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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2005 in music in South Korea.

Debuting and disbanded in 2005

Debuting groups

Reformed groups

Sobangcha

Solo debuts

Disbanded groups

Releases in 2005

First quarter

January

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
8	Back to the Soul Flight	Naul	R&B, Ballad
17	Soul Food	Big Mama King	Ballad
25	Sassy Girl Chun-hyang OST	Various	OST
28	Very Very Nice! and Short Cake	Humming Urban Stereo	Electropop, Bossa Nova

February

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
2	My First	Jo Sung-mo	Pop ballad
3	On & On	Lena Park	Pop ballad
17	Giant	Baechigi	Hip hop
18	Call Call Call	U;Nee	Pop, R&B
18	The Beautiful Rhyme Diary	Haha	Hip hop
25	The 2nd Round	Eun Jiwon	K-pop

March

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
3	Effect	Buzz	Pop rock
15	Super Star	Jewelry	K-pop
17	Star (별)	Byul	K-pop
21	Wonderful Life OST	Various	OST
23	Saldaga	SG Wannabe	K-pop
30	It's New!	Lee Jai-jin	K-pop

April

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
4	No Pain, No Gain	Lee Jae-won	K-pop
6	Green Rose OST	Various	OST
7	Lady (레이디)	Lady	Ballad
7	I Want to Dream Again (다시 꿈꾸고 싶다)	Sung Si-kyung	Pop ballad
12	Me, Myself, My Music	Johan Kim	K-pop
12	Behind the Smile	Yoon Jong-shin	K-pop
15	05 Man's Life	Sobangcha	K-pop
22	Pianissima	Seomoon Tak	Rock
29	Difference	Yoon Do-hyun	Rock

May

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
3	Jadu 4	The Jadu	Rock
4	Without You (그대 없이 난)	Lee Ji-hye	Dance-pop
6	Love of May	Shin Hye-sung	K-pop
10	Before You Sleep	Kim Woo-joo	Ballad
13	Seventy Five Centimeter	UN	R&B
13	Hello My Teacher OST	Various	OST
14	His Story	MC Mong	Hip hop
18	It's Unique	Big Mama	K-pop
31	Become Clear	Pia	Alternative rock

June

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
2	Ragga Muffin	Stony Skunk ^[10]	K-pop
2	To Girls	Take	Ballad, Dance
3	Romantopia	Lee Tzsche	K-pop
8	Victory	Clon	Dance music
12	Music is My Life	Lim Jeong-hee	K-pop
13	Persona	Kangta	K-pop
16	My Lovely Sam Soon OST	Various	OST
	One And Only Feeling	Lyn	K-pop
	Be Like...	Kim Gun-mo	K-pop
20	Resoundin'	Punchnello	Hip hop
21	Growing Up	KCM	R&B, Ballad
22	Warning	SS501	K-pop
23	Fun Town 20	Kim Hyun-jung	Dance, R&B
24	Girls on Top	BoA	K-pop
24	This is Me	Kim Jong-Kook	K-pop
29	Another Conception	Rux	Punk rock

July

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	This Is Me	Kim Jong-kook	K-pop
6	Only You OST	Various	OST
14	Forever	Cool	K-pop
19	My Sweet and Free Day	Ivy	K-pop
19	Start	M. Street	K-pop
20	Something	Park Yong-ha	K-pop
21	Have a Nice Dream	Rumble Fish	Rock
26	Lextacy	Lexy	K-pop
28	Music	The Quiett	Hip hop

August

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
2	Norazo - The First Album	Norazo	K-pop
5	Summer Story 2005	Shinhwa	K-pop
8	That Summer Typhoon OST	Various	OST
12	1945 Liberation (1945 해방)	Drunken Tiger	Hip hop
26	Only Diva	Diva	K-pop
30	Feel Up	Koyote	K-pop

September

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	For the Bloom	Gummy	R&B, Soul
5	Begin to Breathe	Eru	K-pop
6	Hold My Breath	Paran	K-pop
8	Long Pretty Girls	LPG	K-pop
9	Hold my Breath	Paran	K-pop
9	IInd Winds	Lee Min-woo	K-pop
12	Rising Sun	TVXQ	K-pop
12	Triple X	Moon Heejun	K-pop
13	No More Drama	Jang Woo-hyuk	K-pop
13	Kiss Kiss	Shim Mina	Dance pop, R&B
16	Classic Odyssey	SG Wannabe	K-pop
22	Color Your Soul	Clazziquai Project	Electropop
23	In My Fantasy	Jeon Hye-bin	K-pop
25	Love.. Love..? Love..!	Wheesung	K-pop
26	Sweet Lips	Sugar	K-pop
29	The Secret Lovers OST	Various	OST
30	Emotion in Memory	Hong Kyung-min	Pop rock

