Kpop and Anime quiz

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Though a very famous kpop singer and kdrama actress, X suffered from
bulimia because of multiple criticisms regarding her body, music and acting.
In 2015, X received severe criticism for one of her song Zeze in which the lyrics
were alleged to be sexualising a young boy (though it was never the
intention).
X appeared in a historical kdrama in 2016, which is based upon the popular
Chinese novel Bu Bu Jing Xin. Though she was criticised for her acting at
home, but both the drama and X’s acting were hit internationally.
What is X’s name?

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“Someone once compared _______ to a hot pot of anime, and it's
probably the best descriptor for it, if it can ever be summarized in a mere
few words. It has everything under the sun (and beyond it) and everything
you could want in an anime into one unassuming package. Its clearly not
flashy, there isn't anything particularly gorgeous about the art style, no
elaborate plot, or in-your-face drama, but what it does have is heart.”
“One piece is the anime to watch if you are pursuing your dreams; _______
is the anime to watch once those dreams have crashed and burned.”
Review for what?

X and Y are two famous Korean-American celebrity sisters, who
recently starred in Fendi’s Peekaboo handbag campaign.
X is a former member of SM’s girl group Girls Generation. On
September 30, 2014 she mentioned on her personal Weibo account
that she was “forced out” of the group.
Y is a member of SM’s another famous girl group, but she is more
popular for her ‘cute-snobbish rich girl’ role in The Heirs. Recently, Y
appeared in the 2018 kdrama Prison Playbook too.
Who are X and Y?
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X - Jessica Jung
Y - Soojung (Krystal) Jung

In My Hero Academia, Mina Ashido, aka ‘Pinky’, a class 1A student initially
chooses the hero name_____ after a character from an 80’s film.
This is with reference to her otherworldly appearance, as she possesses
horns, black eyes and pink skin .The titular character of the film also
possesses powers similar to Ashido’s quirk.
Her full hero title even name drops X, the director. However, in a
between-chapter panel in the graphic novel collection of My Hero
Academia, she mentions she should have gone with director Y’s name
instead, since the character was from the second movie that X didnt
even direct.
What was Ashido’s original hero name? (Picture on next slide)
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RIDLEY HERO: ALIEN
QUEEN
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X - RIDLEY SCOTT
Y- JAMES CAMERON

A 2014 kdrama, X was a great hit both nationally and internationally. Though it
catalysed the Hallyu wave drastically in both cultural and economic terms, it also
led to some absurd situations.
The female protagonist gained high value in the marketing department, as her
fashion sense highly publicised Korean clothing, accessories and make-up at an
“unprecedented rate”. The clothing brands that sponsored the kdrama were
soon out-of-stock.
But X, which was a great hit in China too witnessed an extreme fan-reaction
there. A Chinese woman was reported dead from over-consumption of only
chicken and beer for a month, which was the favourite meal of the female
protagonist in X.
Name the kdrama X.
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PROGRESSION OF JOJO GENRES
1. Phantom Blood - period horror
2. Battle tendency - puzzling action adventure
3. Stardust Crusaders - supernatural group quest
4. Diamond is unbreakable - surreal crime drama
5. Golden Wind - mob/ mafia thriller
6. Stone Ocean - prison break
7. Steel Ball Run- western/cowboy
8. Jojolion - Mystery thriller (with amnesiac
protagonist)
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Was I lost in thoughts of love
When I closed my eyes? He
Appeared, and
Had I known it for a dream
I would not have awakened.
Ono no Komachi was a Japanese waka poet, renowned for her unusual
beauty and best known today for her pensive, melancholic and erotic poems.
In recent times, her poem ‘Was I lost’ written centuries ago (shown above),
inspired an artist to make his magnum opus. What is the modern work
influenced from her poetry?
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Kimi
No
nawa
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(written & directed: Shinkai Makoto)

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The music video of this song, X, is set in a dystopian classroom setting and the
song’s lyrics urge students to follow their dreams, criticizing the educational
system (in South Korea) and the definition of success. Below are some lyrics
from it:
A good house, a good car,
Will these things bring happiness?
In Seoul to the SKY,
Will parents really be happy?
Sung by a 3rd generation boy group, Y, the extended play in which this song was
released has, as of 2017, sold +100,000 copies. The EP was released in 2013, the
same year the boy group debuted.
ID X and Y.

