Group SHINee member and solo artist TAEMIN was selected as the MC of “Road to Kingdom”.
Mnet announced on July 17 that TAEMIN will appear as the only MC in the new season of “Road to Kingdom“, which will return in 2024.
“Road to Kingdom” will return after a rebranding in 2024. Unlike its predecessor, which was close to a pre-qualification program to qualify for the “Kingdom” broadcast, this time it plans to exclusively market “Road to Kingdom” as part of Mnet’s independent program “Rising Project“, which re-examines boy groups with all their skills and potential.
While the lineup of seven teams, including The New Six, The Crew One (ATBO, JUST B), 8turn, Oneus, Younite, Cravity and Tempest, was revealed earlier, expectations for the new season of “Road to Kingdom” are ripe because the news of TAEMIN’s selection as MC has spread. In particular, TAEMIN will arrive as a solo MC for the first time in “Road to Kingdom”, thus attracting more attention.
The production team of “Road to Kingdom” said, “There was no other MC candidate than TAEMIN,” adding, “As a senior and a role model who will be an example for junior boy groups, there will be a story that TAEMIN can tell.”
TAEMIN is the main dancer of the group SHINee and a male solo artist representing the entire K-pop generation. Since his debut at the age of 14 in 2008, he has actively engaged in global activities as a member of SHINee, and since 2014, he has consolidated his position as a solo artist with hits such as “Danger”, “Move”, “Want” and “Guilty”.
The new season of “Road to Kingdom” will premiere in September.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS TAEMIN, Mnet
