Queendom Puzzle is a K-pop survival reality show by Mnet. It is a spin-off to Queendom and Queendom Season 2. Mamamoo won the first season of Queendome in 2019. Queendom Season was broadcast on March 31, 2022, following its success and popularity. There were six girl groups participated and fought for the Queen title. WJSN was the winner for the second season.
Queendom Puzzle planned to have twenty-six contestants from popular old and new K-pop girl groups. It will be an individual competition, not a group like in previous seasons. They will participate in every week’s mission, and global voting will decide their rankings and elimination. The contenders will face new concepts and assignments, and judges will evaluate them. They are competing for a new seven-member girl group.
The judging and mentoring panel have talented and well-known names from the music industry, Hyolyn (Former Sistar), Minhyuk (BTOB), Seo Eunkwang (BTOB), Gabee (LaChica), and Choi Youngjun (1 Million). They will monitor the contestants with every round of missions on the Queendom Puzzle. They will guide them with vocal, rap, and choreography. The talented and famous vocalist Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation) will host the Queendom Puzzle.
Queendom Puzzle: The Synopsis
Queendom Puzzle is a survival reality show and a sequel to Queendom Season 2 by Mnet. The show will feature K-pop girl groups and female solo artists facing each other in this musical competition. There will be participants from the two previous seasons of Queendom. In the show, they will compete with others for a spot in a new girl group.
Taeyeon will be the host of Queendom Puzzle. She is the leader of the girl group Girls’ Generation, also referred to as SNSD. She is a very talented artist and the main singer of her group. She is also a member of a new girl unit, GOT the Beat. Apart from the group activities, she is active as a solo singer. Previously, she was one of the hosts of Queendom season 2.
Mnet has announced the profiles of the 26 contestants participating in the Queendom Puzzle. The uncovered names are as follows. JooE (Former MOMOLAND), Fye (Former BNK48), Kei (Lovelyz), Jihan, Lee SooJin, Soeun and Zoa (Weekly), Yeeun (Former CLC), Jiwon, Bora and Chaerin (Cherry Bullet), Jiwoo and Yoon Seoyeon (Triple S), Nana and Wooyeon (Woo! Ah), Riina and Hwiseo (H1-KEY), Sangah (LIGHTSUM), Yeoreum (WJSN), Yuki (PURPLE KISS), Suyun, Yeonhee, and Takahashi Juri (Rocket Punch), Dohwa (AOA), Elly (Weki Meki), Shiroma Miru (NMB48)(Former contestant Produce 48)
In the preview of the first episode, contestants got ranked before any official competition on the show. Based on their previous performances, music show rankings, and album sales, these 26 participants were arranged into four categories.
Tier one consists of JooE, Yeoreum, Im Dohwa, and Kei. Tier two consists of Jihan, Soeun, Lee SooJin, Zoa, Yeeun, Haein, and Yuki. The third Tier consists of Lee Li Woo, Yoon Seo Yeon, Juri, Yeonhee, Suyun, Bora, Jiwon, and Chaerin. The fourth Tier consists of Elly, Sangah, Fye, Shiroma Miru, Riina, Hwiseo, Nana, and Wooyeon.
MC Taeyeon will disclose the ranking criteria on the show. It is not their permanent ranking and will change after their first performance mission of Queendom Puzzle. In the first round of the Queendom Puzzle, 26 girls were divided into four groups and assigned to perform one of two songs: Snap or Charismatic. Four groups were named PICK CAT, Athena, PICK on the Top, and DROP the Beat. Their performance videos are available on the MNET K-pop youtube channel.
Queendom Puzzle Episode 1: Release Date & Time
Queendom Puzzle will premiere Episode 1 on June 13, 2023. The new episode is released every Tuesday at 10 pm KST. It has a plan to have a total of ten episodes. Global viewers can refer to the time zone details below to watch the premiering episode of Queendom Puzzle on time.
- Pacific Standard Time (Canada): 6:00 am (June 13, 2023)
- Central Standard Time (US): 8:00 am (June 13, 2023)
- Eastern Standard Time (Mexico): 9:00 am (June 13, 2023)
- Greenwich Mean Time (UK): 1:00 pm (June 13, 2023)
- Indian Standard Time (India): 6:30 pm (June 13, 2023)
- Thailand Time (Thailand): 8:00 pm (June 13, 2023)
- China Standard Time (China): 9:00 pm (June 13, 2023)
- Japan Standard Time (Japan): 10:00 pm (June 13, 2023)
- Australian Central Daylight Time (Australia): 10:30 pm (June 13, 2023)
Where to watch Queendom Puzzle Episode 1?
For Korean viewers, Queendom Puzzle will premiere with episode 1 through Mnet and Mnet K-Plus. International viewers can watch Queendom Puzzle through the streaming platforms Viki and Viu. On the youtube channel Mnet K-pop, all performance videos, trailers, and episode clips will be available here for free.
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