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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2021 in music in South Korea.
Date | Event | Host |
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January 9–10, 2021 | 35th Golden Disc Awards | Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus |
January 13, 2021 | 10th Gaon Chart Music Awards | Korea Music Content Association |
January 31, 2021 | 30th Seoul Music Awards | Sports Seoul |
February 27, 2021 | 5th Korean Hiphop Awards | HiphopLE and Hiphopplaya |
February 28, 2021 | 18th Korean Music Awards | Korean Popular Music Awards Committee |
October 2, 2021 | 4th The Fact Music Awards | The Fact and Fan N Star |
December 2, 2021 | 6th Asia Artist Awards | Star News and Star Continent |
December 4, 2021 | 13th Melon Music Awards | Kakao M |
December 11, 2021 | 23rd Mnet Asian Music Awards | CJ E&M (Mnet) |
Date | Event | Host |
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October 9, 2021 | Asia Song Festival | Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE) |
December 17, 2021 | KBS Song Festival | Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) |
December 25, 2021 | SBS Gayo Daejeon | Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) |
December 31, 2021 | MBC Gayo Daejejeon | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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1 | Zero: Fever Part.2 | Ateez | Dance | [126] |
2 | Flower 9 | MC Mong | TBA | [127] [128] |
Series 'O' Round 1: Hall | Verivery | Dance | [129] | |
3 | Pieces by Rain | Rain | Dance, R&B | [130] |
8 | The Intersection: Discovery | BDC | Electropop | [131] |
10 | Full Bloom | Punch | TBA | [132] |
11 | Now: Where We Are, Here | Ghost9 | TBA | [133] |
12 | R | Rosé | Pop | [134] |
15 | Love or Take | Pentagon | R&B, funk | [135] |
Into Violet | Purple Kiss | Dance | [136] | |
I Like You | Ciipher | TBA | [137] | |
16 | The Renaissance | Super Junior | Pop, Hip hop, Dance | [138] [139] [140] |
A Better Tomorrow | Drippin | TBA | [141] | |
17 | We Play | Weeekly | Futurepop, R&B | [142] |
Killa | Mirae | TBA | [143] | |
19 | Midnight Blue (Love Streaming) | B.I | Ballad | [39] [144] |
25 | Lilac | IU | TBA | [145] |
29 | Page | Kang Seung-yoon | TBA | [146] |
I'm | Kim Se-jeong | TBA | [147] | |
Won't Forget You | Kim Sung-kyu | TBA | [148] | |
30 | Bambi | Baekhyun | R&B | [149] |
The Dice is Cast | DKB | TBA | [150] | |
31 | Unnatural | WJSN | Dance, ballad | [151] |
Before Sunrise Part. 2 | T1419 | Dance | [152] | |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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3 | The Blowing | Highlight | Dance, R&B | [180] |
Beautiful Night | Yesung | R&B, Ballad | [181] | |
7 | Lovin' | Ailee | TBA | [182] |
10 | Hot Sauce | NCT Dream | R&B, Hip hop | [183] |
Dear OhMyGirl | Oh My Girl | Dance-pop, R&B | [184] | |
11 | Binary Code | Oneus | Dance, Pop | [185] |
12 | Check-In | Blitzers | TBA | [18] |
My Attitude | WJSN the Black | TBA | [186] | |
EP. 1 Genius | D.Ark | Hip hop | [187] | |
13 | A Page | Yuqi | Pop, dance-rock | [188] |
14 | Switch It Up | Jay B | R&B, Soul | [189] |
17 | 9 Way Ticket | Fromis 9 | Dance, pop | [190] |
Ring Ring | Rocket Punch | Synthpop | [191] | |
18 | Advice | Taemin | Pop, R&B | [192] |
18 | Conmigo | Tri.be | TBA | [193] |
20 | Bravery | Pixy | TBA | [194] |
Happen | Heize | R&B | [195] | |
Re:Born | TO1 | TBA | [196] | |
21 | ㅅ (Siot) | Sung Si-kyung | TBA | [197] |
25 | Last Melody | Everglow | Hip hop, EDM, dance | [198] |
26 | The Other Side of the Moon | GWSN | Dance, R&B | [199] |
28 | You Were My Breath | Cho Mi-yeon | Ballad | [200] |
31 | The Chaos Chapter: Freeze | TXT | Pop, rock | [201] |
