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Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace is a 2024 reality television program on Mnet, hosted by Taemin.
It premiered on September 19 to November 7, 2024.
CRAVITY became the winner of the competition.
About the Show[]
Korean[]
ROAD TO KINGDOM : ACE OF ACE
"ACE가 되려는 자, 그 무게를 견뎌라!"
팀 대표 'ACE'가 이끄는
K-POP 최정상 'ACE 팀' 탄생기
라이징 보이그룹들의 피튀기는 퍼포먼스 전쟁!
다채로운 매력과 무한한 가능성으로
정상을 차지할 K-POP 에이스는 누가 될 것인가!
English[]
ROAD TO KINGDOM : ACE OF ACE
"One Who Wants to Be the ACE Must Bear the Weight!"
Led by ACE team leader,
the journey to K-POP's top-tier ACE Team
Fierce performance battle of rising boy groups!
Who will become the K-POP ACE to claim the pinnacle,
unleashing diverse charm and infinite potential?
- Mnet Plus Information Page
Contestants[]
| Group | Debut Date | Agency | Rounds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Finale | |||
| CRAVITY | April 14, 2020 | Starship Entertainment | 7th | 1st | 1st | 1st | Winner |
| ONEUS | January 9, 2019 | RBW | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd Place |
| 8TURN | January 30, 2023 | MNH Entertainment | 1st | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd Place |
| YOUNITE | April 20, 2022 | Brand New Music | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 4th Place |
| The CrewOne | July 30, 2024 | IST Entertainment | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th Place |
| TEMPEST | March 2, 2022 | Yuehua Entertainment | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 6th | Eliminated |
| THE NEW SIX | May 17, 2022 | P NATION | 4th | 3rd | 7th | Eliminated | |
| Group | Debut Date | Agency | Rounds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3A | 3B | |||
| 8TURN | January 30, 2023 | MNH Entertainment | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
| ONEUS | January 9, 2019 | RBW | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 2nd |
| CRAVITY | April 14, 2020 | Starship Entertainment | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
| YOUNITE | April 20, 2022 | Brand New Music | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 4th |
| The CrewOne | July 30, 2024 | IST Entertainment | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 5th |
| TEMPEST | March 2, 2022 | Yuehua Entertainment | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 6th |
| THE NEW SIX | May 17, 2022 | P NATION | 4th | 4th | 7th | Eliminated | |
Rounds[]
Preliminary Round (Part. 1): "Ace Performances"[]
| Each boy group sends out their Ace to perform a solo performance. After the 7 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 first placed Ace would have 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. |
| Order | ACE Member | Group | Performance Name | Total Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hwanwoong | ONEUS | "PUT ON A HAPPY FACE" | 26 | 1st |
| 2 | Myung Ho | 8TURN | "In Vino Veritas : Truth" | 21 | 3rd |
| 3 | Lim Jimin | The CrewOne | "Dark times" | 23 | 2nd |
| 4 | Hanbin | TEMPEST | "WHO AM I?" | 8 | 6th |
| 5 | Jun Hyeok | THE NEW SIX | "Drowning" | 13 | 4th |
| 6 | DEY | YOUNITE | "untitled freestyle" | 12 | 5th |
| 7 | Hyeongjun | CRAVITY | "Act Ⅰ : Odyssey into Gravity" | 7 | 7th |
Preliminary Round (Part. 2): "Team Performances"[]
| 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.
Out of the total score of 1,000, 30% would be based on the self-evaluation aforementioned, while 70% would be based on evaluation of 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. |
| Order | Group | Performance Name | Self-evaluation Rank | Streaming Audience Votes Rank | Final Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE NEW SIX | "Move + FUEGO (Mash Up ver.)" | 1st (24) | 6th (107) | 4th |
| 2 | The CrewOne | "One light becomes one time" | 3rd (19) | 5th (121) | 6th |
| 3 | 8TURN | "WE + THE GAME" | 2nd (20) | 2nd (140) | 1st |
| 4 | YOUNITE | "Bad Cupid (Remix)" | 4th (18) | 4th (122) | 5th |
| 5 | TEMPEST | "Find our LIGHTHOUSE" | 4th (18) | 3rd (130) | 2nd |
| 6 | ONEUS | "Intro : Who Got the Joker?" | 6th (6) | 1st (166) | 3rd |
| — | CRAVITY | "ACT II : VENI VIDI VICI" | — | — | 7th |
1st Round: "VS"[]
| 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).
