2015 in South Korean music explained
The following is a list of notable events and releases that musically occurred in 2015 in South Korea.
Debuting and disbanded in 2015
Debuting groups
Solo debuts
Disbanded groups
Releases in 2015
First quarter
January
February
March
Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
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02 | Song For You | | Hip-hop |
03 | Flower | Kim Jun-su | Ballad |
Hi~ | | Dance, R&B |
Stop Love | Koyote | Hip-hop |
04 | Black Label | Fiestar | Dance |
05 | Eighteen | Shannon Williams | Dance, Ballad |
06 | The Beat Goes On | Donghae & Eunhyuk | Dance |
09 | Boyfriend in Wonderland | Boyfriend | Dance |
10 | Good Bye Tomorrow | Lee Ji-young | Ballad |
Sentimental | MeloMance | Ballad |
12 | hawwah | | Dance, R&B |
Welcome to MADTOWN | Madtown | Dance |
Pride & Prejudice | | Hip-hop |
13 | Time Forgets | | Ballad |
16 | I Am A Woman Too | | Dance, R&B |
17 | Snow Of April | Huh Gak | Ballad |
Back and Forth | Giriboy | Hip-hop |
Ice Cream Cake | Red Velvet | Pop, R&B |
18 | HEIIVEN | Untouchable | Hip-hop |
19 | First Love | CLC | Dance, Ballad |
Wondaland | MFBTY | Dance, Hip-hop |
20 | Sincerely | | Dance, R&B |
RM | | Hip-hop |
Unpretty Rapstar Semi Final | Various artists | Hip-hop |
23 | I Will | FT Island | Rock |
24 | Another Progress | N-SONIC | Dance |
Lucky You! | Primary & Ohhyuk | Hip-hop |
25 | RE: | K.Will | Ballad |
27 | FM | Crayon Pop | Dance |
Sugar Sugar | Laboum | Dance |
30 | EXODUS | | Dance, R&B |
Colors | Miss A | Dance, R&B |
31 | Renovation | Blady | Dance | |
Second quarter
April
May
June
Third quarter
July
Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
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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 |
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August
September
Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
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01 | Lonely 4songs | Giriboy | Hip-hop |
Pour | DinDin | Hip-hop |
02 | Once Upon A Time | Unicorn | Dance |
04 | Shine a Moonlight | Bigstar | Dance |
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| | 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 | | Ballad, R&B |
18 | Continue | | 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
November
Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
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02 | Under the Moonlight | VAV | Hip hop |
W.D.W | MC Mong | Hip hop |
03 | Hello | Gavy NJ | Ballad |
Boys and Girls | | Hip hop |
04 | Believe | Year 7 Class 1 | Ballad, Dance |
05 | Basic | Brown Eyed Girls | Dance, Electropop |
₩ORLD₩IDE | Jay Park | Hip hop |
Zero In | Romeo | Dance |
Demonstrate | Rania | Dance, Hip house |
B-Kite 2 | MC Sniper | Hip hop |
10 | Chained Up | Vixx | Dance, Ballad |
Skip | Tahiti | Dance |
12 | Murphy & Sally | D.Holic | Dance |
Once in a Lifetime | Johan Kim | K-pop |
16 | Matrix | B.A.P | Hip hop, R&B |
Shall We | Snuper | Synthpop |
17 | Grand Carnival | Dynamic Duo | Hip hop |
SYI | Seo In-young | Dance, Ballad |
SBS MTV Mash Up K-Pop Remix Part.1 | Various artists | Electronica |
18 | Hot Pink | EXID | Dance, Hip hop |
FM302 | | Ballad |
23 | A Winter Fairy Tale | Huh Gak | Ballad |
Mad Winter Edition | Got7 | Dance, Hip hop |
Monster | Park Si-hwan | Ballad |
24 | Lost | Nine Muses | Dance |
I Don't Know | | Ballad |
25 | ROAD PROJECT #1 | | R&B |
Boing Boing | April | Bubblegum |
27 | W | | Dance |
BRAVO! | UP10TION | Dance |
After Sunset, White Night | Yim Jae-beom | R&B, Rock |
30 | The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 2 | BTS | Hip hop, R&B |
Frank | | R&B, Ballad | |
December
Date | Title (s) | Artist (s) | Genre (s) |
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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 | | Dance |
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| | 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 | | 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 | | 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 |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Yoon. Min-sik. 'iamnot' what you expect. The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. November 4, 2020. ko. September 13, 2017. November 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108004257/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170913000883. live.
- Web site: Monsta X in London review: A thrilling spectacle of K-Pop perfection. Metro. October 8, 2018. June 18, 2018. October 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181008175319/https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/18/monsta-x-london-review-bts-comparisons-monsta-x-glorious-beast-7640052/. live.
- Web site: K-Pop group Oh My Girl detained at LA airport on suspicion of being sex workers - BBC Newsbeat. BBC Newsbeat. October 8, 2018. November 12, 2015. September 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929073300/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35071156/k-pop-group-oh-my-girl-detained-at-la-airport-on-suspicion-of-being-sex-workers. live.
- Web site: Herman. Tamar. K-Pop Group TWICE: By The Numbers. Forbes. October 8, 2018. en. July 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722220042/https://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarherman/2017/11/09/twice-by-the-numbers/. live.