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The following is a list of notable events and releases that have happened, or are expected to happen in 2023 in music in South Korea.
Date | Event | Host | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
January 7 | 37th Golden Disc Awards | Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus | [1] |
January 19 | 32nd Seoul Music Awards | Sports Seoul | [2] |
February 10 and 11 | 30th Hanteo Music Awards | Hanteo Global | [3] |
February 18 | 12th Circle Chart Music Awards | Korea Music Content Association | [4] |
October 10 | 6th The Fact Music Awards | The Fact and Fan N Star | [5] |
November 28 and 29 | 25th MAMA Awards | CJ ENM | [6] |
December 2 | 15th Melon Music Awards | KakaoBank | [7] |
December 14 | 8th Asia Artist Awards | Star News and Star Continent | [8] |
Date | Event | Host | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
December 25 | SBS Gayo Daejeon | Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) | [9] |
December 31 | MBC Gayo Daejejeon | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) | [10] |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | OMG | NewJeans | — | [72] |
4 | Incense | Moonbin & Sanha | [73] | |
5 | Rose Blossom | H1-Key | [74] [75] | |
A Dream of ILY:1 | ILY:1 | [76] | ||
9 | Reason | Monsta X | [77] | |
The Piece OF9 | SF9 | [78] | ||
11 | Startrail | Byul | [79] [80] | |
13 | Red Moon | Primrose | [33] | |
16 | Stamp on It | Got the Beat | [81] | |
Love War | Choi Ye-na | [82] [83] | ||
17 | My Little Aurora | Cignature | [84] | |
18 | Chapter 0: With | Jinyoung | [85] | |
24 | Monologue | Shin Ye-young | [86] | |
25 | Sensory Flows | Yesung | [87] | |
Pandora's Box | Mave: | [88] | ||
27 | The Name Chapter: Temptation | Tomorrow X Together | [89] | |
28 | After the Magic | Parannoul | Shoegaze | [90] |
Gravity | Onewe | Rock | [91] | |
30 | Ay-Yo | NCT 127 | — | [92] [93] |
8Turnrise | 8Turn | [94] | ||
Intro: Flight and a New Beginning | BXB | [95] | ||
31 | Various | Viviz | [96] [97] | |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Strawberry | Epik High | [98] | |
6 | Second Wind | Seventeen BSS | TBA | [99] [100] |
8 | Idiot | Im Chang-jung | TBA | [101] |
11 | I Confess Now | MSG Wannabe M.O.M | TBA | [102] |
12 | Journey | Ahn Ye-eun | TBA | [103] |
13 | Killer | Key | TBA | [104] [105] |
Assemble | TripleS | TBA | [106] | |
14 | Seasonal Hiatus | Jay B | TBA | [107] |
Teddy Bear | STAYC | TBA | [108] [109] | |
W.A.Y | Tri.be | TBA | [110] | |
15 | Love Never Dies | TNX | TBA | [111] [112] |
Cabin Fever | Purple Kiss | TBA | [113] | |
16 | Where Does Sasquatch Live? Part 1 | Zior Park | Hip hop | [114] |
17 | Love & Happiness | LimeLight | TBA | [115] |
20 | One | Lee Chan-won | TBA | [116] |
Be Awake | The Boyz | TBA | [117] | |
22 | Boxes | Shin Ji-min | TBA | [118] |
23 | How to Sink Slowly | Brokenteeth | TBA | [119] |
How R U | HAWW | TBA | [120] | |
Insert Coin | Lucy | TBA | [121] | |
24 | The Beginning: Cupid | Fifty Fifty | TBA | [122] |
27 | Truth or Lie | Hwang Min-hyun | TBA | [123] |
My Sun | Kim Hyun-joong | TBA | [124] | |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | The Flag | Kwon Jin-ah | TBA | [125] |
Seoul Collection | OnlyOneOf | TBA | [126] | |
6 | Master: Piece | Cravity | TBA | [127] |
Circle | Onew | TBA | [128] | |
7 | O | Yuju | [129] | |
Cherry Dash | Cherry Bullet | TBA | [130] | |
8 | The Alchemist | La Poem | TBA | [131] |
10 | Ready to Be | Twice | Pop | [132] [133] |
Essege | TAN | TBA | [134] | |
