Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace explained

Road to Kingdom: 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.

The winner of the show will receive a prize money worth million and an opportunity to attend KCON.^[1]

Cast

Host

• Taemin (Shinee)

Contestants

• 8Turn
• Cravity
• Oneus
• Tempest
• The CrewOne (ATBO and Just B)
• The New Six
• Younite

Special appearance

• Juyeon (The Boyz)^[2]

Production and release

On April 24, 2024, Mnet's Road to Kingdom 2 was scheduled to be broadcast in the second half of 2024.^[3] The next day, The Fact reported that Xikers, The New Six, and 8Turn were named as the possible participants to appear on the show.^[4]

On May 1, 2024, Sports Chosun reported that Cravity, ATBO, and Younite were named as the other possible participants to appear on the show.^[5] While Joy News 24 reported that Tempest would also join as participants.^[6]

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.^[7] The next two days, Oneus who competed in the first season of the show reportedly joined the lineup.^[8]

On July 3, 2024, Ten Asia reported that Taemin will be the host of the show and it will premiere in September 2024.^[9] On July 10, Mnet confirmed the seven groups—The New Six, The CrewOne, 8Turn, Oneus, Younite, Cravity, and Tempest—as the final lineup of the show.^[10] On July 17, Mnet officially confirmed that Taemin will be the solo host of the show and it will premiere in September 2024.^[11]

On August 1, 2024, Mnet released a teaser video revealing Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace as the official title of the show.^[12] 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).^[13]

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.^[14] On September 19, Mnet announced that each episode of the show would be live stream in TVING, Abema, and Mnet K-Pop YouTube channel.^[15]

Rules

• The overall results would be of a two-track ranking basis: Team Ranking and Ace Ranking. In each performance round, all boy groups would pick their Aces, which is the center of each of their performances.^[16]
• After the three (3) preliminary performances, the boy group with the overall 1st place in Team Ranking and the boy group with the overall 1st place in Ace Ranking are guaranteed to advance to the final round.
• Only five (5) boy groups would have a chance to perform in the final.

Results

Pre-evaluation

Artist<	-- In alphabetical order -->	Predicted Ranking
	Self-Evaluation	Public Pre-Vote
8Turn	5th	5th
Cravity	2nd	1st
Oneus	3rd	2nd
Tempest	6th	3rd
The CrewOne	1st	4th
The New Six	4th	7th
Younite	7th	6th

Evaluation Match (Episode 1)

Ace Battle

Each boy group sends out their Ace to perform a solo performance. After the seven boy groups' Aces have performed, each boy group would send five of their members to each vote for three aces except their team's ace. The team that got 1st place for the public pre-vote in the predicted ranking, Cravity, gets the right to arrange the cue sheet for the Ace battle.

The team of the first placed Ace gets the right to arrange the cue sheet for the Team Battle, while the boy group with the last placed Ace would not be able to take part in the Team Battle.^{[17] [18]}

Ace Battle results! ! Artist! Ace! Performance name! Self-evaluation votes! Ranking

1	Oneus	Hwanwoong	"Put On a Happy Face"	22	1st (Tie)
2	8Turn	Myungho	"In Vino Veritas: Korean: 진실"	21	3rd
3	The CrewOne	Lim Ji-min	"Dark Times"	22	1st (Tie)
4	Tempest	Hanbin	"Who Am I?"	8	6th
5	The New Six	Junhyeok	"Drowning"	13	4th
6	Younite	Dey	"Untitled Freestyle"	12	5th
7	Cravity	Hyeongjun	"Act I: Odyssey into Gravity"	7	7th

To break the tie for first place, a re-vote is conducted with the five remaining teams voting. After the voting, Hwanwoong got 4 votes (1st place) while Lim Ji-min got 1 vote (2nd place).^[19]

Final Ace Battle Ranking! Ranking! Artist! Ace

1st	Oneus	Hwanwoong
2nd	The CrewOne	Lim Ji-min
3rd	8Turn	Myungho
4th	The New Six	Junhyeok
5th	Younite	Dey
6th	Tempest	Hanbin
7th	Cravity	Hyeongjun

Team Battle

Each boy group performs a 100-second performance. After the six boy groups have performed, all the teams would each send five of their members to each vote for three boy groups excluding their own respective boy groups.^[20]

Out of the total score of 1,000, 30% would be based on the self-evaluation aforementioned, while 70% would be based on evaluation from a 280-strong streaming audience, with each boy group gathering 40, and each of the streaming audience also voting for three boy groups excluding their own representative boy groups. As Hwanwoong won the Ace Battle, Oneus gets the right to arrange the cue sheet for the Team Battle.