CAMUI GACKPO was released in 2008 and holds the distinction of being one of the
few successful male vocaloids in Japan. While voiced by the Japanese star GACKT,
the vocaloid is illustrated by X.
Gackpo has a samurai aesthetic: the effeminate vocaloid is clad in a Jinbaori, a
battle kimono with parts of Japanese armor, and carries a katana called ‘musical
katana, Miburi’.
While this differs from any work X has ever done, people wasted no time in
drawing similarities between Gackpo and a major character from X’s ongoing
series.Not many would expect him to dabble in the vocaloid software field, but
fans began joking that he was spending most of his time playing vocaloid games
like ‘THE iDOLM@STER’,and so wasn’t focusing on his work.
Who is X and name the character who resembles Gackpo. (picture on next slide)

Effeminate male
characters with
the same facial structure
KENTARO MIURA
AND GRIFFITH
FROM BERSERK
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Based upon the Japanese manga Shinobu Kaitani, this kdrama X
involves the best game theory concepts and psychology ever.
The plot of X revolves around a famous psychology professor and
a young college student making their way through a reality TV
show, which itself revolves around deception and cheating.
X stars Kim So-Eun as its female protagonist, who was also Geum
Jan-Di’s best friend in (most people’s favourite) Boy Over Flowers.
Name the Kdrama X.
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ID this girl group, once regarded as the ‘Nation’s Girl Group,’ whose
debut song is that now it is associated with rallying/protesting for a lot
of socio-political issues, most prominently noted is with the
impeachment of former South Korean president Park Geun-hye in
2016 as the song’s message aligns with the vision they aim for in these
protests.
Here’s the starting 10-second audio of the song for help.
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Tattoos featured prominently in the show divide the characters into two factions.
The Ouroboros mystical symbol of a dragon devouring its own tail represents the
eternal cycle of life and death. The circular motion symbolizes infinity or wholeness
as the dragon consumes its own tail. The ‘people’ who bear it get chopped up, shot,
exploded, dematerialized, and burned and miraculously come alive again, alluding
to this cycle of resurrection.
The other group of characters bears the _____ cross prominently. This is
appropriate as the creator of the cross is supposedly also the creator of the
object the characters search far and wide for in the series, the macguffin of the
show.
FITB with the name of the creator, the most famous real life example of his
profession, who is also significantly connected to the macguffin in another literary
work. (picture on next slide)

FLAMEL’S CROSS
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FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

This song, released in 2009, used to be banned in high schools due to its
addictive melody and repetitive lyrics. It was voted the #1 song banned
during entrance examination sessions (for universities).
Recently, however, this song has found a new appeal as the singers
explained this year on a popular variety show, Happy Together, that it’s a
favourite amongst brides since when they think of the song, they don’t cry
and so their pictures don’t come out ugly.
Hints for the song: it has been parodied with door bells by the singers
themselves on SNL Korea and one of the members of the boy group had
tri-coloured hair during promotions and in the music video.
ID the song.
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ID this world famous K-POP star, X, who has enlisted twice in the military
(while South Korea has compulsory conscription for males, it’s only required
to enlist once). The first time he enlisted was due to the mandatory military
service, but he was granted exemption while working for a software
development company.
However, due to scandals of “neglecting work” during his first enlistment
period, he was ordered by the Seoul Administrative Court to re-enlist,
resulting in his twice enlistment.
Recently, this star has left this big entertainment company that he was a
part of for the past 8 years, during which he gained global recognition for his
hit songs that broke world records on media sites.

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The sports entertainment show ‘Ninja Warrior’ is titled _____ in the
original Japanese version. The moniker has been inspired by a fictional
legend whose life and story is based on Kozuki _____, a prominent
figure of the Meiji era.
Among the various similarities the anime characters named after this
person share, like their profession, one is the existence of a character
who serves as a foil to them. This too has been inspired by fiction in
which _______ has an arch-nemesis called Saizo.
FITB.

