Question
Answer the following about the intersection between visual art in the Western tradition and K-pop, for 10 points each:
[10e] Jin admires Pieter Bruegel (“BROY-gul”) the Elder’s “The Fall of the Rebel Angels” in the music video for “Blood Sweat & Tears,” a song by this seven-member boy band also behind “Fake Love” and “Dynamite.”
ANSWER: BTS [accept Bangtan Boys or Bangtan Sonyeondan]
[10h] In a reference to René Magritte’s (“mah-GREETS”) “The Listening Room”, this member of Loona dances with a massive green apple in the music video for “Heart Attack”. This singer performed alongside Yves, Go Won, and HyeJu in the sub-unit yyxy.
ANSWER: Chuu [accept Kim Ji-Woo; prompt on Kim alone]
[10m] Members of this girl group act out tableaux vivants of paintings like Millais’s “Ophelia” and Fragonard’s “The Swing” in the music video for “Feel My Rhythm”. Joy, Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, and Yeri make up this group.
ANSWER: Red Velvet
<GV, Music: Pop>
Data
Summary
Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo | 2024-08-03 | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 100% | 38% | 0% |
2024 HONK! @ Carleton | 2024-10-20 | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse | 2024-12-07 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
2025 HONK! @ Online | 2025-03-09 | Y | 10 | 17.00 | 100% | 50% | 20% |