2005 in South Korean music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2005 in music in South Korea.

Debuting and disbanded in 2005

Debuting groups

• B. August
• Baechigi
• CSJH The Grace^[1]
• Gavy NJ^[2]
• Lady^[3]
• LPG^[4]
• Monni
• Nemesis
• Norazo^[5]
• Paran^[6]
• SS501^[7]
• Super Junior '05^[8]
• Sweet Sorrow

Reformed groups

• Sobangcha

Solo debuts

• Eru
• Ivy
• Jang Woo-hyuk
• J'Kyun
• Jessi
• Kim Woo-joo
• Lee Jaewon
• Lim Jeong-hee
• Lee Ji-hye
• Nam Hyun-joon
• Naul
• Paloalto
• The Quiett
• Seo Ji-young
• Shim Eun-jin
• Shin Hye-sung
• Tablo
• Yeon Jung-hoon

Disbanded groups

• Cleo^[9]
• Clon
• Diva
• UN

Releases in 2005

First quarter

January

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
8	Back to the Soul Flight	Naul	R&B, Ballad
17	Soul Food	Big Mama King	Ballad
25	Sassy Girl Chun-hyang OST		OST
28	Very Very Nice! and Short Cake	Humming Urban Stereo

February

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
2	My First	Jo Sung-mo	Pop ballad
3	On & On	Lena Park	Pop ballad
17	Giant	Baechigi	Hip hop
18	Call Call Call	U;Nee	Pop, R&B
	The Beautiful Rhyme Diary	Haha	Hip hop
25	The 2nd Round	Eun Jiwon	K-pop

March

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
3	Effect	Buzz	Pop rock
15	Super Star	Jewelry	K-pop
17	Star (별)	Byul	K-pop
21	Wonderful Life OST		OST
23	Saldaga	SG Wannabe	K-pop
30	It's New!	Lee Jai-jin	K-pop

April

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
4	No Pain, No Gain	Lee Jae-won	K-pop
6	Green Rose OST		OST
7	Lady (레이디)	Lady	Ballad
	I Want to Dream Again (다시 꿈꾸고 싶다)	Sung Si-kyung	Pop ballad
12	Me, Myself, My Music	Johan Kim	K-pop
	Behind the Smile	Yoon Jong-shin	K-pop
15	05 Man's Life	Sobangcha	K-pop
22	Pianissima	Seomoon Tak	Rock
29	Difference	Yoon Do-hyun	Rock

May

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
3	Jadu 4	The Jadu	Rock
4	Without You (그대 없이 난)	Lee Ji-hye	Dance-pop
6	Love of May	Shin Hye-sung	K-pop
10	Before You Sleep	Kim Woo-joo	Ballad
13	Seventy Five Centimeter	UN	R&B
	Hello My Teacher OST		OST
14	His Story	MC Mong	Hip hop
18	It's Unique	Big Mama	K-pop
31	Become Clear	Pia	Alternative rock

June

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
2	Ragga Muffin	Stony Skunk^[10]	K-pop
	To Girls	Take	Ballad, Dance
3	Romantopia	Lee Tzsche	K-pop
8	Victory	Clon	Dance music
12	Music is My Life	Lim Jeong-hee	K-pop
13	Persona	Kangta	K-pop
16	My Lovely Sam Soon OST		OST
	One And Only Feeling	Lyn	K-pop
	Be Like...	Kim Gun-mo	K-pop
20	Resoundin	Punchnello	Hip hop
21	Growing Up	KCM	R&B, Ballad
22	Warning	SS501	K-pop
23	Fun Town 20	Kim Hyun-jung	Dance, R&B
24	Girls on Top	BoA	K-pop
	This is Me	Kim Jong-Kook	K-pop
29	Another Conception	Rux	Punk rock

July

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	This Is Me	Kim Jong-kook	K-pop
6	Only You OST		OST
14	Forever	Cool	K-pop
19	My Sweet and Free Day	Ivy	K-pop
	Start	M. Street	K-pop
20	Something	Park Yong-ha	K-pop
21	Have a Nice Dream	Rumble Fish	Rock
26	Lextacy	Lexy	K-pop
28	Music	The Quiett	Hip hop

August

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
2	Norazo - The First Album	Norazo	K-pop
5	Summer Story 2005	Shinhwa	K-pop
8	That Summer Typhoon OST		OST
12	1945 Liberation (1945 해방)	Drunken Tiger	Hip hop
26	Only Diva	Diva	K-pop
30	Feel Up	Koyote	K-pop

