2009 in South Korean music explained
The following is a list of notable events and releases that musically occurred in 2009 in South Korea.
Notable events and achievements
- February 12 – At the annual Seoul Music Awards, Wonder Girls win the grand prize.
- March 12 – Toy, Sister's Barbershop, and Kiha & The Faces win the grand prizes at the 6th Korean Music Awards.[1]
- March 13 – "Gee" by Girls' Generation tops the Music Bank chart for nine consecutive weeks, setting a new record.[2]
- March 28 – DFSB Kollective signs worldwide distribution deals with various South Korean music acts, including Epik High, Yoon Mi-rae and Drunken Tiger, bringing Korean music content to iTunes.[3]
- March – According to statistics from Google trends, online searches for K-pop began their steady increase in 2009, following the release of the hit songs Super Junior's "Sorry Sorry" and Girls' Generation's "Gee".[4]
- April 4 – BoA's self-titled debut English album becomes the first album by a Korean artist to appear on the Billboard 200, entering at number 127.[5]
- June 27 – Wonder Girls open for the Jonas Brothers on their 2009 World Tour during their North American leg.[6]
- July 20 – Wonder Girls make their American live television debut on The Wendy Williams Show, where they perform "Nobody".[7]
- August 5 – The choreography of "Mister" by Kara, featuring the "butt dance", spreads in popularity in South Korea.[8]
- October 12 – TVXQ become the first foreign artist in twenty years to peak at number one on the Japanese Oricon DVD ranking.[9]
- October 31 – "Nobody" (English version) by Wonder Girls becomes the first K-pop song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, entering at number 76.[10]
- November 21 – The 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards take place. 2NE1, 2PM, and G-Dragon win the grand prizes at the ceremony. 2NE1 becomes the first artist to win a grand prize in their debut year.
- December 10 – At the 24th Golden Disc Awards, Super Junior and Girls' Generation receive the grand prizes.
- December 16 – The inaugural Melon Music Awards are held in Seoul, with Girls' Generation and G-Dragon winning the grand prizes.
- December 19 – According to the 2009 Oricon Annual Ranking, TVXQ becomes the third best-selling artist in Japan of the year, with ₩90.3 billion in sales.[11]
Award shows and festivals
Award ceremonies
Festivals
Debuting and disbanded in 2009
Debuting groups
Solo debut
Disbanded groups
Releases in 2009
First quarter
January
February
March
Second quarter
April
May
June
Third quarter
July
August
September
Fourth quarter
October
November
December
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Park. Se-yeon. March 12, 2009. 언니네이발관-장기하 대중음악상 3관왕 기염 "인디의 반란, 비주류로 떴다"(종합). live. January 6, 2022. Newsen. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20090314002313/http://www.newsen.com:80/news_view.php?uid=200903122159241002 . March 14, 2009 .
- Web site: March 13, 2009. ko:소녀시대, '뮤뱅' 9주 연속 1위 '새역사'. Girls' Generation, 1st place on 'Music Bank' for 9 weeks in a row, 'new record'. https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0001977912. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512083704/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0001977912. May 12, 2021. Star News. ko. Naver.
- Web site: Hau. Louis. March 28, 2009. K-Pop Branches Out, Content Aggregator Brings Korean Artists to iTunes, page 7. March 6, 2017. Google Books/Billboard.
- Web site: August 13, 2013. Then & Now: A look back at the changing tides of K-pop. live. January 6, 2022. The Korea Herald. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20130813174545/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130813000905 . August 13, 2013 .
- Web site: May 6, 2009. BoA Signs With No. 1 Hollywood Agency. live. January 6, 2022. The Korea Times. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220107035329/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2022/01/135_44423.html . January 7, 2022 .
- http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200907/24018273.html "Wonder Girls Make Waves in the US as Opening Act for Jonas Brothers' Tour"
- Web site: July 22, 2009. Wonder Girls make U.S. television debut. live. January 6, 2022. Korea JoongAng Daily. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028184033/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2009/07/22/etc/Wonder-Girls-make-US-television-debut/2907773.html . October 28, 2020 .
- Web site: 카라 '엉덩이춤' 눈길 확~ 대박 조짐 . Kara's 'butt dance' catches the eye ~ Signs of a hit . Newsen . Nate . August 5, 2009 . ko . August 5, 2009.
- Web site: October 7, 2009. ja:东方神起、过去20年间でアジアアーティスト初の映像音乐作品1位に. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69623/full/. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110232421/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69623/full/. November 10, 2012. February 10, 2010. Oricon. ja.
- Web site: October 22, 2009. Wonder Girls Enters Billboard Hot 100. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20121003212407/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/10/135_54025.html. October 3, 2012. August 17, 2011. The Korea Times.
- Web site: Lee . Tae-moon . 올해 동방신기 日서 음반 903억 팔아 . TVXQ sold 90.3 billion won albums in Japan this year . . January 6, 2010 . ko . December 19, 2009.
- Book: Lee . Bina . K-POP A To Z: The Definitive K-Pop Encyclopedia . 2019 . Simon and Schuster . 978-1-63158-448-0 . 59 . en.
- News: Super Junior-M temporarily disbanded . December 28, 2009 . 88 News . 1 . February 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100104190450/http://www.88news.net/2009/12/28/super-junior-m-temporarily-disbanded/ . January 4, 2010 . dead .
