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2009 in South Korean music

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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.{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Se-yeon|date=March 12, 2009|title=언니네이발관-장기하 대중음악상 3관왕 기염 "인디의 반란, 비주류로 떴다"(종합)|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200903122159241002|url-status=live|access-date=January 6, 2022|website=Newsen|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314002313/http://www.newsen.com:80/news_view.php?uid=200903122159241002 |archive-date=March 14, 2009 }}
  • March 13 – "Gee" by Girls' Generation tops the Music Bank chart for nine consecutive weeks, setting a new record.{{Cite web|date=March 13, 2009|script-title=ko:소녀시대, '뮤뱅' 9주 연속 1위 '새역사'|trans-title=Girls' Generation, 1st place on 'Music Bank' for 9 weeks in a row, 'new record'|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0001977912|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512083704/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0001977912|archive-date=May 12, 2021|website=Star News|language=ko|via=Naver}}
  • 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.{{cite web|last=Hau|first=Louis|date=March 28, 2009|title=K-Pop Branches Out, Content Aggregator Brings Korean Artists to iTunes, page 7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0WL4O__HkSoC&q=rain+korea+korean+billboard&pg=PT6|access-date=March 6, 2017|work=Google Books/Billboard}}
  • 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".{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 13, 2013|title=Then & Now: A look back at the changing tides of K-pop|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130813000905|url-status=live|access-date=January 6, 2022|website=The Korea Herald|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813174545/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130813000905 |archive-date=August 13, 2013 }}
  • 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.{{Cite web|date=May 6, 2009|title=BoA Signs With No. 1 Hollywood Agency|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2022/01/135_44423.html|url-status=live|access-date=January 6, 2022|website=The Korea Times|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107035329/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2022/01/135_44423.html |archive-date=January 7, 2022 }}
  • June 27 – Wonder Girls open for the Jonas Brothers on their 2009 World Tour during their North American leg.[http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200907/24018273.html "Wonder Girls Make Waves in the US as Opening Act for Jonas Brothers' Tour"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828071702/http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200907/24018273.html|date=August 28, 2009}}. MTV Asia. July 24, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  • July 20 – Wonder Girls make their American live television debut on The Wendy Williams Show, where they perform "Nobody".{{Cite web|date=July 22, 2009|title=Wonder Girls make U.S. television debut|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2009/07/22/etc/Wonder-Girls-make-US-television-debut/2907773.html|url-status=live|access-date=January 6, 2022|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028184033/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2009/07/22/etc/Wonder-Girls-make-US-television-debut/2907773.html |archive-date=October 28, 2020 }}
  • August 5 – The choreography of "Mister" by Kara, featuring the "butt dance", spreads in popularity in South Korea.{{cite web |title=카라 '엉덩이춤' 눈길 확~ 대박 조짐 |trans-title=Kara's 'butt dance' catches the eye ~ Signs of a hit |url=https://news.nate.com/view/20090805n02526 |publisher=Newsen |via=Nate |access-date=August 5, 2009 |language=ko |date=August 5, 2009}}
  • October 12 – TVXQ become the first foreign artist in twenty years to peak at number one on the Japanese Oricon DVD ranking.{{cite web|date=October 7, 2009|script-title=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|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69623/full/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110232421/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/69623/full/|archive-date=November 10, 2012|access-date=February 10, 2010|publisher=Oricon|language=ja}}
  • 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.{{cite web|date=October 22, 2009|title=Wonder Girls Enters Billboard Hot 100|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/10/135_54025.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003212407/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/10/135_54025.html|archive-date=October 3, 2012|access-date=August 17, 2011|work=The Korea Times}}
  • 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.{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Tae-moon |title=올해 동방신기 日서 음반 903억 팔아 |trans-title=TVXQ sold 90.3 billion won albums in Japan this year |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0003033908 |website=Yonhap News Agency |access-date=January 6, 2010 |language=ko |date=December 19, 2009}}

Award shows and festivals

= Award ceremonies =

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|+ 2009 music award ceremonies in South Korea

! Date

! Event

! Host

February 12

|21st Seoul Music Awards

|Sports Seoul

February 22

|30th & 31st Cyworld Digital Music Awards

|Cyworld

March 12

|6th Korean Music Awards

|Korean Music Awards Committee

April 21

|32nd & 33rd Cyworld Digital Music Awards

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June 10

|34th & 35th Cyworld Digital Music Awards

August 20

|36th & 37th Cyworld Digital Music Awards

October 18

|38th & 39th Cyworld Digital Music Awards

November 21

| 11th Mnet Asian Music Awards

| CJ E&M (Mnet)

December 10

|24th Golden Disc Awards

|Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus

December 13

|40th & 41st Cyworld Digital Music Awards

|Cyworld

December 16

| 1st Melon Music Awards

| Kakao M

= Festivals =

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|+ 2009 televised music festivals in South Korea

! Date

! Event

! Host

September 19

|Asia Song Festival

|Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange

December 29

| SBS Gayo Daejeon

| Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS)

December 30

| KBS Song Festival

| Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)

December 31

| MBC Gayo Daejejeon

| Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)

Debuting and disbanded in 2009

=Debuting groups=

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= Disbanded groups=

  • Baby Vox Re.V
  • Battle
  • Super Junior-M{{cite news | title=Super Junior-M temporarily disbanded | date=December 28, 2009 | work=88 News | pages=1 | url=http://www.88news.net/2009/12/28/super-junior-m-temporarily-disbanded/ | accessdate=February 11, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104190450/http://www.88news.net/2009/12/28/super-junior-m-temporarily-disbanded/ | archive-date=January 4, 2010 | url-status=dead }}

Releases in 2009

=First quarter=

== January ==

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Date

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

rowspan="1"|5

| Romantic Novel

| Gavy NJ

| K-pop Dance-pop

rowspan="1"|7

| Gee

| Girls' Generation

| K-pop Dance-pop

rowspan="1"|8

| Baekajeolhyeon

| Leessang

| K-pop Dance-pop Korean hip hop

13

|Pearlfect

|Pearl

|K-pop, R&B, Hip hop

rowspan="1"|15

| New Schoolgirl

| After School

| K-pop Dance-pop

rowspan="2"|20

| Forever

| M. Street

| K-pop Ballad

New Generation of Ska

| Skasucks

| Ska, punk

== February ==

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Date

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

rowspan="1"|3

| Bring It Back 2 Old School

| U-KISS

| K-pop Dance-pop

rowspan="1"|6

| This Is Love

| Hwayobi

| K-pop R&B

rowspan="1"|10

| Eolmana Jokillae

| BLESS/CODE-V

| K-pop Pop

rowspan="1"|11

| Jump Up (EP)|Jump Up''

| F.T. Island

| K-pop pop-rock

rowspan="3"|12

|The Red Album

|Apollo18

|Rock

Pretty Girl Special Edition

| Kara

| K-pop

Decennium

| Fly to the Sky

| K-pop

26

|10 Ways To Say I Love You

|Lena Park

|Pop ballad

rowspan="1"|27

| Davichi in Wonderland

| Davichi

| K-pop Dance-pop

rowspan="1"|30

| Scream Op.1

| Lee Joo-min

| K-pop

== March ==

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Date

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

9

|Victoria

|Seomoon Tak

|Rock

rowspan="2"|10

| Golden Age

| 8Eight

| K-pop Dance-pop

Return to My World

|Im Chang-jung

|K-pop

rowspan="1"|12

| Sorry, Sorry

| Super Junior

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|20

| Time For Confession

| 2AM

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|23

| Type "B" – Back To 80's

| Son Dam-bi

| K-pop

26

|Vol. 3 There Are Different Ways to Happiness

|Chu Ga-yeoul

|Folk

rowspan="1"|27

| Map the Soul

| Epik High

| Alternative hip hop

rowspan="1"|31

| Dropping the Tears

| K.Will

| K-pop

=Second quarter=

== April ==

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Date

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

9

|Second Half

|Jo Sung-mo

|Pop ballad

rowspan="3"|16

| 2:00PM Time for Change

| 2PM

| K-pop

Gift from SG Wannabe

| SG Wannabe

| K-pop Pop music R&B

Nexen Heroes

|Crying Nut

|Punk rock

rowspan="1"|23

| Growing Up

| IU

| K-pop

== May ==

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Date

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

rowspan="2"|7

|Mutopia: Land of Dreams

|Lee Seung-chul

|Soft rock, Ballad

Fascination

|Jun Jin

|K-pop

rowspan="1"|13

| Shake

| Chae Yeon

| K-pop

19

|Avaholic

|Lee Jung-hyun

|K-pop

rowspan="1"|25

| Romeo

| Shinee

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|27

| Jumpin'

