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40 free Chungha trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Chungha went from a talent-show trainee to one of K-pop's most admired solo performers. A dancer first, she choreographed for her own group before stepping out alone in 2017 with Why Don't You Know, the summer single that still sends listeners searching for her name. This quiz follows the whole story: her childhood in the United States, the survival show that made her famous, her time in I.O.I, and the solo run through Gotta Go, Querencia and Bare & Rare. Expect questions on guest rappers, music videos, collaborators from around the world and the meanings behind her titles. It suits casual K-pop listeners and longtime fans alike. The early questions are friendly, the later ones reward anyone who has followed every comeback, and each answer comes with a short explanation.
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Q 01Chungha spent eight years of her childhood in which Texas city before returning to South Korea to sing?
Dallas
Dallas was home for eight years, which is why Chungha speaks both English and Korean.
Q 02Chungha finished fourth on which Mnet survival show to win a place in the eleven-member girl group I.O.I?
Produce 101
Produce 101 gathered 101 trainees from 46 agencies, and viewers voted Chungha into fourth place and the final line-up.
Q 03Why was Chungha's first studio album Querencia pushed back from January to February 2021?
She caught COVID-19
She caught COVID-19 in December 2020 without showing symptoms, so the album waited until February 15 while she recovered.
Q 04In the music video for Chungha's Latin pop single Play, she plays a matador facing what instead of a bull?
A red sports car
A red sports car takes the bull's place while Chungha waves a red cloth and dances with her crew.
Q 05Why did only Chungha, Lim Na-young and Kim Se-jeong film I.O.I's 2016 advert for the distiller HiteJinro?
The rest were underage
The rest were underage under South Korea's drinking laws, so eight members sat out the alcohol campaign.
Q 06NME likened Chungha's album Querencia to Future Nostalgia, the second album by which British pop star?
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa's record was the yardstick, though NME said Querencia trades 70s mirrorball sounds for a globe-trotting mix of influences.
Q 07Which 2017 debut EP by Chungha has five songs, including the lead track Why Don't You Know?
Hands on Me
Hands on Me got its title because the word hand gave Chungha a warm feeling and recalled fans choosing her for I.O.I.
Q 08The title of Chungha's album Querencia, a word for a place of rest and strength, comes from which language?
Spanish
Spanish supplied the word, which Chungha said describes wherever a person is most authentically themselves.
Q 09Chungha fronted a 2019 Korean summer campaign for which soft drink brand alongside actor Jang Ki-yong?
Sprite
Sprite made Chungha its Korean model in May 2019, and a year later she recorded the promotional single Be Yourself for the brand.
Q 10To cut plastic use, Chungha's album Querencia sold its regular CDs in what instead of jewel cases?
Paper envelopes
Paper envelopes replaced the usual cases, and lamination was trimmed everywhere except the photo cards fans collect.
Q 11Which rapper, a Show Me the Money 6 runner-up, features on Chungha's debut single Why Don't You Know?
Nucksal
Nucksal had debuted in 2009 in the duo Future Heaven and built his name in South Korea's underground hip hop scene.
Q 12Chungha's debut single Why Don't You Know, released in June 2017, is described as which dance genre?
Tropical house
Tropical house sets the title track apart from the electro-swing jam and the gentle piano ballad that sit beside it on the EP.
Q 13The title of Chungha's debut single Why Don't You Know hints at which theme of the song?
Unrequited love
Unrequited love is the subject of the breezy summer single that launched her solo career in June 2017.
Q 21Before her debut agency, Chungha auditioned for YG and trained at which other K-pop company?
JYP Entertainment
JYP Entertainment had her as a trainee, and she has said money worries once nearly made her give up dance classes.
Q 22Chungha, who had danced for years before debuting, earned her dance degree at which South Korean institution?
Sejong University
Sejong University is where she majored in dance, having trained for three years before her debut.
Q 23Black Eyed Pilseung, the duo behind Chungha's Gotta Go, also produced Cheer Up and TT for which girl group?
Twice
Twice owes Like Ooh-Ahh, Likey and Fancy to the same pair, Rado and Choi Kyu-sung, who formed the duo in 2014.
Q 14Which NCT member joined Chungha on Show! Music Core to perform new rap verses for Why Don't You Know?
Taeyong
Taeyong brought new rap lyrics to the stage during the music-programme promotions for her solo debut.
Q 15Which pre-debut ballad did Chungha release in April 2017 about the emptiness she felt after I.O.I disbanded?
Week
Week came out on April 21 as a promotional single with its own music video, and was later included on her first EP.
Q 16Chungha's choreography was chosen over other teams' routines for which 2016 I.O.I sub-unit single?
Whatta Man
Whatta Man reached number two on South Korea's digital chart, with Chungha among the seven members who promoted it.
Q 17Which song written with the duo Black Eyed Pilseung was the lead single of Chungha's second EP, Offset?
Roller Coaster
Roller Coaster likens the highs and lows of a romance to the ride, over electropop with alt-R&B touches and groovy strings.
Q 18The Korean title of Chungha's 2019 hit Gotta Go translates literally as which phrase about the time?
Already 12 O'Clock
Already 12 O'Clock is the literal meaning, and the choreography echoes it with hand moves that mimic a clock striking midnight.
Q 19Chungha's single Gotta Go won her a first music programme trophy on which broadcast in January 2019?
Show Champion
Show Champion handed over the trophy on January 9, the first of seven music programme wins for the song.
Q 20Chungha debuted as a soloist under which agency, founded in 2014 by a former talent manager?
MNH Entertainment
MNH Entertainment sent her to a survival show as a trainee, and she stayed with the company until her contract expired in April 2023.
Q 24Which Latin-inspired pop song was the lead single of Chungha's 2019 EP Flourishing?
Snapping
Snapping is about the uneasy end of a relationship, with a snap of the fingers clearing the mind for a new day.
Q 25For the first teaser image of her 2019 EP Flourishing, Chungha showed off which new look?
Blonde hair
Blonde hair was a first for her and signalled a more mature concept, on a record where she also rapped for the first time.
Q 26Which Puerto Rican rapper joins Chungha on Demente, a reggaeton-flavoured track from her album Querencia?
Guaynaa
Guaynaa, who broke through with the hit Rebota, made Demente what was billed as the first Latin and K-pop collaboration by a female Korean soloist.
Q 27Which Dutch DJ and producer teamed up with Chungha for the 2020 house single Dream of You?
R3hab
R3hab was teased only as an unnamed collaborator until four days before the single came out.
Q 28What is the name of Chungha's official fandom, which also titles a ballad on her album Querencia?
Byulharang
Byulharang lends its name to a ballad whose title carries two dates: her debut with I.O.I and her solo debut a year later.
Q 29Which Ambition Musik rapper features on Chungha's 2020 Latin pop single Play?
Changmo
Changmo's verse strings together the titles of Chungha's earlier singles, opening with Remedy, the 2019 track she guested on for him.
Q 30Chungha signed in October 2023 with More Vision, a label founded by which rapper and former AOMG chief?
Jay Park
Jay Park launched More Vision in March 2022, and Chungha's first release there was Eenie Meenie in 2024.