2015 in South Korean music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that musically occurred in 2015 in South Korea.
Debuting groups
Releases in 2015
First quarter
January
| Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | First | Ferlyn G | Ballad, Pop |
| 05 | Day By Day | High4 | Ballad |
| 09 | Piece Of Mine | Mad Clown | Hip-hop |
| Surprise | HALO | Dance | |
| 12 | Base | Jonghyun | Dance, R&B |
| 14 | Fall Into Temptation | Tahiti | Dance |
| 15 | Season of Glass | GFriend | Pop |
| 16 | Cigarette & Liquor | Untouchable | Hip-hop |
| 19 | Coming Home | G.Soul | R&B |
| 20 | One Fine Day | Jung Yong-hwa | Pop rock |
| 21 | Davichi Hug | Davichi | Ballad |
| Sing Sing Sing | Eddy Kim | Ballad | |
| 23 | Drama | Nine Muses | Dance |
| Always | U-KISS | Dance | |
| The Anthem | 1Punch | Hip hop | |
| 26 | Fly Again | Infinite H | Dance, Hip-hop |
| 29 | Sunny Blues Part.B | Sunny Hill | Dance |
| 30 | 365 | Hanhae | Hip-hop |
February
| Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Young | Zion.T & Crush | R&B |
| 05 | Just One Day | JeA | Ballad |
| 09 | Crazy | 4Minute | Trap, Electronic |
| 12 | Myname 2nd Mini Album | Myname | Dance, Ballad |
| 13 | Life | Rubber Soul | Dance, Hip-hop |
| 16 | oNiely | Niel | Dance |
| Beautiful | Amber | Dance, Hip-hop | |
| 23 | Innocent | Rainbow | Dance |
| A Little Lovin | eSNa | R&B | |
| 24 | Boys' Record | VIXX | Dance |
| 26 | Seenroot | Seenroot | Folk |
| We | Shinhwa | Dance | |
March
Second quarter
April
| Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kim Kwang Seok Hommage My Song Part 2 | Various artists | Folk |
| Unpretty Rapstar Semi Final 2 | Various artists | Hip-hop | |
| 02 | Rainbow Taste | Park Si-hwan | Rock |
| 07 | New Direction | Lee Moon-se | Ballad |
| 13 | Ah Yeah | EXID | Dance, Hip-hop |
| Play With Me | Cross Gene | Dance | |
| 14 | Spring Love | Niel | Dance |
| Zero For Conduct | BASTARZ (Block B) | Hip-hop | |
| 15 | Joker Is Alive | Dal Shabet | Dance, R&B |
| Tell Me One More Time | Jinusean | Hip-hop | |
| Time-Limit | Jeong Jong-hyun | Ballad | |
| 16 | I'm Not a Pigeon | Defconn | Hip-hop |
| Cottage Industry | M&D | Rock | |
| 20 | Oh My Girl | Oh My Girl | Dance, Pop |
| R.O.S.E | Wooyoung (2PM) | Dance | |
| 23 | The Boy Who Cried Wolf | San E | Hip-hop |
| Celepretty | Park Bo-ram | Pop, Ballad | |
| 24 | EOEO | UNIQ | Hip-hop |
| Am I Hotshot? | Hotshot | Dance | |
| Out | Mr.Mr | Dance | |
| 27 | Simple Mind | Lim Kim | Dance, Folk |
| RelAcian | A.cian | Dance | |
| 28 | Crumple | Code Kunst | Hip hop |
| Green Light | Play the Siren | Hip-hop | |
| 29 | The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 1 | BTS | Hip-hop, R&B |
May
| Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | M (MADE Series #1) | Big Bang | Dance, Hip-hop |
| Two Of Me | Sungha Jung | Folk | |
| 07 | Remember | HeartB | Ballad |
| Fantasia | Jun Hyo-seong | Dance | |
| The Romeo | Romeo | Dance | |
| 08 | Love Emotion | BESTie | Dance |
| My | Jang Hyun-seung | Dance | |
| 11 | 27 | Kim Sung-kyu | Dance |
| 12 | Kiss My Lips | BoA | K-pop, R&B |
| Take Part.1 | Take | Ballad | |
| 13 | The 4th Single Album | Myname | Dance |
| 14 | Trespass | Monsta X | Dance, Hip-hop |
| I'm Good | Elsie | Ballad | |
| 15 | Merry Go Round | Jung-yup | Ballad |
| 18 | Odd | SHINee | R&B, Electronic |
| 19 | She's Alright | Horan | Rock |
| 20 | Awesome | N.Flying | Rock |
| 21 | Beyond The History | History | Dance |
| 22 | Normal | Lim Seulong | Ballad |
| Young | Standing Egg | Folk | |
| 26 | In Love | Kara | Dance |
| Time, So Quickly | Lee Seung-chul | Rock | |
| 27 | Deviation | JJY Band | Rock |
| 28 | Question | CLC | Dance |
