K-pop Hits and Their Albums

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1. 1. Baddie, released in October 2023, was a single from which IVE release?

   • Love Dive
   • I've IVE
   • I've Mine
   • After Like

   Fun fact: It spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Circle Digital Chart, giving IVE a fifth chart-topper there.

2. 2. Pink Venom was the lead single of which BLACKPINK album?

   • Born Pink
   • The Album
   • Square Up
   • Kill This Love

   Fun fact: It held No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 for two weeks; no girl group had led that chart before.

3. 3. Talk That Talk, released in August 2022, was the lead single of which TWICE EP?

   • Taste of Love
   • Fancy You
   • Ready to Be
   • Between 1&2

   Fun fact: Collapsedone, who had co-composed earlier TWICE singles like Knock Knock and The Feels, wrote the music with Like; Danke penned the lyrics.

4. 4. Mr. Chu, from 2014, was the lead single of which Apink mini album?

   • Secret Garden
   • Pink Blossom
   • Une Année
   • Pink Luv

   Fun fact: Composed by Duble Sidekick, the song earned Apink six music show trophies.

5. 5. Supernova was the lead single of which aespa album?

   • Savage
   • Armageddon
   • My World
   • Drama

   Fun fact: It was aespa's first song to top the Circle Digital Chart, where it spent eleven non-consecutive weeks at No. 1.

6. 6. Ko Ko Bop, from 2017, was the lead single of which EXO studio album?

   • XOXO
   • Don't Mess Up My Tempo
   • Exodus
   • The War

   Fun fact: SM Entertainment released the song in two versions, one in Korean and one in Chinese.

7. 7. Red Flavor was the lead single of which Red Velvet EP?

   • The Red Summer
   • Russian Roulette
   • The Perfect Red Velvet
   • The ReVe Festival: Day 1

   Fun fact: Written by Kenzie, the summery dance-pop song arrived in July 2017 with a fruit-filled music video.

8. 8. Wannabe was the lead single of which ITZY release?

   • It'z Icy
   • Guess Who
   • It'z Me
   • Crazy in Love

   Fun fact: Galactika, the team that made ITZY's debut hit Dalla Dalla, handled both the writing and the production.

9. 9. Fantastic Baby came out alongside which 2012 BIGBANG EP?

   • Remember
   • Made
   • Tonight
   • Alive

   Fun fact: BIGBANG's G-Dragon and T.O.P co-wrote it with Teddy Park, and G-Dragon and Teddy also composed and produced it.

10. 10. Kick It, from 2020, was the lead single of which NCT 127 studio album?

    • Neo Zone
    • Sticker
    • Fact Check
    • 2 Baddies

    Fun fact: Its Korean title means hero, and its music video has a martial arts theme.

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

1. 1. Baddie, released in October 2023, was a single from which IVE release?

   Answer: I've Mine

   Fun fact: It spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Circle Digital Chart, giving IVE a fifth chart-topper there.

2. 2. Pink Venom was the lead single of which BLACKPINK album?

   Answer: Born Pink

   Fun fact: It held No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 for two weeks; no girl group had led that chart before.

3. 3. Talk That Talk, released in August 2022, was the lead single of which TWICE EP?

   Answer: Between 1&2

   Fun fact: Collapsedone, who had co-composed earlier TWICE singles like Knock Knock and The Feels, wrote the music with Like; Danke penned the lyrics.

4. 4. Mr. Chu, from 2014, was the lead single of which Apink mini album?

   Answer: Pink Blossom

   Fun fact: Composed by Duble Sidekick, the song earned Apink six music show trophies.

5. 5. Supernova was the lead single of which aespa album?

   Answer: Armageddon

   Fun fact: It was aespa's first song to top the Circle Digital Chart, where it spent eleven non-consecutive weeks at No. 1.

6. 6. Ko Ko Bop, from 2017, was the lead single of which EXO studio album?

   Answer: The War

   Fun fact: SM Entertainment released the song in two versions, one in Korean and one in Chinese.

7. 7. Red Flavor was the lead single of which Red Velvet EP?

   Answer: The Red Summer

   Fun fact: Written by Kenzie, the summery dance-pop song arrived in July 2017 with a fruit-filled music video.

8. 8. Wannabe was the lead single of which ITZY release?

   Answer: It'z Me

   Fun fact: Galactika, the team that made ITZY's debut hit Dalla Dalla, handled both the writing and the production.

9. 9. Fantastic Baby came out alongside which 2012 BIGBANG EP?

   Answer: Alive

   Fun fact: BIGBANG's G-Dragon and T.O.P co-wrote it with Teddy Park, and G-Dragon and Teddy also composed and produced it.

10. 10. Kick It, from 2020, was the lead single of which NCT 127 studio album?

    Answer: Neo Zone

    Fun fact: Its Korean title means hero, and its music video has a martial arts theme.