The Team Ranking and Ace Ranking had a total score of 10,000. 30% would be based on the self-evaluation, whereby each boy group would send five of their members to each vote for three aces and three teams, except their team's Ace and their own teams respectively. Meanwhile, 70% would be based on evaluation from 300 on-site audience, each voting for their more preferred team in the VS battle, and also vote for three aces 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. |
Stray Kids Battle
Hwi
THE NEW SIX Ace
THE NEW SIX Ace
LEW
TEMPEST Ace
TEMPEST Ace
| Order | Battle | Group | Performance Name | Battle Result | Team | ACE | Total Points |
Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Points |
Benefit Point |
Total Points |
Rank | Member | Total Points |
Rank | |||||||
| 1 | Stray Kids | THE NEW SIX | "Phobia" | Won | 8,879 | 1,000 | 9,879 | 3rd | Hwi | 6,465 | 4th | 16,344 | 4th |
| 2 | TEMPEST | "MANIAC : Freaky Lab" | Lost | 4,756 | 0 | 4,756 | 5th | LEW | 6,025 | 5th | 10,781 | 5th | |
| 3 | ENHYPEN | 8TURN | "Future Perfect" | Lost | 4,423 | 0 | 4,423 | 7th | Yun Gyu | 4,517 | 7th | 8,940 | 7th |
| 4 | YOUNITE | "Bite Me" | Won | 9,249 | 1,000 | 10,249 | 2nd | Eunsang | 9,160 | 2nd | 19,409 | 1st | |
| 5 | Triple (NCT, THE BOYZ, TXT) |
ONEUS | "Kick It" (NCT 127) | Lost | 6,997 | 0 | 6,997 | 4th | Hwanwoong | 9,483 | 1st | 16,480 | 3rd |
| 6 | The CrewOne | "WATCH IT" (THE BOYZ) | 4,585 | 0 | 4,585 | 6th | Jeong Seunghwan | 4,674 | 6th | 9,259 | 6th | ||
| 7 | CRAVITY | "Sugar Rush Ride" (TXT) | Won | 9,769 | 1,000 | 10,769 | 1st | Hyeongjun | 7,498 | 3rd | 18,267 | 2nd | |
1st Round (Ace Battle): 2nd Round Cue Sheet Decision Right
| 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 (5) 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. |
| Order | ACE Member | Group | Performance Name | Total Points |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyeongjun | CRAVITY | "Dance With The Devil" | 6 | Lost |
| 2 | Hwanwoong | ONEUS | "Sovereign Shadows" | 24 | Won |
2nd Round: "Identity"[]
| The seven boy groups will each perform one of 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 boy group.