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A recent hit, X has a lot of fantasy characters portrayed in a very quirky
manner.
It involves magical elements like calling your lover by blowing candles
(literally) and visiting foreign lands by just crossing doors (again
literally).
It stars some famous celebrities, who were also seen in the past hits -
Cheese in the Trap, School 2015, The First Shop of Coffee Prince, etc.
Name X.

goblin/guardian: the great & lonely god
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It was not a surprise when social media erupted after this episode. Fans
reached out to the creator to know what had actually happened during the
scene.
It was addressed by her when she tweeted about the affair syncing up with a
japanese drama, Nigehaji, where the lead duo also had this happen for the first
time, in the same week as the anime did. But in the end, she stated that the
creative team wasn’t going to compel anyone to read that scene in a particular
way and asked everyone to decide for themselves what happened.
Many people deduce the reason why one of the main character intentionally
veiled the incident was to prevent the actual audience in Japan to view it, since
it is a Rated-General show aired during night, and so it would be inappropriate
for minors to watch it.
What landmark event are we talking about?
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18.
Youtube comments for what?

Recently, this singer X got into a dating scandal with a labelmate, which
then led to reports of both X and her partner getting kicked out of their
company (unilaterally), renegotiations and discussions, and then eventually
with X terminating her contract with the company.
Identify X, whose hit summer song also famously featured in a Family Guy
episode where the lead character danced and sang to it.
X was originally in a group, then pursued a solo career. The group that X
used to be a part of is now disbanded, and there was also some controversy
regarding the group’s disbandment with the company prioritizing X.
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Hyuna (song - BUbble pop; group - 4minute)

The project was originally an April fools hoax announcement posted by
mangaka X on his twitter back in 2015 when he announced he was working
on a draft of a side story on Y, a fan favorite character from another series.
The project was, however, real and the side story was released on the
Shonen Jump website a year later, whereby X was lauded for his work ethic
as he took up this job while also making drafts for his anime’s second
season.
It's a common joke that X even went as far as to imitate the other
mangaka’s poor drawing skills by filling the oneshot with mostly unfinished
sketches. The story reveals that it was Y’s mother who taught him sleight of
hand and card tricks, and shows the origin of his attire and favorite candy
ID X AND Y. (picture on next slide)
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‘HISOKA’S
PAST’ BY
SUI ISHIDA

X is a South Korean reality-variety show that airs as a part of one of the two
segments of Happy Sunday on KBS2.
It stars some of the famous personalities of South Korea, including a
member of the Korean Football League, a former of Sechskies (the famous
90s kpop boy group), an American-Korean TV personality, etc.
Recently, Jasper Liu, a very famous Taiwanese actor visited one of the
member Y in the show. They first interacted on social media, when Liu
commented on a picture of Y’s son, claiming that he was his big fan. After
that, Y invited Liu to visit his son whenever he came to Korea.
Who is Y here?
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Ko Ji-yong
(Return of
superman)

Director Darren Aronofsky bought rights to the anime thriller film ______
____ (1997), just so he could replicate one sequence shot by shot from it in
Requiem For A Dream, of an overhead view of Elizabeth Connelly in the
bathtub with her screaming underwater, showing her character’s isolation
and frustration. In both the anime and RFAD, characters lose a grip of
what is real and what is their fantasy, while struggling to get their lives in
control.
The name of the anime relates to the main character trying to find inner
peace. It refers to the calm sea and the clear sky, both of which are linked
to serenity and clarity which is desperately sought by the protagonist.
Incidentally, due to the untimely death of the creator of the anime, all
royalties from the movie would now go to Aronofsky. FITB
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PERFECT BLUE BY
SATOSHI KON

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Exo(have been or currently are the brand ambassadors in South Korea)

