Lightsticks and fan projects turn concerts into glowing seas of colour. This quiz focuses on official lightsticks, fan chants and concert culture around K-Pop.
Why are music show wins often a big milestone for K-Pop groups?
They show a mix of sales, votes and performance recognition during a promotion period
They mark the final performance before a group disbands
They allow the group to take ownership of the music show channel
They guarantee that the group will never change line-ups again
Which position in a K-Pop group is usually responsible for speaking first in interviews and guiding members?
The visual
The leader
The main dancer
The lightstick designer
Which of these best describes a fan chant at a K-Pop concert or music show stage?
Only clapping after the show is completely finished
Coordinated shouts of names or lines timed with parts of the song
Silently holding banners without any movement
Random noise with no pattern during the performance
What does the term second generation, or 2nd gen, broadly describe in K-Pop discussions?
Only the trainees who have never debuted
Groups that rose in the late 2000s and early 2010s with expanding international reach
Producers who only compose trot music
Exclusive fan clubs limited to one city
What does the term comeback usually mean in K-Pop fandoms?
A new release and promotion period for a group or artist
A group permanently retires from the industry
A fan stops listening to K-Pop entirely
A company changes its name and logo
In K-Pop vocabulary, what does the word maknae refer to?
The leader who manages schedules
The youngest member of the group
The main producer of the group
The fan who runs the largest account
What does the word selca commonly mean in K-Pop and Korean internet slang?
A live broadcast studio
A concert sound check session
A special type of dance break
A self-taken photo or selfie
What does the phrase all-kill usually celebrate when mentioned in K-Pop chart discussions?
A fan event where every album is given away for free
A group announcing a complete break from making music
A song ranking first place across multiple major real-time charts at once
A show where only one group is allowed to perform
Why do many K-Pop groups release multiple versions of the same physical album?
Each version contains a completely unrelated artist’s music
Different versions include varied packaging, photos and extras that fans collect
Only one version includes the actual title track
Extra versions are blank discs sold as decorations
What is a sub-unit in the context of a K-Pop group?
A backup dance team with no connection to the group
A completely unrelated band from another country
A group of fans chosen to run official accounts
A smaller team formed from members of the main group for special releases
Starter
You have seen some lightsticks online, but fan culture details still feel new.
Solid
You understand many lightstick designs and fan habits, missing only niche references.
Expert!
You could organise a fan project yourself, using lightsticks, chants and culture knowledge effectively.
