SHINee's Taemin to be solo MC for 'Road to Kingdom'

Group SHINee member and solo artist Taemin will be the MC of the reality competition show 'Road to Kingdom'.

Mnet announced on the 17th that Taemin will appear as the sole MC for the new season of 'Road to Kingdom', which will return in 2024. Mnet 'Road to Kingdom' returns fresh after rebranding in 2024. Unlike its predecessor, which was close to a prequel program to qualify for the follow-up 'Kingdom', this time it plans to brand 'Road to Kingdom' as part of Mnet's independent 'K-pop boy group Rising Project', which re-examines boy groups with enough 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, has been revealed earlier. Taemin's selection as MC is reported, and expectations for the new season of Road to Kingdom are ripe. In particular, Taemin is known to be challenging his first solo MC since his debut through this 'Road to Kingdom', drawing more attention.

The crew of 'Road to Kingdom' said there was no other MC candidate than Taemin. He said "As a senior and role model who will be a model for junior boy groups, there will be a story that only Taemin can tell," raising expectations for Taemin's MC performance.

Taemin is the main dancer of the group SHINee and a male solo performer representing all generations of K-pop. Since debuting at the age of 14 in 2008, he has been active globally as a member of SHINee, and since 2014, he has solidified his position as a solo artist with hits such as 'Danger',

MOVE', 'WANT' and 'Guilty'.

The new season of Mnet 'Road to Kingdom', which adds firepower with Taemin's appearance as an MC, will premiere in September.