BTS Quiz

Question: In full, BTS is Bangtan Sonyeondan. What does that translate to in English?

Answer: In English, Bangtan Sonyeondan translates to “Bulletproof Boy Scouts” or “Bangtan Boys.” BTS was assembled in 2010 by successful songwriter and music producer Bang Si-Hyuk.

Question: Which BTS member also goes by the stage name “Agust D”?

Answer: Suga (original name Min Yoon-Gi) also goes by the stage name “Agust D.” Suga uses this alias when he is trying to dissociate himself from the K-pop genre and is pursuing his solo rap career. He debuted in 2016 with the mixtape Agust D.

Question: Which of the following is not a BTS member?

Answer: Suho is not a member of BTS. He is lead vocalist for the South Korean boy group EXO. The members of BTS are Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook.

Question: In which organization’s building was a music video shot for “Permission to Dance”?

Answer: A music video was shot for “Permission to Dance” (2021) in the United Nations General Assembly Building’s iconic Assembly Hall and on the grounds nearby. As special presidential envoys to South Korea, BTS members gave speeches ahead of the annual United Nations General Assembly in 2021.

Question: What do the fans of BTS call themselves?

Answer: The fervent and loyal fans of BTS call themselves ARMY, which stands for Adorable Representative MC for Youth.

Question: Who was the first member selected for BTS?

Answer: In 2010 RM, or Rap Monster (original name Kim Nam-Joon), was selected as the first member of BTS. At the time, RM was an underground rapper in Seoul. RM continues to rap and is considered to be the group’s leader.

Question: Which of these songs broke the record for most views 24 hours after release on YouTube?

Answer: “Boy with Luv” (2019), “Dynamite” (2020), and “Butter” (2021) all broke the record for most views 24 hours after release on YouTube: “Boy with Luv” received 74.6 million views; “Dynamite” received 101.1 million views; and “Butter” received approximately 113 million views.

Question: Which of these musical artists did BTS collaborate with first?

Answer: American disc jockey Steve Aoki was the first of these musical artists to collaborate with BTS, on a remix of “MIC Drop.”

Question: Which was BTS’s first full Japanese studio album?

Answer: Wake Up (2014) was BTS’s first full Japanese studio album. It contains both Japanese original songs and Japanese versions of songs previously released in Korean, such as “Boy in Luv.”

Question: Which of the following was BTS’s first song entirely in English?

Answer: “Dynamite” (2020) was BTS’s first song entirely in English. The single debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the music video amassed an unprecedented 101.1 million views on YouTube within 24 hours.