2016 in South Korean music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2016 in music in South Korea.

Contents

Debuting and disbanded in 2016

Debuting groups

Solo debuts

Disbanded groups

Releases in 2016

First quarter

January

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)
5 Naturalness Dal Shabet Dance
12Delight Shin Hye-sung Pop
13First Step Acourve Folk
14Re:union, The real V.O.S Ballad
15P.O.E.MOwen Ovadoz Hip hop
18 Red Point Teen Top Dance
Sting Stellar Pop, Pop rock
How Much Love Is In Your Wallet Park Yoo-chun Ballad
21GAME Cross Gene Dance
Sound Up! The Legend Dance, Ballad
25 Snowflake GFriend Synthpop, Dance
27 Lollipop Imfact Dance, Ballad
U-Turn Bumkey R&B
28Foresight Dream Yezi Hip hop
The Little Prince Ryeowook Ballad, Dance
Pathos MC the Max Ballad, Rock
293.3 Royal Pirates Rock
Outrage Op.6Lee Joo-min Dance

February

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)
01 Exit : E Winner Pop, R&B
Act. 7 4Minute Electronic, Hip-hop
2Pit a Pat Yoo Seung-woo Pop
12No.X Kim Jae-joong Pop rock
15Crosswalk Jo Kwon Ballad
Prism Rainbow R&B, Ballad, Pop
16ETERNAL5 Double S 301 Pop
17 Q is NU'EST Dance
18Once in a Lifetime (Repackage) Johan Kim K-pop
22 Carnival B.A.P Hip-hop
23 Press It Taemin Dance
Spring Up Astro Dance
JACK OF ALL TRADES 4Ten Pop
24 Myst3ry Ladies' Code R&B
25 Would You Like? Cosmic Girls Dance
26 Melting Mamamoo R&B, Jazz
29 Refresh CLC Dance

March

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)
2Thumbs Up Hong Jin Young Trot
3KNOCK KNK Dance, Ballad
4Live With Me V.O.S Ballad
8Platonic Love Snuper Synthpop
9A Delicate Sense Fiestar Dance
Seoulite Lee Hi Pop, R&B
12[R.EBIRTH] Ravi Hip hop
17 Sketch Hyomin Pop
The Velvet Red Velvet R&B, Ballad
19 35 Girls 5 Concepts Produce 101 Electronica
21 Flight Log: Departure Got7 Hip hop, trap
22Hello Lip Service EDM
24Interview Eric Nam Ballad
Addicting A.cian Pop
130 mood: TRBL Dean R&B
28 Pink Ocean Oh My Girl Dance, Pop
Remember That BTOB R&B, Ballad
Colored Jun Hyoseong Dance
30 Daydream Day6 Pop rock
BR:evolution Boys Republic Dance
Myst3Re: Ladies' Code R&B

Second quarter

April

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)
4 Blueming CNBLUE Pop rock
6Fresh Adventure Laboum Dance
10I Am Sam Sam Kim Jazz
11HIM History Dance
Blooming Period Block B R&B, Hip-hop
15Bad Girl JeA Ballad
18Spotlight UP10TION Dance
Dream Eunji Ballad
19 Zelos VIXX Dance, Ballad
Here I Am Yesung Ballad
20 Seoulite Lee Hi Pop, R&B
Very Berry (EP) Berry Good Dance, Ballad
21Dynamic Love Park Boram Pop
Repeat Vibe Ballad
Half Album RED ICKLE Bolbbalgan4 Folk-pop, Indie pop
25 Love & Letter Seventeen Dance, Pop
Page Two Twice Dance
A New Trilogy Lovelyz Dance
27 Spring April Bubblegum, Dance
And Spring Goo Hye Sun Ballad
Brainless No Brain Rock
K Kim Dong-wan Ballad
Q Train 2 The Quiett Hip-hop

May

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)
2 The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever BTS Hip hop, Electronic
4 Chrysalis I.O.I Dance, Pop
Spring Akdong Musician Folk, Ballad
6Interlude Crush R&B
9 Write.. Woohyun Ballad, Pop rock
Brotherhood VAV Dance
11 I Just Wanna Dance Tiffany R&B, Synthpop
16 Good Luck AOA Dance, Electropop
17 With Love, J Jessica Jung Ballad, Pop
Aphrodite B.I.G Dance
18 The Clan Pt. 1 Lost Monsta X Dance, Hip-hop
24 She Is Jonghyun Dance, R&B
So So Baek A-yeon Ballad
26 Windy Day Oh My Girl Pop
27Ego Expand (100%) Samuel Seo Hip-hop
30 Xignature XIA Dance, Electronic
Nu.Clear CLC Dance, R&B
31 Free Somebody Luna Dance, Electronica

June

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)
1 Street EXID Electronic, R&B
2Awake KNK Dance
7Stalker U-KISS Pop
9 Ex'Act Exo R&B, Pop
Will Jeong Jinwoon Rock
13Flower Bada Dance
14 Happy Ending DIA Dance
With Daybreak Rock
15Seenroot's Wonderland Seenroot Folk
17Regression Baechigi Hip hop
20Outlast As One Ballad
21 Insane Love Sistar Pop, R&B
Emotion Madtown Dance
23Musik Kisum Dance
Miro Romeo Dance
27 High Heels Brave Girls Pop
28 Why Taeyeon Pop, R&B
Act. 1 The Little Mermaid Gugudan Dance
29I Like U Too Much Sonamoo Dance