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Artist	Performance name	Self-evaluation		Streaming audience		Overall ranking
Votes		Subrank	Votes	Subrank
1	The New Six	"Move" (Korean: 비켜) + "Fuego"	24	1st	107	6th	4th
2	The CrewOne	"One Light Becomes One Time"	19	3rd	121	5th	6th
3	8Turn	"We" + "The Game"	20	2nd	140	2nd	1st
4	Younite	"Bad Cupid"	18	4th	122	4th	5th
5	Tempest	"Find Our Lighthouse"			130	3rd	2nd
6	Oneus	"Intro: Who Got the Joker?"	6	6th	166	1st	3rd
	Cravity	"Act II: Veni Vidi Vici"	7th

Round 1: VS (Episode 2–3)

The seven boy groups each perform one song from the five representative boy groups that sold over one million albums in 2023, and is rearranged into a different style. The seven groups were divided into three matchups: two one-on-one matches (Stray Kids, and Enhypen songs), and one triple match (NCT, The Boyz and Tomorrow X Together songs).^{[21] [22]}

The Team Ranking and Ace Ranking each has a total score of 10,000. The score system will be based on:

• Self-Evaluation – 3,000 points
• On-Site Audience Vote – 7,000 points

For the Self-Evaluation, each boy group would send five members to each vote for three aces and three teams, excluding their team's Ace and their own teams, respectively.

For the On-Site Audience Vote, 300 on-site audience must vote for their more preferred team in each VS battle, and also vote for three aces (for the Ace Ranking) and three boy groups out of all seven teams (for the Team Ranking). A benefit of 1,000 points will be given to each of the teams who won in their respective VS battles.

For each score category, the team with the most votes shall receive the maximum number of points (i.e., 3,000 for Self-Evaluation and 7,000 for Video Evaluation), while the remaining teams obtains the score in proportion from their vote count to the first-placed team's vote count.

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Artist	Match	Performance		Team				Ace
Song		Result	Team score	Benefit points	Total score	Rank	Ace member	Total score	Rank
1	The New Six	Stray Kids Match	"Phobia"		8,879	1,000	9,879	3rd	Hwi	6,465	4th
2	Tempest		"Maniac: Freaky Lab"		4,756	0	4,756	5th	Lew	6,025	5th
3	8Turn	Enhypen Match	"Future Perfect (Pass the Mic)"		4,423	0	4,423	7th	Yunkyu	4,517	7th
4	Younite		"Bite Me"		9,249	1,000	10,249	2nd	Eunsang	9,160	2nd
5	Oneus	Triple Match	"Kick It"		6,997	0	6,997	4th	Hwanwoong	9,483	1st
6	The CrewOne		"Watch It"		4,585	0	4,585	6th	Seunghwan	4,674	6th
7	Cravity		"Sugar Rush Ride"		9,769	1,000	10,769	1st	Hyeongjun	7,498	3rd

Round 1: 'VS' Score Summary! Rank! Artist! Ace Total Score! Team Total Score! R1 Total Score

1st	Younite	9,160	10,249	19,409
2nd	Cravity	7,498	10,769	18,267
3rd	Oneus	9,483	6,997	16,480
4th	The New Six	6,465	9,879	16,344
5th	Tempest	6,025	4,756	10,781
6th	The CrewOne	4,674	4,585	9,259
7th	8Turn	4,517	4,423	8,940

1-on-1 Ace Battle

If a team places first on both the Ace Ranking and Team Ranking, then that team automatically gets the right to arrange the cue sheet for the next round. However, if the first placed group in the Team Ranking and the group with the first-place Ace are not the same, a one-on-one Ace Battle would be done between the two teams to own the right to cue sheet arrangement. The voting shall be done via self-evaluation — with each team sending the number of members equivalent to the least number of members among the five remaining teams. Since The New Six and Tempest have the least number of members among the remaining five, having 6 members, six members will vote from each team, making a total of 30 voters for the Ace Battle.^[23]

1-on-1 Ace Battle results! ! Team! Ace! Performance Title! Votes! Result

1	Cravity	Hyeongjun	Dance with the Devil	6
2	Oneus	Hwanwoong	Sovereign Shadows	24

Therefore, Oneus gets the right to arrange the cue sheet for the next round.

