1997 in South Korean music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 1997 in music in South Korea.

Contents

Debuting and disbanded in 1997

Debuting

Solo debuts

Disbanded groups

Releases in 1997

January

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
1Cycle Lee Seung-hwan Pop ballad
25Lover Roo'ra Hip hop

February

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
13Legend Kim Hyun-jung Dance, R&B

March

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
1Jinusean Jinusean K-pop, Hip hop
3Sinawe 6 Sinawe Heavy metal
West Side Yoo Seung-jun K-pop, Hip hop
26Deux Forever Deux K-pop, Hip hop

April

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)Ref
14th album DJ DOC Hip hop
24Solidate Solid K-pop, R&B, Hip hop [9]

May

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
14 School Anthem Sechs Kies K-pop, hip hop, dance-pop, R&B
16Again Im Chang-jung K-pop
20Young Turks Club 2nd Album Young Turks Club K-pop

June

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
8One More Time Clon Dance music
24Turbo Summer Remix Turbo K-pop, Dance, Hip hop
30 Kim:kyungho 1997 Kim Kyung-ho Hard rock

July

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
1Desire to Fly Yim Jae-beom Rock
Summer Story Cool K-pop
5Wolf and Sheep H.O.T. K-pop
10EQUALIZEHER Baby V.O.X K-pop
21Kim Ji Hoon Vol. 1 Kim Ji-hoon K-pop

August

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
8Deli Spice Delispice Rock
29Funky Diva Diva K-pop

September

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
1Summer Jingle Bell JYPark K-pop, Hip hop
4U-BeS U-BeS K-pop

October

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
22Born Again Turbo K-pop, Dance, Hip hop
25Indelible Impression Lee Ki-chan R&B
28New Radiancy Group NRG K-pop

November

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
1 I'm Your Girl S.E.S. K-pop, Dance
Welcome to the Sechskies Land Sechs Kies K-pop
Myself Kim Gun-mo K-pop
Skyblue Dream (하늘색 꿈) Park Ji-yoon K-pop
17Sunflower Pearl K-pop, R&B, Hip hop
30Lazenca (A Space Rock Opera) N.EX.T Heavy metal, hard rock, progressive metal, alternative metal

December

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
26햐안전쟁 Young Turks Club K-pop
Rainbow Sanulrim Psychedelic rock

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