Q 01/05

Which boy band grew out of the trainee team that Winner beat on the 2013 survival show WIN: Who Is Next?

A) Treasure

B) Got7

C) iKon

D) Monsta X

Answer · why

C) iKon

iKon took shape a year later on Mix & Match, a follow-up contest that pitted the losing trainees against three newcomers for places in the final line-...

Q 02/05

Winner's launch showcase won a Red Dot Design Award for its unusual debut concept; what form did the event take?

A) A fashion show

B) An art exhibition

C) A film premiere

D) A street parade

Answer · why

A) A fashion show

A fashion show put the members on a catwalk beside professional models, the first time an artist's debut had borrowed the format of a collection launc...

Q 03/05

Winner's Mino finished as runner-up to Basick in 2015 on which Mnet rap competition series?

A) Unpretty Rapstar

B) Show Me the Money

C) High School Rapper

D) Tribe of Hip Hop

Answer · why

B) Show Me the Money

Show Me the Money made his single Fear, featuring Taeyang, the best-selling song in the series' history. Six years later he was back on the tenth seas...

Q 04/05

After Mino won a wish on a tvN variety show, where were Winner whisked off to film Youth Over Flowers in 2017?

A) New Zealand

B) Iceland

C) Namibia

D) Australia

Answer · why

D) Australia

Australia came as a surprise: the production team tricked the members into the trip, and they spent a week on the road there.

Q 05/05

Which Korean agency, the label behind Big Bang, put the boy band Winner together in 2013?

A) SM Entertainment

B) YG Entertainment

C) JYP Entertainment

D) Cube Entertainment

Answer · why

B) YG Entertainment

YG Entertainment drew the five from widely different routes: two were known from television talent contests, and three came through private auditions,...