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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
- Amber
- Baek Yerin
- Choa
- Dean
- Elo
- Elsie
- Horan
- Ferlyn G
- G2
- Gaeko
- G.Soul
- Goo Hara
- Jang Hyun-seung
- Jung Yong-hwa
- Junoflo
- Jonghyun
- Julian Trono
- Lee Hongki
- Lizzy
- Minah
- Miwoo
- Niel
- Park Jimin
- RM
- Shaun
- Taeyeon
- Wuno
- Lee Tae-il
- Ugly Duck
- Yezi
Disbanded groups
Releases in 2015
First quarter
January
Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
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02 | First | Ferlyn G | Ballad, Pop |
05 | Day By Day | High4 | Ballad |
09 | Piece Of Mine | Mad Clown | Hip-hop |
Surprise | HALO | Dance | |
12 | Base | Jonghyun | Dance, R&B |
14 | Fall Into Temptation | Tahiti | Dance |
15 | Season of Glass | GFriend | Pop |
16 | Cigarette & Liquor | Untouchable | Hip-hop |
19 | Coming Home | G.Soul | R&B |
20 | One Fine Day | Jung Yong-hwa | Pop rock |
21 | Davichi Hug | Davichi | Ballad |
Sing Sing Sing | Eddy Kim | Ballad | |
23 | Drama | Nine Muses | Dance |
Always | U-KISS | Dance | |
The Anthem | 1Punch | Hip hop | |
26 | Fly Again | Infinite H | Dance, Hip-hop |
29 | Sunny Blues Part.B | Sunny Hill | Dance |
30 | 365 | Hanhae | Hip-hop |
February
Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
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02 | Young | Zion.T & Crush | R&B |
05 | Just One Day | JeA | Ballad |
09 | Crazy | 4Minute | Trap, Electronic |
12 | Myname 2nd Mini Album | Myname | Dance, Ballad |
13 | Life | Rubber Soul | Dance, Hip-hop |
16 | oNiely | Niel | Dance |
Beautiful | Amber | Dance, Hip-hop | |
23 | Innocent | Rainbow | Dance |
A Little Lovin | eSNa | R&B | |
24 | Boys' Record | VIXX | Dance |
26 | Seenroot | Seenroot | Folk |
We | Shinhwa | Dance |
March
Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
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02 | Song For You | MC Mong | Hip-hop |
03 | Flower | Kim Jun-su | Ballad |
Hi~ | Lovelyz | 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 | Gain | Dance, R&B |
Welcome to MADTOWN | Madtown | Dance | |
Pride & Prejudice | Outsider | Hip-hop | |
13 | Time Forgets | Yoon Hyun-sang | Ballad |
16 | I Am A Woman Too | Minah | 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 | NS Yoon-G | Dance, R&B |
RM | 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 | EXO | Dance, R&B |
Colors | Miss A | Dance, R&B | |
31 | Renovation | Blady | Dance |
Second quarter
April
Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
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01 | Kim Kwang Seok Hommage My Song Part 2 | Various artists | Folk |
Unpretty Rapstar Semi Final 2 | Various artists | Hip-hop | |
02 | Rainbow Taste | Park Si-hwan | Rock |
07 | New Direction | Lee Moon-se | Ballad |
13 | Ah Yeah | EXID | Dance, Hip-hop |
Play With Me | Cross Gene | Dance | |
14 | Spring Love | Niel | Dance |
Zero For Conduct | BASTARZ (Block B) | Hip-hop | |
15 | Joker Is Alive | Dal Shabet | Dance, R&B |
Tell Me One More Time | Jinusean | Hip-hop | |
Time-Limit | Jeong Jong-hyun | Ballad | |
16 | I'm Not a Pigeon | Defconn | Hip-hop |
Cottage Industry | M&D | Rock | |
20 | Oh My Girl | Oh My Girl | Dance, Pop |
R.O.S.E | Wooyoung (2PM) | Dance | |
23 | The Boy Who Cried Wolf | San E | Hip-hop |
Celepretty | Park Bo-ram | Pop, Ballad | |
24 | EOEO | UNIQ | Hip-hop |
Am I Hotshot? | Hotshot | Dance | |
Out | Mr.Mr | Dance | |
27 | Simple Mind | Lim Kim | Dance, Folk |
RelAcian | A.cian | Dance | |
28 | Crumple | Code Kunst | Hip hop |
Green Light | Play the Siren | Hip-hop | |
29 | The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 1 | BTS | Hip-hop, R&B |
May
Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
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01 | M (MADE Series #1) | Big Bang | Dance, Hip-hop |
Two Of Me | Sungha Jung | Folk | |
07 | Remember | HeartB | Ballad |
Fantasia | Jun Hyo-seong | Dance | |
The Romeo | Romeo | Dance | |
08 | Love Emotion | BESTie | Dance |
My | Jang Hyun-seung | Dance | |
11 | 27 | Kim Sung-kyu | Dance |
12 | Kiss My Lips | BoA | Pop, R&B |
Take Part.1 | Take | Ballad | |
13 | The 4th Single Album | Myname | Dance |
14 | Trespass | Monsta X | Dance, Hip-hop |
I'm Good | Elsie | Ballad | |
15 | Merry Go Round | Jung-yup | Ballad |
18 | Odd | SHINee | R&B, Electronic |
19 | She's Alright | Horan | Rock |
20 | Awesome | N.Flying | Rock |
21 | Beyond The History | History | Dance |
22 | Normal | Lim Seulong | Ballad |
Young | Standing Egg | Folk | |
26 | In Love | Kara | Dance |
Time, So Quickly | Lee Seung-chul | Rock | |
27 | Deviation | JJY Band | Rock |
28 | Question | CLC | Dance |
UZ | Urban Zakapa | R&B | |
Grow Up | HALO | Dance | |
