Idol on Quiz explained

Alt Name:Idols Above the Quiz
Native Name:
Hangul:퀴즈 위의 아이돌
Genre:Variety show
Quiz show
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:20
Location:South Korea
Runtime:55 minutes
Channel:KBS2

Idol on Quiz is a South Korean quiz variety television program that aired on KBS2.[1] It often features a combination of native Korean and global idols from various groups as guests.[2]

On November 6, 2020, it was confirmed that Jung Hyung-don will step down from the show after the episode on November 21 due to his hiatus. Kim Jong-min, originally a fixed guest of the show, will temporarily replace Jung as the co-host alongside Jang Sung-kyu.[3] It was reported that the last recordings for the show were completed on November 11, and the show concluded on December 5.[4]

Airtime

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July 30 – September 28, 2020Mondays at 8:30 PM KST
October 10 – December 5, 2020Saturdays at 11:30 AM KST[5]

Cast

Hosts

NameEpisode
Jang Sung-kyu1–20
Kim Jong-min (Koyote)19–20
Jung Hyung-don1–18

Senior-dols

NameEpisode
Fixed Guests
Nichkhun (2PM)7–20
Kangnam
Yoon Bo-mi (Apink)7–14
Kim Jong-min (Koyote)7–18
Special Guests
Inseong (SF9)15–16
Yubin17–20
Andy (Shinhwa)19–20

Overview

In each episode, guests are in two teams and three rounds of quizzes (two rounds from episode 7) are held. The team with more accumulated points wins, and the prize money will be donated, under the winning team's names, to the bursary (provided by King Sejong Institute) which helps people outside South Korea studying the Korean language and the Korean culture.

Quizzes

Quiz NameDescription
Idol Exploding
  • Also simply known as "Choose One of Two"
  • Each team chooses a set of questions and one member will answer a question by choosing one option out of two given, by cutting either the yellow or blue wire representing the options
  • The process goes on until a member answered his/her question wrongly. The team will end their round and the bombs will explode
  • Each correct answer gets 10 marks for the team
  • Each team will attempt two sets of questions
  • In the final part of the game, the MCs will each go for double of their respective teams' points for this round when the question is correctly answered
  • As Game 1 from episode 5 onward
Idol Leaning Back
  • Also simply known as "Choose One of Three"
  • Both teams will send one member to answer a question that consists of three choices (one correct answer and two wrong answers)
  • Both members will choose an answer by sitting on either the red, yellow or blue chair, but both cannot choose the same chair
  • If one member gets the correct answer, he/she will get 20 points for the team, and will continue to answer the next question
  • If one or both members picked the wrong answer(s), they will be punished by having the chair(s) leaned back, and will be eliminated
  • The game ends when one team has all their members eliminated
  • As Game 2 from episode 7 onward
Dance Recipe
  • Five levels of detailed, step-by-step descriptions of the dance are said out
  • At any level, one contestant can attempt to answer the correct song title, its singer and do the dance move
  • Originally between Games 2 and 3, currently as pre-Game 1, for the teams to fight for the right to choose the MC first
Idol Above Consonants
  • Survival consonants quiz (normal terms version or song lyrics version)
  • When only 2 contestants are left, they will each say out a term until one contestant cannot say out a term or said a wrong term - the contestant that didn't wins the battle
  • 8 contestants → 6 → 4 → 3 → 2 → 1 final winner
  • As Game 2 for episodes 1-6, before being replaced by Idol Leaning Back
  • Returned as pre-Game 2, for the teams to fight for the right to start Game 2 first
Idol Above Speed
  • Limited time 20-question speed quiz with the hosts, quiz ends when the character is caught up (or when all 20 questions are successfully answered)
  • When explaining to a member who doesn't know the answer, the team can pass the member and let the next member attempt to answer
  • Best of three rounds
  • 1st round: MCs explaining to their respective teams
  • 2nd (and 3rd) round: One member of the team explaining to the rest of the team's members, and only one MC chance can be used
  • As Game 1 for episodes 1-4, before being replaced by Idol Exploding
  • Returned as pre-Game 2, for the teams to fight for the right to start Game 2 first
Idol Above Correct Answers
  • Find the correct keywords
  • Only one challenger from each team will represent their teams for this round
  • If the challenger from one team does not choose the wrong keyword throughout the game, the team's total points earned from the round would be doubled
  • As Game 3 for episodes 1-6