______ is derived from the 卍 or swastika symbol. The english dub made up
"release again" because there's no actual translation of 卍
卍 as a symbol (pronounced Ban (on'yomi) or Manji (kun'yomi)) used in
Japanese context relates to Buddhism, and it's used to mark Buddhist
temples on maps and signs in the country.
If anything, 卍 would mean infinite or eternal. So in a sense, ______ could be
deciphered as "everything is released". However, in early translations you
might see it called "Swastika Release" or “Ban/Manji release” because
that's as far as it could be directly translated.
FITB.
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X is one of the only groups in which each of the members has a well
established solo career. Often credited for getting one of the biggest
entertainment companies to their current height of success, X
carried out this project series in 2015, which officially ended in
December 2016, where the group released two singles a month for a
few months.
What was this project series appropriately titled as it was being
made?
The subsequent tour, tour DVD, and even documentary movie,
included this title ____.
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Bigbang’s ‘m.a.d.e’ series

26. Names are of great importance in anime, and characters that lack names
are often isolated, mysterious, or defined solely by a title, such as the case
with 9 and 12, two members of the terrorist group known as Sphinx in the
anime Zankyou no Terror. They are voiced by Ishikawa Kaito and Saitō Sōma
respectively, who have also worked together in another anime where the
numbers 9 and 12 are essential for their characters’ identities.
Both anime also relate their protagonists to a particular avian, but for vastly
different reasons. In Zankyou no Terror, they’re used as symbolism for being
messengers to the world, similar to what 9 and 12’s roles are in the series.The
other anime, however, features the bird in a more motivational manner to
relate to the protagonist’s aspirations to overcome any obstacles he has.
ID the anime and the reason why the numbers 9 and 12 are significant.

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HAIKYUU!!The seiyuu from Zankyou No Terror voice Kageyama and Yamaguchi, whose jersey
numbers are 9 and 12 respectively

27 years old rapper, singer and actor, Static, commonly known as
Blaine Hodge completed his first mixtape "New Beginnings" 3
years ago, which is a 10 track tape containing his earlier songs
influenced by Drake and Childish Gambino. The mixtape suddenly
blew up last month in September as it hit a massive amount of
plays on the reverbnation site, mostly by anime fans. Static also
released an album in late September, coincidentally titled "Mind
of a Hero" hoping for people and well-wishers to continue the
huge support.
What led to this sudden surge in popularity?
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STARBUCKS HERO/ALL MIGHT SHIRT GUY

The tetralogy, Endless Love began in 2000 and ended in 2006. Directed by
Yoon Seok-ho, each of the four series is an installment of season-themed
love story, whose ending is also based upon the nature of season.
For instance, the first season Endless Love I: ---- begins with autumn
season, in which the protagonist (played by the famous Song Hye-Kyo)
dies from leukemia in the end. Whereas the last season Endless Love IV: --
ends with spring season, in which a much happier ending allows the couple
to unite in the end.
Amongst the four of them, Endless Love II: -- gained the most popularity
among audience. Amnesia and piano were its core elements.
What is the name of Endless Love II series?
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The father of the modern _____ anime is widely considered to be the OVA series,
Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki. Before the term _____ came into wide usage among fans,
the term “Tenchi clone” was often used to describe such anime.
Earlier origins of _____ in anime can be seen in series that had many of the same
tropes but never put them all together. For example, ‘Oh My Goddess!’ has three
goddesses living in the same house with the main character, although two of them
are indifferent to the protagonist. Ranma 1/2 has a main character with a number
of different suitors over the course of the long series, both female and male, but
they only make occasional appearances and thus it can’t qualify.
The general reasoning behind the idea is that, in ancient times, due to recurring
wars, several men would die, which led to spouses being seen as a sign of power
and wealth.
What are we talking about? FITB.
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KPOP music videos are well known for their high production values and
aesthetically pleasing visuals or dramatic storylines that make them
popular for reaction videos. One of the most popular music videos and
infamously known as the “must react to” KPOP music video is of K.Will’s
song “Please Don’t.” This 2012 music video features actor Ahn Jaehyun,
singer-actor Seo In Guk, and SISTAR member Dasom as the three leads.
What about its storyline made this video so popular?
Refer to next slide for a 3 minute long clip of the music video and guess
the ending of the video.
Hint: fans often draw a link to the video’s plot and Seo In Guk’s 2012 drama,
Reply 1997.
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Seo in guk’s character is in love with ahn
jaehyun’s, not dasom’s

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