Q 01/05

Which social problem did H.O.T.'s 1996 debut single 'Warrior's Descendant' take aim at?

A) Exam pressure

B) School bullying

C) Military conscription

D) Youth unemployment

Answer · why

B) School bullying

School bullying was the target: the rap rejects violence of every kind, and the debut album was titled 'We Hate All Kinds of Violence'. It went on to ...

Q 02/05

Which Girls' Generation debut single did protesting Ewha Womans University students sing in 2016?

A) Kissing You

B) Into the New World

C) Catch Me If You Can

D) Forever 1

Answer · why

B) Into the New World

'Into the New World' (2007) was sung by Ewha students facing some 1,600 police at a 2016 sit-in, and it has been tied to South Korean protest culture ...

Q 03/05

Which American star duets with BLACKPINK's Rosé on the 2024 hit 'APT.'?

A) Charlie Puth

B) Post Malone

C) Bruno Mars

D) Pharrell Williams

Answer · why

C) Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars shares the vocals on 'APT.', whose chorus is built around the chant of a Korean drinking game: 'apateu', the Korean word for apartment.

Q 04/05

Which rookie girl group reached the Billboard Hot 100 in 2023 with the viral hit 'Cupid'?

A) STAYC

B) Kiss of Life

C) Fifty Fifty

D) Purple Kiss

Answer · why

C) Fifty Fifty

Fifty Fifty came from a small agency, but a sped-up 'Cupid' went viral on TikTok; the group entered the Hot 100 within four months of debuting and the...

Q 05/05

Backlash over Seo Taiji and Boys' 'Shidaeyugam' helped abolish what in South Korea in 1996?

A) Music pre-censorship

B) Idols' military exemptions

C) Late-night broadcast bans

D) Foreign-lyric quotas

Answer · why

A) Music pre-censorship

Music pre-censorship ended in June 1996: when the ethics board demanded lyric changes to 'Shidaeyugam' in 1995, Seo Taiji released it as an instrument...