Episodes

2020

Broadcast
Date
Guest(s)Winning Team
(Final Score)
Ratings (Nielsen Korea)
(Nationwide)[6]
Led by Jang Sung-kyuLed by Jung Hyung-don
1July 20Good Boys
Seventeen (Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, DK)
Oath of the Peach Garden
Seventeen (The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, Dino)
Good Boys
(350:210)
1.6%
2July 27PentaB
BtoB (Seo Eun-kwang, Peniel), Pentagon (Yuto, Kino)
Cube Girl
CLC (Sorn, Jang Ye-eun), (G)I-DLE (Soojin, Yuqi)
No Winner
(150:150)
1.3%
3August 3Stray Kids (Bang Chan, Lee Know, Hyunjin, Felix)The Boyz (Jacob, Juyeon, Kevin, New)Stray Kids
(180:80)
4August 10Oh My Girl (Hyojung, Mimi, Seunghee, Binnie)GFriend (Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, Umji)Oh My Girl
(130:80)
1.7%
5August 17Eunji Team
Apink (Jung Eun-ji, Kim Nam-joo), Weeekly (Lee Soo-jin, Jihan)
Bomi Team
Apink (Yoon Bo-mi, Oh Ha-young), Victon (Choi Byung-chan, Jung Su-bin)
Bomi Team
(250:250)
1.3%
6August 24April (Kim Chae-won, Lee Na-eun, Rachel, Lee Jin-sol)Lovelyz (Lee Mi-joo, Kei, Ryu Su-jeong, Jeong Ye-in)April
(180:120)
1.4%
7August 31Monsta X (Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Joohoney)Whitening (Senior-dols)Monsta X
(100:50)
1.1%
8September 7 Red Dragon (Senior-dols)SF9 (Inseong, Jaeyoon, Hwiyoung, Chani)Red Dragon
(120:20)
9September 14Andy & Teen Top
Andy (Shinhwa), Teen Top (Niel, Ricky, Changjo)
Senior-dolsAndy & Teen Top
(120:100)
1.4%
10September 21Senior-dolsPink Idol Squad
Ha Sung-woon, Jeong Se-woon, UP10TION (Lee Jin-hyuk, Kim Woo-seok)
Senior-dols
(50:40)
1.6%
11September 28Trot-dols
Park Hyun-bin, Ryu Ji-kwang, Roh Ji-hoon, Hwang Yun-sung (Romeo)
Trot-dols
(80:100)
12October 10Annou-dols
Jo Woo-jong, Kim Il-joong, Lee Ji-ae, Oh Jeong-yeon
Senior-dolsSenior-dols
(50:70)
1.4%
13October 17Innocent-dols
Shin Ji (Koyote), Yubin, Kim Nam-joo (Apink), Solji (EXID)
Innocent-dols
(60:40)
1.2%
14October 24Senior-dolsAB6IXAB6IX
(50:60)
1.3%
15October 31IZ*ONE (Sakura Miyawaki, Choi Ye-na, An Yu-jin, Jang Won-young)IZ*ONE
(20:40)
1.2%
16November 7Twice (Momo, Sana, Dahyun, Tzuyu)Senior-dols
(50:30)
1.2%
17November 14MamamooSenior-dolsMamamoo
(110:0)
1.2%
18November 21Senior-dolsNCT (Doyoung, Jungwoo, Haechan, Chenle)Senior-dols
(80:60)
1.1%
Broadcast
Date
Guest(s)Winning Team
(Final Score)
Ratings (Nielsen Korea)
(Nationwide)
Led by Jang Sung-kyuLed by Kim Jong-min
19November 28Senior-dolsJunior-dols
Weki Meki (Choi Yoo-jung, Kim Do-yeon), fromis 9 (Jang Gyu-ri, Roh Ji-sun)
Junior-dols
(40:120)
1.4%
20December 5Got7 (Jackson, Jinyoung, BamBam, Yugyeom)Senior-dols
(80:30)
1.2%

Notes and References

  1. News: Kim Na-young. '퀴즈 위의 아이돌' 정형돈 "장성규, 비상하고 센스 넘친다". MK Sports. July 20, 2020. July 20, 2020. ko.
  2. Web site: Introduction to Idol on Quiz.
  3. News: Hwang So-young. '퀴즈돌' 하차 정형돈→김종민, 장성규와 2MC 체제[공식]]. Ilgan Sports. November 6, 2020. November 6, 2020. ko.
  4. News: Kim Hyun-woo. [단독] 닉쿤·앤디·유빈·장성규·김종민, 퀴즈위의아이돌 MC들의 아쉬운 이별]. Asia Today. November 12, 2020. November 12, 2020. ko.
  5. News: Jang Woo-young. 정형돈x장성규 '퀴즈돌', 10월 10일부터 月→土 시간대 변경 [공식]]. OSEN. September 29, 2020. September 29, 2020. ko.