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Road to Kingdom#My Song Part 1

{{Short description|2020 South Korean reality competition series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Road_to_Kingdom_Promotional_Poster.jpg

| image_upright = 1.15

| caption = Promotional poster

| genre = Reality competition

| director = {{ubl|Jo Wook-hyung|Lee Byung-wook|Jo Hye-mi}}

| presenter = {{ubl|Lee Da-hee|Jang Sung-kyu}}

| starring = {{ubl|Pentagon|ONF|Golden Child|The Boyz|Verivery|Oneus|TOO}}

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 8

| runtime = 90–120 minutes

| company = Mnet

| network = Mnet

| first_aired = {{Start date|2020|04|30}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2020|06|18}}

| related = {{ubl|Queendom (2019)|Kingdom: Legendary War (2021)|Queendom 2 (2022)|Queendom Puzzle (2023)|Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace (2024)}}

}}

Road to Kingdom ({{Korean|hangul=로드 투 킹덤}}) is a South Korean reality competition series created by Mnet. It aired on Mnet from April 30, to June 18, 2020, every Thursday at 20:00 (KST).{{Cite web|url=https://www.ytn.co.kr/_sn/0117_202003261634037466|title=Mnet 측 "'로드 투 킹덤', 4월 30일 첫 방송 확정"(공식)|date=2020-03-26|website=YTN|language=ko|access-date=2020-03-26}} It was known as the first part of the male counterpart of Queendom, and the prequel of Kingdom: Legendary War. A press conference was held on April 21, 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/908072?ref=naver|title='로드 투 킹덤' CP "펜타곤→데뷔 한달 TOO까지, 계급장 떼고 무대로 승부"|date=2020-04-21|website=SportsSeoul|language=ko|access-date=2020-04-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202004151009290410|title=경연곡→투표·집계방식까지 '로드투킹덤' 스포일러에 몸살[TV와치]|date=2020-04-15|website=Newsen|language=ko|access-date=2020-04-16}}

Season 2 of the show, better known as Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace, made its premiere on September 19, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/312/0000677076|last=Ryu|first=Ye-ji|date=August 27, 2024|publisher=Ten Asia|language=ko|script-title=ko:태민 첫 단독 MC '로드 투 킹덤', 9월 19일 첫 방송|trans-title=Taemin's first solo MC 'Road to Kingdom', first broadcast on September 19|access-date=September 19, 2024|via=Naver}} The Road to Kingdom series would be re-branded as a standalone program, rather than a prequel to Kingdom.{{Cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/109/0005104947|title='로드 투 킹덤' 올 하반기 론칭..킹덤 프리퀄 아닌 '단독 브랜드화' [공식]|date=2024-06-26|website=OSEN via Naver|language=ko|access-date=2024-06-26}}

Overview

Road to Kingdom was a battle for a spot in Kingdom (킹덤) between 7 boy groups with potential, but mostly unknown to many.{{cite web|title=Introduction to Road to Kingdom|url=https://tv.genie.co.kr/roadtokingdom/program}} Similar to Queendom, there would be Comeback Singles (newly produced songs) released on June 12, 2020.

During the season, special interview clips with Queendom contestants Park Bom, AOA (Chanmi), Mamamoo (Solar, Hwasa), Lovelyz (Mijoo, Kei), Oh My Girl (Hyojung, YooA) and (G)I-DLE (Soyeon, Yuqi) were shown in episode 1, as they shared their first thoughts about Road to Kingdom.{{Cite video|title=Road to Kingdom [1회] 다시 만난 QUEEN들, 그들이 들려주는 이야기 200430 EP.1|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaSCVuE-BtM|work=Mnet via YouTube|date=April 30, 2020|access-date=April 30, 2020}}

There were numbers as hints, which were given 1 week before the first recording of the show, and they were shown as follow:{{Cite video|title=Road to Kingdom [1회] '1,2,4,7,90' 로드 투 킹덤의 비밀이 담긴 숫자 카드의 의미는? 200430 EP.1|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yPuR2N0LFs|work=Mnet via YouTube|date=April 30, 2020|access-date=May 2, 2020}}

  • 1 boy group will advance to Kingdom, as part of winning the show; the number "1" also means the evaluation standards to be used
  • 2 boy groups were eliminated throughout the show
  • 4 performances (however, not all 7 boy groups will perform in all 4 performances)
  • 7 boy groups
  • 90 Seconds Performances (Preliminary Performances)

The Boyz, as the winner group of the show, secured a spot in the sequel program Kingdom: Legendary War.{{Cite web|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111377465|title='로드 투 킹덤' 더보이즈, '킹덤' 진출 확정→온앤오프 '아쉬운 2위' [종합]|date=2020-06-18|website=OSEN|language=ko|access-date=2020-06-18}}

