2014 in South Korean music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2014 in music in South Korea.

Contents

Notable events and achievements

Award shows and festivals

Award ceremonies

2014 music award ceremonies in South Korea
DateEventHost
January 16, 201428th Golden Disc Awards Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus
January 23, 201423rd Seoul Music Awards Sports Seoul
February 12, 20143rd Gaon Chart Music Awards Korea Music Content Association
February 28, 201410th Korean Music Awards Korean Popular Music Awards Committee
November 13, 20146th Melon Music Awards Kakao M
November 17, 20145th Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards Korea Creative Content Agency
December 3, 2014 16th Mnet Asian Music Awards CJ E&M (Mnet)

Festivals

2014 televised music festivals in South Korea
DateEventHost
December 21, 2014 SBS Gayo Daejeon Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS)
December 26, 2014 KBS Song Festival Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)
December 31, 2014 MBC Gayo Daejejeon Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)

Debuting and disbanded in 2014

Debuting groups

Solo debuts

Disbanded groups

Releases in 2014

First quarter

January

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
02Unveiling MC the Max Ballad, Rock
Rain Effect Rain Electronica, R&B
03 Girl's Day Everyday 3 Girl's Day Pop, R&B
06 Tense TVXQ Pop, R&B
07Beyond the Ocean K-Much Dance
08 B.B.B Dal Shabet Dance, Electropop
13I Am Rumble Fish Rumble Fish Rock
Listen & Repeat BMK Ballad, R&B
Who Am I B1A4 Dance, Ballad
After the 11th Zia Ballad
15 Mr. Gae Gary Hip-hop
16 Miniskirt AOA Dance, R&B
Arario Topp Dogg Hip-hop
20RB Blaxx Rainbow Blaxx Dance, Ballad
Got It? Got7 Hip-hop, Trap
WWW Removing My Makeup Jaejoong Ballad
29Such a Woman Zia Ballad

February

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
03 First Sensibility B.A.P Dance, Hip-hop
06M+10 Lee Minwoo Dance
Truth Or Dare Gain Dance, Ballad
07 Rain Effect Special Edition Rain Electronica, R&B
12 Skool Luv Affair BTS Hip-hop, R&B
Marionette Stellar Dance, Pop
13 Breath SM the Ballad Ballad
14Between Calm And Passion Bebop Rock
16 Beep Beep BTOB Dance, Hip-hop
Full Moon Sunmi Ballad, Electronica
19 Speed Circus Speed Dance
20Fantasy Trilogy Boys Republic Dance
24 Can't Stop CNBLUE Rock
Mr.Mr. Girls' Generation Electropop, R&B
Arario Special Album Topp Dogg Dance, Hip-hop
25Attention AlphaBAT Dance
27 Crush 2NE1 Electronica, Hip-hop
Spellbound TVXQ Pop, R&B
Newton's Apple Nell Rock

March

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
10Special Man Lunafly Rock
12 Catallena Orange Caramel Synthpop, Disco
17Bang The Bush 100% Dance
4Minute World 4Minute Dance, Electropop
18Follow My Voice Monni Rock
21 Swing Super Junior-M Pop, R&B
24 Broken MBLAQ Dance, Ballad
31 Pink Blossom A Pink Dance
The Maginot Line M.I.B Dance, Hip-hop

Second quarter

April

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
1Yashishi NS Yoon-G Dance
Uh-ee Crayon Pop Dance, House
2Sometimes Crush R&B
3 Look At Me Now Speed Dance
4Fierce Mad Clown Hip-hop
7 Play Akdong Musician Folk-pop
9Scent of NC.A NC.A Dance
11The Manual Eddy Kim Ballad
17Jackpot Block B Dance, Hip-hop

May

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
7 Overdose Exo-K R&B, Electronic
12 Top Secret Hyoseong Dance, R&B
The Best Man Wheesung R&B
131998 4Men Ballad
14 Skool Luv Affair Special Addition BTS Hip-hop, R&B
15Rumour M.Pire Dance
MayBay.B Dance
16 A Flower Bookmark IU Ballad
20 Continuum Fly to the Sky Ballad
Never Ever Park Ji-yeon Dance, Electropop
21 Season 2 Infinite Dance, R&B
Phantom Power Phantom Ballad, Hip-hop
22 Love Letter Berry Good Dance, Ballad
26 Sugar 15& R&B, Pop
27 Eternity VIXX Dance, Electronic
29Emotion Jung Key Ballad

June

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
2 First Homme ZE:A Dance
Mono Scandal U-KISS Dance, Ballad
3 Rise Taeyang R&B
B.A.P Unplugged 2014 B.A.P Ballad, Hip-hop
That's What They Say Rosemary Rock
5 Crush on You Crush R&B, hip hop
9Amadeus Topp Dogg Dance, Hip-hop
Obsession Boyfriend Dance, Ballad
Pop Beyond N-Sonic Dance
I Loved Have No Regrets Gummy Ballad, R&B
10No Way Bob Girls Dance
12Oppa You're Mine Tahiti Dance
16 Good Luck Beast Dance, R&B
18 Hello Mamamoo R&B, Retro
19 Short Hair AOA Dance, Electropop
23 Got Love GOT7 Dance, Hip-hop
Desire History Dance
First Flow Bigflo Dance
2638°C HALO Dance
30 Make Up Hyomin Dance, Electropop