Round 2: Identity (Episode 4–5)

Each team must show their color and identity by performing their representative hit songs that is rearranged and different from their usual stages of the song. For this round, there would be two Aces per team. The score system for the Team Ranking and Ace Ranking will be similar as that of Round 1:

• Self-Evaluation – 3,000 points
• On-Site Audience Vote – 7,000 points

After the second round, one team would be eliminated. The candidates for elimination will be the seventh-place team in the Team Ranking and the seventh-place ace in the Ace Ranking on the cumulative scores and ranking from Rounds 1 to 2. The team to be eliminated will be determined by an Ace Battle between the two teams. If a team places seventh both in the cumulative Ace Ranking and Team Ranking, then they would be eliminated immediately without holding an Ace Battle.^[24]

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Team	Performance Song	Team		Ace
Score		Rank	Members	Score	Rank
1	8Turn	"Tic Tac"	8,488	3rd		8,623	3rd
2	The New Six	"Love or Die"	4,498	7th		4,295	7th
3	Cravity	"Love or Die"	10,000	1st		9,045	2nd
4	Younite	"Waterfall"	5,605	6th		6,046	6th
5	The CrewOne	"Attitude" + "Get Away"	5,755	5th		6,990	5th
6	Tempest	"Eye of the Tempest (Korean: 폭풍의 눈)" + "Can't Stop Shining"	6,911	4th		7,657	4th
7	Oneus	"No Diggity (Korean: 반박볼가)"	9,338	2nd		9,629	1st

Round 2: 'Identity' Score Summary! Rank! Team! Team total! Ace total! R2 Total Score

1st	Cravity	10,000	9,045	19,045
2nd	Oneus	9,338	9,629	18,967
3rd	8Turn	8,488	8,623	17,111
4th	Tempest	6,911	7,657	14,568
5th	The CrewOne	5,755	6,990	12,745
6th	Younite	5,605	6,046	11,651
7th	The New Six	4,498	4,295	8,793

The cumulative scores for the Team Ranking and Ace Ranking are as follows:

Candidate for Elimination

Team Cumulative Scores (Rounds 1–2)! Rank! Team! Round 1! Round 2! Team total

1st	Cravity	10,769	10,000	20,769
2nd	Oneus	6,997	9,338	16,335
3rd	Younite	10,249	5,605	15,854
4th	The New Six	9,879	4,498	14,377
5th	8Turn	4,423	8,488	12,911
6th	Tempest	4,756	6,911	11,667
7th	The CrewOne	4,585	5,755	10,340

Ace Cumulative Scores (Rounds 1–2)! Rank! Team! Round 1! Round 2! Ace total

1st	Oneus	9,483	9,629	19,112
2nd	Cravity	7,498	9,045	16,543
3rd	Younite	9,160	6,046	15,206
4th	Tempest	6,025	7,657	13,682
5th	8Turn	4,517	8,623	13,140
6th	The CrewOne	4,674	6,990	11,664
7th	The New Six	6,465	4,295	10,760

Elimination Ace Battle

For the first Elimination Ace Battle, two teams that are the candidates for elimination can send up to 2 people to be the Ace(s). The voting shall be done via self-evaluation — with each team sending the number of members equivalent to the least number of members among the five remaining teams. Since Oneus have the least number of members among the remaining five, having 5 members, five members will vote from each team, making a total of 25 voters for the Ace Battle.^[25]

Elimination Ace Battle results! ! Team! Ace(s)! Performance title! Votes! Result

1	The CrewOne		Like a Tiger with Wings	14
2	The New Six	Hwi	Underworld	11

This results to The New Six being the first team to be eliminated.

Cumulative Scores and Ranking (Rounds 1-2)

The cumulative scores and ranking for the first two rounds are as follows:

Eliminated

Cumulative Scores and Ranking results (R1–R2)! Rank! Team! Team total! Ace total! Overall score

1st	Cravity	20,769	16,543	37,312
2nd	Oneus	16,335	19,112	35,447
3rd	Younite	15,854	15,206	31,060
4th	8Turn	12,911	13,140	26,051
5th	Tempest	11,667	13,682	25,349
6th	The CrewOne	10,340	11,664	22,004
7th	The New Six	14,377	10,760	25,137

Round 3: No Limit

Only five teams will advance to the Finals. One out of the six teams will be eliminated after Round 3. The overall first place in the Cumulative Team Ranking and the first place in the Cumulative Ace Ranking for Rounds 1–3 will directly advance to the Finals. Meanwhile, the team with lowest score (6th place) in the overall ranking (combined Team Score and Ace Score) will be eliminated

For the third round, No Limit will be set for the performances. However, Round 3 will be composed of 2 parts: Ace Battle and Team Battle.