Rules

  • There will be 2 boy groups to be eliminated throughout the show:
  • 1 boy group will be eliminated when they obtain the lowest cumulative points of the 1st and 2nd performances
  • 1 boy group (out of the remaining 6) will be eliminated when they obtain the lowest cumulative points after the 3rd performance
  • The overall final ranking of the show (for the remaining 5 boy groups in the final performances) is based on the following criteria:
  • # 3 preliminary performances (1st Performance - 10,000 points, 2nd Performance - 10,000 points, 3rd Performance - 15,000 points)
  • # Video view points (based on the number of views of the performance videos (Full Version only) on YouTube and Naver TV; maximum of 15,000 points)
  • # Digital points of the Comeback Singles calculated from the time of release till June 16, 2020, at 23:59 (KST) (maximum of 15,000 points)
  • # Finale live comeback stages text message votes (domestic and international fans' votes; maximum of 35,000 points)
  • The overall 1st placed boy group will be able to take part in Kingdom.
  • The boy group which does not rank 1st overall, but ranks 1st in only the Final Live Performances, can also advance to take part in Kingdom.
  • In the event of 1 boy group having both 1st overall and 1st in only the Final Live Performances, the said boy group will be the only boy group to take part in Kingdom.

=Preliminary Performances - 90 Seconds Performances=

The 7 boy groups each perform a 90-second performance that best expresses themselves.

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There is no order decided before the performances - the order is decided on the spot. The first performing boy group is decided by the boy group that volunteers themselves first. After the first boy group has performed, they will decide on the second performing boy group, and the second boy group that has performed will then decide on the third performing boy group. The process goes on until all performances have been completed.

The round's points are entirely decided through a self-evaluation where each boy group will rank the other boy groups' performances from 1st to 6th.

  • 1st place: 100 points
  • 2nd place: 80 points
  • 3rd place: 60 points
  • 4th place: 40 points
  • 5th place: 20 points
  • 6th place: 5 points

Each boy group would receive self-evaluation points from the other 6 boy groups, and they will be added up to become the round's total points obtained for the boy group. This will, however, be not included in the overall points for the show.{{HideF}}

=1st Performances - Song of King=

The 7 boy groups each perform one song from their boy group seniors, and is rearranged into a different style.

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Rules

  • The 1st placed boy group for the 90 Seconds Performances will get a benefit of arranging the cue sheet for this round of performances.
  • The round's points are entirely decided through a self-evaluation, where each boy group's members will rank the other boy groups' performances from 1st to 6th.
  • 1st place: 100 points
  • 2nd place: 80 points
  • 3rd place: 60 points
  • 4th place: 40 points
  • 5th place: 20 points
  • 6th place: 5 points
  • As ONF and Oneus each have only 6 members, the remaining 5 boy groups will each send 6 of their members to vote for this round. (Total of 42 boy group members voting in this round)
  • Each boy group would receive self-evaluation points from the other 6 boy groups' 36 members, and they will be added up to become the round's total points obtained for the boy group.
  • The 1st placed boy group gets the full 10,000 points, and the remaining boy groups will each get points based on the proportion of their self-evaluation points to the self-evaluation points of the 1st placed boy group.{{HideF}}

=2nd Performances - My Song=

The 7 boy groups each perform one of their representative hit songs, that is rearranged and different from their usual stages of the song.

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Rules

  • The 1st placed boy group for the 1st Performances will get a benefit of arranging the cue sheet for this round of performances. However, the other boy groups do not find out their own spots, nor the ones of the others, in the cue sheet until the day of the performances.
  • The round's points are decided through 2 categories:
  • Self-evaluation that was used for the 1st Performances voting, where each boy group would receive points from the other 6 boy groups' 36 members. (30% of the points for this round)
  • Online audience votes from 140 individuals. Each boy group will gather 20 individuals, and each individual only gets to vote for the top 3 performances in this round. (70% of the points for this round)
  • The 1st placed boy group gets the full 10,000 points, and the remaining boy groups will each get points based on the proportion of their total points obtained to the total points obtained for the 1st placed boy group.{{HideF}}

=3rd Performances - Part 1 (Collaboration) + Part 2 (Your Song)=

The 6 remaining boy groups will have 2 performances for this round: the first being a collaboration performance, and the second being the performance of a song chosen by another boy group.

