Marvel shout outs and Lisa from Blackpink’s cameo boost K-pop boy band reality TV show ‘Kingdom: Legendary War’
- Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds and Lisa from Blackpink added some extra star factor to ‘Kingdom: Legendary War’
- K-pop bands Stray Kids, Ateez, The Boyz, BtoB, iKon and SF9 are all taking part in the competition show
The South Korean TV competition show Kingdom is having a legendary impact on the K-pop scene.
The show, which is formally titled Kingdom: Legendary War, began airing last month on South Korean cable broadcaster Mnet and features popular K-pop boy bands Ateez, The Boyz, BtoB, iKon, SF9 and Stray Kids facing off each week in a variety of performance competitions. Recent episodes and performances have gained a lot of attention from fans and celebrity audiences, and shown new sides to each band.
The performances are currently the most-viewed on YouTube from Kingdom: Legendary War, which is no surprise considering the star support of Ryan Reynolds, and Lisa, who is the K-pop star with the biggest Instagram audience, with currently 53 million followers.
Following the performances, they both trended globally on social media and Stray Kids’ ended up getting a celebrity shout-out from none other than Reynolds himself.