K-Pop Quiz: Guess the K-Pop Song
Four generations of idols, from BTS to NewJeans. Can you name the group before the chorus?
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K-pop at a glance
- Origins
- 1990s · South Korea
- Characteristics
- Choreography, visual concepts, hooks, fandoms
- Subgenres
- Dance-pop, girl groups, boy groups, K-rap
- Generations in the quiz
- 2nd gen to 5th gen idols
- Best-known songs to guess
- Dynamite, DDU-DU DDU-DU, Gangnam Style, Cupid, Super Shy
- Iconic producers
- Teddy Park, Bang Si-hyuk, J.Y. Park, LDN Noise
- Why it works in quiz
- Hooks, fan chants and visual concepts make tracks unmistakable
- Ideal to start with
- BTS hits, BLACKPINK singles, 4th-gen girl groups
- Tricky for quiz
- English versions, remixes, unit songs, EDM intros
- Quiz difficulty
- Easy on the title tracks, hard on the b-sides and units
Top K-Pop Artists to Quiz On
BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE and NewJeans anchor the K-Pop quiz, with Stray Kids and aespa close behind. Know their title tracks and their line-ups and naming the group comes easy.
BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK singles are built like a fuse and explosion: rap verse, huge chorus, then an instrumental drop. Guess the BLACKPINK song from that build alone.TWICE
TWICE build every single around a shout-along hook and a move, like the 'TT' hand sign. Guess the TWICE song, then reach for the deep cuts ONCE treasure.SEVENTEEN
One SEVENTEEN song passes between all three units, the hip-hop rappers, the vocalists, then the dance break. Guess the SEVENTEEN song and name who is actually carrying it.EXO
Almost every winter, EXO swapped dance monsters for a ballad album, so gentle 'Sing for You' is the same group that made 'Monster' roar. Guess the EXO song.Rose
'APT.' with Bruno Mars is a shouty chant; 'Gone' is a bare ballad, yet the same raspy voice carries both. Guess the Rosé song, solo cut or BLACKPINK chorus.Jungkook
'Seven' with Latto shot to number one on the Hot 100, English radio pop, not the BTS you expect. Guess the Jungkook song, solo cut or group track.LISA
'Money' was the first female K-pop solo song past a billion Spotify streams, and in BLACKPINK the rap break is Lisa's. Guess the LISA song before the hook returns.Jisoo
'earthquake' gave Jisoo her first US Billboard number one, yet 'Flower' is still her signature. Guess the Jisoo song, then pick her low line out of BLACKPINK.ENHYPEN
Four ENHYPEN singles are hyphenated twins: 'Given-Taken', 'Drunk-Dazed', 'Tamed-Dashed' and 'Blessed-Cursed', all blurring on a fast clip. Guess the ENHYPEN song, then match the right pair to the hook.K-Pop Trivia: Facts Most Fans Miss
K-Pop trivia turns on the title-track versus b-side split, the fan chants baked into an intro, the units and the Japanese or English cuts of a single. See how deep your fandom really runs.
- Fan chants are baked into some K-pop intros, so the opening of a title track is among the fastest IDs in any K-pop quiz, which is why fans love to challenge your friends on it.
- BTS's 'Dynamite' was their first all-English single and their first Billboard Hot 100 number one, in 2020, a favourite K-pop-quiz question and a fixture of every quiz on music by decade.
- PSY's 'Gangnam Style' was the first YouTube video to pass one billion views, in 2012, the K-pop track even non-fans can name.
- Title tracks versus b-sides is the K-pop-quiz divide: casual fans know the promoted single, superfans catch the album cut.
- Japanese and English versions of the same song are the classic K-pop-quiz trap for the fastest fans.
K-pop: the full story
A K-pop quiz is the ultimate 'name the group and the member' test. Rotating line-ups and title tracks that fans tell from b-sides in a heartbeat make it one of the most competitive rounds to guess. The hooks give themselves away, from the disco bounce of BTS's 'Dynamite' to the chant of BLACKPINK's 'DDU-DU DDU-DU' to NewJeans' 'Super Shy'. The traps are the units, the English versions and the solo releases that still count. Guess the K-pop song across four generations of idols, name the group before the chorus, and see whether the b-sides push your score past the title tracks. Press play and find out, then try another music genre quiz or guess the artist across every idol group.
K-Pop Quiz FAQ
How does the K-pop quiz work?
Songtrivia plays a short clip of a K-pop track and you name it before the clip ends. Guess the song and name the group across four generations of idols.
Which K-pop groups come up the most?
BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, NewJeans, Stray Kids, EXO, SEVENTEEN, IVE and aespa are among the most played on Songtrivia.
Are Korean lyrics included?
Yes. Some lyric rounds use romanised excerpts or the well-known hooks, so you can play whether or not you read Korean.
How hard is the K-pop quiz?
Title tracks are easy points, but the traps are the b-sides, the unit songs and the English or Japanese versions of a single.
Is the K-pop quiz free?
Yes. Every K-pop quiz is free to play, with no signup and no Spotify account needed, and you can guess the song with friends in a multiplayer music quiz from the same page.
Are solo idol releases included?
Yes. Solo releases from idols appear when they have real pop impact, alongside their group's tracks.
Sources & methodology
Sources consulted
Wikipedia · AllMusic · Pitchfork · Billboard · Songtrivia editorial team.
Our methodology
Each topic is curated by a Quiz Master with category expertise. Selection crosses cultural impact, chart performance, recognition potential and era variety.