Chosen Karma | Pixy | TBA | [135] | |
12 | Asterum | Plave | TBA | [136] |
13 | Rover | Kai | TBA | [137] |
15 | Blue Set Chapter. New Dayz | Trendz | TBA | [138] |
16 | Remember Archive | Code Kunst | [139] | |
20 | Expérgo | Nmixx | TBA | [140] |
23 | History of Kingdom: Part VI. Mujin | Kingdom | Pop | [141] |
24 | Face | Jimin | TBA | [50] |
28 | Sour & Sweet | BamBam | Hip hop, R&B | [142] |
The Billage of Perception: Chapter Three | Billlie | [143] | ||
29 | Act 1, Scene 1 | Mamamoo+ | TBA | [144] |
Delight | CSR | TBA | [145] | |
30 | House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing | Xikers | TBA | [38] |
31 | Me | Jisoo | [53] [146] | |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Blank Page | Kim Woo-seok | TBA | [147] |
5 | Self | Apink | TBA | [148] [149] |
10 | Lovestruck! | Kep1er | TBA | [150] [151] |
I've Ive | Ive | TBA | [152] [153] | |
Without You | Kard | TBA | [154] | |
12 | Over the Moon | Chaeyeon | TBA | [155] |
Blank or Black | Park Ji-hoon | TBA | [156] [157] | |
13 | The Beginning | Jang Ye-eun | TBA | [48] |
16 | Love.zip | Bolbbalgan4 | TBA | [158] |
17 | Perfume | NCT DoJaeJung | TBA | [28] [159] |
The Calm Before the Storm | Tempest | TBA | [160] | |
Predator | Lee Gi-kwang | TBA | [161] [162] | |
19 | Seven Sins | Drippin | TBA | [163] |
[ Rorschach ] Part 1 | Penomeco | TBA | [164] | |
20 | Archive of Emotions | Ryu Su-jeong | TBA | [165] |
Psycho Xybernetics : Turn Over | Giuk | Rock | [166] | |
21 | D-Day | Agust D | TBA | [167] |
22 | La Diva | Sokhang | TBA | [168] |
24 | FML | Seventeen | TBA | [169] [170] |
25 | Throw a Dice | Xodiac | TBA | [171] |
Down to Earth | Taeyang | TBA | [172] [173] | |
26 | Prelude of Love Chapter 2. Growing Pains | Epex | TBA | [174] |
Oo-Li | Woodz | TBA | [175] | |
Deadlock | Xdinary Heroes | [176] | ||
27 | Time and Trace | Ha Hyun-sang | TBA | [177] |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Unforgiven | Le Sserafim | Experimental-pop | [178] [179] |
2 | The Colors of Love | Bang Yong-guk | TBA | [180] [181] |
Wind and Wish | BtoB | TBA | [182] [183] | |
4 | Take Off | iKon | TBA | [184] |
Aesthetic | +(Kr)ystal Eyes | TBA | [185] | |
Deutda | Yang Ji-eun | TBA | [186] | |
8 | My World | Aespa | TBA | [187] [188] |
Pygmalion | Oneus | TBA | [189] [190] | |
9 | Per | Adya | TBA | [191] |
15 | I Feel | (G)I-dle | Pop | [192] [193] |
Beginning: The Wind Page | The Wind | TBA | [36] | |
16 | Liminality – Ep.Dream | Verivery | TBA | [194] |
17 | Bit, Part.1 | Younite | TBA | [195] |
Movie Star | Lee Mi-joo | TBA | [56] | |
18 | The Beginning: 飛上 | ATBO | TBA | [196] |
22 | Dark Blood | Enhypen | TBA | [197] [198] |
Lights | Joohoney | TBA | [199] | |
23 | Icky | Kard | TBA | [200] |
24 | Apocalypse: From Us | Dreamcatcher | TBA | [201] [202] |
26 | Ongoing | Kyungseo | TBA | [203] [204] |
29 | The Future Is Ours: Lost | AB6IX | TBA | [205] |
OK Episode 2: I'm OK | CIX | TBA | [206] [207] | |
30 | Who! | BoyNextDoor | TBA | [208] |
Demo | Wonstein | TBA | [209] | |
Beige | Kid Milli | TBA | [210] | |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | To Die For | B.I | TBA | [211] |
Gift | Hwang Chi-yeul | TBA | [212] | |
2 | 5-Star | Stray Kids | [213] [214] | |
5 | Shalala | Taeyong | [61] [215] | |
Unlock My World | Fromis 9 | TBA | [216] | |
7 | Boyhood | TNX | TBA | [217] |
8 | Harmony: All In | P1Harmony | TBA | [218] |
Impasto | Yoo Chae-hoon | TBA | [219] | |
13 | Ren'dezvous | Ren | TBA | [58] [220] |
14 | I Need Love | DKB | TBA | [221] |
16 | The World EP.2: Outlaw | Ateez | TBA | [222] [223] |