Third quarter

July

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
7Sun Kiss 100% Dance
Red Light f(x) Electropop
8 Chapter 8 g.o.d R&B, Hip-hop
Let's Love C-Clown Dance
9 Re:Birth NU'EST Dance, Ballad
11 Timing Kim Hyun Joong Dance
14 Solo Day B1A4 Dance
Fantastic Henry Pop
Everyday 4 Girl's Day Pop
18 Shine J-Min Rock, Acoustic
21 Touch & Move Sistar Dance, Electropop
22 Be Back Infinite Dance, R&B
Cube Daybreak Rock
23Pour Les Femmes Homme R&B
24H.E.R Block B Dance, Hip-hop
28 A Talk Hyuna Electronic, Pop
Hot Baby BESTie Dance
29 Just Us JYJ R&B, Pop
31 Me? Ha:tfelt R&B, Pop

August

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
11 Secret Summer Secret Dance
12 2014 S/S Winner Pop, Ballad
18 Day & Night Kara Dance, R&B
My Copycat Orange Caramel Pop
Ace Taemin Dance, Ballad
20 Dark & Wild BTS Hip-hop, R&B
21 Sunny Blues Part A Sunny Hill Dance
JJCC 1st Mini Album JJCC Dance
Upgrade Lip Service Dance
22Answer AlphaBat Dance
26 Sweet & Sour Sistar Pop
27Hi High High4 Dance
28Petit Macaron Laboum Dance
29 Mamacita Super Junior R&B, Pop
I Need You Bestie Dance

September

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
1Evolution Jay Park Hip-hop
11 And & End T-ARA Electronic
15 Go Crazy 2PM Electronic, R&B
Éxito Teen Top Pop
Hello BoyN*White Dance
16 Holler Girls' Generation-TTS R&B, Pop
17Bargaining For Love F.Cuz Dance
25 Magazine Ailee R&B, Pop
26Small Album Kidoh Dance
29 Move BTOB Dance
I Think I'm In Love Juniel Rock
Electric DreamBeat Burger Electronica
30Making a New Ending for this Story Han Dong-geun Ballad

Fourth quarter

October

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
1 Walking With Kim Dong-ryool Ballad
6 Mad Town Madtown Dance, Hip-hop
Falling in Fall Zia Ballad
The EndLee Ye Joon Ballad
7She Gavy NJ Ballad
PureAurora Trot
8 Home Roy Kim Folk
Reset Raina Ballad
Begin Jung Dong Ha Ballad
9Song for You Lee Min-ho Ballad
10TimeToxic Rock
13 Witch Boyfriend Dance
I'm... Bernard Park Ballad
14 Error VIXX Dance
25 Song Ji-eun Dance, Ballad
15Rilla Go! The Boss Dance
The 1st Mini Album Strawberry Milk Dance, Ballad
I Miss You Girl's Day Ballad
16Redingray Gaeko Hip-hop
20 Quiet Night Seo Taiji Rock
Time Beast R&B, Ballad
21Composing of Love Almeng R&B
Shoebox Epik High Hip-hop
23 This Is Love Super Junior R&B, Pop
27Autumm Breeze S Ballad
30Let's Talk 2AM Ballad
Out of My Mind The Legend Dance
31Rewind Zhou Mi Dance, Ballad
Pianoforte Yoon Hyun-sang Ballad
Ouch A.cian Dance

November

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
3Petit Macaron: Data Pack Laboum Dance
Miss Me or Diss Me MC Mong Hip-hop
5Life Note Hong Jin-young Trot
10 20’s Love Two Éxito Teen Top Dance
11 Like a Cat AOA Dance
12Real Talk Boys Republic Dance
04 Urban Zakapa Ballad
Turning Point Ali Ballad
13 At Gwanghwamun Kyuhyun Ballad
Babomba Badkiz Dance
Sora SoraPritz Dance
14Self-HypnosisMaboos Hip-hop
WaAtomic Kiz Dance
17 Girls' Invasion Lovelyz Dance, R&B
18From My Heart 5urprise Dance
Identify Got7 Dance, Hip hop
Da Capo You Hee-yeol Ballad
193.0 10cm Rock
rejoyce Ulala Session Ballad
First Romance Nicole Jung Dance
20Hello Halo HALO Dance
21Exhale Lee Joon-gi Ballad
Him Kim Bum-soo Dance, Ballad
Good Boy GD X Taeyang Electrohop, Hip hop
24 Pink Luv Apink Dance, Ballad
Happy Together Park Hyo-shin Ballad
My AllZest Dance
25Showtime Wassup Dance, Hip-hop
Winter MBLAQ Ballad
26Second Flow Bigflo Dance
Memorize Buzz Rock
Genuine 2BiC Ballad
272nd Mini 白Baek Chung-kang Ballad
28Locomotive Loco Hip-hop

December

DateTitleArtistGenre(s)
1Blue Infinite F Pop
5She Monni Rock
Kiss Me Standing Egg Indie folk
The Duets (part 1) Yoon Sang Pop, Electronica
9Winter Wonderland Sung Si-kyung Ballad, Christmas
15White Letter DSP Friends Pop, Christmas
22 The Winter's Tale BtoB Ballad, Christmas
23Genuine 2BiC Ballad
24Special DayBepop Rock
29Deja Vu Sonamoo Dance

Deaths

See also

References

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