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Rules (Collaboration)

  • The 3 pairs of boy groups were matched by random picking of one boy group, followed by random picking of the next boy group to be paired with the boy group picked earlier on. The process goes on to form the remaining 2 pairs.
  • There are no restrictions in the number of members each boy group would involve and their song choices.
  • The round's points are decided through 2 categories:
  • Self-evaluation, where each boy group will send 6 members (total of 36 boy group members voting) and rank the 3 collaboration performances. (30% of the points for this round)
  • Online audience votes from 120 individuals. Each boy group will gather 20 individuals, and each individual ranks the 3 performances in this round. (70% of the points for this round)
  • 1st place - 10 points, 2nd place - 5 points, 3rd place - 1 point
  • The 1st placed collaboration performance gets the full 5,000 points each for the boy groups involved, 3,000 each for the boy groups involved in the 2nd placed collaboration performance, and 1,000 each for the boy groups involved in the 3rd placed collaboration performance.

Rules (Your Song)

  • The 6 remaining boy groups each pick a song, with no restriction, for this round.
  • The songs chosen will each then be allocated to another boy group, but only within the pairings that were formed for the Collaboration round.
  • The 1st placed boy group for the 2nd Performances will get a benefit of arranging the cue sheet for this round of performances. However, the other boy groups do not find out their own spots, nor the ones of the others, in the cue sheet until the day of the performances.
  • The round's points are decided through 2 categories:
  • Self-evaluation, where each boy group will send 6 members (total of 36 boy group members voting). (30% of the points for this round)
  • Online audience votes from 120 individuals. Each boy group will gather 20 individuals, and each individual would only vote for the top 3 performances in this round. (70% of the points for this round)
  • The 1st placed boy group gets the full 10,000 points, and the remaining boy groups will each get points based on the proportion of their total points obtained to the total points obtained for the 1st placed boy group.{{HideF}}

=Final Live Comeback Stages=

The 5 remaining boy groups will each perform a newly produced song live.

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  • For this round, live votes will be allocated in the following distribution:
  • Domestic fans' text message votes (70% of the live votes)
  • International fans' voting through the Whosfan application (30% of the live votes)
  • In addition, the following categories are also considered to decide the final winner:
  • Total points accumulated in the Performances prior to the finale (except for the 90 Seconds Performances)
  • View counts of the performance videos on YouTube and Naver TV
  • Digital points of the Comeback Singles calculated (from time of release to June 16, 2020, at 23:59 (KST)){{HideF}}

Cast

Hosts

Contestants

  • Pentagon{{efn|Member Yan An will not appear on the entire show.}}{{efn|Member Jinho has enlisted as an active duty soldier on May 11, 2020, hence after the 2nd Performances, the group will perform on the show without him.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20200508098100005?input=1195m|title=펜타곤 맏형 진호, 11일 입대…당분간 7인 체제|date=2020-05-08|website=Yonhap News Agency |language=ko|access-date=2020-05-10}}}}
  • ONF
  • Golden Child
  • The Boyz
  • Verivery
  • Oneus
  • TOO (later known as TO1)

Episodes

Each team will present a 90-second performance, which will then be evaluated by self-evaluation (i.e., the seven teams themselves). Each team will rank the other teams performances from 1st to 6th, wherein the following ranks shall corresponding to a number of points:

  • 1st - 100
  • 2nd - 80
  • 3rd - 60
  • 4th - 40
  • 5th - 20
  • 6th - 5

Then, the scores will be summed up and the ranking of the teams will be determined. The points for this round are not included in the overall points for the show.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="11" | Preliminary Performances: 90-Second Performances (Episode 1)
rowspan="2" |#

! rowspan="2" |Artist

! rowspan="2" |Performance Name

! colspan="7" |Self-evaluation Ranking
& Points Breakdown{{efn|name=selfevaluation|For each vote:

  • 1st place: 100 points
  • 2nd place: 80 points
  • 3rd place: 60 points
  • 4th place: 40 points
  • 5th place: 20 points
  • 6th place: 5 points}}

! rowspan="2" |Rank

1st

!2nd

!3rd

!4th

!5th

!6th

!TOTAL

1

| TOO

| Into the dysTOOpia{{efn|Included sample from their song "Magnolia".}}

| 0

|0

|1

|1

|1

|3

|135

| 7th

2

| The Boyz

| Sword of Victory

| 4

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|560

| 1st

3

| Pentagon

| Road to the Throne{{efn|Included sample of their song "Shine".}}

| 1

|4

|1

|0

|0

|0

|480

| 2nd

4

| ONF

| Lights On{{efn|Included samples of their songs "We Must Love" & "Why".}}

| 0

|0

|1

|2

|0

|3

|155

| 5th

5

| Golden Child

| Beginning

| 1

|0

|2

|2

|1

|0

|320

| 4th

6

| Verivery

| Face It

| 1

|1

|2

|0

|2

|0

|340

| 3rd

7

| Oneus

| Phantom of ONEUS{{efn|Based on "The Phantom of the Opera". Included sample of their song "Twilight".}}

| 0

|0

|0

|2

|3

|1

|145

| 6th

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="12" | Round 1: Song of King (Episodes 2 & 3)
rowspan="2" |#