Ace Battle

The Ace Battle will be composed of two performances of different concepts: Water and Fire. The teams pick an Ace from their team who suits each concept well. Then, for each performance, the Aces will join to prepare two Ace unit stages. The total score obtained by each Ace from the two stages shall be added on their team's respective Ace Score.

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Team	Water Stage				Fire Stage				Total Score
Ace	Song	Score	Rank	Ace	Song	Score	Rank
1st	Cravity	Minhee	"Paradise"	4,000	2nd (Tie)	Taeyoung	"Framework"	5,000	1st	9,000
2nd	8Turn	Jaeyun		5,000	1st	Myungho		3,000	3rd	8,000
3rd	The CrewOne	Seunghwan		1,000	5th	Junseok		4,000	2nd	5,000
4th	Oneus	Hwanwoong		4,000	2nd (Tie)	Leedo		0	6th	4,000
	Tempest	Hyuk		2,000	4th	Lew		2,000	4th	4,000
6th	Younite	Sion		0	6th	Hyungseok		1,000	5th	1,000

Team Battle

The score system will be similar as that of the Team Battle for Rounds 1 and 2:

• Self-Evaluation – 3,000 points
• Video Evaluation – 7,000 points

For the self-evaluation, each boy group would send five members to each vote for three aces and three teams, excluding their team's Ace and their own teams, respectively. The video evaluation shall be based on audience vote wherein the audience shall watch each team's performance on screen and pick their top three Aces and top three teams.

For each score category, the team with the most votes shall receive the maximum number of points (i.e., 3,000 for Self-Evaluation and 7,000 for Video Evaluation), while the remaining teams obtains the score in proportion from their vote count to the first-placed team's vote count.

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Team	Performance song	Team		Ace			Total Score	Ranking
Score		Rank	Members	Score	Rank
1	The CrewOne	"Sherlock (Clue + Note)"	5,993	5th	Junseok	6,815	5th	11,808	5th
2	Tempest	"Jopping"	4,720	6th	Hyuk	5,685	6th	10,405	6th
3	Younite	"Armageddon"	9,250	2nd	Eunsang	8,000	4th	17,250	2nd
4	8Turn	"Love Dive"	7,284	4th	Myungho	9,173	1st	16,457	4th
5	Oneus	"Luna" (Korean: 월하미인; 月下美人)	8,590	3rd	Seoho	8,336	2nd	16,926	3rd
6	Cravity	"Overdose" Korean: (중독)	9,321	1st	Serim	8,248	3rd	17,569	1st

Cumulative Scores & Ranking (Rounds 1-3)

The overall scores and ranking for Round 3 are as follows:

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Team	Ace Battle			Team Battle			Round 3 Overall Score
Water Stage	Fire Stage	Ace Score	Team Ranking	Ace Ranking	Team Score
1st	Cravity	4,000	5,000	9,000	9,321	8,248	17,569	26,569
2nd	8Turn	5,000	3,000	8,000	7,284	9,173	16,457	24,457
3rd	Oneus	4,000	0	4,000	8,590	8,336	16,926	20,926
4th	Younite	0	1,000	1,000	9,250	8,000	17,250	18,250
5th	The CrewOne	1,000	4,000	5,000	5,993	6,815	12,808	17,808
6th	Tempest	2,000	2,000	4,000	4,720	5,685	10,405	14,405

The Cumulative Scores and Ranking for Rounds 1-3 are as follows:

Direct Advance to Finals

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Team	Score Breakdown			Team Total
Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
1st	Cravity	10,769	10,000	9,321	30,090
2nd	Younite	10,249	5,605	9,250	25,104
3rd	Oneus	6,997	9,338	8,590	24,925
4th	8Turn	4,423	8,488	7,284	20,195
5th	Tempest	4,756	6,911	4,720	16,387
6th	The CrewOne	4,585	5,755	5,993	16,333

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Team	Score Breakdown				Ace Total
Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
		Ace Battle	Ace Ranking
1st	Cravity	7,498	9,045	9,000	8,248	33,791
2nd	Oneus	9,483	9,629	4,000	8,336	31,448
3rd	8Turn	4,517	8,623	8,000	9,173	30,313
4th	Younite	9,160	6,046	1,000	8,000	24,206
5th	The CrewOne	4,674	6,990	5,000	5,815	23,479
6th	Tempest	6,025	7,657	4,000	5,685	23,367

Eliminated

Cumulative Scores and Ranking results (R1–R3)! Rank! Team! Team Score
! Ace Score
! Overall Score

1st	Cravity	30,090	33,791	63,881
2nd	Oneus	24,925	31,448	56,373
3rd	8Turn	20,195	30,313	50,508
4th	Younite	25,104	24,206	49,310
5th	The CrewOne	16,333	23,479	39,812
6th	Tempest	16,387	23,367	39,754

This results to Tempest being the second team to be eliminated from the show. The five teams that advanced to the Finals were Cravity, Oneus, 8Turn, Younite, and The CrewOne.

