Queendom () is a South Korean reality competition series created by Mnet.
The first season aired from August 29 to October 31, 2019, every Thursday at 21:20 (KST). For the season, Mamamoo finished in first place.
The second season, dubbed as Queendom 2, aired March 31 to June 2, 2022, every Thursday at 21:20 (KST). For the season, WJSN finished in first place.
Overview The program is a comeback battle between 6 trending girl group acts, in order to "determine the real number one" when all 6 release their singles at the same time. The winning act will have a comeback show only for them, showing the new song and their other hit songs, arranged however they want it. The comeback show is broadcast on Mnet and M2.
The first and second seasons lasted for 11 weeks, both featuring 3 preliminary performances and 1 live comeback stage from each act. The Comeback Singles, which are newly produced songs of the six acts, are released a few days prior to the final episode. The digital points accumulated for the Comeback Singles and live votes for the comeback stages on the final episode, together with the accumulated points from the 3 preliminary rounds, were combined to determine the final winner.
The first season's winner was Mamamoo; their comeback show happened on November 3, 2020 as the group made their comeback with their tenth mini album Travel. The comeback show for the second season's winner WJSN took place on July 5, 2022 with their first special single album Sequence.
Cast
Hosts Lee Da-hee – "Queen" MC Jang Sung-kyu – "Dom" MC
Contestants Park Bom AOA Mamamoo Lovelyz Oh My Girl (G)I-dle
Hosts Taeyeon – "Grandmaster" MC Lee Yong-jin – "Queen" Manager
Contestants Hyolyn Viviz Brave Girls WJSN Loona Kep1er
Episodes
For the first season, the overall rankings are calculated out of a maximum of 100,000 points for each act, and distributed based on: 3 preliminary performances (35,000 points) 1st preliminary performance – 10,000 points 2nd preliminary performance – 10,000 points 3rd preliminary performance – 15,000 points Digital points of the Comeback Singles performance (15,000 points) Calculated from the time of release till 23:59 (KST) on October 28, 2019. Text message votes of the Finale Live Comeback Stages – 50,000 points
For the preliminary performances, if one act gets a 6th place twice in a row, they will be eliminated from the show. This is also named the "Dishonored Step Down" ().
1st Preliminary Performances – Representative Hit Song Battle (Episode 1–2) In the first preliminary performances, the six teams each perform one of their hit songs that is rearranged and different from their usual stages of the song. Before the performance, the six teams have ten minutes to arrange their cue sheet, which they must complete within the timing, otherwise, they will be deducted 1,000 points. They are also allowed to forcefully rearrange the orders.
For the first preliminary performances, the points are calculated out of a maximum of 10,000 points for each contestant, and distributed based on: Self-Assessment – 1,000 points Special Judges – 2,000 points On-Site Audience – 7,000 points
For the Self-Assessment, each contestant has to vote for a team that they believe to have performed better than them (Up vote) and a team that they believe to have performed worse than them (Down vote). If a team believes that none of the other contestants performed better than them, then they may choose not to give an Up vote.
The Audience Judge Squad and the Special Judge Squad (which will consist of idol trainees for Round 1) are to vote for their top two teams after watching all six performances. The team that receives the most votes for the Special Judge Award will have all 2,000 points secured to themselves (Monopoly Rule). Meanwhile, the team that receives the highest number of votes from the on-site audience will receive 7,000 points, and the remaining teams shall receive the number of points in proportion to their number of votes from the Top 1 team.
+ Round 1 (Representative Hit Song Battle): Score Summary # Team Song Score Breakdown Total Score Rank Self-Assessment Special Judges On-Site Audience Vote Up Down Score 1 Mamamoo "Décalcomanie"()▲0▼0 715 0 6,468 7,183 2nd 2 Park Bom "You and I"▲0▼2 429 0 3,808 4,237 5th 3 Oh My Girl "Secret Garden"()▲0▼3 286 0 6,100 6,386 3rd 4 (G)I-dle "Latata"▲1▼0 858 2,000 7,000 9,858 1st 5 Lovelyz "Ah-Choo"▲0▼1 572 0 3,071 3,643 6th 6 AOA "Miniskirt"()▲2▼0 1,000 0 3,726 4,726 4th
2nd Preliminary Round: Cover Song Battle (Episode 3–4) In the second preliminary performances, the six acts each performs a song from a fellow Queendom act, that is rearranged into a different style. Before the performance, the act that ranked first in the first preliminary performances get the priority to choose an act of their choice and cover of one of their songs in this round, the chosen act will also cover one of the songs from the chooser act. The same process is applied to the acts ranked second to sixth in the first preliminary performances, with the remaining two acts regardless of ranking that are not chosen becoming a pair to cover each other's songs. The act that ranked first in the first preliminary performances also get to arrange their cue sheet for this round. Each act must also perform a Queendom Quest, which are picked randomly, act that successfully completed the Queendom Quest, get one of the following benefits that are picked randomly: Watch other acts rehearsal for a day (contestants are usually not allowed to watch the other acts rehearse) Free Pass for Special Effects Exchange Pass for one-time cue sheet position Free Pass for 2nd Preliminary Performances song selection Production Crew Chance
For the second preliminary round, the same points breakdown from the first round shall apply, wherein a maximum of 10,000 points can be earned, and the points are distributed based on:
Self-Assessment – 1,000 points Special Judges – 2,000 points On-site Audience – 7,000 points
For the Self-Assessment, each contestant has to vote for a team that they believe to have performed better than them (Up vote) and a team that they believe to have performed worse than them (Down vote). If a team believes that none of the other contestants performed better than them, then they may choose not to give an Up vote.