| Koyote

| K-pop

== June ==

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Date

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

rowspan="1"|1

| Vol.2 Maestro

| Outsider

| K-pop Hip hop

rowspan="1"|9

| Untouchable Mini Album 1st

| Untouchable

| Hip hop

25

|Eternal Children (영원한 아이들)

|Rux

|Punk rock

rowspan="1"|29

| Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)

| Girls' Generation

| K-pop Dance-pop

=Third quarter=

== July ==

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Date

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

rowspan="1"|01

| The Gold

| Hwayobi

| K-pop R&B

02

|Always You

|Wax

|R&B, Ballad

rowspan="1"|08

| 2NE1 1st Mini Album

| 2NE1

| K-pop, dance-pop

rowspan="1"|14

| Supreme Team Guide To Excellent Adventure

| Supreme Team

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|15

| Realcollabo + RMX

| Ra.D

| R&B, soul

rowspan="1"|16

| Cross & Change

| F.T. Island

| K-pop, pop-rock

rowspan="4"|21

| SS501 Solo Collection

| SS501

| K-pop

Sound-G

| Brown Eyed Girls

| K-pop

A9ain

|Roo'ra

|Hip hop

Happy Women

|Kyeon Mi-ri

|

23

|The Blue Album

|Apollo 18

|Rock

rowspan="1"|31

| Revolution

| Kara

| K-pop

== August ==

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Date

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

rowspan="2"|6

| Summer

| Hwayobi

| K-pop R&B

Love Class

| Mighty Mouth

| K-pop Pop, Hip Hop

rowspan="1"|7

| Love Song

| Untouchable with Geumbi

| Hip-Hop

10

|Uncomfortable Party

|Crying Nut

|Punk rock

rowspan="2"|13

| See The Sea

| BADA

| K-pop Pop

Ego

|Baek Ji-young

|K-pop

rowspan="2"|18

| Heartbreaker

| G-Dragon

| K-pop

Attitude

| Brave Brothers

| Hip hop

20

|Someday

|Hong Kyung-min

|Pop rock

rowspan="1"|27

| Sophisticated

| Jewelry

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|31

| For Muzik

| 4minute

| K-pop

== September ==

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Date

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

rowspan="1"|1

| LA chA TA

| f(x)

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|16

| [e]

| Epik High

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|17

| Shadow

| Lee Seung-gi

| K-pop

=Fourth quarter=

== October ==

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Date

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

rowspan="2"|6

| Hexagonal

| Leessang

| K-pop Dance-pop Korean hip hop

Miss Mister

|WoongSan

|Jazz

rowspan="1"|7

|Tomorrow

| 4Tomorrow

|K-pop

rowspan="1"|8

| Vocolate

| Wheesung

| K-pop Dance-pop

13

|Movement on a Theme by Yiruma

|Yiruma

|Piano

rowspan="2"|14

| Just BLAQ

| MBLAQ

| K-pop, dance-pop

BEAST is the B2ST

| BEAST

| K-pop, dance-pop

rowspan="1"|15

|Dazzle

|Lee Soo-young

|K-pop

rowspan="3"|22

| 2009, Year of Us

| Shinee

| K-pop

Rebirth

| SS501

| K-pop

H Soul

| Hwanhee

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|26

| Double Date

| F.T. Triple

| K-pop pop-rock

== November ==

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Date

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

rowspan="1"|5

| Missing You

| K.Will

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|6

| ContiUKiss

| U-KISS

| K-pop Dance-pop

rowspan="1"|10

| 01:59PM

| 2PM

| K-pop Dance-pop Dance Ballad

rowspan="2"|12

| IU...IM

| IU

| K-pop

Gossip Girl

| Rainbow

| K-pop

17

|Museum

|MC Sniper

|Hip hop

rowspan="1"|25

| Because of You

| After School

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|27

| Absolute First Album

| T-ara

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|29

| Supsense Op.2

| Lee Joo-min

| R&B

== December ==

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Date

! Title

! Artist

! Genre(s)

2

|Movement on a Theme by Yiruma: 2nd Movement

|Yiruma

|Piano

rowspan="2"|10

| Volume 2 – Manifold

| Brian Joo

| K-pop

Platonic

| Eun Ji-won

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|11

| Merry Christmas

| Untouchable with Hwayoung

| Hip hop

rowspan="1"|17

| End And...

| Jewelry

| K-pop

rowspan="1"|22

| Calling You

| Broken Valentine

| Alternative rock

See also

References

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