2009 in South Korean music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that musically occurred in 2009 in South Korea.

Contents

Notable events and achievements

Award shows and festivals

Award ceremonies

2009 music award ceremonies in South Korea
DateEventHost
February 1221st Seoul Music Awards Sports Seoul
February 2230th & 31st Cyworld Digital Music Awards Cyworld
March 126th Korean Music Awards Korean Music Awards Committee
April 2132nd & 33rd Cyworld Digital Music AwardsCyworld
June 1034th & 35th Cyworld Digital Music Awards
August 2036th & 37th Cyworld Digital Music Awards
October 1838th & 39th Cyworld Digital Music Awards
November 21 11th Mnet Asian Music Awards CJ E&M (Mnet)
December 10 24th Golden Disc Awards Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus
December 1340th & 41st Cyworld Digital Music AwardsCyworld
December 161st Melon Music Awards Kakao M

Festivals

2009 televised music festivals in South Korea
DateEventHost
September 19 Asia Song Festival Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange
December 29 SBS Gayo Daejeon Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS)
December 30 KBS Song Festival Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)
December 31 MBC Gayo Daejejeon Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)

Debuting and disbanded in 2009

Debuting groups

Solo debut

Disbanded groups

Releases in 2009

First quarter

January

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
5Romantic Novel Gavy NJ K-pop Dance-pop
7 Gee Girls' Generation K-pop Dance-pop
8 Baekajeolhyeon Leessang K-pop Dance-pop Korean hip hop
13Pearlfect Pearl K-pop, R&B, Hip hop
15New Schoolgirl After School K-pop Dance-pop
20Forever M. Street K-pop Ballad
New Generation of Ska Skasucks Ska, punk

February

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
3Bring It Back 2 Old School U-KISS K-pop Dance-pop
6This Is Love Hwayobi K-pop R&B
10Eolmana JokillaeBLESS/CODE-V K-pop Pop
11Jump Up F.T. Island K-pop pop-rock
12The Red Album Apollo18 Rock
Pretty Girl Special Edition Kara K-pop
Decennium Fly to the Sky K-pop
2610 Ways To Say I Love You Lena Park Pop ballad
27 Davichi in Wonderland Davichi K-pop Dance-pop
30Scream Op.1Lee Joo-min K-pop

March

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
9Victoria Seomoon Tak Rock
10Golden Age 8Eight K-pop Dance-pop
Return to My World Im Chang-jung K-pop
12 Sorry, Sorry Super Junior K-pop
20Time For Confession 2AM K-pop
23Type "B" – Back To 80's Son Dam-bi K-pop
26Vol. 3 There Are Different Ways to Happiness Chu Ga-yeoul Folk
27 Map the Soul Epik High Alternative hip hop
31Dropping the Tears K.Will K-pop

Second quarter

April

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
9Second Half Jo Sung-mo Pop ballad
16 2:00PM Time for Change 2PM K-pop
Gift from SG Wannabe SG Wannabe K-pop Pop music R&B
Nexen Heroes Crying Nut Punk rock
23 Growing Up IU K-pop

May

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
7Mutopia: Land of Dreams Lee Seung-chul Soft rock, Ballad
Fascination Jun Jin K-pop
13Shake Chae Yeon K-pop
19 Avaholic Lee Jung-hyun K-pop
25 Romeo Shinee K-pop
27Jumpin' Koyote K-pop

June

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
1Vol.2 Maestro Outsider K-pop Hip hop
9Untouchable Mini Album 1st Untouchable Hip hop
25Eternal Children (영원한 아이들) Rux Punk rock
29 Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) Girls' Generation K-pop Dance-pop

Third quarter

July

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
01The Gold Hwayobi K-pop R&B
02Always You Wax R&B, Ballad
08 2NE1 1st Mini Album 2NE1 K-pop, dance-pop
14Supreme Team Guide To Excellent Adventure Supreme Team K-pop
15Realcollabo + RMX Ra.D R&B, soul
16 Cross & Change F.T. Island K-pop, pop-rock
21 SS501 Solo Collection SS501 K-pop
Sound-G Brown Eyed Girls K-pop
A9ain Roo'ra Hip hop
Happy Women Kyeon Mi-ri
23The Blue Album Apollo 18 Rock
31 Revolution Kara K-pop

August

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
6Summer Hwayobi K-pop R&B
Love Class Mighty Mouth K-pop Pop, Hip Hop
7Love Song Untouchable with Geumbi Hip-Hop
10 Uncomfortable Party Crying Nut Punk rock
13 See The Sea BADA K-pop Pop
Ego Baek Ji-young K-pop
18 Heartbreaker G-Dragon K-pop
Attitude Brave Brothers Hip hop
20Someday Hong Kyung-min Pop rock
27Sophisticated Jewelry K-pop
31 For Muzik 4minute K-pop

September

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
1LA chA TA f(x) K-pop
16 [e] Epik High K-pop
17Shadow Lee Seung-gi K-pop

Fourth quarter

October

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
6 Hexagonal Leessang K-pop Dance-pop Korean hip hop
Miss Mister WoongSan Jazz
7Tomorrow4Tomorrow K-pop
8Vocolate Wheesung K-pop Dance-pop
13Movement on a Theme by Yiruma Yiruma Piano
14 Just BLAQ MBLAQ K-pop, dance-pop
BEAST is the B2ST BEAST K-pop, dance-pop
15Dazzle Lee Soo-young K-pop
22 2009, Year of Us Shinee K-pop
Rebirth SS501 K-pop
H Soul Hwanhee K-pop
26Double Date F.T. Triple K-pop pop-rock

November

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
5Missing You K.Will K-pop
6ContiUKiss U-KISS K-pop Dance-pop
10 01:59PM 2PM K-pop Dance-pop Dance Ballad
12 IU...IM IU K-pop
Gossip Girl Rainbow K-pop
17Museum MC Sniper Hip hop
25 Because of You After School K-pop
27 Absolute First Album T-ara K-pop
29Supsense Op.2Lee Joo-min R&B

December

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
2Movement on a Theme by Yiruma: 2nd Movement Yiruma Piano
10Volume 2 – Manifold Brian Joo K-pop
Platonic Eun Ji-won K-pop
11Merry Christmas Untouchable with Hwayoung Hip hop
17End And... Jewelry K-pop
22Calling You Broken Valentine Alternative rock

See also

References

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