! rowspan="2" |Artist

! rowspan="2" |Song

! colspan="7" |Self-evaluation Ranking
& Points Breakdown{{efn|name=selfevaluation}}

! rowspan="2" |R1 Score{{efn|name=rounded1|The 1st placed boy group gets the full 10,000 points, and the remaining boy groups will get points based on the proportion of their points to the points of the 1st placed boy group.}}

! rowspan="2" |R1 Rank

1st

!2nd

!3rd

!4th

!5th

!6th

!Total

1

| Oneus

| "Warrior's Descendant
(전사의 후예)"
{{Small|(by H.O.T.)}}

| 1

|1

|1

|4

|12

|17

|725

| 2,417

| 7th

2

| TOO

| "Rising Sun (순수)"
{{Small|(by TVXQ)}}

| 3

|5

|6

|5

|11

|6

|1,510

| 5,033

| 4th

3

| Verivery

| "Mansae (만세)"
{{Small|(by Seventeen)}}

| 0

|1

|5

|9

|6

|15

|935

| 3,117

| 6th

4

| Golden Child

| "T.O.P"
{{Small|(by Shinhwa)}}

| 0

|1

|2

|19

|12

|2

|1,210

| 4,033

| 5th

5

| ONF

| "Everybody"
{{Small|(by Shinee)}}

| 12

|7

|12

|2

|1

|2

|2,590

| 8,633

| 3rd

6

| Pentagon

| "Very Good"
{{Small|(by Block B)}}

| 12

|12

|10

|2

|0

|0

|2,840

| 9,467

| 2nd

7

| The Boyz

| "Danger (괴도)"
{{Small|(by Taemin)}}

| 14

|15

|6

|1

|0

|0

|3,000

| 10,000

| 1st

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="9" | Round 2: My Song (Episodes 3 & 4)
rowspan="2" |#

! rowspan="2" |Artist

! rowspan="2" |Song

! colspan="2" |Self-Evaluation
{{Small|(3,000)}}

! colspan="2" |Online Audience
{{Small|(7,000)}}

! colspan="2" |TOTAL
{{Small|(10,000)}}

Points{{efn|name=selfevaluation}}

!Subscore{{efn|name=proportion|After proportioning, such that the 1st placed boy group gets the full points.}}

!Votes

!Subscore{{efn|name=proportion|After proportioning, such that the 1st placed boy group gets the full points.}}

!R2 Total Score{{efn|name=rounded2|Rounded to the nearest number}}

!R2 Rank

1

| Pentagon{{efn|Last performance to feature member Jinho.}}

| "Shine (빛나리)"
{{Small|+}}
"Spring Snow (봄눈)"

|2,670

| 2,881.29

|43

|3,858.97

|6,740

|5th

2

| ONF

| "The 사랑하게 될 거야

(The We Must Love)"
{{Small|("We Must Love (사랑하게 될 거야)" + "Moscow Moscow")}}{{efn|Performance special guest: YooA (Oh My Girl)}}

|2,080

| 2,244.60

|67

|6,012.82

|8,257

|3rd

3

| Golden Child

| "Wannabe"{{efn|Included sample of Caprice No.24 by Paganini, played by member Joochan on the violin.}}

|745

| 803.96

|40

|3,589.74

|4,394

|7th

4

| Oneus

| "Lit (가자)"

|1,890

| 2,039.57

|72

|6,461.54

|8,501

|2nd

5

| Verivery

| "Photo"

|1,645

| 1,775.18

|65

|5,833.33

|7,609

|4th

6

| TOO

| "Magnolia
(매그놀리아)"

|1,000

| 1,079.14

|46

|4,128.21

|5,207

|6th

7

| The Boyz

| "Reveal"{{efn|Under the title "Reveal (Catching Fire)".}}

|2,780

| 3,000

|78

|7,000

|10,000

|1st

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colspan="5" | Cumulative Scores & Ranking (Rounds 1-2)
Rank

!Artist

!R1 Score
{{Small|(10,000)}}

!R2 Score
{{Small|(10,000)}}

!Total Points
{{Small|(20,000)}}

1st

| The Boyz

|10,000

|10,000

| 20,000

2nd

| ONF

|8,633

|8,257

| 16,890

3rd

| Pentagon

|9,467

|6,740

| 16,207

4th

| Oneus

|2,417

|8,501

| 10,918

5th

| Verivery

|3,117

|7,609

| 10,726

6th

| TOO

|5,033

|5,207

| 10,240

style="background:#FA8072 | 7th

| style="background:#FA8072 | Golden Child

| style="background:#FA8072 | 4,033

| style="background:#FA8072 | 4,394

| style="background:#FA8072 | 8,427

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style="background:#FA8072; border: 1px solid black" |       

| Eliminated

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colspan="5" | Round 3 (Part 1): Collaboration Round (Episodes 5 & 6)
#