19 | Realiez | Kang Daniel | TBA | [224] |
20 | J.A.M | Kim Jae-hwan | TBA | [225] |
21 | Girl's Round Part.2 | Lapillus | TBA | [226] |
23 | Overdrive | I.M | TBA | [227] |
26 | Uncharted Drift | 8Turn | TBA | [228] |
Hard | Shinee | K-pop | [229] | |
27 | Frame | Han Seung-woo | TBA | [230] |
Hate XX | Choi Ye-na | TBA | [231] | |
28 | Play List | U-KISS | TBA | [232] [233] |
2023 S/S Collection | Kim Sung-kyu | TBA | [234] | |
29 | Love Pt. 3: Eternally | WEi | TBA | [235] |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Twenty | Swan | TBA | [236] [237] |
3 | Nowitzki | Beenzino | TBA | [238] |
4 | 4SHO | Teen Top | TBA | [239] [240] |
5 | Kiss of Life | Kiss of Life | TBA | [241] |
6 | UNI-Q | Queenz Eye | TBA | [242] |
7 | Love Eventually | Samuel Seo | TBA | [243] |
(1) | Youra | TBA | [244] | |
10 | Youth in the Shade | Zerobaseone | TBA | [245] |
Exist | Exo | [246] | ||
11 | A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream | Nmixx | TBA | [247] |
12 | Version Up | Odd Eye Circle | TBA | [248] |
Sandara Park | Sandara Park | TBA | [249] | |
17 | ISTJ | NCT Dream | TBA | [250] |
19 | I'm on It! | Ichillin' | TBA | [251] |
Boys Will Be Boys | Mirae | TBA | [252] [253] | |
21 | Get Up | NewJeans | TBA | [254] [255] |
24 | Friend-Ship | Hori7on | TBA | [256] |
Golden Hourglass | Oh My Girl | TBA | [257] [258] | |
25 | New Chapter | ILY:1 | TBA | [259] [260] |
The Unseen | Shownu X Hyungwon | TBA | [26] | |
26 | Summer Recipe | Soyou | TBA | [261] [262] |
28 | Reboot | Treasure | TBA | [263] |
31 | Kill My Doubt | Itzy | TBA | [264] |
13egin | Infinite | TBA | [265] [266] | |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Form | Young Tak | TBA | [267] |
2 | House of Tricky: How to Play | Xikers | TBA | [268] |
3 | Two Rabbits | Mamamoo+ | TBA | [269] [270] |
New Mind | Nine.I | TBA | [271] | |
Chapter 1. Our Youth | BXB | TBA | [272] | |
7 | Reality Show | Yunho | TBA | [273] [274] |
Phantasy: Pt.1 Christmas in August | The Boyz | TBA | [275] [276] | |
Game Plan | Jeon So-mi | TBA | [277] | |
9 | Love All | Jo Yu-ri | TBA | [278] [279] |
11 | TAN Made [ ] | TAN | TBA | [280] |
14 | We Love You | DKB | TBA | [281] [282] |
16 | Teenfresh | STAYC | TBA | [283] [284] |
17 | Fever | Lucy | TBA | [285] [286] |
Lovelution | TripleS | TBA | [287] | |
18 | Zone | Jihyo | R&B | [49] [288] [289] |
All My Girls | Everglow | TBA | [290] [291] | |
Laffy Taffy | Primrose | TBA | [292] | |
A.I.BAE | Le'v | TBA | [293] | |
23 | Ready, Set, Love | Yerin | [294] | |
24 | Asterum: The Shape of Things to Come | Plave | TBA | [295] |
Starlight | Secret Number | TBA | [296] | |
28 | Golden Age | NCT | TBA | [297] |
29 | Us in the Summer | Cignature | TBA | [298] |
XOXO | Onewe | Rock | [299] | |
30 | Seoul Dreaming | H1-Key | TBA | [300] |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Letters with Notes | Young K | TBA | [301] [302] |
Get a Guitar | Riize | TBA | [35] | |
Why.. | BoyNextDoor | TBA | [303] | |
Door | Kim Se-jeong | TBA | [304] [305] | |
5 | Festa | Purple Kiss | TBA | [306] |
6 | JCFactory | Jaechan | TBA | [47] [307] |
The Move: Street | Chaeyeon | TBA | [308] | |
Boom | Rocket Punch | TBA | [309] | |
7 | Sage | FT Island | TBA | [310] |
8 | Layover | V | TBA | [311] |
11 | Sun Seeker | Cravity | TBA | [312] |
Good & Great | Key | TBA | [313] | |
12 | Toi Toi Toi | Heo Young-ji | TBA | [314] |
13 | Hearts of the City | Lee Jin-ah | TBA | [315] |
14 | Your City | Jung Yong-hwa | [316] | |
Live | Mimiirose | TBA | [317] | |