Third quarter

July

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)
1 Summer Vibes Astro Dance, Synthpop
Color Melody Day Dance
No Doubt VAV Dance
4 Highlight Beast Ballad, Pop
Love & Letter Repackage Seventeen Dance, Pop
5 Why So Lonely Wonder Girls Reggae
10 NCT#127 NCT 127 Hip hop, Electronic
11 LOL GFriend Pop rock, Synthpop
12Compass Snuper Synthpop
The Action Vromance R&B
Goody Bag Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo Trot
13Scene Stealers Jay Park, Ugly Duck Hip hop
18 Where's The Truth? F.T. Island Rock
Cry Stellar Dance
19Come To Me Beatwin Dance
What's Your Number? Zhou Mi Dance, Ballad
20Shubirubirub Gavy NJ Dance
28Unicorn Plus the Brand New Label Unicorn Dance
3012 Beenzino Hip hop

August

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)
1 Listen to My Word Oh My Girl Pop
A'wesome Hyuna Hip hop, Trap
2Nice Basick Hip-hop
4 Muses Diary Nine Muses A Dance
5Summer Go UP10TION Dance
7 The Clan Pt. 1 Lost Monsta X Hip-hop, electronic
8Put 'Em Up B.A.P EDM
″Square One″ Blackpink EDM
9Mr. No Love Jun. K (2PM) R&B
12 Hades VIXX Dance, Ballad
15 Agust D Agust D Hip-hop
17 The Secret Cosmic Girls Synthpop
18 Lotto Exo R&B, Electronic
19Strange Masc Dance
C Nell Rock
20Symbol Tymee Hip-hop
23Love Sign Laboum Dance
19에서 20 Park Ji-min (15&) R&B, Pop
Reboot Two X Dance
24Chewing Gum (泡泡糖) NCT Dream Dance, Pop
29Canvas NU'EST Dance
Full Album RED PLANET Bolbbalgan4 Folk pop

September

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)
2Happy Day HALO Dance
6I`M Lim Chang Jung Ballad
7 Russian Roulette Red Velvet Pop, House
9 The Mobb MOBB (Mino X Bobby) Hip-hop
End Again Gain Dance
13 Gentlemen's Game 2PM R&B, Electronic
Spell DIA Dance, Ballad
19 Infinite Only Infinite Dance, R&B
20Bobby Doll Song Jieun Pop
26 Pink Revolution Apink Dance, R&B
Doo Doom Chit Crayon Pop Retro
27 Flight Log: Turbulence Got7 Hip-hop, Electronic
29 FRI. SAT. SUN Dal Shabet Dance, Pop

Fourth quarter

October

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)
4 The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty Monsta X Hip-hop, electronic
Stay As You Are Sandeul Ballad
5Feeling Sensation SF9 Dance
1 of 1 Shinee R&B, Dance
A New Empire Ailee R&B, Dance
Heejin Heejin (Loona) Pop
10 Wings BTS Hip-hop, Electronic
Pentagon Pentagon Dance
1350 X Half Davichi Ballad
Strang3r Ladies' Code R&B
Time Leap 100% Dance
14Wonderlust Crush R&B
I Am Seven Seven R&B, Pop
17 Miss Me? I.O.I Dance, Electronic
20Everything You Wanted Jay Park R&B, Hip-hop
22The Real One 24K Dance
24 Twicecoaster: Lane 1 Twice Dance
26Tried So Hard Monni Rock
28Time To Be a Woman NC.A Ballad
31 Kratos VIXX Dance
Welcome 2 Bastarz Bastarz Hip-hop
Hey Mama! Exo-CBX R&B, Electronic

November

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)
1 Square Two Blackpink tropical house
GLORY Berry Good Dance
2U.F.O MC Mong Hip-hop
3'Home' Chapter 1 Kangta Ballad
7 Noir B.A.P Hip-hop, R&B
Memory Mamamoo Retro, R&B
New Men BtoB Dance, Ballad
First Street Topp Dogg Dance, Hip-hop
8 It's Me Hyolyn R&B, Dance
9 Remember T-ara Dance, Electropop
Voice to New World Victon Dance
10 Welcome to Momoland Momoland Dance
Autumn Story Astro Dance
Waiting, Still Kyuhyun Ballad
11Revolt Imfact Dance
15 1 and 1 Shinee R&B, Dance
Rain Of Mind Snuper Synthpop
17 Remain KNK Dance
HyunJin Hyunjin (Loona) Pop, R&B
18 Voice + Whisper Voisper Ballad, R&B
19 Our Days SG Wannabe Ballad,
50 Kim Gun-mo Ballad
21 VIXX 2016 Conception Ker VIXX Dance, Hip-hop
Burst UP10TION Dance
23You o'clock JeA Ballad
28 Good Timing B1A4 Dance
29Unchanging Part 1 Orange Shinhwa Ballad

December

DateAlbumArtist(s)Genre(s)
1 2016 Re-ALBUM Sechs Kies K-pop, Ballad
5 Going Seventeen Seventeen Dance, Electronic
7 Five Senses Pentagon Dance
THUNDER Thunder Dance
9Eternal 0 & Eternal 1 Double S 301 Dance
10 Wonderland Jessica Jung Electropop
13 Made Big Bang Dance, Hip-hop
15 Dear Apink Ballad, Pop
HaSeul HaSeul (Loona) Ballad, Pop
16On And On Hoody R&B
19 For Life Exo Ballad
27The Cloud Dream of the Nine Uhm Jung-hwa Dance
30 Start a Fire BP Rania Dance

See also

References

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