Korean Pop Shuffle Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rain

In Korea Rain is either called "Bi" which is Korean for rain or his real name Jeong Ji-Hun. In 2008 he appeared in 'Speed Racer' and in 2009, he had a starring role in the film "Ninja Assassin". In the early two thousands, he appeared on the popularity lists like 'People' and 'Time' and the latter sparked a funny incident with the popular US television entertainer Stephen Colbert. Pretending to resent Rain's beating him in the ratings, Colbert would challenge Rain to various things and eventually a "Dance Dance Revolution" competition in which Rain won because he burned the machine up.

Another of Rain's dreams was to design clothing and he created a company named JTuneCreative with a clothing line called 'Five to Six'. Rain grew up in poverty and his mother suffered and died early from diabetes and he often states publicly that he feels that she is looking down on him to guide him.

He participates in many charity events.

Answer: 2ne1

2ne1 also did an advertisement for Baskin-Robbins ice cream during which they sing 'Baskin-Robbins 31' dressed in pink of course! In 'I Don't Care' they sing half in English and half in Korean about a 'Playboy' who is going out with another girl. 2ne1 is yet another group created by an entertainment company.

They were accused of having plagiarized with "I Don't Care" because of its resemblance to Lionel Richie's "Just Go" but no further action was taken after an initial inquiry.

Answer: Big Bang

Big Bang is known for its choreographed routines on the stage and flamboyant hip hop style dressing style. They often team up with 2ne1.

Answer: Lollipop

2ne1 and Big Bang sang this very popular song for the Korean manufacturer LG's phone. The song does not resemble the old fifties classic "Lollipop" sung by the Chordettes or others. LG was very wise to corner the boy and girl fan market with this song for a snappy product.

Answer: 4 minute

In 2009, the Korean Broadcasting or KBS said that one of the group's songs "Won't Give" was too hot to be aired. The group countered by saying it was not about sex but about a girl's true feelings and that they were disappointed in the ban.

Answer: BOA

Kwon Boa is the artist's real name. Her stage name BOA is said to stand for Beat of Angel. She has recorded in Korean, English, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese.

Answer: Wonder Girls

Wonder Girls were auditioned for the group which performed dance routines that fans loved. The "Tell Me" dance craze was so popular that they called it the "Tell Me Virus".

Answer: Jewelry

When this group debuted, they adopted a cute way of dressing and a girly way of dancing. Then, moving with the times, they began to look and sing in a tough mature style as many of the Korean pop groups did. K-pop tends to emulate US R and B and Hip hop groups on stage.

Answer: Girls generation

In Korean 'son ya' means girl and "shi de" means generation.

Answer: Shinee

In their onstage appearances, you can see why they are considered style icons with their carefully styled lightened hair, colorful sweaters and skinny jeans that they allegedly borrowed from the girls' group So ya shi de. It is called the Shinee trend and many students try to dress this way. The style was created by designer Ha Sang Baek.