October

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
5	Swan Songs	Epik High	K-pop
13	Library of Soul	Leessang	Hip hop
17	Listen to My Heart	Seo Ji-young	K-pop
18	One More Time	i-13	K-pop
18	Double Dynamite	Dynamic Duo	K-pop
22	Yeon Jung-hoon Vol. 1	Yeon Jung-hoon	K-pop
28	Into the Sky	g.o.d	K-pop

November

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Just Clap	J'Kyun	Hip hop
2	One Way	1TYM	Hip hop
2	Goodbye	Wax	R&B, Ballad
7	The Blues	WoongSan	Jazz
8	Classic 1+1 Grand Featuring	Jo Sung-mo	Pop ballad
9	The Very First	Gavy NJ	K-pop
10	A Love to Kill OST	Various	OST
15	Sweet Sorrow	Sweet Sorrow	K-pop
	Dear Heaven OST	Various	OST
	Youth	Goofy	K-pop
23	The Rusted Love	MC the Max	Rock
25	One of Five	NRG	K-pop
	Blue Castle	V.O.S	K-pop
	Big Mama's Gift	Big Mama	K-pop
29	Poemusic	Yiruma	Piano
30	First Day, Light	Monni	Rock

December

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
5	Twins	Super Junior '05	K-pop
5	Snow Prince	SS501	K-pop
20	Transition	Fly to the Sky	K-pop
23	My Girl OST	Various	OST
23	Zeeny's	Shim Eun-jin	K-pop

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References

↑ 천상지희,신비의 베일을 벗다 (in Korean). 2005-04-25. Retrieved 2024-03-28– via Daum.
↑ "Gavy NJ". KBS World. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
↑ [카페] 트랜스젠더 그룹 레이디 팬카페 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 2005-04-07. Retrieved 2024-03-28– via Daum.
↑ 트로트 미녀그룹 LPG, 가요계를 불살라버리겠다 (in Korean). Newsen. 2005-07-30. Retrieved 2024-03-28– via Daum.
↑ 엽기발랄 '파워풀 록·개다리춤' 가요계 돌풍 (in Korean). Herald Corporation. 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2024-03-28– via Daum.
↑ "Paran KPOP Star Profile & KPOP Music Video – Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
↑ 1만여 팬 설레게 한 10대 미소년 그룹 SS501, 8일 정식 데뷔! (in Korean). Newsen. 2005-06-08. Retrieved 2024-03-28– via Daum.
↑ "Super Junior KPOP Star Profile & KPOP Music Video – Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
↑ "'클레오' 정예빈, 첫 고졸 출신 아나운서 합격 '눈길'". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
↑ "Stony Skunk KPOP Star Songs – Stony Skunk Kpop songs by albums l Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

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[1] 천상지희,신비의 베일을 벗다 (in Korean). 2005-04-25. Retrieved 2024-03-28– via Daum.

[2] "Gavy NJ". KBS World. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2024-03-28.

[3] [카페] 트랜스젠더 그룹 레이디 팬카페 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 2005-04-07. Retrieved 2024-03-28– via Daum.

[4] 트로트 미녀그룹 LPG, 가요계를 불살라버리겠다 (in Korean). Newsen. 2005-07-30. Retrieved 2024-03-28– via Daum.

[5] 엽기발랄 '파워풀 록·개다리춤' 가요계 돌풍 (in Korean). Herald Corporation. 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2024-03-28– via Daum.

[6] "Paran KPOP Star Profile & KPOP Music Video – Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

[7] 1만여 팬 설레게 한 10대 미소년 그룹 SS501, 8일 정식 데뷔! (in Korean). Newsen. 2005-06-08. Retrieved 2024-03-28– via Daum.

[8] "Super Junior KPOP Star Profile & KPOP Music Video – Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2017-07-25.

[9] "'클레오' 정예빈, 첫 고졸 출신 아나운서 합격 '눈길'". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2017-07-26.

[10] "Stony Skunk KPOP Star Songs – Stony Skunk Kpop songs by albums l Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

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