u k'ingdŏm: Ace of Ace
GenreReality competition
Directed byJo Woo-ri
Presented byTaemin (Shinee)
Starring
Music by
  • Park Seung-seon[1]
  • Kim Jong-woo[1]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes1
Production
Executive producers
  • Park Chan-wook[1]
  • Choi Hyo-jin (CP)[1]
Production companyJeus Works[1]
Original release
NetworkMnet
ReleaseSeptember 19, 2024 (2024-09-19) –
present
Related

Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace (Korean: 로드 투 킹덤: Ace of Ace) is an ongoing South Korean reality competition survival show created by Mnet. The show rebranded as an independent program from its predecessor. It premiered on Mnet on September 19, 2024, and airs every Thursday at 21:30 (KST). It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, Abema in Japan, and Mnet K-pop YouTube channel in other countries.

Cast

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Host

Contestants

Production and release

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On April 24, 2024, Mnet's Road to Kingdom 2 was scheduled to be broadcast in the second half of 2024.[2] The next day, The Fact reported that Xikers, The New Six, and 8Turn were named as the possible participants to appear on the show.[3]

On May 1, 2024, Sports Chosun reported that Cravity, ATBO, and Younite were named as the other possible participants to appear on the show.[4] While Joy News 24 reported that Tempest would also join as participants.[5]

On June 26, 2024, Mnet announced that Road to Kingdom 2 will be rebrand as a standalone program unlike its predecessor which was more like a prequel to gain a spot in the sequel, Kingdom and PD Jo Woo-ri will direct the show.[6] The next two days, Oneus who competed in the first season of the show reportedly joined the lineup.[7]

On July 3, 2024, Ten Asia reported that Taemin will be the host of the show and it will premiere in September 2024.[8] On July 10, Mnet confirmed the seven groups—The New Six, The CrewOne,[note 1] 8Turn, Oneus, Younite, Cravity, and Tempest—as the final lineup of the show.[9] On July 17, Mnet officially confirmed that Taemin will be the solo host of the show and it will premiere in September 2024.[10]

On August 1, 2024, Mnet released a teaser video revealing Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace as the official title of the show.[11] On August 27, Mnet announced the broadcast date and time of the show to be on September 19, 2024, and would air every Thursday at 21:30 (KST).[12]

On September 17, 2024, according to an article published by Kstyle, the show would be simultaneously broadcast on Abema SP2 and K World channels in Japan.[13] On September 19, Mnet announced that each episode of the show would be live stream in TVING, Abema, and Mnet K-Pop YouTube channel.[14]

Results

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Warm-up match

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Pre-evaluation

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Artist Rankings
Prediction Pre-voting
8Turn 5 5
Cravity 2 1
Oneus 3 2
Tempest 6 3
The CrewOne 1 4
The New Six 4 7
Younite 7 6

Round 1: Ace Battle

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The Ace Battle were determined base solely by participant's self-evaluation. Each team selected five members to vote for three aces except their team's ace. The first place have the right to decide the cue sheet for Team Battle while the seventh place can't participate in Team Battle.

# Artist Performance song(s) Self-evaluation ranking Total votes
1 Hwanwoong (Oneus)[A] "Put On a Happy Face" 1st 26[a]
2 Myungho (8Turn) "In Vino Veritas: 진실" 3rd 21
3 Lim Ji-min (The CrewOne)[A] "Dark Times" 2nd 23[b]
4 Hanbin (Tempest) "Who Am I?" 6th 8
5 Junhyeok (The New Six) "Drowning" 4th 13
6 Dey (Younite) "Untitled Freestyle" 5th 12
7 Hyeongjun (Cravity) "Act I: Odyssey into Gravity" 7th 7

Round 2: Team Battle

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The Team Battle

# Artist Performance song(s) Rankings
1 The New Six "Move" (비켜) + "Fuego" (Mash Up Ver.) 4th
2 The CrewOne "One Light Becomes One Time" 6th
3 8Turn "We" + "The Game" 1st
4 Younite "Bad Cupid" (Remix) 5th
5 Tempest "Find Our Lighthouse" 2nd
6 Oneus "Intro: Who Got the Joker?" 3rd
— Cravity[B] "Act II: Veni Vidi Vici" 7th