Dokkun Project | Eddy Kim | Ballad | |
29 | 17 Carat | Seventeen | Dance, Funk |
June
Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
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01 | A (MADE Series #2) | Big Bang | Dance, Hip-hop |
Speed On | Speed | Dance | |
03 | Love Me Right | EXO | Dance, R&B |
09 | Re Birth | Seo In-young | Ballad |
Mirror | MBLAQ | Dance | |
#LoveMe | MelodyDay | Ballad | |
10 | And... | Lee Seung-gi | Ballad |
11 | LIQUID | Jang Jane | R&B |
15 | No.5 | 2PM | Dance, R&B |
18 | T-ROAD | Kim Tae Woo | Ballad |
19 | Suprassion | Jeong Jong-hyun | Dance, R&B |
Pink Funky | Mamamoo | R&B, Funk | |
22 | Shake It | Sistar | Dance |
Heart Attack | AOA | Dance, Electropop | |
Natural Born Teen Top | Teen Top | Dance | |
23 | Multillionaire | Dok2 | Hip-hop |
24 | Studying Abroad | 4Men | Ballad |
25 | Woman | Verbal Jint X Sanchez Phantom | Hip-hop, R&B |
26 | Together Forever 18 | Kim Hyun Jung | Dance |
29 | Complete | BTOB | Ballad |
Honey Summer | NS Yoon-G | Dance |
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 |
August
Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
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03 | Reboot | Wonder Girls | Synthpop, Retro |
Married To The Music | SHINee | R&B, Electronic | |
04 | So Good | T-ara | Dance, Ballad |
I Can Sing | Lee Michelle | R&B | |
05 | E (MADE Series #4) | Big Bang | Dance, Hip-hop |
Hitomio Tojite | HeartB | Ballad | |
06 | Heavy Armour | Baechigi | Hip-hop |
10 | Sweet Girl | B1A4 | Dance |
12 | 2 | Primary | R&B |
17 | Beautiful Liar | Vixx LR | Dance, Hip-hop |
19 | Lion Heart | Girls' Generation | Pop, Electropop |
The Voice | SG WANNABE | Ballad | |
20 | Ackmong | JJCC | Dance |
21 | A+ | Hyuna | Pop, Trap |
₩ & ONLY | Simon D | Hip-hop | |
24 | Dreaming | April | Bubblegum |
25 | BestDriver | Hangzoo | Hip-hop |
27 | That.Is.Lee. | Jo Su-mi | Drama |
28 | Insatiable | Beatwin | Dance |
The Anecdote | E-Sens | Hip-hop | |
31 | Yeoja | Verbal Jint & Sanchez | Hip-hop, R&B |
Let's Make Love | Sweet Sorrow | Ballad |
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 |
#Real# | Jun Jin | 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 | Jonghyun | Ballad, R&B |
18 | Continue | ZE:A | 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
Date | Title(s) | Artist(s) | Genre(s) |
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01 | Welcome Back | iKon | Hip hop, Dance |
Lovelyz8 | Lovelyz | Dance, Synthpop | |
Super Fly | 24K | Dance | |
3+3 | Lee Seung-hwan | Ballad | |
Frameworks | Samuel Seo | Hip hop | |
04 | Monni 10th Anniversary Best Album 'Fix' CD1 | Monni | Rock |
06 | Return 2BiC | 2BiC | Ballad |
07 | I | Taeyeon | Ballad, Pop rock |
Speed Up | Melody Day | Dance | |
08 | Closer | Oh My Girl | Electronic, dream pop |
Incant | Bigflo | Dance | |
12 | I Mean | BtoB | Ballad |
13 | Top Secret | Stephanie | Dance |
15 | Fall, Once Again | Kyuhyun | Pop, R&B |
White Hole | ALi | Rock | |
1 Life 2 Live | The Quiett | Hip hop | |
For Losers Only | Sweet Sorrow | Ballad | |
19 | Yesterday | Kim Jun-su | Dance |
The Beat | Topp Dogg | Dance | |
20 | The Story Begins | Twice | Dance |
21 | D | Kim Dong-wan | Dance |
22 | Monni 10th Anniversary Best Album 'Fix' CD2 | Monni | Rock |
Hero | Monsta X | Hip hop, Dance | |
Lonely | N.Flying | Rock | |
23 | Chat Shire | IU | Disco, Pop |
27 | 4 Walls | f(x) | Electronica, R&B |
The First Letter | Postmen | Ballad |
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 | Zico | 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 | Lee Hong-ki | 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 | Raina | Ballad | |
25 | ROAD PROJECT #1 | Gill | R&B |
Boing Boing | April | Bubblegum | |
27 | W | Dongwan | 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 | Baek Ye-rin | 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 | HALO | Dance |
#REAL# In LA | Jun Jin | 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 | Zico | 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 | Yi Sung-yol & DJ Clazzi | 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 |
See also
References
- ^ Yoon, Min-sik (September 13, 2017). "'iamnot' what you expect". The Korea Herald (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Monsta X in London review: A thrilling spectacle of K-Pop perfection". Metro. June 18, 2018. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "K-Pop group Oh My Girl detained at LA airport on suspicion of being sex workers - BBC Newsbeat". BBC Newsbeat. November 12, 2015. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ Herman, Tamar. "K-Pop Group TWICE: By The Numbers". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
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