!Artists

!Song

!Total Points{{efn|5,000 for 1st place, 3,000 for 2nd place, and 1,000 for 3rd place.}}

!Ranking

1

| Verivery
TOO

| "On"
{{Small|(by BTS)}}

| 3,000

| 2nd

2

| Pentagon{{efn|Only members Hui, Kino and Wooseok were involved.}}
ONF{{efn|Only members Hyojin, J-Us and Wyatt were involved.}}

| "Kill This Love"
{{Small|(by Blackpink)}}

| 5,000

| 1st

3

| The Boyz{{efn|Only members Sangyeon, Juyeon, New, Q and Sunwoo were involved.}}
Oneus

| "Heroine (주인공)"
{{Small|(by Sunmi)}}

| 1,000

| 3rd

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="6" | Cumulative Scores & Ranking (R1 - R3 Pt. 1)
Rank

!Artist

!R1 Score
{{Small|(10,000)}}

!R2 Score
{{Small|(10,000)}}

!R3 Pt. 1 Score
{{Small|(5,000)}}

!Total Points
{{Small|(25,000)}}

1st

| ONF

|8,633

|8,257

|5,000

| 21,890

2nd

| Pentagon

|9,467

|6,740

|5,000

| 21,207

3rd

| The Boyz

|10,000

|10,000

|1,000

| 21,000

4th

| Verivery

|3,117

|7,609

|3,000

| 13,726

5th

| TOO

|5,033

|5,207

|3,000

| 13,240

6th

| Oneus

|2,417

|8,501

|1,000

| 11,918

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="9" | Round 3 (Part 2): Your Song (Episodes 6 & 7)
rowspan="2" |#

! rowspan="2" |Artist

! rowspan="2" |Song

! colspan="2" |Self-Evaluation
{{Small|(3,000)}}

! colspan="2" |Online Audience
{{Small|(7,000)}}

! colspan="2" |TOTAL
{{Small|(10,000)}}

Points{{efn|Six (6) members from each team will rank the other teams' performances (excluding their own) from 1st to 5th, with each ranking corresponding to a certain number of points (unrevealed).}}

!Subscore{{efn|name=proportion|After proportioning, such that the 1st placed boy group gets the full points.}}

!Votes

!Subscore{{efn|name=proportion|After proportioning, such that the 1st placed boy group gets the full points.}}

!Total Score{{efn|name=rounded2|Rounded to the nearest number}}

!Rank

1

| Oneus

| "Be Mine
(내꺼하자)"{{efn|Inspired by William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet".}}
{{Small|(by Infinite)}}

|60

| 1,621.62

|53

|5,300

|6,922

|4th

2

| TOO

| "Hard Carry
(하드캐리)"
{{Small|(by GOT7)}}

|91

| 2,459.46

|20

|2,000

|4,459

|6th

3

| ONF

| "It's Raining"{{efn|Included sample of their song "Complete".}}
{{Small|(by Rain)}}

|111

| 3,000

|70

|7,000

|10,000

|1st

4

| Pentagon

| "Follow"
{{Small|(by Monsta X)}}

|109

| 2,945.94

|27

|2,700

|5,646

|5th

5

| Verivery

| "gogobebe
(고고베베)"{{efn|Inspired by the musical fantasy film "Aladdin".}}
{{Small|(by Mamamoo)}}

|63

| 1,702.70

|61

|6,100

|7,803

|3rd

6

| The Boyz

| "Shangri-La
(도원경; 桃源境)"{{efn|Under the title "Quasi una fantasia".}}
{{Small|(by VIXX)}}

|106

| 2,864.86

|69

|6,900

|9,765

|2nd

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colspan="5" | Round 3 - Overall Scores & Ranking
Rank

!Artist

!Part 1 (Collaboration)
{{Small|(5,000)}}

!Part 2 ("Your Song")
{{Small|(10,000)}}

!Total Score
{{Small|(15,000)}}

1st

| ONF

|5,000

|10,000

| 15,000

2nd

| Verivery

|3,000

|7,803

| 10,803

3rd

| The Boyz

|1,000

|9,765

| 10,765

4th

| Pentagon

|5,000

|5,646

| 10,646

5th

| Oneus

|1,000

|6,922

| 7,922

6th

|TOO

|3,000

|4,459

|7,459

Class ="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="5" | 1st + 2nd + 3rd Performances Combined Results
Rank

