Mnet's 'Road to Kingdom' to Undergo Major Rebranding and Return as Independent Show"

Changes are coming to Mnet's highly-anticipated survival program “Road to Kingdom”! On June 26, Mnet announced that “Road to Kingdom” is set to air in the second half of the year.

First premiering in 2020, “Road to Kingdom” featured seven boy groups—PENTAGON, ONF, Golden Child, THE BOYZ, VERIVERY, ONEUS, and TO1—competing in weekly missions. The winning team earned the chance to compete on the follow-up show “Kingdom.”

The upcoming “Road to Kingdom” will undergo reorganization and major rebranding. Previously a prequel to “Kingdom,” “Road to Kingdom” will now become an independent brand as part of Mnet’s “K-pop boy group rising project” that highlights boy groups anew.

Following the rebranding, “Road to Kingdom” will be broadcast under a new title that reflects these changes. The reality elements of the show will be strengthened, and there will be changes to the benefits awarded to the winning team. The upcoming program will be directed by Joo Woo Ri of “Queendom.”

Earlier in May, reports suggested that CRAVITY, xikers, THE NEW SIX, 8TURN, YOUNITE, ATBO, and TEMPEST would join the lineup, though these reports have yet to be confirmed.