July 20 (2020-07-20) – December 5, 2020 (2020-12-05)
Idol on Quiz (Korean: 퀴즈 위의 아이돌) 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]
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 Name
Description
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
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.