| UZ | Urban Zakapa | R&B | |
| Grow Up | HALO | Dance | |
| Dokkun Project | Eddy Kim | Ballad | |
| 29 | 17 Carat | Seventeen | Dance, Funk |
June
| Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A (MADE Series #2) | Big Bang | Dance, Hip-hop |
| Speed On | Speed | Dance | |
| 03 | Love Me Right | EXO | Dance, R&B |
| 09 | Re Birth | Seo In-young | Ballad |
| Mirror | MBLAQ | Dance | |
| #LoveMe | MelodyDay | Ballad | |
| 10 | And... | Lee Seung-gi | Ballad |
| 11 | LIQUID | Jang Jane | R&B |
| 15 | No.5 | 2PM | Dance, R&B |
| 18 | T-ROAD | Kim Tae Woo | Ballad |
| 19 | Suprassion | Jeong Jong-hyun | Dance, R&B |
| Pink Funky | Mamamoo | R&B, Funk | |
| 22 | Shake It | Sistar | Dance |
| Heart Attack | AOA | Dance, Electropop | |
| Natural Born Teen Top | Teen Top | Dance | |
| 23 | Multillionaire | Dok2 | Hip-hop |
| 24 | Studying Abroad | 4Men | Ballad |
| 25 | Woman | Verbal Jint X Sanchez Phantom | Hip-hop, R&B |
| 26 | Together Forever 18 | Kim Hyun Jung | Dance |
| 29 | Complete | BTOB | Ballad |
| Honey Summer | NS Yoon-G | Dance | |
Third quarter
July
| Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | D (MADE Series #3) | Big Bang | Dance, Hip-hop |
| 02 | 9Muses S/S Edition | 9Muses | Dance |
| Love Shake | Minx | Dance | |
| I'm a Hotshot | Hotshot | Dance | |
| 07 | Love | Girl's Day | Pop, R&B |
| 08 | Chewy | D.Holic | Dance |
| 13 | Reality | Infinite | Dance, Electronic |
| Just Right | Got7 | Dance, Hip-hop | |
| 14 | Alohara | Hara | Pop |
| 16 | Devil | Super Junior | Dance, R&B |
| Pink Memory | Apink | Dance | |
| 20 | Rise as God | TVXQ! | Dance, R&B |
| Vibrato | Stellar | Pop, Disco | |
| Cushion | Sonamoo | Dance, Ballad | |
| 22 | I'm Ill | Hello Venus | Dance, Electronic |
| 23 | Flower Bud | GFriend | Pop, Ballad |
| 27 | Ordinary | Beast | Dance, R&B |
| 29 | You're Beautiful | Yoo Seung-woo | Ballad |
| 31 | Reggae Smash (Summer Night OST) | Skull & Haha | Hip-hop |
August
| Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Reboot | Wonder Girls | Synthpop, Retro |
| Married To The Music | SHINee | R&B, Electronic | |
| 04 | So Good | T-ara | Dance, Ballad |
| I Can Sing | Lee Michelle | R&B | |
| 05 | E (MADE Series #4) | Big Bang | Dance, Hip-hop |
| Hitomio Tojite | HeartB | Ballad | |
| 06 | Heavy Armour | Baechigi | Hip-hop |
| 10 | Sweet Girl | B1A4 | Dance |
| 12 | 2 | Primary | R&B |
| 17 | Beautiful Liar | Vixx LR | Dance, Hip-hop |
| 19 | Lion Heart | Girls' Generation | Pop, Electropop |
| The Voice | SG WANNABE | Ballad | |
| 20 | Ackmong | JJCC | Dance |
| 21 | A+ | Hyuna | Pop, Trap |
| ₩ & ONLY | Simon D | Hip-hop | |
| 24 | Dreaming | April | Bubblegum |
| 25 | BestDriver | Hangzoo | Hip-hop |
| 27 | That.Is.Lee. | Jo Su-mi | Drama |
| 28 | Insatiable | Beatwin | Dance |
| The Anecdote | E-Sens | Hip-hop | |
| 31 | Yeoja | Verbal Jint & Sanchez | Hip-hop, R&B |
| Let's Make Love | Sweet Sorrow | Ballad | |
September
| Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lonely 4songs | Giriboy | Hip-hop |
| Pour | DinDin | Hip-hop | |
| 02 | Once Upon A Time | Unicorn | Dance |
| 04 | Shine a Moonlight | Bigstar | Dance |
| #Real# | Jun Jin | Dance | |
| 07 | The Day | Day6 | Pop rock |
| Rush | Monsta X | Hip-hop, Electronic | |
| 08 | Ga Ga Live | Black Nut | Hip-hop |
| 09 | 9X9th | LYn | R&B |
| The Red | Red Velvet | Pop, R&B | |
| 10 | Chocolate | Kangnam | Ballad, Rock |
| Dirty | G.Soul | Electronica | |
| Boys Be | Seventeen | Dance, Hip hop | |
| 11 | Top Secret | UP10TION | Dance |
| 14 | One | Junho | Ballad, Rock |
| Love & Hate | Fly to the Sky | Ballad | |
| 2gether | CNBLUE | Rock | |
| 15 | Do It Amazing | DIA | Dance, Ballad |
