The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2016 in music in South Korea.
| 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 | |
| Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 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 |
| 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 | Got7 | Hip hop, trap | |
| 22 | Hello | Lip Service | EDM |
| 24 | Interview | Eric Nam | Ballad |
| Addicting | A.cian | Pop | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Got7 | Hip-hop, Electronic | ||
| 29 | FRI. SAT. SUN | Dal Shabet | Dance, Pop |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |