BTS Quiz: Fun Essential BTS Questions and Answers (2022)

Pop sensation, BTS, was formed in South Korea, which has been a considerable exporter of pop music (AKA k-pop) in the past decade. BTS won four leading awards, including best song for “Dynamite” and best group, at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Nov. 8, 2020.

The Chinese authorities were angry at South Korean boy band BTS after its leader thanked Korean War veterans for their sacrifices in a recorded acceptance speech for an award from the Korea Society for promoting US-Korean relations. When asked about the controversy, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said, “It should be our common pursuit to take history as a mirror, face the future, cherish peace and promote friendship.” The hashtag “BTS Insults China” was viewed more than 4.5 million times on Weibo.

On Sept. 20, 2021, BTS unveiled a new music video for its single, “Permission to Dance,” filmed at UN Headquarters in New York. In the video, the singers are dancing from the General Assembly hall to the garden overlooking the New York East River. Watch the video.

What was BTS doing in the United Nations?

K-pop band BTS addressed the UN stage for a sustainability event on Sept. 20, 2021, to help promote UN goals for 2030, including ending extreme poverty, preserving the planet, and achieving gender equality. South Korean President Moon Jae-in introduced the pop stars as special presidential envoys and an “exceptionally outstanding group of young men who are connecting with the youth across the world.” The UN General Assembly with world leaders started Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021.

Coldplay’s 2021 album “Music of the Spheres” includes a collaboration with BTS (“My Universe,” which has topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart) and with Selena Gomez (“Let Somebody Go”).

How Many “Music of the Spheres” songs are titled with an emoji?

Five of the album’s 12 songs use emojis as titles: “Music of the Spheres” (stylized as 🪐), “Alien Choir” (stylized as✨), “Human Heart” (stylized as 💓), “Music of the Spheres II” (stylized as 🌎), and “Infinity Sign” (stylized as ∞).

Who produced Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres”?

The album, released Oct. 15, 2021, was produced by Swedish Max Martin, responsible for record-breaking recordings by Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, and The Weekend. Martin is the songwriter with the third-most number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, behind only Paul McCartney and John Lennon.

South Korean boy band BTS met with President Joe Biden at the White House on May 31, 2022, calling for a halt to crimes targeting Asian Americans. Attacks against people of Asian descent have escalated after former President Donald Trump repeatedly referred to the coronavirus as “Kung flu” or “China virus.”

Jin, the oldest member of BTS, is 29.

Is Jin joining the military?

Under South Korea’s military law, Jin is expected to enlist in 2022 unless he receives an exemption. South Korea revised its military law in 2020 to allow top K-pop stars to defer their 2-year military service until they turn 30 if they’ve received government medals for heightening the country’s cultural reputation. All seven BTS members met the criteria as recipients of government medals in 2018. On June 14, 2022, BTS said they were taking time out to focus on solo projects.

In a deal with BTS’ management company HYBE announced on July 11, 2022, Disney will stream a BTS documentary series and concert on its streaming services next year. In “BTS Monuments: Beyond the Star,” the group’s members will reveal their daily lives, thoughts, and plans, including music and footage from the past nine years.

What else does the BTS-Disney deal include?

The agreement also includes a recording of the group’s first performance in November 2021, following a 2-year interval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, this deal features the reality show “In the Soop: Friendcation,” which features V from BTS, Seo-jun Park from “Itaewon Class,” Woo-shik Choi from “Parasite,” singer and actor Hyung-sik Park, and rapper Peakboy taking a surprise trip. In June 2022, BTS announced it was taking a break while members worked on solo projects.

J-Hope of BTS will perform on July 31, 2022, as the finale act at Chicago’s annual Lollapalooza, becoming the first South Korean artist to headline a major US musical festival. The festival organizers, Live Nation, also announced that South Korean boy band Tomorrow X Together (TXT) would perform at Lollapalooza on July 30, marking their US festival debut.