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Test your General K-pop knowledge with this hard 10-question quiz by kpopquizz. Its questions run from 2006 to 2026. Played 18 times.
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Which act won the very first MAMA Artist of the Year award, presented in 2006?
Through the 2025 ceremony, how many times had BTS won the MAMA Artist of the Year daesang?
Which group won MAMA Album of the Year five years in a row, from 2013 to 2017?
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1. Which act won the very first MAMA Artist of the Year award, presented in 2006?
- Super Junior
- BIGBANG
- TVXQ
- Rain
Fun fact: Super Junior took the award the following year, and BIGBANG won it in 2008.
2. Through the 2025 ceremony, how many times had BTS won the MAMA Artist of the Year daesang?
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
Fun fact: Their wins ran every year from 2016 to 2022, a streak no other act had matched as of 2025.
3. Which group won MAMA Album of the Year five years in a row, from 2013 to 2017?
- EXO
- Super Junior
- SHINee
- BIGBANG
Fun fact: The run began with XOXO and ended with The War, and BTS then won the next five editions from 2018 to 2022.
4. Which group won the Melon Music Award for Artist of the Year in both 2011 and 2012?
- 2NE1
- Beast
- BIGBANG
- SHINee
Fun fact: Girls' Generation had won the two previous editions, and SHINee took the award in 2013.
5. Which band won Melon Album of the Year in both 2012 and 2013?
- CNBLUE
- Hyukoh
- Busker Busker
- Day6
Fun fact: They won first with Busker Busker 1st Album and again the next year with their second album.
6. Which IU album was named Melon Album of the Year in 2017?
- Lilac
- Palette
- Love Poem
- Chat-Shire
Fun fact: She won the same grand prize again in 2021, that time with Lilac.
7. At the 2022 Melon Music Awards, which singer took both Artist of the Year and Album of the Year?
- Lim Young-woong
- IU
- Zico
- Psy
Fun fact: BTS received Record of the Year that night, and IVE won Song of the Year, the group's first ever daesang.
8. Which TVXQ album won Album of the Year at the 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival?
- Catch Me
- Rising Sun
- Keep Your Head Down
- Mirotic
Fun fact: Released in September 2008 as their fourth Korean studio album, it also won the Disk Daesang at the 23rd Golden Disc Awards.
9. Who won the Golden Disc Awards' new Artist Daesang, first given at the 40th ceremony in January 2026?
- Rosé
- G-Dragon
- IU
- Jennie
Fun fact: The ceremony took place at the Taipei Dome, and Stray Kids won that year's Album Daesang with Karma.
10. At the 2025 Melon Music Awards, who swept Song, Artist and Album of the Year?
- aespa
- Jennie
- G-Dragon
- Rosé
Fun fact: He won seven awards at Gocheok Sky Dome that night, while Record of the Year went to Jennie.
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1. Which act won the very first MAMA Artist of the Year award, presented in 2006?
Answer: TVXQ
Fun fact: Super Junior took the award the following year, and BIGBANG won it in 2008.
2. Through the 2025 ceremony, how many times had BTS won the MAMA Artist of the Year daesang?
Answer: 7
Fun fact: Their wins ran every year from 2016 to 2022, a streak no other act had matched as of 2025.
3. Which group won MAMA Album of the Year five years in a row, from 2013 to 2017?
Answer: EXO
Fun fact: The run began with XOXO and ended with The War, and BTS then won the next five editions from 2018 to 2022.
4. Which group won the Melon Music Award for Artist of the Year in both 2011 and 2012?
Answer: Beast
Fun fact: Girls' Generation had won the two previous editions, and SHINee took the award in 2013.
5. Which band won Melon Album of the Year in both 2012 and 2013?
Answer: Busker Busker
Fun fact: They won first with Busker Busker 1st Album and again the next year with their second album.
6. Which IU album was named Melon Album of the Year in 2017?
Answer: Palette
Fun fact: She won the same grand prize again in 2021, that time with Lilac.
7. At the 2022 Melon Music Awards, which singer took both Artist of the Year and Album of the Year?
Answer: Lim Young-woong
Fun fact: BTS received Record of the Year that night, and IVE won Song of the Year, the group's first ever daesang.
8. Which TVXQ album won Album of the Year at the 2008 Mnet KM Music Festival?
Answer: Mirotic
Fun fact: Released in September 2008 as their fourth Korean studio album, it also won the Disk Daesang at the 23rd Golden Disc Awards.
9. Who won the Golden Disc Awards' new Artist Daesang, first given at the 40th ceremony in January 2026?
Answer: Jennie
Fun fact: The ceremony took place at the Taipei Dome, and Stray Kids won that year's Album Daesang with Karma.
10. At the 2025 Melon Music Awards, who swept Song, Artist and Album of the Year?
Answer: G-Dragon
Fun fact: He won seven awards at Gocheok Sky Dome that night, while Record of the Year went to Jennie.