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Hwanwoong and Lim Ji-min are tied on the first voting with 22 votes each and after the second voting by 5 teams except Oneus and The CrewOne, Hwanwoong eventually won and gained the benefit.
  2. ^ As Hyeongjun placed seventh in Ace Battle, Cravity can't participate in Team Battle thus automatically place them at seventh ranked.
  1. ^ 22 (first vote) + 4 (second vote)
  2. ^ 22 (first vote) + 1 (second vote)
  1. ^ a b A collaboration team of ATBO and Just B.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace. Episode 1 (in Korean). September 19, 2024. [[Mnet (TV channel)|]].
  2. ^ Jang, Jin-ri (April 24, 2024). [단독]'로드 투 킹덤2', 4년 만에 돌아온다..하반기 방송 [[Exclusive] 'Road to Kingdom 2' returns after 4 years..Broadcast in the second half of the year] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Gong, Mi-na (April 25, 2024). [단독] 싸이커스·더뉴식스·에잇턴, '로드 투 킹덤2' 출격 [[Exclusive] Xikers, The New Six, and 8Turn to appear on 'Road to Kingdom 2'] (in Korean). The Fact. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Jung, Bit (May 1, 2024). [단독]크래비티·ATBO·유나이트, '로드 투 킹덤2' 출격...'제2의 더보이즈·온앤오프' 되나(종합) [[Exclusive] Cravity, ATBO, and Younite to appear on 'Road to Kingdom 2'...Will it become 'the next The Boyz and ONF'(Comprehensive)] (in Korean). Sports Chosun – via Naver.
  5. ^ Jung, Ji-won (May 1, 2024). [단독] 템페스트, '로드 투 킹덤' 출격...Mnet 서바이벌 한 번 더 [[Exclusive] Tempest, to appear on 'Road to Kingdom'...Mnet survival one more time] (in Korean). Joy News 24. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Nate.
  6. ^ Choi, Yi-jung (June 26, 2024). '로드 투 킹덤' 올 하반기 론칭..킹덤 프리퀄 아닌 '단독 브랜드화' [공식] ['Road to Kingdom' launched in the second half of this year...'sole branding' rather than a Kingdom prequel [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on June 26, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Kim, Min-ji (June 28, 2024). [단독] 원조 '로투킹' 출신 원어스, 리뉴얼되는 '로드 투 킹덤' 재도전 [[Exclusive] Oneus, the original 'Road to King' contestant, takes on the renewed challenge of 'Road to Kingdom'] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Lee, So-jung (July 3, 2024). 샤이니 태민, 데뷔 16년 만에 단독 MC 나선다...'로드 투 킹덤 2' 진행 [SHINee's Taemin becomes solo MC 16 years after debut...'Road to Kingdom 2' in progress] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Lee, Myung-joo (July 10, 2024). '로드 투 킹덤', 새 시즌 온다...최종 라인업 7팀 공개 ['Road to Kingdom', new season coming...Final lineup of 7 teams revealed] (in Korean). Dispatch. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Kang, Ga-hee (July 17, 2024). '탬또롤' 태민, '로드 투 킹덤' 단독 MC 발탁.."다른 후보는 없었다" ['Taemttorol' Taemin, selected as sole MC for 'Road to Kingdom'.."There were no other candidates"] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024 – via Naver.
  11. ^ Park, Soo-in (August 1, 2024). 리뉴얼 론칭 ‘로드 투 킹덤’ 첫 티저 공개, MC 태민 내레이션 [Renewal Launching 'Road to Kingdom' First Teaser Revealed, MC Taemin Narration] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Ryu, Ye-ji (August 27, 2024). 태민 첫 단독 MC '로드 투 킹덤', 9월 19일 첫 방송 [Taemin's first solo MC 'Road to Kingdom', first broadcast on September 19th] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved August 27, 2024 – via Naver.
  13. ^ CRAVITY、ONEUSら出演「ROAD TO KINGDOM : ACE OF ACE」9月19日より日韓同時放送が決定！ [「ROAD TO KINGDOM : ACE OF ACE」 starring CRAVITY, ONEUS and others will be broadcast simultaneously in Japan and Korea starting September 19th!]. Kstyle (in Japanese). September 17, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  14. ^ Mnet [@MnetKR] (September 19, 2024). [#로드투킹덤_A] 글로벌 생중계 안내 [[#RTK_A]Global Live Streaming Notice] (Tweet) (in Korean and English). Retrieved September 19, 2024 – via Twitter.
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