7+Up | El7z Up | TBA | [318] | |
15 | Loossemble | Loossemble | TBA | [319] |
Narcissus | Dawn | TBA | [320] | |
18 | Expectation | D.O. | TBA | [321] |
19 | Target: Me | Evnne | TBA | [17] |
20 | Vroom Vroom | Tempest | TBA | [322] |
21 | New Tomorrow | Fantasy Boys | TBA | [19] |
25 | Magic Hour | Kep1er | TBA | [323] |
26 | La Dolce Vita | Oneus | TBA | [324] |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Prelude of Anxiety Chapter 2. 'Can We Surrender?' | Epex | TBA | [325] |
Love Effect | ONF | [326] | ||
Unfading Sens | Yesung | TBA | [327] | |
6 | Fact Check | NCT 127 | TBA | [328] |
9 | ÷ (Nanugi) | Just B | TBA | [329] |
10 | Robert | Bobby | TBA | [330] |
Ra Ta Ta | Ailee | TBA | [331] | |
11 | Livelock | Xdinary Heroes | [332] | |
Honey or Spice | Lightsum | TBA | [333] | |
An Iron Hand in a Velvet Glove | Jini | TBA | [334] | |
Favorite | Pow | TBA | [32] | |
On | 82Major | TBA | [12] | |
12 | In the Mood | Wheein | TBA | [335] |
I Feel Hope | Jang Woo-hyuk | TBA | [336] | |
13 | The Name Chapter: Freefall | Tomorrow X Together | TBA | [337] |
I've Mine | Ive | TBA | [338] | |
16 | Untitled | Lee Seok-hoon | TBA | [339] |
17 | Bit Part.2 | Younite | TBA | [340] |
Identification | E'Last | TBA | [341] | |
Weak | Loco | TBA | [342] | |
18 | Howl | Chuu | TBA | [43] |
History of Kingdom: Part VII. Jahan | Kingdom | [343] | ||
Macaroni Cheese | Young Posse | TBA | [40] | |
Harmony from Discord | QWER | TBA | [34] | |
23 | Seventeenth Heaven | Seventeen | TBA | [344] |
Side-B: Memoirs of Echo Unseen | Billlie | TBA | [345] | |
25 | Arcade: O | Ghost9 | TBA | [346] |
30 | Guilty | Taemin | TBA | [347] |
Some | Moon Jong-up | TBA | [348] | |
K | Heejin | [349] |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ColoRise | Weeekly | TBA | [350] |
2 | Where Does Sasquatch Live? Part 2 | Zior Park | Hip hop | [351] |
Versus | Viviz | TBA | [352] | |
3 | Golden | Jungkook | TBA | [353] |
6 | Melting Point | Zerobaseone | TBA | [354] |
7 | IYKYK | Omega X | TBA | [355] |
8 | Born to Be XX | Kiss of Life | TBA | [356] |
Agassy | Soojin | TBA | [357] | |
10 | Love or Loved Part.2 | B.I | TBA | [358] |
Rock-Star | Stray Kids | TBA | [359] | |
Drama | Aespa | TBA | [360] | |
13 | Chill Kill | Red Velvet | TBA | [361] |
14 | Wonderego | Crush | TBA | [362] |
15 | Odd Hour | NTX | TBA | [363] |
Rise Waves | Giuk | Rock | [364] | |
17 | Orange Blood | Enhypen | TBA | [365] |
20 | Phantasy: Pt.2 Sixth Sense | The Boyz | TBA | [366] |
21 | Continuum | VIXX | TBA | [367] |
22 | Odd-Venture | MCND | TBA | [368] |
VillainS | Dreamcatcher | TBA | [369] | |
Rockyst | Rocky | TBA | [370] | |
Beep Beep | Jessica | [371] | ||
23 | Only One | Bang Ye-dam | TBA | [372] |
27 | To. X | Taeyeon | TBA | [273] |
28 | Whitree | Nam Woo-hyun | TBA | [373] |
30 | Hip | DKB | TBA | [374] |
What's My Name | Mave: | TBA | [375] | |
Moment | One Pact | TBA | [30] |
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The World EP.Fin: Will | Ateez | TBA | [376] |
Time-Lapse | Yukika | City pop | [377] | |
5 | Boogie Man | Lucy | Pop rock | [378] |
Setlist | Soran | TBA | [379] | |
6 | Zip | Zion.T | TBA | [380] |
7 | Last Winter | Heize | TBA | [381] |
8 | Letter 1 - Adaeh | Fatou | TBA | [382] |
12 | Merry Go Round | BOL4 | TBA | [383] |
La Libertà | Libelante | TBA | [384] | |
19 | NJWMX | NewJeans | TBA | [385] |
20 | Power Andre 99 | Silica Gel | TBA | [386] |
22 | Be There for Me | NCT 127 | TBA | [273] [387] |
26 | 20&2 | TVXQ | TBA | [388] |
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