The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2008 in music in South Korea.
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | California Dream | SeeYa | |
| 10 | Women Live Off Love (여자는 사랑을 먹고) | Wax | R&B, Ballad |
| White | Pearl | K-pop, R&B, Hip hop | |
| 오방간다 (OhBangGanDa) | Turtles | Hip hop | |
| 17 | With L.O.V.E | ||
| Kingdom | KCM | R&B, Ballad | |
| 18 | The First New Dream | Andy | K-pop |
| 28 | Amaranth | Davichi | |
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | M`s The Sentimental Reason | K-pop | ||
| Another Corner | Ha Dong-kyun | K-pop | ||
| I've Got A Hottie Little Sister | Sultan of the Disco | Disco | ||
| 20 | Kitchi Island | |||
| The Gift of the Sun | M. Street | K-pop, Ballad | ||
| 29 | Another Story | Kim Kyung-ho | Hard rock |
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Eternity | Kangta | |
| Comfort | Gummy | R&B, Soul | |
| 13 | Déjà Vu | SS501 | |
| Sunshine | Hwayobi | K-pop, R&B | |
| 17 | Baby Baby | Girls' Generation | K-pop |
| 21 | Separation Anxiety | NELL | K-pop K-rock Indie rock Modern rock |
| 24 | When a Man Loves a Woman Vol.2 | Lee Seung-gi | K-pop, Ballad |
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Volume 9 | Shinhwa | |
| Sponge Remake 2008 As One | As One | K-pop, R&B | |
| 10 | Chapter Zero | Kim Kyung-ho | Hard rock |
| 11 | U.R.M.S | Paran | K-pop |
| 19 | Pieces, Part One | Epik High | Alternative hip hop |
| 24 | Happy Network | The Jadu | Rock |
| 25 | New Decade | Jun Jin | K-pop |
| 29 | Mini Album Vol.1 | Son Dam-bi | K-pop Pop, R&B, Dance |
| The First Propose | Andy |
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | The Secret Between Us | Kim Dong-wan | K-pop |
| 22 | Replay | Shinee | K-pop |
| Hot | Taeyang | ||
| 26 | The Beginning | Gavy NJ | K-pop |
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | So Hot | Wonder Girls | K-pop |
| Separation Anxiety | Nell | K-rock, Indie rock, Modern rock | |
| 5 | Cooking? Cooking! | Super Junior-H | |
| 9 | Out of Control | Baechigi | Hip hop |
| 10 | Breakdown | Epik High | |
| 12 | In N Out | Kim Hyun-jung | Dance, R&B |
| 16 | Energy | ||
| 19 | My Love | J-Walk | K-pop |
| 22 | Alive | Kim Kyung-ho | Hard rock |
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.I.S.C.O | Uhm Jung-hwa | |
| Keep Going | Hong Kyung-min | Pop rock | |
| 3 | Shinhwa (White Edition) Volume 9 | Shinhwa | K-pop |
| 7 | Vivid Summer Edition | Davichi | |
| Paparazzi | Ajoo | K-pop | |
| 10 | Singing All My Song For You | Lee Ki-chan | R&B |
| 11 | I Believe / Baby Vox | Baby Vox Re.V | |
| 14 | It's Hyorish | Lee Hyori | |
| 21 | This Song | 2AM | |
| 22 | Repackage The Secret Between Us | Kim Dong-wan | |
| 24 | Find | SS501 | |
| 25 | Rock U | Kara | K-pop |
| 29 | Summer Days | Yoo Hee-yeol | Adult contemporary |
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Stand Up | Big Bang | K-pop |
| Most Ordinary Existence | Onnine Ibalgwan | Rock | |
| 19 | Kim Bum Soo Vol. 6 | Kim Bum-soo | K-pop |
| 20 | Open Fire! | Smash | |
| 21 | Together 4 Ever | Jun Jin | K-pop |
| 25 | Colorful Sensibility | F.T. Island | K-pop, Rock |
| 26 | Love Child | J | |
| Live and Let Live | Shin Hye-sung | K-pop | |
| 28 | Someday | Younha | |
| 29 | The Shinee World | Shinee | K-pop |
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | New Generation | U-KISS | |
| 9 | Beautiful, Beautiful! | SSAW | Jazz-rock fusion |
| 16 | My Style | ||
| 17 | Fall in Love | WoongSan | Jazz |
| 18 | The Second Mini Album | Son Dam-bi | K-pop, R&B, Dance |
| 22 | Voyage | Na Yoon-sun | Jazz |
| 23 | Lost and Found | IU | K-pop, R&B, Dance |
| 24 | M Rizing | Lee Min-woo | K-pop |
| You Only Love (사랑은 너 하나뿐) | As One, 2NB | K-pop, R&B | |
| 26 | Mirotic | TVXQ | K-pop, R&B, Dance |
| Brilliant Change | SeeYa | ||
| 30 | Wonder Girls | K-pop, R&B, Dance | |
| Lovescream | Epik High | ||
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fly Boy | Crown J | K-pop, Hip hop |
| 2 | Commonplace | Vanilla Unity | Emo rock |
| 9 | Returns | Son Ho-young | K-pop |
| 16 | Rainism | Rain | K-pop |
| 17 | Colorful Sensibility Part 2 | F.T. Island | K-pop, Rock |
| 21 | P.N.O.N.I. | Yiruma | Piano |
| 22 | Here I am | Kim Jong Kook | K-pop |
| 28 | The 10th Anniversary - Variation | Can | Hard rock |
| 29 | Amigo | Shinee | |
| With All My Heart And Soul | Wheesung | K-pop | |
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Remember | Big Bang | |
| 6 | G Code | Eun Ji-won | |
| 13 | Sensibility | Baek Ji-young | |
| 17 | Family | K-pop | |
| 20 | Remix Vol.1 | Son Dam-bi | K-pop, R&B, Dance |
| Three Go | Norazo | K-pop | |
| 28 | Here, In My Heart (여기, 내 맘속에) | Sung Si-kyung | Pop ballad |
| 21 | U R Man | K-pop | |
| Date | Album | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Love 119 | K.Will | K-pop, |
| 4 | Pretty Girl | Kara | |
| 9 | 666 Trilogy Part I | N.EX.T | Heavy metal |