After this round, one boy group would be eliminated. The cumulative 7th place team in the Ace Ranking and the cumulative 7th place team in the Team Ranking would face off in an Ace Battle between the two teams. The losing team of the battle will then be eliminated. If a team places 7th both in the cumulative Ace Ranking and Team Ranking, then that team would be eliminated immediately, without an Ace Battle. |
Team Battle
Ace Battle
| Order | Group | Performance Name | Team | ACE | Total Points |
Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Points |
Rank | Members | Total Points |
Rank | |||||
| 1 | 8TURN | "TIC TAC" | 8,488 | 3rd | Myung Ho Jae Yun |
8,623 | 3rd | 17.111 | 3rd |
| 2 | THE NEW SIX | "Love or Die" | 4,498 | 7th | Kyung Jun Jun Hyeok |
4,296 | 7th | 8,794 | 7th |
| 3 | CRAVITY | "Love or Die" | 10,000 | 1st | Minhee Taeyoung |
9,045 | 2nd | 19,045 | 1st |
| 4 | YOUNITE | "WATERFALL" | 5,605 | 6th | Eunsang Woono |
6,046 | 6th | 11,651 | 6th |
| 5 | The CrewOne | "ATTITUDE + Get Away" | 5,755 | 5th | Lim Jimin Oh Junseok |
6,990 | 5th | 12,745 | 5th |
| 6 | TEMPEST | "EYE OF THE TEMPEST + Can't Stop Shining" | 6,911 | 4th | Hanbin Hyuk |
7,657 | 4th | 14,648 | 4th |
| 7 | ONEUS | "No diggity" | 9,338 | 2nd | Seoho Hwanwoong |
9,629 | 1st | 18,967 | 2nd |
First Elimination
| Group | Team | Ace | Total Points |
Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Total Points |
Rank | Points | Total Points |
Rank | |||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||
| ONEUS | 6,997 | 9,338 | 16,335 | 2nd | 9,483 | 9,629 | 19,112 | 1st | 35,447 | 2nd |
| CRAVITY | 10,769 | 10,000 | 20,769 | 1st | 7,498 | 9,045 | 16,543 | 2nd | 37,312 | 1st |
| TEMPEST | 4,756 | 6,911 | 11,667 | 6th | 6,025 | 7,657 | 13,682 | 4th | 25,349 | 5th |
| YOUNITE | 10,249 | 5,605 | 15,854 | 3rd | 9,160 | 6,046 | 15,206 | 3rd | 31,060 | 3rd |
| THE NEW SIX | 9,879 | 4.498 | 14,377 | 4th | 6,465 | 4,296 | 10.760 | 7th | 25,137 | 6th |
| 8TURN | 4,423 | 8,488 | 12,911 | 5th | 4,517 | 8,623 | 13,140 | 5th | 26,051 | 4th |
| The CrewOne | 4,585 | 5,755 | 10,340 | 7th | 4,674 | 6,990 | 11,664 | 6th | 22,004 | 7th |
2nd Round (Ace Battle): Elimination
| 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 (5) 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 twenty-five (25) voters for the Ace Battle. |
| Order | ACE Member | Group | Performance Name | Total Points |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh Junseok, Jeong Seunghwan | The CrewOne | "Like a Tiger with Wings" | 14 | Saved |
| 2 | Hwi | THE NEW SIX | "UNDERWORLD" | 11 | Eliminated |
3rd Round (Part.1): "Ace Unit Battle"[]
| 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.
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. 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 together to prepare two Ace unit stages. |
| Group | Concepts | Total Points |
Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Fire | |||||||||
| Song | Member | Points | Rank | Song | Member | Points | Rank | |||
| ONEUS | "Paradise" (choreography by. Choi Young-jun of 1MILLION) |
Hwanwoong | 4,000 | 2nd | "Framework" (choreography by. Back Koo-young of 1MILLION) |
Lee Do | 0 | 6th | 4,000 | 4th |
| CRAVITY | Minhee | 4,000 | 2nd | Taeyoung | 5,000 | 1st | 9,000 | 1st | ||
| TEMPEST | Hyuk | 2,000 | 4th | LEW | 2,000 | 4th | 4,000 | 4th | ||
| YOUNITE | Sion | 0 | 6th | Hyungseok | 1,000 | 5th | 1,000 | 6th | ||
| 8TURN | Jae Yun | 5,000 | 1st | Myung Ho | 3,000 | 3rd | 8,000 | 2nd | ||
