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40 free Kihyun trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Kihyun is the voice that cuts through Monsta X's loudest tracks, and since 2022 he has also built a solo catalogue of his own. Fans know him for power notes, drama ballads and a long list of cover performances. This quiz covers the whole story: the survival show that put the group together, the solo releases, the soundtrack songs he has recorded for Korean dramas, his television appearances, his army service, and the moments when the group broke through in the United States. It is written for fans who follow Kihyun closely and for K-pop listeners who know the group's hits and want to see how much of the rest they can get.
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Q 01Which former One Direction singer has Kihyun of Monsta X named as his role model?
Harry Styles
Harry Styles is the singer Kihyun has called his role model, a fitting pick for an artist praised for a soulful pop-rock voice and high ad libs.
Q 02Kihyun's group Monsta X joined Snoop Dogg on 'How We Do' for a 2020 film about which cartoon character?
SpongeBob
SpongeBob got the track in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, the same year the group put out its first album sung entirely in English.
Q 03In which Cartoon Network series did Kihyun and Monsta X guest-star as animated versions of themselves?
We Bare Bears
We Bare Bears drew Kihyun and his bandmates as cartoon characters, with the members appearing as guest stars in one episode.
Q 04Kihyun and his Monsta X bandmates carried the torch through Seoul for which 2018 sporting event?
Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics came to Pyeongchang in 2018, and the group ran a leg of the torch relay in the capital that January.
Q 05Which word meaning 'traveler' is the title of Kihyun's 2022 solo debut single album?
Voyager
Voyager tells the story of a trip to a new world from a traveler's point of view, and its logo teaser merged the initials K and H.
Q 06Kihyun earned his place in Monsta X on which Mnet survival show that began in December 2014?
No.Mercy
No.Mercy ranked its trainees from first to last and made them wear the number on a name tag; Kihyun was among the seven picked in the finale.
Q 07Fans of Kihyun's group Monsta X go by which official fandom name?
Monbebe
Monbebe is French for 'my baby', echoing the group's own name, where 'Mon' stands for 'my' and lets Monsta X read as 'my star'.
Q 08Kihyun debuted under which South Korean agency, the company that later launched the girl group Ive?
Starship Entertainment
Starship Entertainment built Monsta X through its own televised trainee contest, and it has released Kihyun's solo records as well.
Q 09Kihyun and Monsta X were invited to perform for King Harald V, the monarch of which country?
Norway
Norway was marking 60 years of diplomatic ties with South Korea, and President Moon Jae-in personally invited the group to perform for its king.
Q 10Kihyun beat Apink's Namjoo in the first round of which South Korean TV singing contest in 2016?
King of Mask Singer
King of Mask Singer hid Kihyun behind a 'Dragon King' disguise; he won his first round and lost the second by just three votes.
Q 11Kihyun featured on the 2015 hit 'Pillow' with rapper Giriboy and Soyou of which girl group?
Sistar
Sistar singer Soyou was a mentor on the trainee contest that formed Monsta X, and her single featuring the still-unknown Kihyun reached the Korean top five.
Q 12Kihyun's 2018 soundtrack duet 'Love Virus' paired him with Seola, a member of which girl group?
WJSN
WJSN singer Seola joined Kihyun on the song for the tvN drama What's Wrong with Secretary Kim; the two acts share a record label.
Q 13Kihyun's first solo soundtrack song, 'One More Step', was recorded for which 2015 Korean drama?
She Was Pretty
She Was Pretty was an MBC romantic comedy starring Hwang Jung-eum and Park Seo-joon, and it aired only months after Kihyun's debut.
Q 21Which American band's hit 'Radioactive' did Kihyun cover with a live band on Naver Now in 2021?
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons got the rock treatment in the same guest set where Kihyun sang his own group's English track 'Middle of the Night'.
Q 22Which 2017 single gave Kihyun and Monsta X their first music show win, on SBS MTV's The Show?
Dramarama
Dramarama, the title track of the EP The Code, took the trophy a week after its release and more than two years after the group's debut.
Q 23Kihyun co-wrote the song 'No Exit' for which 2015 EP, the debut release by Monsta X?
Trespass
Trespass arrived in May 2015 with seven tracks, and Kihyun and Wonho were the two singers who contributed lyrics to it.
Q 14Kihyun and bandmate Joohoney sang 'Awake' for a 2023 documentary series about which Korean baseball team?
LG Twins
LG Twins were the subject of the TVING series Our Game, and the pair also took part in a ceremonial first pitch before one of the club's games.
Q 15Kihyun's photo exhibitions and 2023 photobook are named for a 'moment' in which month, his birth month?
November
November is when Kihyun was born, in 1993, and when his first exhibition ran in Seoul in 2016; the photobook came out just before he enlisted.
Q 16Which Monsta X member showed calligraphy and drawings beside Kihyun's photos at a joint 2016 exhibition?
Minhyuk
Minhyuk and Kihyun gave the proceeds of the two-day show to charity, donating in their own names and in the name of the group's fan club.
Q 17Which Monsta X bandmate co-wrote 'Bad Liar' and 'Where Is This Love' for Kihyun's first solo EP?
Hyungwon
Hyungwon wrote, composed and arranged both tracks, and built one of them specifically to complement Kihyun's vocals.
Q 18Which one-word title did Kihyun give his first EP, whose rock title track has lyrics by Kim Eana?
Youth
Youth has the grown-up Kihyun sing to his childhood self, and the EP arrived seven months after his solo debut.
Q 19Which 2026 EP, Kihyun's second, was led by the single 'So Good' in Korean and English versions?
Borderline
Borderline came out in July 2026, more than a year after Kihyun left the army, and 'So Good' got its English-language release weeks later.
Q 20Which punctuation mark names a song Kihyun co-wrote for his 2022 solo debut single album?
Comma
Comma, written in the track list as the mark itself, is a softer song about the pressure of always appearing to be okay.
Q 24Which 2020 all-English album by Kihyun's group Monsta X reached number five on the US Billboard 200?
All About Luv
All About Luv came out on Valentine's Day 2020, and Kihyun shares writing credits on several of its songs.
Q 25Which American label signed Kihyun's group Monsta X in 2019 for its English-language releases?
Epic Records
Epic Records closed the deal that May, and within weeks the group had an English single out with an American rapper as its guest.
Q 26Which rapper guested on 'Who Do U Love?', the 2019 English single by Kihyun's group Monsta X?
French Montana
French Montana raps on the original version, and will.i.am remixed the song a few months later.
Q 27Which American DJ and producer teamed with Kihyun's group Monsta X on the 2019 track 'Play It Cool'?
Steve Aoki
Steve Aoki also shared a stage with the group that year, when they performed 'Play It Cool' together at a festival in Saudi Arabia.
Q 28In 2018 Kihyun's group Monsta X became the first Korean group to play which iHeartRadio concert tour?
Jingle Ball
Jingle Ball is the radio network's yearly holiday tour, and Monsta X went back to play it again in 2019 and 2021.
Q 29During his mandatory army service from 2023 to 2025, Kihyun of Monsta X served in which kind of unit?
Military band
Military band duty placed Kihyun with the 25th Infantry Division at Yangju, and he held a free fan event the month after his discharge.
Q 30Kihyun performed as a soloist at KCON 2022 Japan, held at Ariake Arena in which city?
Tokyo
Tokyo hosted the show in October 2022, ten days before Kihyun released his first EP.