Round 4: Live Finale

The Score for the Finals with a total of 200,000 points shall be based on the following:^[26]

• Preliminary Score (Rounds 1-3) – 100,000 points
  • Team Ranking – 30,000 points
  • Ace Ranking – 40,000 points
  • Accumulated Video View Count – 30,000 points
• Live Broadcast Score – 100,000 points
  • Digital Points of New Release Songs – 30,000 points
  • Live Broadcast Votes – 70,000 points

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

Finale Live Comeback Stages (Episode 8)
Order	Artist	Ace	Song	Digital Points	Ranking (Digitals)
1	Younite	Eunsang	"Faith (신념; 信念)"	4,290	5th
2	The CrewOne	Junseok	"Hit the Floor"	4,713	4th
3	Oneus	Hwanwoong	"I Know You Know"	25,730	2nd
4	8TURN	Jaeyun	"Speed Run"	5,828	3rd
5	Cravity	Taeyoung	"Historia"	30,000	1st
Special Performance
Vocal Aces			"Continue"	—

The total score for the Preliminary Performances shall be adjusted such that the 1st place team gets 70,000 points and the remaining teams gets the number of points in proportion from their score to the 1st-placed team's score. The first-placed team for each of the remaining score categories shall receive the maximum score (e.g., 30,000 points for Full Ver. Performance Videos) while the rest of the teams shall receive the score in proportion to the first-placed team's score.^[27]

Final Score Summary! Rank! Team! Preliminary Performances
! Full Ver. Performance Videos
! Digital Points
! Live Broadcast Votes
! Total Score

1st	Cravity	70,000	30,000	30,000	70,000	200,000
2nd	Oneus	61,773	27,507	25,730	34,378	149,388
3rd	8Turn	55,346	5,429	5,828	6,768	73,371
4th	Younite	54,033	7,411	4,290	6,630	72,364
5th	The CrewOne	43,625	14,790	4,713	7,261	70,389

