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

Debuting and disbanded in 2016

Debuting groups

Further information: List of South Korean idol groups (2010s) § 2016

Solo debuts

Disbanded groups

Releases in 2016

First quarter

January

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
5 Naturalness Dal Shabet Dance
12 Delight Shin Hye-sung Pop
13 First Step Acourve Folk
14 Re:union, The real V.O.S Ballad
15 P.O.E.M Owen 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
21 GAME Cross Gene Dance
Sound Up! The Legend Dance, Ballad
25 Snowflake GFriend Synthpop, Dance
27 Lollipop Imfact Dance, Ballad
U-Turn Bumkey R&B
28 Foresight Dream Yezi Hip hop
The Little Prince Ryeowook Ballad, Dance
Pathos MC the Max Ballad, Rock
29 3.3 Royal Pirates Rock
Outrage Op.6 Lee Joo-min Dance

February

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
01 Exit : E Winner Pop, R&B
Act. 7 4Minute Electronic, Hip-hop
2 Pit a Pat Yoo Seung-woo Pop
12 No.X Kim Jae-joong Pop rock
15 Crosswalk Jo Kwon Ballad
Prism Rainbow R&B, Ballad, Pop
16 ETERNAL5 Double S 301 Pop
17 Q is NU'EST Dance
18 Once 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

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
2 Thumbs Up Hong Jin Young Trot
3 KNOCK KNK Dance, Ballad
4 Live With Me V.O.S Ballad
8 Platonic Love Snuper Synthpop
9 A 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
22 Hello Lip Service EDM
24 Interview 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
Myst3ry Ladies' Code R&B

Second quarter

April

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
4 Blueming CNBLUE Pop rock
6 Fresh Adventure Laboum Dance
10 I Am Sam Sam Kim Jazz
11 HIM History Dance
Blooming Period Block B R&B, Hip-hop
15 Bad Girl JeA Ballad
18 Spotlight 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
21 Dynamic 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

Date Album Artist(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
6 Interlude 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
27 Ego Expand (100%) Samuel Seo Hip-hop
30 Xignature XIA Dance, Electronic
Nu.Clear CLC Dance, R&B
31 Free Somebody Luna Dance, Electronica

June

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

Third quarter

July

Date Album Artist(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
12 Compass Snuper Synthpop
The Action Vromance R&B
Goody Bag Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo Trot
13 Scene Stealers Jay Park, Ugly Duck Hip hop
18 Where's The Truth? F.T. Island Rock
Cry Stellar Dance
19 Come To Me Beatwin Dance
What's Your Number? Zhou Mi Dance, Ballad
20 Shubirubirub Gavy NJ Dance
28 Unicorn Plus the Brand New Label Unicorn Dance
30 12 Beenzino Hip hop

August

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
1 Listen to My Word Oh My Girl Pop
A'wesome Hyuna Hip hop, Trap
2 Nice Basick Hip-hop
4 Muses Diary Nine Muses A Dance
5 Summer Go UP10TION Dance
7 The Clan Pt. 1 Lost Monsta X Hip-hop, electronic
8 Put 'Em Up B.A.P EDM
8 ″Square One″ Blackpink EDM
9 Mr. 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
19 Strange Masc Dance
C Nell Rock
20 Symbol Tymee Hip-hop
23 Love Sign Laboum Dance
19에서 20 Park Ji-min (15&) R&B, Pop
Reboot Two X Dance
24 Chewing Gum (泡泡糖) NCT Dream Dance, Pop
29 Canvas NU'EST Dance
Full Album RED PLANET Bolbbalgan4 Folk pop

September

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
2 Happy Day HALO Dance
6 I`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
20 Bobby 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

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
4 The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty Monsta X Hip-hop, electronic
Stay As You Are Sandeul Ballad
5 Feeling 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
13 50 X Half Davichi Ballad
Strang3r Ladies' Code R&B
Time Leap 100% Dance
14 Wonderlust Crush R&B
I Am Seven Seven R&B, Pop
17 Miss Me? I.O.I Dance, Electronic
20 Everything You Wanted Jay Park R&B, Hip-hop
22 The Real One 24K Dance
24 Twicecoaster: Lane 1 Twice Dance
26 Tried So Hard Monni Rock
28 Time 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

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
1 Square Two Blackpink tropical house
GLORY Berry Good Dance
2 U.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
11 Revolt 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
23 You o'clock JeA Ballad
28 Good Timing B1A4 Dance
29 Unchanging Part 1 Orange Shinhwa Ballad

December

Date Album Artist(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
9 Eternal 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
16 On And On Hoody R&B
19 For Life Exo Ballad
27 The Cloud Dream of the Nine Uhm Jung-hwa Dance
30 Start a Fire BP Rania Dance

See also

References

  1. ^ "10 New Artists You Need to Know Right Now". Rolling Stone. September 14, 2016. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Jeon, Su-mi. "Jellyfish Finally Announces New Girl Group Name". Mwave. CJ E&M enewsWorld. Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Lee, Bina (2019). K-POP A To Z: The Definitive K-Pop Encyclopedia. Simon and Schuster. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-63158-448-0. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
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