Episode 9 starts right where we left off, right after the eliminations of Episode 7. As the newly freed idols shuffle backstage, they receive flowers and letters from... themselves. MNet provides us with a heartfelt farewell to the five eliminated contestants, which was done right away and without wasting a week of time.
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 7: No surprises during 1st eliminations & new Top 7; Semi-Final teams and songs are decided
We are LIVE! And people are going to DIE be eliminated! But also, a live broadcasted episode means less content to cover, as we'll probably be spending 20% of the showtime waiting for Taeyeon to reveal the results only to cut to commercial break. I'm ok with this.
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 4: Reversals upon reversals as Re-mix Battle ends & All-Rounder Battle starts
Last week we saw the highs and lows of Team Cherry Bullet, but if you think we're done with the reversals you're highly mistaken.
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 2: Contestants get sweaty as the (frontloaded) Up-Down Battle concludes and the 7-vs-7 Team Battle begins
Hello and welcome back to your weekly Queendom Puzzle coverage, and we’re halfway through the introductory Up-Down Battle from last episode, only pausing for a quick dinner break before going …
Read More »‘Queendom Puzzle’ Episode 1: Queendom’s side quest has already found its heroes and villains
Queendom Puzzle is here, and I’ve returned to hopefully make amends for my (lack of) Boys Planet coverage (season review: zzzzz) and also maybe watch something somewhat interesting. Mnet‘s spin-off …
Read More »All 26 contestants of ‘Queendom Puzzle’ revealed through 4 group M! Countdown performances of 2 original songs
The countdown to Queendom Puzzle continues, as the complete lineup has now been revealed through four special performances on M! Countdown across two weeks. The 26 contestants are as follows …
Read More »Lee Chaeyeon (ex-IZ*ONE) & Shiroma Miru (ex-NMB48) to reportedly participate in ‘Queendom Puzzle’ + confirmed are Taeyeon as MC, H1-KEY members, and at least 6 others
After the initial onslaught of reports on participants for the upcoming Queendom Puzzle survival program, it’s now being reported that former NMB48 member Shiroma Miru and also former IZ*ONE member …
Read More »Jiyoon (ex-Weeekly) clarifies comments, says she meant the decisions were by her & IST Entertainment together
Following former Weeekly member Jiyoon starting up her own Twitter account and saying in a live broadcast that leaving the group was not her choice, she has now clarified her …
Read More »Jiyoon (ex-Weeekly) joins Twitter, reportedly says she was booted from the group by IST Entertainment
Back in June, IST Entertainment announced that member Jiyoon would be leaving Weeekly. Even at the time, it was a bit curious in terms of wording, as the company didn’t …
Read More »Weeekly remake Brown Eyed Girls’ “Love”, while Fromis 9 take on IU & FIESTAR’s “Sea Of Moonlight”
There seem to be ongoing remake projects right now, so perhaps we’ll see more stuff like this going forward, but there have been a pair of notable remakes lately. Weeekly …
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