Q 01/05

Which former singer opened a small Seoul studio in 1989 that grew into SM Entertainment?

A) Park Jin-young

B) Yang Hyun-suk

C) Lee Soo-man

D) Bang Si-hyuk

Answer · why

C) Lee Soo-man

Lee Soo-man named that first studio after his own initials, then sold most of his stake in the company in 2023.

Q 02/05

What does the number in NCT 127's name represent about the city of Seoul?

A) Its longitude

B) Its latitude

C) Its area code

D) Its postal code

Answer · why

A) Its longitude

Its longitude, 127 degrees east, marks NCT 127 out as the unit of the group that is based in the South Korean capital.

Q 03/05

Which aespa hit remakes a song from the soundtrack of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw?

A) Life's Too Short

B) Black Mamba

C) Dreams Come True

D) Next Level

Answer · why

D) Next Level

Next Level reworks a track by the singer A$ton Wyld, and it won Song of the Year at the 19th Korean Music Awards.

Q 04/05

Which K-pop girl group sang in Pyongyang, North Korea, at an inter-Korean concert in April 2018?

A) S.E.S.

B) Red Velvet

C) GFriend

D) Mamamoo

Answer · why

B) Red Velvet

Red Velvet's trip made them the first SM Entertainment act to perform in North Korea in fifteen years.

Q 05/05

Which SM act, billed as the Avengers of K-pop, topped the Billboard 200 with its 2019 debut EP?

A) NCT 127

B) Super Junior

C) EXO

D) SuperM

Answer · why

D) SuperM

SuperM became the first Asian artist to top that chart with a debut release, uniting seven members of SHINee, EXO and NCT units.