!Artist

!R1 + R2
{{Small|(20,000)}}

!R3 Score
{{Small|(15,000)}}

!Total Score
{{Small|(35,000)}}

1st

| ONF

|16,890

|15,000

| 31,890

2nd

| The Boyz

|20,000

|10,765

| 30,765

3rd

| Pentagon

|16,207

|10,646

| 26,853

4th

| Verivery

|10,726

|10,803

| 21,529

5th

| Oneus

|10,918

|7,922

| 18,840

style="background:#FA8072 | 6th

| style="background:#FA8072 | TOO

| style="background:#FA8072 | 10,240

| style="background:#FA8072 | 7,459

| style="background:#FA8072 | 17,699

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 85%; white-space: nowrap"
style="background:#FA8072; border: 1px solid black" |       

| Eliminated

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="4" | Finale Live Comeback Stages (Episode 8)
#

!Artist

!Song

!Ranking (Digitals)

1

| Oneus

| "Come Back Home"

| 4th

2

| Verivery

| "Beautiful-x"

| 5th

3

| The Boyz

| "Checkmate"

| 1st

4

| Pentagon

| "Basquiat (바스키아)"

| 3rd

5

| ONF

| "New World (신세계)"

| 2nd

colspan="4" | Special Performance
colspan="2" | F5{{efn|Consists of Hui (Pentagon), Hyojin (ONF), Hyunjae (The Boyz), Yeonho (Verivery) and Seoho (Oneus)}}

|"It's Okay (괜찮아요)"{{efn|Originally by BtoB}}

|{{N/A}}

Elimination table

Color key:

{{plainlist|

  • {{Color box|Salmon|border=darkgray}} Eliminated in First Elimination
  • {{Color box|#90C0FF|border=darkgray}} Eliminated in Second Elimination
  • {{Color box|#90EE90|border=darkgray}} Overall runner-up
  • {{Color box|Gold|border=darkgray}} Finale winner and highest overall score; joins Kingdom

}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size: small;"
rowspan="2" |Contestant

! colspan="21" |Performances

colspan="2" |90 Seconds
Performance{{efn|Not included in the overall score.}}

! colspan="2" |Song Of King

! colspan="2" |My Song

! colspan="2" |First Elimination{{efn|Total of 1st and 2nd Performances.}}

! colspan="2" |Collaboration

! colspan="2" |Your Song

! colspan="2" |Second Elimination{{efn|Total of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Performances.}}

! colspan="2" |Video Views +
Digitals Points

! colspan="2" |Finale Live
Votes

! colspan="2" |Total{{efn|Excluding the 90 Seconds Performance Score.}}

!Overall Ranking

style="background:gold;"| The Boyz

|1st

| 560

| 1st

| 10,000

| 1st

| 10,000

| 1st

| 20,000

| 3rd

| 1,000

| 2nd

| 9,765

| 2nd

| 30,765

| 1st

| 30,000

| 1st

| 35,000

| 1st

| 95,765

| 1st

style="background:#90EE90;"| ONF

|5th

| 155

| 3rd

| 8,633

| 3rd

| 8,257

| 2nd

| 16,890

| 1st

| 5,000

| 1st

| 10,000

| 1st

| 31,890

| 2nd

| 19,162

| 2nd

| 27,359

| 2nd

| 78,411

| 2nd

Pentagon

|2nd

| 480

| 2nd

| 9,467

| 5th

| 6,740

| 3rd

| 16,207

| 1st

| 5,000

| 5th

| 5,646

| 3rd

| 26,853

| 3rd

| 16,374

| 3rd

| 17,133

| 3rd

| 60,360

| 3rd

Oneus

|6th

| 145

| 7th

| 2,417

| 2nd

| 8,501

| 4th

| 10,918

| 3rd

| 1,000

| 4th

| 6,922

| 5th

| 18,840

| 4th

| 10,795

| 4th

| 10,503

| 4th

| 40,138

| 4th

Verivery

|3rd

| 340

| 6th

| 3,117

| 4th

| 7,609

| 5th

| 10,726

| 2nd

| 3,000

| 3rd

| 7,803

| 4th

| 21,529

| 5th

| 6,490

| 5th

| 3,852

| 5th

| 31,871

| 5th

style="background:#90C0FF;"| TOO

|7th

| 135

| 4th

| 5,033

| 6th

| 5,207

| 6th

| 10,240

| 2nd

| 3,000

| 6th

| 4,459

| 6th

| 17,699

| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="6"|

| 6th

style="background:salmon;"| Golden Child

|4th

| 320

| 5th

| 4,033

| 7th

| 4,394

| 7th

| 8,427

| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="12"|

| 7th

Discography

=Song of King Part 1=

{{Track listing

| headline = Released on {{start date|2020|05|08}}

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Everybody

| note1 =

| length1 = 4:00

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Jo Yoon-kyung|Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Thomas Troelsen|Coach & Sendo}}{{efn|name=hwanghyun|Arranged by Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)}}

| extra1 = ONF

| total_length = 4:00

}}

=Song of King Part 2=

{{Track listing

| headline = Released on {{start date|2020|05|15}}

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Very Good (Pentagon ver.)