September

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	For the Bloom	Gummy	R&B, Soul
5	Begin to Breathe	Eru	K-pop
6	Hold My Breath	Paran	K-pop
8	Long Pretty Girls	LPG	K-pop
9	Hold my Breath	Paran	K-pop
	IInd Winds	Lee Min-woo	K-pop
12	Rising Sun	TVXQ	K-pop
	Triple X	Moon Heejun	K-pop
13	No More Drama	Jang Woo-hyuk	K-pop
	Kiss Kiss	Shim Mina	Dance pop, R&B
16	Classic Odyssey	SG Wannabe	K-pop
22	Color Your Soul	Clazziquai Project	Electropop
23	In My Fantasy	Jeon Hye-bin	K-pop
25	Love.. Love..? Love..!	Wheesung	K-pop
26	Sweet Lips	Sugar	K-pop
29	The Secret Lovers OST		OST
30	Emotion in Memory	Hong Kyung-min	Pop rock

October

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
5	Swan Songs	Epik High	K-pop
13	Library of Soul	Leessang	Hip hop
17	Listen to My Heart	Seo Ji-young	K-pop
18	One More Time	i-13	K-pop
	Double Dynamite	Dynamic Duo		K-pop
22	Yeon Jung-hoon Vol. 1	Yeon Jung-hoon	K-pop
28	Into the Sky	g.o.d	K-pop

November

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Just Clap	J'Kyun	Hip hop
2	One Way	1TYM	Hip hop
	Goodbye	Wax	R&B, Ballad
7	The Blues	WoongSan	Jazz
8	Classic 1+1 Grand Featuring	Jo Sung-mo	Pop ballad
9	The Very First	Gavy NJ	K-pop
10	A Love to Kill OST		OST
15	Sweet Sorrow	Sweet Sorrow	K-pop
	Dear Heaven OST		OST
	Youth	Goofy	K-pop
23	The Rusted Love	MC the Max	Rock
25	One of Five	NRG	K-pop
	Blue Castle	V.O.S	K-pop
	Big Mama's Gift	Big Mama	K-pop
29	Poemusic	Yiruma	Piano
30	First Day, Light	Monni	Rock

December

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
5	Twins	Super Junior '05	K-pop
	Snow Prince	SS501	K-pop
20	Transition	Fly to the Sky	K-pop
23	My Girl OST		OST
	Zeeny's	Shim Eun-jin	K-pop

See also

• 2005 in South Korea
• List of South Korean films of 2005

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://v.daum.net/v/20050425033131919 . 2005-04-25 . 2024-03-28 . ko . ko:천상지희,신비의 베일을 벗다 . Daum.
2. Web site: Gavy NJ . 2017-10-30 . 2024-03-28 . KBS World.
3. Web site: https://v.daum.net/v/20050407045657915 . 2005-04-07 . 2024-03-28 . . ko . ko:[카페] 트랜스젠더 그룹 레이디 팬카페 . Daum.
4. Web site: https://v.daum.net/v/20050730013047317 . 2005-07-30 . 2024-03-28 . Newsen . ko . ko:트로트 미녀그룹 LPG, 가요계를 불살라버리겠다 . Daum.
5. Web site: https://v.daum.net/v/20050829121208740 . 2005-08-29 . 2024-03-28 . . ko . ko:엽기발랄 '파워풀 록·개다리춤' 가요계 돌풍 . Daum.
6. Web site: Paran KPOP Star Profile & KPOP Music Video – Mwave. mwave.interest.me. 2017-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20170719014814/http://mwave.interest.me/en/kstar/55336/paran. 2017-07-19. dead.
7. Web site: https://v.daum.net/v/20050608122403185 . 2005-06-08 . 2024-03-28 . Newsen . ko . ko:1만여 팬 설레게 한 10대 미소년 그룹 SS501, 8일 정식 데뷔! . Daum.
8. Web site: Super Junior KPOP Star Profile & KPOP Music Video – Mwave. mwave.interest.me. 2017-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170722150228/http://mwave.interest.me/en/kstar/82167/super-junior. 2017-07-22. dead.
9. Web site: '클레오' 정예빈, 첫 고졸 출신 아나운서 합격 '눈길'. 2017-07-26. 2016-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817141036/http://hei.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2010120559947. live.
10. Web site: Stony Skunk KPOP Star Songs – Stony Skunk Kpop songs by albums l Mwave. mwave.interest.me. 2017-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20170907214546/http://mwave.interest.me/en/kstar/54167/stony-skunk/songs. 2017-09-07. dead.