Here’s everything we know about ‘Queendom Puzzle’

Following two successful seasons of the reality competition Queendom, South Korean network Mnet will soon be premiering a new spin-off titled Queendom Puzzle.

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Set to begin airing in June, the upcoming spin-off will bring together past and present members of K-pop groups in a fierce competition. With contestants from seasoned, well-known acts like AOA and Lovelyz to rising rookie groups like H1-KEY and tripleS, K-pop fans can look forward to seeing familiar faces in a new light in the upcoming reality show.

Here’s everything we know about Queendom Puzzle so far:

What will Queendom Puzzle be about?

Queendom Puzzle is an upcoming K-pop reality TV competition, where existing female idols — both girl group members and soloists — will compete in a series of missions to earn their place in a new seven-member project girl group.

The series is a spin-off of Mnet’s Queendom, where female K-pop acts competed for the title of the Number One girl group. Girls’ Generation leader and soloist Taeyeon, who hosted the second season of Queendom, will also be hosting the upcoming spin-off.

[#퀸덤퍼즐] MC 포스터 | #태연 #TAEYEON

전 세계적으로 사랑받는 K-POP 워너비 아티스트!
<퀸덤퍼즐> MC 태연

걸그룹 최상의 조합을 완성하라! Mnet 〈퀸덤퍼즐〉
6월 13일 (화) 밤 10시 첫 방송
6.13 (TUE) 10PM (KST) #퀸덤퍼즐 #QUEENDOMPUZZLE #퀸덤 #Mnet #엠넷 pic.twitter.com/5ETEqNWumT

— Mnet (@MnetKR) May 16, 2023

When will Queendom Puzzle premiere?

Queendom Puzzle will premiere on June 13, 2023 at 10pm KST on South Korean TV network Mnet. International availability for the upcoming reality TV series has yet to be announced.

Who will be competing in Queendom Puzzle?

According to Mnet, there will be a total of 28 competitors in Queendom Puzzle. While not all contestants have been revealed, the confirmed contestants so far are:

• Soloist and ex-CLC’s Yeeun
• WJSN’s Yeoreum
• Ex-MOMOLAND member JooE
• Lovelyz’s Kei
• AOA’s Im Do-hwa (also known as Chanmi)
• Cherry Bullet’s Bora, Jiwon and Chaerin
• H1-KEY’s Riina and Hwiseo
• woo!ah!’s Nana and Wooyeon
• LIGHTSUM’s Sangah
• Weeekly’s Jihan and Soeun
• PURPLE KISS’ Yuki
• tripleS’ Lee Ji-woo
• Former Produce 48 contestant Shiroma Miu.

[#퀸덤퍼즐] 티저 | #예은 #YEEUN

걸그룹 최상의 조합을 완성하라! Mnet 〈퀸덤퍼즐〉
6월 13일 (화) 밤 10시 첫 방송
6.13 (TUE) 10PM (KST) #퀸덤퍼즐 #QUEENDOMPUZZLE #퀸덤 #Mnet #엠넷 pic.twitter.com/g331xegiWp

— Mnet (@MnetKR) May 19, 2023

[#퀸덤퍼즐] 티저 | #여름 #YEOREUM #WJSN

걸그룹 최상의 조합을 완성하라! Mnet 〈퀸덤퍼즐〉
6월 13일 (화) 밤 10시 첫 방송
6.13 (TUE) 10PM (KST) #퀸덤퍼즐 #QUEENDOMPUZZLE #퀸덤 #Mnet #엠넷 pic.twitter.com/K3TSeHEGRa

— Mnet (@MnetKR) May 19, 2023

[#퀸덤퍼즐] 티저 | #지우 #JIWOO #tripleS

걸그룹 최상의 조합을 완성하라! Mnet 〈퀸덤퍼즐〉
6월 13일 (화) 밤 10시 첫 방송
6.13 (TUE) 10PM (KST) #퀸덤퍼즐 #QUEENDOMPUZZLE #퀸덤 #Mnet #엠넷 pic.twitter.com/RUlD7kmjW2

— Mnet (@MnetKR) May 19, 2023

LABOUM’s Haein and soloist Lee Chae-yeon were previously confirmed to be part of the line-up for the reality TV series. However, both singers have since withdrawn from the competition.

What songs from Queendom Puzzle have been released?

For the first round of the competition, it appears the Queendom Puzzle contestants have been sorted into several groups, each with an original song of their own.

Two of these groups – PICK-CAT (Bora, Chaerin, Riina, Sangah, Yeeun , Yeoreum and Yuki) and PICK on the top (Jihan, Jiwon, Jiwoo, Nana, Soeun, Wooyeon) – have been revealed so far, with the songs ‘Snap’ and ‘Charismatic’ respectively. Watch their performance videos below:

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