The Audience Judge Squad and the Special Judge Squad (which will consist of security guards for Round 2) are to vote for their top two teams after watching all six performances. The team that receives the most votes for the Special Judge Award will have all 2,000 points secured to themselves (Monopoly Rule). Meanwhile, the team that receives the highest number of votes from the on-site audience will receive 7,000 points, and the remaining teams shall receive the number of points in proportion to their number of votes from the Top 1 team.
+ Round 2 (Cover Song Battle): Score Summary # Team Song Score Breakdown Total Score Rank Self-Assessment Special Judges On-Site Audience Vote Up Down Score 1 Mamamoo "Good Luck"▲1▼0 667 0 7,000 7,667 2nd 2 AOA "Egotistic"()▲1▼1 556 0 6,368 6,924 3rd 3 Park Bom "Hann (Alone)(한 (ㅡ))"▲0▼0 556 0 4,381 4,937 5th 4 Oh My Girl "Destiny"()▲4▼0 1,000 2,000 6,955 9,955 1st 5 (G)I-dle "Fire"▲0▼3 223 0 4,246 4,469 6th 6 Lovelyz "Sixth Sense"▲0▼2 334 0 4,652 4,986 4th
3rd Preliminary Performances (Part 1) – Unit Round (Episode 7) In part one of the third preliminary performances, the six acts each send a main vocalist and main dancer, to form a Vocal Unit and a Performance Unit. The vocal units will compete to gain points as a unit, while the performance unit will perform together but will compete for their respective groups' points. Before the performance, besides each act sending a main vocalist and a main dancer to the Queendom Workshop to practise for this round, the rest of the contestants would join the Queendom Workshop as supporters. During the Queendom Workshop, each of the Vocal Units would undergo intermediate check, there after all of the contestants will each vote a Vocal Unit they think would be ranked first in the actual performance. In addition, during the Queendom Workshop, a Queendom Quest between the six acts will be played, with the winning act of the Queendom Quest getting to choose the Special Judge Squad for part two of the third preliminary performances.
For part one of the third preliminary performances, the points breakdown are calculated out of maximum of 5,000 points for each act, and distributed based on: Vocal Unit 1st place – 2,500 points given to the unit's members' respective groups 2nd place – 1,500 points given to the unit's members' respective groups 3rd place – 500 points given to the unit's members' respective groups Performance Unit 1st place (member with the most votes) – 2,500 points given to her group Remaining members – Points calculated in proportion to the 1st place
The votes breakdown are calculated by the Audience Judge Squad who will each vote for their favorite Vocal Unit and favorite member of the Performance Unit.
Vocal Unit + Round 3 Pt. 1 (Unit Round - Vocal Unit): Score Summary # Unit Song Points Breakdown Ranking Name Members Votes Points 1 Bom & Jjung () Park BomHyojung (Oh My Girl) "Scarecrow"() 124 1,500 2nd 2 Ah Ah() Hyejeong (AOA)Minnie ((G)I-dle) "Instagram" 104 500 3rd 3 95() Hwasa (Mamamoo)Kei (Lovelyz) "Wish You Were Gay" 260 2,500 1st
Performance Unit + Round 3 Pt. 1 (Unit Round - Performance Unit): Score Summary # Unit Performance Songs Points Breakdown Ranking Name Members Solo Performance Group Performance Votes Points 1 6puzzle() Yein "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" "Power" 101 2,296 4th 2 Soojin "Señorita" 104 2,364 3rd 3 Chanmi "Strip" 47 1,068 5th 4 YooA "Smooth Criminal" 110 2,500 1st 5 Moonbyul "Mirror" 108 2,455 2nd 6 Eunji (Brave Girls) — 19 432 6th
Unit Round Results + Round 3 Pt. 1 (Unit Round): Overall Score & Ranking Summary Rank Contestant Vocal Unit Performance Unit Total points 1st Mamamoo 2,500 2,455 4,955 2nd Lovelyz 2,500 2,296 4,796 3rd Oh My Girl 1,500 2,500 4,000 4th (G)I-dle 500 2,364 2,864 5th Park Bom 1,500 432 1,932 6th AOA 500 1,068 1,568
3rd Preliminary Performances (Part 2) – Fan-dora's Box (Episode 8–9) In part two of the third preliminary performances, the six teams will each perform a song suggested by the audience. For the second part of the third preliminary round, the points are calculated out of a maximum of 10,000 points for each contestant, and distributed based on: Assessment from the other Queendom acts – 1,000 points Special Judge Squad (consisting of housewives from singing club) – 2,000 points Audience Judge Squad – 7,000 points with the Audience Judge Squad and the Special Judge Squad allowed to vote for two acts. The act that receives the most votes for the Special Judge Award will have all 2,000 points secured to themselves. For the assessment from the other Queendom acts, every act has to vote for an act that they believed to have performed better than them and also to have performed worse than them. A hidden rule is that an act also can choose not to vote for an act that is better than them.
+ Round 3 Pt. 2 (Fan-dora's Box): Score Summary # Team Song(s) Points Breakdown Total Score Rank Self-Assessment Special Judges On-Site Audience Up Votes Down Votes Score 1 (G)I-dle "Put It Straight"() ▲2 ▼1 858 0 4,562 5,420 4th 2 Mamamoo "I Miss You" ▲2 ▼0 1,000 0 4,657 5,657 3rd 3 AOA "I'm Jelly Baby" ▲0 ▼2 429 0 3,580 4,009 6th "T4SA + Puss" 4 Oh My Girl "Twilight" ▲0 ▼1 572 0 7,000 7,572 1st 5 Lovelyz "Cameo" ▲1 ▼2 572 2,000 3,136 5,708 2nd 6 Park Bom "Eyes, Nose, Lips"(눈, 코, 입) ▲1 ▼0 858 0 4,308 5,166 5th
Round 3 Results