Mnet’s ‘KINGDOM: Legendary War‘ aired episode 2 today and we finally got to see the full ranking of the performances of episode one:
6: iKON
5: ATEEZ
4: SF9
3: BTOB
2: The Boyz
1: Stray Kids
Stray Kids’ reaction to winning was just wholesome, they were really happy and shook. Wholesome content for fans.
For the second mission, the concept was ‘To The World’ where the groups had to choose a song they wanted to share to the world from their discography. For the next round it’ll be the concept of ‘Rebirth’.
As Stray Kids won the first round they got to choose the performance order. The Boyz were first to perform and chose their track ‘No Air’.
The Boyz
During their little intro we saw that the Boyz went on to visit a photo studio where they specialize in taking pictures underwater for the intro reel. We need those pictures released ASAP!
Their performance was ‘No Air (A Song of Ice and Fire)’. The remix of this track was dope, the instrumentals added were incredible. It felt like a Gothic remix of a rather happy song.
The dance was incredible, as expected a flawless performance with immaculate dance synchronization. The camera work was incredible. We really enjoyed how the camera played with the girls’ arms. The jewelry and nails were insanely pretty. It definitely worked for the whole enchantress vibe.
During the dance break with the white sheet, we were absolutely stunned. It was so dope to watch and the lighting made it even more dynamic.
iKON
iKON was next to perform. During their meeting at the YG building to choose the song to perform, we got to see some very cute interactions with SF9’s Chan, WINNER’s Mino and Seung Yoon. They went on and performed a mix of ‘Love Scenario’ and ‘KILLING ME’.
Their performance had some Broadway jazz musical vibes, mixed with ‘Singing In The Rain’ because of the cool looking trench coats. There was even a set of stairs to run up on.
The sudden change of pace and transition to ‘KILLING ME’ was smooth! We loved the dance break, and the power of the full stage. When Chanwoo lit the lighter, he literally lit the stage on fire. It was super cool.
BTOB
BTOB took over the stage next with ‘Missing You (Theatre version)’. They came to that decision after a pizza party at Eunkwang’s place.
We got a Joseon era aesthetics concept with the members wearing these modern hanboks in a stunning blue. This stage was splendid, very delicate and full of powerful vocals. During Peniel’s rap verse, they used shadow dancers to create extra depth and it was so pretty to watch.
Minhyuk’s sword fight was super cool and the outro with the cherry tree blossoms falling added to the whole drama setting they created. It was absolutely breathtaking.
Next week we’ll be able to see the three performances by Stray Kids, ATEEZ and SF9. Stray Kids who was in charge of the performance order will be the ones to start the next episode. Don’t forget to watch the full video as it counts for the 10% streaming portion of the points.
That was it for our Recap of ‘KINGDOM: Legendary War‘ episode 2. If you want to read our Recap of the first episode, you can click here.