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mnet's 'Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace' prepares to unveil K-pop's next big act . Yoon . So-yeon . September 19, 2024 . . September 28, 2024 . September 27, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240927030314/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-09-19/entertainment/kpop/Mnets-Road-to-Kingdom-Ace-of-Ace-prepares-to-unveil-Kpops-next-big-act/2137097 . live .
2. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003723750 . Yoo . Ji-woo . October 3, 2024 . . ko . ko:'로드 투 킹덤' 더보이즈 주연, "충격적으로 좋은 포인트? 없어" 더크루원에 일침 . 'Road to Kingdom' The Boyz's Juyeon, "Shockingly good points? None" A rebuke to The CrewOne . October 3, 2024 . . October 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241007095351/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003723750 . live .
3. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/477/0000486309 . Jang . Jin-ri . April 24, 2024 . . ko . ko:[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 . July 14, 2024 . . July 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240714185459/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/477/0000486309 . live.
4. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/629/0000283640 . Gong . Mi-na . April 25, 2024 . The Fact . ko . ko:[단독] 싸이커스·더뉴식스·에잇턴, '로드 투 킹덤2' 출격 . [Exclusive] Xikers, The New Six, and 8Turn to appear on 'Road to Kingdom 2' . July 14, 2024 . . July 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240714185501/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/629/0000283640 . live.
5. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/076/0004140166 . Jung . Bit . May 1, 2024 . . ko . ko:[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) . Naver.
6. Web site: https://news.nate.com/view/20240501n11716 . Jung . Ji-won . May 1, 2024 . Joy News 24 . ko . ko:[단독] 템페스트, '로드 투 킹덤' 출격...Mnet 서바이벌 한 번 더 . [Exclusive] Tempest, to appear on 'Road to Kingdom'...Mnet survival one more time . July 14, 2024 . . July 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240714185500/https://news.nate.com/view/20240501n11716 . live.
7. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/109/0005104947 . Choi . Yi-jung . June 26, 2024 . . ko . ko:'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] . July 14, 2024 . . June 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240626021209/https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/109/0005104947 . live.
8. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/421/0007629923 . Kim . Min-ji . June 28, 2024 . News1 . ko . ko:[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' . July 14, 2024 . . July 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240714185500/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/421/0007629923 . live.
9. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/312/0000669057 . Lee . So-jung . July 3, 2024 . . ko . ko: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 . July 14, 2024 . . July 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240714185502/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/312/0000669057 . live.
10. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/433/0000106292 . Lee . Myung-joo . July 10, 2024 . Dispatch . ko . ko:'로드 투 킹덤', 새 시즌 온다...최종 라인업 7팀 공개 . 'Road to Kingdom', new season coming...Final lineup of 7 teams revealed . July 14, 2024 . . July 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240714185500/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/433/0000106292 . live.
11. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003709303 . Kang . Ga-hee . July 17, 2024 . . ko . ko:'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" . July 18, 2024 . . July 18, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718061439/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003709303 . live.
12. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000881493 . Park . Soo-in . August 1, 2024 . Newsen . ko . ko:리뉴얼 론칭 '로드 투 킹덤' 첫 티저 공개, MC 태민 내레이션 . Renewal Launching 'Road to Kingdom' First Teaser Revealed, MC Taemin Narration . August 5, 2024 . . August 5, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805102833/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000881493 . live.
13. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/312/0000677076 . Ryu . Ye-ji . August 27, 2024 . . ko . ko:태민 첫 단독 MC '로드 투 킹덤', 9월 19일 첫 방송 . Taemin's first solo MC 'Road to Kingdom', first broadcast on September 19th . August 27, 2024 . Naver.
14. Web site: https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2247471 . . September 17, 2024 . Kstyle . ja . ja: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! . September 19, 2024 . September 19, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240919154302/https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=2247471 . live .
15. Mnet . Mnet (TV channel) . MnetKR . 1836677190999736573 . September 19, 2024 . ko:[#로드투킹덤_A] 글로벌 생중계 안내 . [#RTK_A]Global Live Streaming Notice . ko, en . September 19, 2024.
16. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0000987469 . Yoon . Eun-yong . September 9, 2024 . . ko . ko:첫 방 앞둔 '로드 투 킹덤', 새 규칙 도입···긴장감↑ '두근두근' . 'Road to Kingdom' ahead of its first episode, new rules introduced...Tension↑ 'thrill' . September 28, 2024 . . September 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240912074630/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0000987469 . live .
17. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003721141 . Yoo . Ji-woo . September 20, 2024 . . ko . ko:'로드투킹덤' 기대주 크래비티, 최하위로 추락..팀 배틀 권한 박탈 . 'Road to Kingdom' Rising Star Cravity Falls to the Bottom..Team Battle Privileges Revoked . September 20, 2024 . . September 20, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240920150606/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003721141 . live .
18. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0000989447 . Ahn . Byung-gil . September 20, 2024 . . ko . ko:'로드 투 킹덤' 원어스, 평가전 에이스 배틀 1위 . 'Road to Kingdom' Oneus, 1st place in evaluation match Ace Battle . September 20, 2024 . . September 20, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240920023524/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0000989447 . live .
19. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003721280 . Park . Seo-hyun . September 20, 2024 . . ko . ko:더크루원, 사전 자체 평가 1위-에이스 공동 1위..'기선제압' 성공('로투킹') . The CrewOne, Pre-Self-Evaluation 1st Place-Ace Joint 1st Place..Successful 'Preemptive Takeover' ('Rotuking') . September 20, 2024 . . September 20, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240920150606/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003721280 . live .
20. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/311/0001773346 . ko . ko:"계급장 뗐다" 에잇턴, 막내의 대반란...'로드 투 킹덤' 팀 배틀 1위 . "I took off the rank" 8Turn, the youngest's rebellion...'Road to Kingdom' team battle 1st place . September 20, 2024 . Naver.
21. Web site: https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/410/0001025446 . Jin . Joo-hee . September 25, 2024 . MK Sports . ko . ko:'로드 투 킹덤' 스트레이 키즈→NCT, 예측불가 충격 대진 . 'Road to Kingdom' Stray Kids→NCT, unpredictable shock matchup . September 28, 2024 . . October 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241007095406/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/410/0001025446 . live .
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26. Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace. Episode 7 (in Korean). October 31, 2024. Mnet.
27. Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace. Episode 8 (in Korean). November 7, 2024. Mnet.