포레스텔라's 6-win streak on the line as 불후의 명곡 2026 왕중왕전 kicks off

포레스텔라 walked into KBS2's 불후의 명곡 episode 765 with six consecutive wins in the 왕중왕전. They made an immediate power move.

The group took the first performance slot—the position most competitors dodge. 강형호 laid out the strategy: "I want to take the beating first and watch comfortably." They performed 안예은's 창귀 in front of 4,500 audience members. 케이윌 watched and called 고우림's low notes "a foul." 민우혁 added the same verdict about the facial expressions.

리베란테's 김지훈 came in aggressive. He wanted to "put a scratch on 포레스텔라's winning streak" and said his group needed time to "sharpen their claws" before going all-in. A wrinkle emerged: 고우림 had already tipped off 김지훈—his junior from military service—about 포레스텔라's competition song before the tournament started. 강형호's response was swift. "I need to purge the spy."

조민규 declared he would "become a singer who captivates you." 배두훈 said the stage had been "prepared for about three months" specifically for the 왕중왕전.

The full lineup: 린X조째즈, 민우혁X조형균X유리아, 케이윌, 김동준X영탁, B1A4, 박서진, 포레스텔라, 황민호X이수연, 리베란테, and NEXZ. Episode 765, Part 1 of the 2026 왕중왕전, aired July 18 at 6:05 PM on KBS2.