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BTS became the first Korean act to top the Billboard Hot 100 with which song?
Fun fact: Dynamite debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 22, 2020, making BTS the first all-South Korean act to reach the top of the US singles chart.
BLACKPINK was the first K-pop girl group to perform at which major US music festival?
Fun fact: BLACKPINK performed at Coachella 2019 on April 12 and 19, becoming the first K-pop group of any kind to perform at the iconic festival.
Which BTS album was the first primarily Korean-language album to top the Billboard 200?
Fun fact: Love Yourself: Tear debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 in May 2018, becoming the first primarily non-English album to top the chart since 2006.
In which year did K-pop first appear on Billboard's mainstream US charts in a significant way, with multiple acts charting?
Fun fact: 2017 is considered a breakthrough year for K-pop on US charts, with BTS appearing on the Billboard 200, BTS and EXO winning Billboard Music Awards, and global K-pop fandom growing explosively.
TWICE's album Formula of Love debuted on the Billboard 200 in which year, the first by a K-pop girl group to debut in the top 5?
Fun fact: TWICE's Formula of Love: O+T=<3 debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 in November 2021, their highest chart position in the US at that time.
aespa performed at which major US music festival in 2022, becoming the first 4th gen K-pop act to do so?
Fun fact: aespa performed at Lollapalooza in Chicago on July 31, 2022, becoming the first 4th generation K-pop act to perform at the iconic US festival.
Which K-pop act was the first to perform on Saturday Night Live (SNL)?
Fun fact: BTS performed on Saturday Night Live on April 13, 2019, performing Boy With Luv and Mic Drop. It was a historic first for a K-pop act on the iconic US late-night show.
The first Korean-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture was which film?
Fun fact: Parasite (2019) directed by Bong Joon-ho won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 2020 Oscars, becoming the first non-English language film to win the top prize in Oscar history.
The Korean cultural movement -- including K-pop, K-drama, K-food, and K-beauty -- spreading globally is known by what term?
Fun fact: Hallyu (한류), literally meaning 'Korean Wave,' is the term for the global spread of South Korean popular culture since the 1990s, encompassing K-pop, K-dramas, Korean food, fashion, and beauty.
Stray Kids became the first K-pop group to achieve what with their consecutive Billboard 200 chart entries?
Fun fact: Every one of Stray Kids' first eight Billboard 200 chart entries debuted at #1, setting a historic record. No other act in history had achieved this feat on their first eight chart entries.