| note1 =

| length1 = 3:24

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Zico|Hui|Wooseok}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Zico|Pop Time}}{{efn|Arranged by Minit, Chiic and Hui}}

| extra1 = Pentagon

| total_length = 3:24

}}

=My Song Part 1=

{{Track listing

| headline = Released on {{start date|2020|05|15}}

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Shine + Spring Snow

| note1 = 빛나리+봄눈

| length1 = 3:18

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Hui|Dawn|Yuto|Wooseok|Kino}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Flow Blow|Hui|Dawn|Kino|Nathan|HoHo}}{{efn|name=minithui|Arranged by Minit and Hui}}

| extra1 = Pentagon

| total_length = 3:18

}}

=My Song Part 2=

{{Track listing

| headline = Released on {{start date|2020|05|22}}

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = The We Must Love

| note1 = The 사랑하게 될 거야

| length1 = 4:10

| lyrics1 = Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)

| music1 = Hwang Hyun (MonoTree){{efn|name=hwanghyun}}

| extra1 = ONF

| title2 = Wannabe (Sampling Paganini 24 Caprices No.24 In A Minor Op.1)

| note2 =

| length2 = 4:14

| lyrics2 = BLSSD

| music2 = BLSSD{{efn|Arranged by DJ Kaesama}}

| extra2 = Golden Child

| title3 = Lit

| note3 = 가자

| length3 = 4:16

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Kim Do-hoon|Lee Sang-ho|Inner Child (MonoTree)|Ravn}}

| music3 = {{hlist|Kim Do-hoon|Lee Sang-ho|Inner Child (MonoTree)}}{{efn|Arranged by Lee Hoo-sang and Mingki}}

| extra3 = Oneus

| title4 = Photo

| note4 =

| length4 = 4:08

| lyrics4 = Wkly

| music4 = {{hlist|Carl Ryden|Cazzi Opeia|Ellen Berg Tollbom|Gabriel Brandes}}{{efn|name=cokeparis|Arranged by Coke paris}}

| extra4 = Verivery

| title5 = Magnolia

| note5 = 매그놀리아

| length5 = 3:55

| lyrics5 = Lee Seu-ran

| music5 = Tyler Shamy{{efn|Arranged by Yummy Tone (Big Sancho, Park Hae-il)}}

| extra5 = TOO

| title6 = Reveal (Catching Fire)

| note6 =

| length6 = 4:07

| lyrics6 = Hwang Yoo-bin

| music6 = {{hlist|Drew Ryan Scott|Justin Reinstein|Phil Schwan|Sean Alexander}}{{efn|name=ohway|Arranged by Ohway! (Prismfilter)}}

| extra6 = The Boyz

| total_length = 24:50

}}

=Your Song Part 1=

{{Track listing

| headline = Released on {{start date|2020|06|05}}

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Be Mine

| note1 = 내꺼하자

| length1 = 3:41

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Song Soo-yoon|Ravn}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Kim Seung-soo|Han Jae-ho}}{{efn|Arranged by Lee Hoo-sang, Mingki and Kim Young-hyun (Coco Tubu Father)}}

| extra1 = Oneus

| title2 = Hard Carry

| note2 =

| length2 = 3:54

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|earattack|Yoogeum}}

| music2 = {{hlist|earattack|LISH|Yoogeum}}{{efn|Arranged by 13 (Score, Megatone, Luke)}}

| extra2 = TOO

| title3 = It's Raining

| note3 =

| length3 = 3:40

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Park Jin-young|Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)|Wyatt}}

| music3 = Park Jin-young{{efn|name=hwanghyun}}

| extra3 = ONF

| total_length = 11:15

}}

=Your Song Part 2=

{{Track listing

| headline = Released on {{start date|2020|06|12}}

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Follow (PENTAGON Ver.)

