1996 in South Korean music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 1996 in music in South Korea.

Debuting and disbanded in 1996

Debuting

Solo debuts

Disbanded groups

Releases in 1996

January

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	쾌속(快速)	Yoo Chae-yeong	Ballad, Dance
1	DJ2DOC (D際2德)	DJ DOC	Hip hop

February

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)

March

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Youheeyeol	Toy	Electronica

April

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Light Camera Action!	Solid	K-pop, R&B, Hip hop

May

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Are You Ready?	Clon	Dance music
10	Because I'm Not With You	Im Chang-jung	K-pop
17	Exchange	Kim Gun-mo	K-pop

June

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
15	All Systems Go	Roo'ra	K-pop, hip hop, pop, reggae, reggae fusion

July

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	IT`s The Time	Park Jin-young	K-pop
7	Summer	DJ DOC	K-pop, Hip hop

August

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Banana Shake	SSAW	Jazz-rock fusion
1	영턱스 클럽	Young Turks Club	K-pop

September

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
7	We Hate All Kinds of Violence	H.O.T.	K-pop, Dance, Hip hop
13	The Bridge of Sonic Heaven	Lee Seung-chul	Soft rock, Ballad
20	Pops & Party	Roo'ra	K-pop, hip hop, pop, reggae, reggae fusion

October

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
5	Blue Rhythm	Yoo Young-jin	K-pop

November

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Destined the Best	Cool	K-pop, Dance-pop
	Novice's Love (애송이의 사랑)	Yangpa	R&B, Ballad
	Princess is Lonely	Kim Ja-ok	Trot
8	The Pigeon is the Sky's Rat	Onnine Ibalgwan	Rock
11	Goofy 1st (A lot and more)	Goofy	K-pop
25	Rhythm Paradise	Lee Ji-hoon	—

December

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Reminiscences	Onnine Ibalgwan	Rock
27	Na Na Na Na Nineteen	Lee Ki-chan	R&B

Deaths

Kim Kwang-seok, aged 31. Singer, former member of Dongmulwon.

References

↑ "H.O.T to reunite on 'Infinite Challenge'". The Korea Herald. 2018-03-29. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
↑ "Singer Yoo Chae-yeong dies of gastric cancer". 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
↑ "Seo Taiji to hold encore shows for 25th-anniversary concert". The Korea Herald . Naver. March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

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[1] "H.O.T to reunite on 'Infinite Challenge'". The Korea Herald. 2018-03-29. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

[2] "Singer Yoo Chae-yeong dies of gastric cancer". 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-30.

[3] "Seo Taiji to hold encore shows for 25th-anniversary concert". The Korea Herald . Naver. March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

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