Frequently Asked Questions

A free daily K-pop music guessing game. Three song puzzles a day — press play, hear a short clip, try to name it before you run out of attempts. The clip gets longer with each wrong guess or skip. There's also an Album Guess mode where you identify an album from its cover art, revealed in fragments.

Six. Clip lengths go 1s → 2s → 4s → 7s → 10s → 10s. Skipping is free and doesn't count as a guess — it just gets you more audio without costing an attempt.

Moves you to the next, longer clip without spending a guess. It's free. Most players skip at least once on songs they don't immediately recognise rather than burn a guess on a hunch that's only maybe right.

Midnight London time — GMT in winter (October–March), BST/GMT+1 in summer (March–October). That's 7 PM Eastern, 4 PM Pacific, 8 AM KST the following day.

Yes — same three songs, same day, everyone. That's what makes comparing scores and sharing results actually meaningful instead of just noise.

Not right now. The three daily puzzles are the core of it, and the shared-songs structure is a big part of what makes the game worth comparing scores over. Between resets, the blog strategy guides are worth reading.

Four: General (any song from the full 2,000+ track library), Boy Groups, Girl Groups, and Album Guess (identify a K-pop album from cover art revealed in pieces). Each mode has its own daily selection — they don't share songs.

Over 2,000 songs from more than 200 artists, spanning all four K-pop generations — 1st gen through current 4th gen. New songs are added every month; the blog documents which tracks were added and why.

Yes. BTS have a substantial presence in the library across all eras. Solo releases from individual members — RM, Jin, Suga/Agust D, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook — are also included.

If a song doesn't appear in the autocomplete, it's not in the library yet. The most common reasons: Apple Music doesn't have a usable preview for it, the artist isn't in the library, or the song is very recent and hasn't been added yet. Use the contact page to suggest it.

Yes — use the contact page. The main limiting factor is whether Apple Music has a usable 30-second preview available for the track. Songs without a usable preview can't be added, regardless of how good they are.

Both. The library deliberately includes a mix of title tracks (the singles that got music videos) and B-sides (album tracks). B-sides are harder — they're for players who've listened beyond the main singles. Getting a B-side right on the first guess is one of the more satisfying things the game can do.

Yes. 1st gen acts (H.O.T, Sechs Kies, g.o.d, S.E.S, Fin.K.L), 2nd gen (BIGBANG, Girls' Generation, SHINee, 2NE1, f(x), BEAST, INFINITE), 3rd gen (BTS, EXO, TWICE, BLACKPINK, Red Velvet, NCT, GOT7), and current 4th gen (aespa, IVE, LE SSERAFIM, NewJeans, ENHYPEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER). Each generation has a distinct sound, which is part of what makes recognising era one of the key skills in the game.

No account, no signup, no email required. Just open the site and play. Your results are saved in your browser's local storage.

Results are stored in your browser's localStorage. If you cleared your browser data, used a private/incognito window, switched browsers, or switched devices, they won't carry over. There's no server-side account system, so cleared results can't be recovered.

Yes. It's fully responsive and works on iOS and Android. On mobile, audio won't play automatically — you need to tap the play button. This is a browser-level restriction on mobile devices that the game can't override.

A few things to check: make sure your device isn't muted, try tapping the play button directly (especially on mobile where autoplay is blocked), and check that your browser isn't blocking media. If audio still won't play, try a different browser. Chrome and Firefox on desktop are the most reliable.

The answer needs to match the song as it appears in the library. Always select from the autocomplete dropdown rather than typing a full guess manually — this ensures the exact format matches. Some songs have Korean and English title variants; if one version isn't showing up, try the other.

Use the contact page. Include what happened, which browser and device you were using, and a screenshot if possible. The most commonly reported bugs involve audio not playing, search not working, and results not saving between sessions.

Your score for each song is the attempt number on which you got it right. A 1 means first guess (best possible), a 6 means sixth guess, and X means you didn't get it within six attempts. Lower is better. Your three-song result might look like 2/1/4 — song 1 on the second try, song 2 first try, song 3 on the fourth.

After completing all three songs, the guess distribution shows how your performance compares to all other players who finished that puzzle that day. It shows the percentage of players who got the song on each attempt number. A song where 75% of players guessed in one go was easy; a song where most players needed five or six attempts was genuinely hard.

The shareable result card uses coloured blocks rather than song titles — the same format Wordle popularised. Copy and paste it to Twitter, Discord, or wherever you like. No song names are included, so it won't spoil the answer for people who haven't played yet.

All clips come through the Apple Music API — licensed preview clips provided through Apple's developer program. Kpopless doesn't host, store, or redistribute audio files. The music belongs to the artists and their labels. See the Copyright page for full detail.

Apple Music preview clips often start at the chorus or another hook rather than the very beginning of the track. That's Apple's choice about which part to preview, not something Kpopless controls. For many songs it's actually better — the hook is the most recognisable part.

No affiliations. Kpopless uses the Apple Music API (as thousands of developer apps do) but has no partnership or endorsement relationship with Apple. It isn't affiliated with Songless, Heardle, HYBE, SM, JYP, YG, or any entertainment company. It's an independent fan project built and maintained by Ned, a developer in the UK.

See the Copyright & DMCA page for the full takedown process and what information to include. Since all audio is served via the Apple Music API, music-specific concerns may also be directed to Apple regarding their preview terms. For Kpopless-specific concerns, use the contact page.

Kpopless uses Google Analytics (aggregate traffic data) and Google AdSense (ads). A cookie consent banner lets you accept or decline before any tracking starts. Your game results are stored locally in your browser only — they're never sent to any server. See the Privacy Policy for full detail.

No. See the Privacy Policy for a full breakdown of what's collected, how it's used, and your rights under GDPR and equivalent legislation.