Hello | Joy | Modern rock | [202] |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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1 | History of Kingdom: Part II. Chiwoo | Kingdom | TBA | [229] |
5 | Turn Over | SF9 | Dance, R&B | [230] |
Windy | Soyeon | Dance, Hip hop | [231] | |
Right Through Me | Even of Day | Rock, ballad | [232] | |
8 | Us | Moon Jong-up | Pop, hip hop, dance | [233] |
13 | Observe | Baek A-yeon | TBA | [234] |
16 | Since 16' | Since | Hip hop | [235] |
26 | Next Episode | AKMU | Synth-pop, retrowave, downtempo [236] | [237] |
Empathy | D.O. | Ballad, R&B | [238] | |
28 | The Land of Fantasy: Captain Giorbo and the Old Fashioned Heroes | Jannabi | Indie, art rock | [239] |
30 | Summer Holiday | Dreamcatcher | Rock, metal | [240] |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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2 | Switch On | Astro | Dance, ballad | [241] |
Game Changer | Golden Child | TBA | [242] | |
4 | Play Game: Holiday | Weeekly | TBA | [243] |
5 | The Moment : A Minor | Kim Woo-jin | Pop | [244] |
6 | 1/6 | Sunmi | Dance, rock | [245] |
9 | Thrill-ing | The Boyz | TBA | [246] |
Select Shop | Ha Sung-woon | TBA | [247] | |
Popping | ONF | Dance, ballad | [248] | |
16 | Queendom | Red Velvet | Dance, R&B, soul | [249] |
17 | OK Prologue: Be OK | CIX | Dance, R&B, ballad | [250] |
The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape | Tomorrow X Together | Pop, rock | [251] | |
19 | The Awakening: Written in the Stars | Cravity | TBA | [252] |
Vision | Luminous | Hip hop, R&B | [253] | |
23 | After 'We Ride' | Brave Girls | R&B, Pop-rock | [254] |
Noeasy | Stray Kids | hip hop, EDM, pop, R&B, rock | [255] | |
Series 'O' Round 2: Hole | Verivery | Dance | [256] | |
24 | Open | Kwon Eun-bi | Pop, Dance | [49] |
26 | SOMO:Fume | Jay B | R&B, Soul | [257] |
30 | 4U: Outside | BtoB | TBA | [258] |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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1 | Talk & Talk | Fromis 9 | TBA | [259] |
6 | Stereotype | STAYC | Pop, Dance | [260] |
Eternal | Young K | Rock | [261] | |
8 | Hide & Seek | Purple Kiss | TBA | [262] |
9 | 4 Only | Lee Hi | Ballad, R&B | [263] |
Youth | Luminous | Hip hop | [28] | |
10 | Lalisa | Lisa | Hip hop | [264] |
13 | Zero: Fever Part.3 | Ateez | Hip Hop, EDM, pop | [265] |
14 | Blue Letter | Wonho | TBA | [266] |
15 | I Say Mamamoo: The Best | Mamamoo | TBA | [267] |
Miniseries | Sumin & Slom | R&B | [268] | |
17 | Sticker | NCT 127 | Hip hop, R&B, Pop | [269] |
20 | Chocolate Box | Yang Yo-seob | TBA | [270] |
24 | Crazy in Love | Itzy | EDM, Dance-pop, R&B, Soul, Rap, Hip hop | [271] |
25 | Blaze | Do Han-se | Hip hop | [43] |
27 | Bad Love | Key | Dance-pop, R&B | [272] |
Mo' Complete | AB6IX | TBA | [273] | |
28 | Blind | Ciipher | TBA | [274] |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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1 | Return of the Girl | Everglow | Hip hop, EDM, dance | [325] |
Eleven | Ive | Hip hop, R&B, electronic | [326] [ better source needed ] | |
3 | Goosebumps | ONF | TBA | [327] |
6 | Happy Death Day | Xdinary Heroes | ||
7 | Studio We : Recording 2 | Onewe | Rock | [328] |
["To Infinity."] | Mino | Hip hop, R&B | [329] | |
10 | Zero: Fever Epilogue | Ateez | TBA | [330] |
14 | Universe | NCT | R&B, Hip hop, EDM | [331] |
The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Snowy Night | Billlie | TBA | [332] | |
21 | My Empty Space | Song I-han | R&B | [333] |
23 | SKZ2021 | Stray Kids | TBA | [334] |
27 | The Letter | Kim Jae-hwan | TBA | [335] |
2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express | SM Town | Hip hop, R&B | [336] | |
29 | Pieces | IU | Ballad, Folk/blues | [337] |
DKHVKY | D.Ark | Hip hop | [338] |
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