They believed that the K-Pop world was a fierce battlefield.
On August 29th, mnet has released a teaser video for the upcoming Road To Kingdom: ACE OF ACES series.
The video revealed the group’s difficulties in making themselves known.
They compared their struggles to a “red ocean”, “a fierce battlefield”, AND “to be a deer among lions in the Serengeti.”
When we debuted, around the same time, so many amazing artists came out. However, we didn’t win any rookie awards or enter MAMA. It was pretty discouraging.
— 8TURN’s Kyungmin
We have worked hard for the last three years, but when we introduce ourselves as YOUNITE, it is difficult to find people who know us.
— YOUNITE’s Eunsang
Even though the start was good, quickly finding yourself at a standstill is, in a way, the reality of the K-Pop world.
— Lew of TEMPEST
When ONEUS first appeared on ‘Road to Kingdom’, we received a lot of attention. But after that, we couldn’t achieve much success.
— ONEUS’s Seoho
CRAVITY is on the rise, but we haven’t had any major innovations or significant growth.
— Serim by CRAVITY
In this regard, fans have left numerous messages of support for the members.
Are you rooting for anyone? In the meantime, the show will air on September 19 at 9:30 PM KST.