[theqoo] 3 best stages on the first episode of 'Kingdom'

[satoori]

After the premiere of the anticipated competitive survival program 'Kingdom' on April 1, various online communities have been filled with posts about the Mnet music competition show.

Idol groups such as iKON, The Boyz, Stray Kids, SF9, BTOB, and ATEEZ prepared their best 100-second performances to start off the competition and showed their exceptional skills on stage.

Hours after the first episode aired, one netizen started a conversation in a popular korean online community [theqoo] about the three best performances. The netizen who created the post picked The Boyz, iKON, and BTOB as their favorite performances of the night.

 

Other netizens who joined the online community also gave their favorite picks, while many of the netizens also picked these three groups as their favorite.

original post: theqoo

Comments:

1. The Boyz were really good

2. I actually clapped when The Boyz and iKON finished performing because they were so good

3. I actually liked Stray Kids' performance

4. My favorite picks are The Boyz, Stray Kids, and iKON

5. I think the best two were iKON and Stray Kids

6. I think iKON was the best, Bobby caught my attention as soon as he began rapping.

7. My personal pick is ATEEZ

8. I can't even say how good BTOB was..

9. I really liked The Boyz's performance

10. I kept watching iKON's performance over and over again

11. I really like ATEEZ's performance too. CR.

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12. iKON’s stage was so cool

13. For me, the stages of iKON, The Boyz, and Stray Kids were the most memorable

14. What is the standard?

15. Personally, I think the stages of Stray Kids and The Boyz are the most impressive

16. For me, it’s iKON, ATEEZ, and BTOB

17. ATEEZ and Stray Kids did well…

18. The stages of iKON and The Boyz were the best

19. The quality of BTOB’s song is so good..

20. I like the stages of Stray Kids, The Boyz, and ATEEZ

21. I only know BTOB and iKON’s songs. BTOB sings so well CR.

[satoori]

Performances:

Ateez

Btob

iKon

SF9

Stray Kids

The Boyz

 

[Guest]

TBZ + SKZ

[lighterxx]

BTOB for me, they felt so refreshing among everyone 

[Guest]

I really liked all of them tbh. 

Ofc Stray Kids is number one for me, but after it comes the boyz and btob. Those highnotes and harmonies maaaan

[Sana Nana]

IKON > STRAY KIDS > The Boyz > ATEEZ > SF9

Ikon: The transition between using red lights to white lights confused me a bit. The blonde guy on the first part of the performance was really good. Good choice.

Stray Kids: They have the best transition for me. However, it seemed like some rap parts were not done because of the highly-energetic dance parts. I think that there must be balance so that it wouldn't seem that they were not singing. Choosing Felix to start the song was a really good choice too. His voice is just different so the shock factor was definitely in play for those unfamiliar with the group.

The Boyz: I think that the performance was good but nothing really stood out to me except the number of their members. Lol

ATEEZ: There was nothing unexpected with their performance. It's just the typical boy group performance. Nothing to highlight about. It was almost basic.

SF9: The difference in the members' dancing abilities was apparent to me. Synchronicity is kinda low. They also used most of their screen time in highlighting their name and not their abilities. Also, I thought the first guy was about to say, "Can you feel my heartbeat?" Lol

I can't really rank BTOB since they showed different kind of performance vs the other five groups. However, their leader is really good. I know that all these people were trying their hardest. However, sometimes, one person's "hardest" and passion stands out from the rest. It's him.

Edited April 2, 2021 by Sana Nana

[Bel.]

Tbz is my fave, I didn't like it as much last month when we voted mostly cause it of the lightning, but now that it was edited clearer (I think camera angles changed as well) I like it the best. My follow up would be Ikon or SKZ.

Edited April 2, 2021 by Bel.

[Seamoon]

BTOB and SKZ for me were my favorites, btob's vocals were really nice

[Sakura IS FEARLESS]

SKZ, BTOB and Ateez for me in that order.

[hynapia]

SKZ and TBZ by far. Very well executed and they stood out despite the dark concept.