Queendom

**Queendom** was a 2019 reality television program on Mnet, hosted by Lee Da-hee and Jang Sung-kyu.

It premiered on August 29, 2019 and aired for 10 episodes, ending on October 31, 2019.

It featured established girl groups (and one soloist) competing against each other in order to "determine the real number one". Park Bom (formerly of 2NE1), AOA, Mamamoo, Lovelyz, Oh My Girl, and (G)I-DLE all took part in the competition.

Mamamoo was announced as the winner of Queendom on the tenth episode.

## About the Show

*Korea’s hottest K-pop idol singers face each other in the fiercest comeback battle! Without considering who has more experience or made their debut earlier, the groups will go against each other with their fascinating talents and performance ideas. Any group that ranks in the lowest position consecutively will face elimination. Who will make the greatest comeback? Don’t miss out on the greatest comeback battle, “Queendom”!*

## Contestants

**Park Bom****AOA****Mamamoo****Lovelyz****Oh My Girl****(G)I-DLE**

**Note:** Although Park Bom had her solo debut on September 29, 2009, she had a prior debut as a member of the YG Entertainment girl group 2NE1 on May 6, 2009.

## Rounds

The overall ranking are calculated out of 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, they will be eliminated from the show. This is also named the "Dishonored Step Down" (불명예 하차).

### 1st Round: "**Representative Hit Song**"

Rules
For the first preliminary performances, the points breakdown are calculated out of maximum of 10,000 points for each act, and distributed based on:
1. Audience Judge Squad – 7,000 points
2. Special Judge Squad (consisting of idol trainnes who are all direct juniors to the six acts) – 2,000 points
3. Assessment from the other Queendom acts – 1,000 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 (usually) for an act that is better than them.

"**Latata**"
(G)I-DLE
1st Place"**Décalcomanie**"
Mamamoo
2nd Place"**Secret Garden**"
Oh My Girl
3rd Place"**Miniskirt**"
AOA
4th Place"**You and I**"
Park Bom
5th Place"**Ah-Choo**"
Lovelyz
6th Place

### 2nd Round: "**Cover Song**"

Rules
* 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 performances, the points breakdown are calculated out of maximum of 10,000 points for each act, and distributed based on:
1. Audience Judge Squad – 7,000 points
2. Special Judge Squad (consisting of security guards) – 2,000 points
3. Assessment from the other Queendom acts – 1,000 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 (usually) for an act that is better than them.

"**Destiny**"
Oh My Girl
(orig. Lovelyz)
1st Place"**Good Luck**"
Mamamoo
(orig. AOA)
2nd Place"**Egotistic**"
AOA
(orig. Mamamoo)
3rd Place"**Sixth Sense**"
Lovelyz
(orig. Brown Eyed Girls)
4th Place"**Hann (Alone)**"
Park Bom feat. Cheetah
(orig. (G)I-DLE)
5th Place"**Fire**"
(G)I-DLE
(orig. 2NE1)
6th Place

**Notes :**

* Cheetah joined in Park Bom's stage.
* Through Queendom Quest, Lovelyz have picked the benefit of 2nd Preliminary Performances Song Selection Free Pass and therefore selected a song that is not by Oh My Girl.

### 3rd Round (Part 1): "**Unit Rounds**"

Rules
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

"**Wish You Were Gay**" (orig. Billie Eilish)
95
1st Place"**Scarecrow**" (orig. Lee Hi)
Bom & Jjung
2nd Place"**Instagram**" (orig. DEAN)
Ah Ah
3rd Place

**Notes:**

* In order to cause confusion to other vocal units, 95 performed Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello) in the intermediate check.

#### Performance Unit

"**Power**" (orig. Little Mix)
6puzzle

**Notes:**

* Eunji of Brave Girls represented Park Bom during the performance unit round.
* Prior to the main performance, each member of 6puzzle (with the exception of Eunji) performed individually:
	+ Yein - Lady Vengeance OST
	+ Soojin - "Señorita" by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
	+ Chanmi - "Strip" by Little Mix
	+ YooA - "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson
	+ Moonbyul - "Mirror"

### 3rd Round (Part 2): "**Fan-dora's Box**"

Rules
1. Audience Judge Squad – 7,000 points
2. Special Judge Squad (consisting of housewives from singing club) – 2,000 points
3. Assessment from the other Queendom acts – 1,000 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 (usually) for an act that is better than them.

"**Twilight**"
Oh My Girl
1st Place"**Cameo**"
Lovelyz
2nd Place"**I Miss You**"
Mamamoo
3rd Place"**Put It Straight**"
(G)I-DLE
4th Place"**Eyes, Nose, Lips**" (orig. Taeyang)
Park Bom
5th Place"**I'm Jelly Baby**" & "**T4SA + Puss**"
AOA
6th Place

**Notes:**

* Seolhyun of AOA did not perform with the group due to scheduling conflicts.
* Lee Seung-hyub of N.Flying joined in AOA's stage.
* Han Sun-chun joined in Park Bom's stage.

### Final Round: "**Live Comeback Stages**"

Rules
For the finale performances, the points breakdown are calculated out of maximum of 50,000 points for each act, and distributed based on votes from the general public through text message, there are not any live audience voting. The act with the most votes get 50,000 points, with the points for the remaining acts calculated in proportion of the number of votes received to the number of votes received by the 1st placed act.

"**Destiny**"
Mamamoo
1st Place"**Guerilla**"
Oh My Girl
2nd Place"**Lion**"
(G)I-DLE
3rd Place"**Sorry**"
AOA
4th Place"**Moonlight**"
Lovelyz
5th Place"**Wanna Go Back**"
Park Bom
6th Place