BTS: The Dynamite to Proof Era

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1. 1. In 2020, Dynamite made BTS the first all-South Korean act to top which chart?

   • Billboard 200
   • Billboard Hot 100
   • Oricon Albums Chart
   • Circle Album Chart

   Fun fact: Dynamite was the band's first song fully recorded in English, and it sold 265,000 downloads in its first US week.

2. 2. Dynamite earned BTS their first Grammy nomination. In which category?

   • Best New Artist
   • Album of the Year
   • Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
   • Record of the Year

   Fun fact: The nomination, at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, made BTS the first Korean pop act nominated for a Grammy.

3. 3. Which song was the lead single of BE, released in November 2020?

   • Life Goes On
   • Blue & Grey
   • Telepathy
   • Fly to My Room

   Fun fact: Life Goes On became the first primarily Korean-language song to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

4. 4. Which member directed the music video for Life Goes On, the BE lead single?

   • RM
   • V
   • Jimin
   • Jungkook

   Fun fact: On BE, Jimin handled A&R as the link between the group and their label, while V and RM supervised graphics and design.

5. 5. How many non-consecutive weeks did Butter spend at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100?

   • Three
   • Six
   • Ten
   • Seventeen

   Fun fact: Its video drew 108.2 million YouTube views in 24 hours and set four Guinness World Records.

6. 6. Which British singer is among the writers of Permission to Dance (2021)?

   • Harry Styles
   • Ed Sheeran
   • Sam Smith
   • Lewis Capaldi

   Fun fact: Its video uses sign language in the choreography, and BTS performed it at the 76th United Nations General Assembly.

7. 7. Which band teamed up with BTS on My Universe, a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 in 2021?

   • Maroon 5
   • Imagine Dragons
   • OneRepublic
   • Coldplay

   Fun fact: No song billed to two lead groups had reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 before it, and it gave BTS their sixth US chart-topper.

8. 8. Which song was the lead single of Proof, BTS's 2022 anthology album?

   • Yet to Come
   • Run BTS
   • For Youth
   • Young Love

   Fun fact: It was BTS's first original Korean-language single since Life Goes On, co-written by RM, Suga and J-Hope.

9. 9. In which US city did the Permission to Dance on Stage concerts end in April 2022?

   • Los Angeles
   • Las Vegas
   • New York
   • Chicago

   Fun fact: BTS played four nights to about 200,000 fans at Allegiant Stadium, setting the all-time Billboard box office record for Las Vegas.

10. 10. In October 2022, BTS gave a concert in which city to support its bid to host the 2030 World Expo?

    • Busan
    • Seoul
    • Incheon
    • Daegu

    Fun fact: The October 15 concert was held under the banner Yet to Come.

Spoilers: the right answer to each question of this BTS quiz, with its explanation and source when we have one.

1. 1. In 2020, Dynamite made BTS the first all-South Korean act to top which chart?

   Answer: Billboard Hot 100

   Fun fact: Dynamite was the band's first song fully recorded in English, and it sold 265,000 downloads in its first US week.

2. 2. Dynamite earned BTS their first Grammy nomination. In which category?

   Answer: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

   Fun fact: The nomination, at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, made BTS the first Korean pop act nominated for a Grammy.

3. 3. Which song was the lead single of BE, released in November 2020?

   Answer: Life Goes On

   Fun fact: Life Goes On became the first primarily Korean-language song to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

4. 4. Which member directed the music video for Life Goes On, the BE lead single?

   Answer: Jungkook

   Fun fact: On BE, Jimin handled A&R as the link between the group and their label, while V and RM supervised graphics and design.

5. 5. How many non-consecutive weeks did Butter spend at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100?

   Answer: Ten

   Fun fact: Its video drew 108.2 million YouTube views in 24 hours and set four Guinness World Records.

6. 6. Which British singer is among the writers of Permission to Dance (2021)?

   Answer: Ed Sheeran

   Fun fact: Its video uses sign language in the choreography, and BTS performed it at the 76th United Nations General Assembly.

7. 7. Which band teamed up with BTS on My Universe, a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 in 2021?

   Answer: Coldplay

   Fun fact: No song billed to two lead groups had reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 before it, and it gave BTS their sixth US chart-topper.

8. 8. Which song was the lead single of Proof, BTS's 2022 anthology album?

   Answer: Yet to Come

   Fun fact: It was BTS's first original Korean-language single since Life Goes On, co-written by RM, Suga and J-Hope.

9. 9. In which US city did the Permission to Dance on Stage concerts end in April 2022?

   Answer: Las Vegas

   Fun fact: BTS played four nights to about 200,000 fans at Allegiant Stadium, setting the all-time Billboard box office record for Las Vegas.

10. 10. In October 2022, BTS gave a concert in which city to support its bid to host the 2030 World Expo?

    Answer: Busan

    Fun fact: The October 15 concert was held under the banner Yet to Come.