2008 in South Korean music

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Last updated June 06, 2023

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2008 in music in South Korea.

Debuting and disbanded in 2008

Debuting groups

Solo debuts

Disbanded groups

Releases in 2008

First quarter

January

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
2	California Dream	SeeYa	K-pop
10	Women Live Off Love (여자는 사랑을 먹고)	Wax	R&B, Ballad
	White	Pearl	K-pop, R&B, Hip hop
	오방간다 (OhBangGanDa)	Turtles	Hip hop
17	With L.O.V.E	Brown Eyed Girls	K-pop
17	Kingdom	KCM	R&B, Ballad
18	The First New Dream	Andy	K-pop
28	Amaranth	Davichi	K-pop

February

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
14	M`s The Sentimental Reason	Lee Min-woo	K-pop
	Another Corner	Ha Dong-kyun	K-pop
	I've Got A Hottie Little Sister	Sultan of the Disco	Disco
20	Kitchi Island	Jewelry	K-pop
20	The Gift of the Sun	M. Street	K-pop, Ballad
29	Another Story	Kim Kyung-ho	Hard rock

March

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
12	Eternity	Kangta	K-pop
12	Comfort	Gummy	R&B, Soul
13	Déjà Vu	SS501	K-pop
13	Sunshine	Hwayobi	K-pop, R&B
17	Baby Baby	Girls' Generation	K-pop
21	Separation Anxiety	NELL	K-pop K-rock Indie rock Modern rock
24	When a Man Loves a Woman Vol.2	Lee Seung-gi	K-pop, Ballad

Second quarter

April

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
3	Volume 9	Shinhwa	K-pop
3	Sponge Remake 2008 As One	As One	K-pop, R&B
10	Chapter Zero	Kim Kyung-ho	Hard rock
11	U.R.M.S	Paran	K-pop
19	Pieces, Part One	Epik High	Alternative hip hop
24	Happy Network	The Jadu	Rock
25	New Decade	Jun Jin	K-pop
29	Mini Album Vol.1	Son Dam-bi	K-pop Pop, R&B, Dance
29	The First Propose	Andy	K-pop

May

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
13	The Secret Between Us	Kim Dong-wan	K-pop
22	Replay	Shinee	K-pop
22	Hot	Taeyang	K-pop
26	The Beginning	Gavy NJ	K-pop

June

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
3	So Hot	Wonder Girls	K-pop
3	Separation Anxiety	Nell	K-rock, Indie rock, Modern rock
5	Cooking? Cooking!	Super Junior-H	K-pop
9	Out of Control	Baechigi	Hip hop
10	Breakdown	Epik High	Alternative hip hop
12	In N Out	Kim Hyun-jung	Dance, R&B
16	Energy	Mighty Mouth	K-pop
19	My Love	J-Walk	K-pop
22	Alive	Kim Kyung-ho	Hard rock

Third quarter

July

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
1	D.I.S.C.O	Uhm Jung-hwa	K-pop
1	Keep Going	Hong Kyung-min	Pop rock
3	Shinhwa (White Edition) Volume 9	Shinhwa	K-pop
7	Vivid Summer Edition	Davichi	K-pop
7	Paparazzi	Ajoo	K-pop
10	Singing All My Song For You	Lee Ki-chan	R&B
11	I Believe / Baby Vox	Baby Vox Re.V	K-pop
14	It's Hyorish	Lee Hyori	K-pop
21	This Song	2AM	Ballad
22	Repackage The Secret Between Us	Kim Dong-wan	K-pop
24	Find	SS501	K-pop
25	Rock U	Kara	K-pop
29	Summer Days	Yoo Hee-yeol	Adult contemporary

August

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
8	Stand Up	Big Bang	K-pop
8	Most Ordinary Existence	Onnine Ibalgwan	Rock
19	Kim Bum Soo Vol. 6	Kim Bum-soo	K-pop
20	Open Fire!	Smash	K-pop
21	Together 4 Ever	Jun Jin	K-pop
25	Colorful Sensibility	F.T. Island	K-pop, Rock
26	Love Child	J	K-pop
26	Live and Let Live	Shin Hye-sung	K-pop
28	Someday	Younha	K-pop
29	The Shinee World	Shinee	K-pop

September

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
3	New Generation	U-KISS	K-pop
9	Beautiful, Beautiful!	SSAW	Jazz-rock fusion
16	My Style	Brown Eyed Girls	K-pop
18	The Second Mini Album	Son Dam-bi	K-pop, R&B, Dance
23	Lost and Found	IU	K-pop, R&B, Dance
24	M Rizing	Lee Min-woo	K-pop
24	You Only Love (사랑은 너 하나뿐)	As One, 2NB	K-pop, R&B
26	Mirotic	TVXQ	K-pop, R&B, Dance
26	Brilliant Change	SeeYa	K-pop
30	The Wonder Years: Trilogy	Wonder Girls	K-pop, R&B, Dance
30	Lovescream	Epik High	Alternative hip hop

Fourth quarter

October

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Fly Boy	Crown J	K-pop, Hip hop
2	Commonplace	Vanilla Unity	Emo rock
9	Returns	Son Ho-young	K-pop
16	Rainism	Rain	K-pop
17	Colorful Sensibility Part 2	F.T. Island	K-pop, Rock
21	P.N.O.N.I.	Yiruma	Piano
22	Here I am	Kim Jong Kook	K-pop
28	The 10th Anniversary - Variation	Can	Hard rock
29	Amigo	Shinee	K-pop
29	With All My Heart And Soul	Wheesung	K-pop

November

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
5	Remember	Big Bang	K-pop
6	G Code	Eun Ji-won	K-pop
13	Sensibility	Baek Ji-young	K-pop
17	Family	Mighty Mouth	K-pop
20	Remix Vol.1	Son Dam-bi	K-pop, R&B, Dance
20	Three Go	Norazo	K-pop
28	Here, In My Heart (여기, 내 맘속에)	Sung Si-kyung	Pop ballad
21	U R Man	SS501 Special Project Group	K-pop

December

Date	Album	Artist	Genre(s)
2	Love 119	K.Will	K-pop,
4	Pretty Girl	Kara	K-pop
9	666 Trilogy Part I	N.EX.T	Heavy metal

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