K-pop Hitmakers and Their Groups
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The Gaon Chart (now called the Circle Chart) is South Korea's national music chart, officially launched in 2010. It tracks digital downloads, streaming, and physical sales, and is considered the most authoritative measure of K-pop popularity.
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The production duo Black Eyed Pilseung wrote Like Ooh-Ahh, Cheer Up and TT for which group?
Which Big Hit producer helped bring a young RM to the label and went on to become BTS's main producer?
London duo LDN Noise is best known in K-pop for tracks for groups from which agency?
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1. The production duo Black Eyed Pilseung wrote Like Ooh-Ahh, Cheer Up and TT for which group?
- Red Velvet
- Oh My Girl
- GFRIEND
- TWICE
Fun fact: The duo later set up High Up Entertainment and debuted their own girl group, STAYC, in November 2020.
2. Which Big Hit producer helped bring a young RM to the label and went on to become BTS's main producer?
- Teddy Park
- Pdogg
- Kenzie
- Yoo Young-jin
Fun fact: KOMCA named him the highest-earning songwriter and composer of 2018 at its February 2019 awards.
3. London duo LDN Noise is best known in K-pop for tracks for groups from which agency?
- SM Entertainment
- YG Entertainment
- HYBE
- JYP Entertainment
Fun fact: Greg Bonnick and Hayden Chapman got their first writing credit with Chris Brown's Turn Up the Music, a UK No. 1 in 2012.
4. Longtime SM songwriter Kenzie wrote which Girls' Generation debut song?
- Genie
- Gee
- Into the New World
- Run Devil Run
Fun fact: Kenzie graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1999, where she majored in music production and engineering.
5. Longtime SM producer Yoo Young-jin, who left the label in 2023, wrote songs for which first-generation boy band?
- H.O.T.
- g.o.d
- Sechs Kies
- NRG
Fun fact: His credits run from S.E.S. and BoA to TVXQ, Girls' Generation, SHINee, EXO, Red Velvet, NCT and aespa.
6. Sweetune, a team known for 1980s-style synth-pop, produced the albums Lupin and Step for which group?
- Wonder Girls
- 2NE1
- Kara
- Miss A
Fun fact: Founded by Han Jae-ho and Kim Seung-soo, the team also produced for Infinite, Rainbow and Nine Muses.
7. Duble Sidekick rose to fame in 2012 by producing the EP 100% Ver. for which boy band?
- 2PM
- Beast
- Infinite
- MBLAQ
Fun fact: The duo pairs lyricist Park Jang-geun with composer Mikey, a former member of the group One Way.
8. Producer Ryan S. Jhun's first hands-on K-pop track was Lucifer. Which group recorded it?
- Super Junior
- SHINee
- TVXQ
- EXO
Fun fact: His first released song was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, on Lee Hyori's 2010 album H-Logic.
9. Before producing for YG Entertainment, Teddy Park debuted in 1998 as a member of which hip hop group?
- Jinusean
- 1TYM
- Epik High
- Drunken Tiger
Fun fact: He went on to produce the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, and its song Golden brought him an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
10. J.Y. Park co-wrote Nobody, which took him onto the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009. Which group sang it?
- Miss A
- 2PM
- Girls' Generation
- Wonder Girls
Fun fact: Park and Rainstone became the first Korean songwriters on the Hot 100 when the song debuted at No. 76 in October 2009.
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1. The production duo Black Eyed Pilseung wrote Like Ooh-Ahh, Cheer Up and TT for which group?
Answer: TWICE
Fun fact: The duo later set up High Up Entertainment and debuted their own girl group, STAYC, in November 2020.
3. London duo LDN Noise is best known in K-pop for tracks for groups from which agency?
Answer: SM Entertainment
Fun fact: Greg Bonnick and Hayden Chapman got their first writing credit with Chris Brown's Turn Up the Music, a UK No. 1 in 2012.
4. Longtime SM songwriter Kenzie wrote which Girls' Generation debut song?
Answer: Into the New World
Fun fact: Kenzie graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1999, where she majored in music production and engineering.
6. Sweetune, a team known for 1980s-style synth-pop, produced the albums Lupin and Step for which group?
Answer: Kara
Fun fact: Founded by Han Jae-ho and Kim Seung-soo, the team also produced for Infinite, Rainbow and Nine Muses.
7. Duble Sidekick rose to fame in 2012 by producing the EP 100% Ver. for which boy band?
Answer: MBLAQ
Fun fact: The duo pairs lyricist Park Jang-geun with composer Mikey, a former member of the group One Way.
8. Producer Ryan S. Jhun's first hands-on K-pop track was Lucifer. Which group recorded it?
Answer: SHINee
Fun fact: His first released song was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, on Lee Hyori's 2010 album H-Logic.
9. Before producing for YG Entertainment, Teddy Park debuted in 1998 as a member of which hip hop group?
Answer: 1TYM
Fun fact: He went on to produce the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, and its song Golden brought him an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
10. J.Y. Park co-wrote Nobody, which took him onto the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009. Which group sang it?
Answer: Wonder Girls
Fun fact: Park and Rainstone became the first Korean songwriters on the Hot 100 when the song debuted at No. 76 in October 2009.