| length1 = 4:06

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Seo Ji-eum|Brother Su|Jooheon|I.M}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Daniel Kim|Willie Weeks|Andreas Öberg|Skylar Mones}}{{efn|name=minithui}}

| extra1 = Pentagon

| title2 = gogobebe

| note2 = 고고베베

| length2 = 4:07

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Kim Do-hoon|Solar|Moonbyul}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Kim Gun-mo|Kim Do-hoon}}{{efn|name=cokeparis}}

| extra2 = Verivery

| title3 = Quasi una fantasia{{efn|Original title "Shangri-la"}}

| note3 = 도원경 (桃源境)

| length3 = 4:05

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Jung Il-ri|Ravi|Sunwoo}}

| music3 = Devine Channel{{efn|name=ohway}}

| extra3 = The Boyz

| total_length = 12:18

}}

=Road to Kingdom FINAL=

{{Track listing

| headline = Released on {{start date|2020|06|12}}

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Come Back Home

| length1 = 3:49

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Park Woo-sang|Ravn|Leedo}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Kim Do-hoon|Park Woo-sang|Lee Sang-ho|Inner Child (MonoTree)}}{{efn|Arranged by Lee Sang-ho, Park Woo-sang, Lee Hoo-sang and Mingki}}

| extra1 = Oneus

| title2 = Beautiful-x

| note2 =

| length2 = 3:25

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Jinli (Full8loom)|Glory Face (Full8loom)}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Jinli (Full8loom), Jake K (ARTiffect)|}}{{efn|Arranged by Glory Face (Full8loom) and Jake K (ARTiffect)}}

| extra2 = Verivery

| title3 = Checkmate

| note3 =

| length3 = 3:12

| lyrics3 = Jo Yoon-kyung

| music3 = {{hlist|Imazine|Nathan|Andreas Ohm}}{{efn|Arranged by Imazine and Nathan}}

| extra3 = The Boyz

| title4 = Basquiat

| note4 = 바스키아

| length4 = 3:18

| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Hui|Wooseok}}

| music4 = {{hlist|Hui|Nathan|Wooseok|yunji}}{{efn|Arranged by Nathan and yunji}}

| extra4 = Pentagon

| title5 = New World

| note5 = 신세계

| length5 = 3:54

| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)|Wyatt}}

| music5 = {{hlist|Hwang Hyun (MonoTree)|MK}}{{efn|name=hwanghyun}}

| extra5 = ONF

| total_length = 17:38

}}

Ratings

In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in {{color|red|red}} and the lowest rating for the show will be in {{color|blue|blue}}. Some of the ratings found have already been rounded off to 1 decimal place, as they are usually of lower rankings in terms of the day's ratings.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!rowspan=1 style="width:40px"|Ep. #

!style="width:135px"|Original Airdate

!width="110"|Nielsen Korea Ratings Nationwide{{Cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=2_1&area=00|title=Nielsen Korea|website=www.nielsenkorea.co.kr|access-date=2019-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513095904/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1|archive-date=2017-05-13|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://search.daum.net/search?nil_suggest=btn&w=tot&DA=SBC&q=%EB%A1%9C%EB%93%9C+%ED%88%AC+%ED%82%B9%EB%8D%A4|title=AGB Nielsen Korea 2|website=Daum}}{{Cite web|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=top_hty&fbm=0&ie=utf8&query=%EB%A1%9C%EB%93%9C+%ED%88%AC+%ED%82%B9%EB%8D%A4|title=AGB Nielsen Korea 3|website=Naver}}

1

|April 30, 2020

|0.5%{{Cite web|url=http://news.tf.co.kr/read/entertain/1791991.htm|title='로드 투 킹덤', 0.5%로 출발…첫 1위는 더보이즈|date=2020-05-01|website=The Fact|language=ko|access-date=2020-05-01}}

2

|May 7, 2020

|0.4%

3

|May 14, 2020

|0.4%

4

|May 21, 2020

|0.5%

5

|May 28, 2020

|{{color|blue|0.3%}}

6

|June 4, 2020

|{{color|red|0.6%}}

7

|June 11, 2020

|{{color|blue|0.3%}}

8

|June 18, 2020

|0.4%

Sequel

{{Main|Kingdom: Legendary War|l1=Kingdom: Legendary War|Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace|l2=Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace}}

On October 29, 2020, Mnet confirmed the sequel of the show titled Kingdom: Legendary War (킹덤: 레전더리 워), and was aired on April 1, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news1.kr/articles/?4102123|title=[공식입장] 엠넷 측 "'킹덤', 내년 상반기 편성 목표…섭외 진행 중"|date=2020-10-29|website=News1|language=ko|access-date=2020-10-29}}

On April 24, 2024 Mnet confirmed that season 2 of the show will be produced, and would air by the second half of the year.{{Cite web|url=https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202404240318|title='로드 투 킹덤' 새 시즌으로 돌아온다…Mnet 측 "하반기 편성 예정" [공식]|date=2024-04-24|website=Ilgan Sports|language=ko|access-date=2024-04-24}} Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace would air from September 19.

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|https://tv.genie.co.kr/roadtokingdom}} (in Korean)
  • {{IMDb title}}
  • [https://tv.naver.com/cjenm.roadtokingdom Road to Kingdom] on Naver TV {{in lang|ko}}

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