'Queendom Puzzle' Episode 2: 'Up-Down' Battle Concludes, Contestants Land New Tiers
"Queendom Puzzle" has aired its second episode, where contestants finished their performances, and got re-organized into new ranking tiers.
Here's what happened on the latest episode of "Queendom Puzzle."
'Queendom Puzzle' Episode 2: Contestants Finish First Round, New Ranking Tiers Announced
On the previous episode of "Queendom Puzzle," the program introduced the contestants one by one, and engaged on a competition called Up-Down Battle.
In the first episode, a total of 13 contestants took over the stage to perform their covers, while being voted in either a favorable "Up" or an unfortunate "Down" by fellow contestants. Episode 2 picked where the show left off, focusing on other contestants' performances.
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Watch their performances below:
1. 'Heartburn' by Rocket Punch Takahashi Juri
Up: 7
Down: 10
2. 'DUMB DUMB' by Rocket Punch Yeonhee
Up: 12
Down: 15
3. '28 Reasons' by Weeekly Soeun
Up: 13
Down: 14
4. 'FLOWER' by Weeekly Lee Soojin
Up: 13
Down: 14
5. 'Cherry Talk' by tripleS Seoyeon
Up: 2
Down: 25
6. 'Shine Bright' by Shiroma Miru
Up: 5
Down: 22
7. 'WH0 CARES? (Queen's Prelude)' by Purple Kiss Yuki
Up: 13
Down: 14
8. 'BLACK DRESS' & 'TOMBOY' by LIGHTSUM Sangah
Up: 11
Down: 16
9. 'Cherry Coke' by CLC Yeeun
Up: 19
Down: 8
10. 'Journey to Atlantis' & 'Between Us' by LABOUM Haein
Up: 5
Down: 22
11. 'Temptation of Sonata' by Weki Meki Elly
Up: 4
Down: 23
12. 'Bicycle' by Cherry Bullet Chaerin
Up: 4
Down: 23
13. '24 Hours' by MOMOLAND JooE
Up: 6
Down: 21
14. 'Rose Blossom & 'TOMBOY' by H1-KEY Hwiseo
Up: 23
Down: 4
15. 'Destiny' by Lovelyz Kei
Up: 18
Down: 9
Afterwards, all contestants were rearranged into new tiers, which based off of their results from the Up-Down mission.
See the four ranked tiers below:
Tier 1
- Cherry Bullet Bora
- WJSN Yeoreum
- Cherry Bullet Jiwon
- H1-KEY Hwiseo
- Lee Chaeyeon
- woo!ah! Nana
- CLC Yeeun
Tier 2
- Lovelyz Kei
- Weeekly Jihan
- Weeekly Zoa
- Fye
- Weeekly Soeun
- Weeekly Lee Soojin
- PURPLE KISS Yuki
Tier 3
- Rocket Punch Suyun
- Rocket Punch Yeonhee
- LIGHTSUM Sangah
- AOA Dohwa / Chanmi
- H1-KEY Riina
- Rocket Punch Takahashi Juri
- tripleS Jiwoo
Tier 4
- MOMOLAND JooE
- Shiroma Miru
- LABOUM Haein
- Weki Meki Elly
- woo!ah! Wooyeon
- Cherry Bullet Chaerin
- tripleS Seoyeon
Program Enters '7 versus 7' Team Competition, Contestants to Perform Signal Songs 'SNAP' & 'Charismatic.'
After the new tiers were finalized, contestants were tasked to tackle a "7 versus 7" team battle, where they will perform one of the show's two signal songs "SNAP" and "Charismatic."
For their arrangement, the contestants were split into four teams comprising of seven members each. Each signal song was performed by the two teams, facing off on an intense battle. Every contestant were free to choose which song between "SNAP" and "Charismatic" they wanted to perform.
However, there were only 14 slots available each track, leading the contestants to decide based on the Up-Down Battle results in order. The last contestant, tripleS Seoyeon, was inevitably assigned to the song "Charismatic."
Two teams were then created by the two highest-ranking contestants for each song, which comprised of seven members each, forming the "PICK" team. This also led to the formation of its opposing team, called "DROP."
For the song "SNAP," Bora of Cherry Bullet was the top contestant, while her bandmate Jiwon reigned the rankings for "Charismatic." The teams below were pieced like a puzzle by Bora and Jiwon.
'SNAP'
PICK team:
- Cherry Bullet Bora
- CLC Yeeun
- WJSN Yeoreum
- LIGHTSUM Sangah
- PURPLE KISS Yuki
- H1-KEY Riina
- Cherry Bullet Chaerin
DROP team:
- Weki Meki Elly
- Shiroma Miru
- Dohwa
- Lovelyz Kei
- H1-KEY Hwiseo
- Fye
- Rocket Punch Takahashi Juri
'Charismatic'
PICK team:
- Cherry Bullet Jiwon
- woo!ah! Nana
- Lee Chaeyeon
- tripleS Jiwoo
- Weeekly Soeun
- woo!ah! Wooyeon
- Weeekly Jihan
DROP team:
- Rocket Punch Suyun
- LABOUM Haein
- tripleS Seoyeon
- MOMOLAND JooE
- Weeekly Lee Soojin
- Weeekly Zoa
- Rocket Punch Yeonhee
Though the teams were assigned, Lee Chaeyeon and Haein of LABOUM have already withdrawn from the program before the second round started filming.
Which performances on the first battle are your favorites? Who are you rooting for among the contestants?
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