| 美Story | HeartB | Ballad | |
| Whoami | iamnot | Rock | |
| 16 | Feeling | Roh Ji-hoon | Ballad |
| Magic | Super Junior | Dance, R&B | |
| 17 | Story Op.1 | Jonghyun | Ballad, R&B |
| 18 | Continue | ZE:A | Dance |
| 21 | 2002 | Gary | Hip-hop |
| 22 | Love Again | Im Chang-jung | Ballad |
| 23 | Piano | Yiruma | New age |
| 29 | Mad | Got7 | Dance, Hip hop |
| 30 | Vivid | Ailee | Pop, R&B |
Fourth quarter
October
| Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Welcome Back | iKon | Hip hop, Dance |
| Lovelyz8 | Lovelyz | Dance, Synthpop | |
| Super Fly | 24K | Dance | |
| 3+3 | Lee Seung-hwan | Ballad | |
| Frameworks | Samuel Seo | Hip hop | |
| 04 | Monni 10th Anniversary Best Album 'Fix' CD1 | Monni | Rock |
| 06 | Return 2BiC | 2BiC | Ballad |
| 07 | I | Taeyeon | Ballad, Pop rock |
| Speed Up | Melody Day | Dance | |
| 08 | Closer | Oh My Girl | Electronic, dream pop |
| Incant | Bigflo | Dance | |
| 12 | I Mean | BtoB | Ballad |
| 13 | Top Secret | Stephanie | Dance |
| 15 | Fall, Once Again | Kyuhyun | Pop, R&B |
| White Hole | ALi | Rock | |
| 1 Life 2 Live | The Quiett | Hip hop | |
| For Losers Only | Sweet Sorrow | Ballad | |
| 19 | Yesterday | Kim Jun-su | Dance |
| The Beat | Topp Dogg | Dance | |
| 20 | The Story Begins | Twice | Dance |
| 21 | D | Kim Dong-wan | Dance |
| 22 | Monni 10th Anniversary Best Album 'Fix' CD2 | Monni | Rock |
| Hero | Monsta X | Hip hop, Dance | |
| Lonely | N.Flying | Rock | |
| 23 | Chat Shire | IU | Disco, Pop |
| 27 | 4 Walls | f(x) | Electronica, R&B |
| The First Letter | Postmen | Ballad | |
November
December
| Date | Title (s) | Artist (s) | Genre (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiljip Psy-da | Psy | Hip hop |
| 3.3 | Royal Pirates | Rock | |
| B-Hind (Live Compilation BBANG Club 4) | Various artists (Cogason) | Rock, Electronica | |
| 2 | Unpretty Rapstar 2 Vol.2 Compilation | Various artists | Hip hop |
| 3 | Young Love | HALO | Dance |
| #REAL# In LA | Jun Jin | Dance, Ballad | |
| 4 | The Great Dipper | Roy Kim | Ballad |
| Dear Santa | Girls' Generation-TTS | Pop, Christmas | |
| Inner | Standing Egg | Folk | |
| 6 | Aalow Aalow | Laboum | Dance, Funk |
| 7 | Gallery | Zico | Hip hop |
| Lovelinus | Lovelyz | Dance, Ballad | |
| 8 | Home (Soul Cooke) | Brown Eyed Soul | R&B |
| 10 | Sing For You | EXO | R&B, Ballad |
| 14 | Here's To Youth | J.Heart | Dance |
| 15 | Someone, Somewhere | Lucid Fall | Folk |
| 16 | Make.D | Davichi | Ballad |
| Yolhoon | Yi Sung-yol & DJ Clazzi | Rock | |
| BC Street Box Project | Various Artists (Dillon) | Rock, New Age | |
| 17 | A Day Without Sound | Choi In-young, Koo Hye-sun | Ballad |
| 18 | Age Of Innocence | Im Tae-kyung | Ballad |
| 29 | DickPunks | Rock | |
| 19 | Go Hard Part 1: Amount Value | Verbal Jint | Hip hop |
| 21 | Snowman | April | Christmas |
| Again | Turbo | Dance, Hip hop | |
| 22 | Mixtape "MADMAX" | Vasco | Hip hop |
| 23 | Confession | Postmen | Ballad |
| You Are My | 5tion | Ballad | |
| 24 | Welcome Back | iKon | Hip hop, Dance |
| 28 | When It Rains | Melody Day | Ballad |
See also
References
- ↑ Yoon, Min-sik (September 13, 2017). "'iamnot' what you expect". The Korea Herald (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ↑ "Monsta X in London review: A thrilling spectacle of K-Pop perfection". Metro. June 18, 2018. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ↑ "K-Pop group Oh My Girl detained at LA airport on suspicion of being sex workers - BBC Newsbeat". BBC Newsbeat. November 12, 2015. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ↑ Herman, Tamar. "K-Pop Group TWICE: By The Numbers". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2018.