| The CrewOne | Jeong Seunghwan | 1,000 | 5th | Oh Junseok | 4,000 | 2nd | 5,000 | 3rd | ||
3rd Round (Part.2): "NO LIMIT"[]
Team Battle
Ace Battle
| Order | Group | Performance Name | Team | ACE | Total Points |
Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Points |
Rank | Members | Total Points |
Rank | |||||
| 1 | The CrewOne | "Sherlock" (SHINee) | 5,993 | 5th | Oh Junseok | 6,815 | 5th | 11,808 | 5th |
| 2 | TEMPEST | "Jopping" (SuperM) | 4,720 | 6th | Hyuk | 5,685 | 6th | 10,405 | 6th |
| 3 | YOUNITE | "Armageddon" (aespa) | 9,250 | 2nd | Eunsang | 8,000 | 4th | 17,250 | 2nd |
| 4 | 8TURN | "Love Dive" (IVE) | 7,284 | 4th | Myung Ho | 9,173 | 1st | 16,457 | 4th |
| 5 | ONEUS | "LUNA" | 8,590 | 3rd | Seoho | 8,336 | 2nd | 16,926 | 3rd |
| 6 | CRAVITY | "Overdose" (EXO) | 9,321 | 1st | Serim | 8,248 | 3rd | 17,569 | 1st |
Second Elimination
| Group | Team | Ace | Total Points |
Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Total Points |
Rank | Points | Total Points |
Rank | ||||||
| Round 1+2 | Round 3 | Round 1+2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| Part.1 | Part.2 | ||||||||||
| ONEUS | 16,335 | 8,590 | 24,925 | 3rd | 19,112 | 4,000 | 8,336 | 31,448 | 2nd | 56,373 | 2nd |
| CRAVITY | 20,769 | 9,321 | 30,090 | 1st | 16,543 | 9,000 | 8,248 | 33,791 | 1st | 63,881 | 1st |
| TEMPEST | 11,667 | 4,720 | 16.387 | 5th | 13,682 | 4,000 | 5,685 | 23,367 | 6th | 39,754 | 6th |
| YOUNITE | 15,854 | 9,250 | 25,104 | 2nd | 15,206 | 1,000 | 8,000 | 24,206 | 4th | 49,310 | 4th |
| 8TURN | 12,911 | 7,284 | 20,195 | 4th | 8,623 | 8,000 | 9,173 | 30,313 | 3rd | 50,508 | 3rd |
| The CrewOne | 10,340 | 5,993 | 16,333 | 6th | 6,990 | 5,000 | 6,815 | 23,479 | 5th | 39,812 | 5th |
Final Round: "Live Comeback Stages"[]
The Score for the Finals with a total of 200,000 points shall be based on the following:
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| Order | Group | ACE Member | Song | Ranking (Digital) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YOUNITE | Eunsang | "Faith" (신념; 信念) | |
| 2 | The CrewOne | Oh Junseok | "Hit The Floor" | |
| 3 | ONEUS | Hwanwoong | "I KNOW YOU KNOW" | |
| 4 | 8TURN | Jae Yun | "SPEED RUN" | |
| 5 | CRAVITY | Taeyoung | "HISTORIA" | |
| Special Performances | ||||
| Vocal Ace (Seoho, Woobin, Eunho, Myungho, Bain) | CONTINUE | N/A | ||
Gallery[]
 To view the 'Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace' gallery, click here.
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Videos[]
| To view the 'Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace' video gallery, click here.
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Notes[]
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| Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace | Gallery | Videos | ||
| Contestants | ||
| ONEUS • CRAVITY • TEMPEST • YOUNITE • THE NEW SIX • 8TURN • The CrewOne | ||
| Stages | ||
| Preliminary | Ace | "PUT ON A HAPPY FACE" • "In Vino Veritas : Truth" • "Dark times" • "WHO AM I?" • "Drowning" • "untitled freestyle" • "Act Ⅰ : Odyssey into Gravity" |
| Team | "Move + FUEGO (Mash Up ver.)" • "One light becomes one time" • "WE + THE GAME" • "Bad Cupid (Remix)" • "Find our LIGHTHOUSE" • "Intro : Who Got the Joker?" • "ACT Ⅱ : VENI VIDI VICI" | |
| VS | Team | "Phobia" • "MANIAC : Freaky Lab" • "Future Perfect" • "Bite Me" • "Kick It" • "WATCH IT" • "Sugar Rush Ride" |
| Ace | "Dance With The Devil" • "Sovereign Shadows" | |