2016 in South Korean music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2016 in music in South Korea.
Debuting and disbanded in 2016
=Debuting groups=
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- AOA Cream
- Astro
- Blackpink{{cite magazine|title=10 New Artists You Need to Know Right Now|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-september-2016-101226/blackpink-116886/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 8, 2018|date=September 14, 2016|archive-date=September 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907071209/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-september-2016-101226/blackpink-116886/|url-status=live}}
- Bolbbalgan4
- Boys24
- BtoB Blue
- CocoSori
- Double S 301
- Exo-CBX
- Gugudan{{cite web|last=Jeon|first=Su-mi|title=Jellyfish Finally Announces New Girl Group Name|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/106206/jellyfish-finally-announces-new-girl-group-name-daily-kpop-news|website=Mwave|publisher=CJ E&M enewsWorld|accessdate=June 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620032909/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/106206/jellyfish-finally-announces-new-girl-group-name-daily-kpop-news|archive-date=June 20, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
- I.B.I
- Imfact
- INX
- I.O.I
- KNK
- MOBB
- Momoland
- NCT Dream
- NCT 127
- Nine Muses A
- Off On Off
- Pentagon
- Sevenus
- SF9
- The East Light
- Unnies
- Victon
- Voisper
- Vromance
- WJSN
- XXX
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=Solo debuts=
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- Bobby
- Dean
- Elo
- Eunji
- Fei
- Gemma
- Gun
- Hash Swan
- Hyoyeon
- Jang Dong-woo
- Jessica Jung
- Jenyer
- Jimin
- Jungah
- Jung Seung-hwan
- Justhis
- Jvcki Wai
- Kim Se-jeong
- Kwak Jin-eon
- Kwon Jin-ah
- Lee Hyun-woo
- Luna
- Mino
- Mint
- PH-1
- Punchnello
- Ryeowook
- Sam Kim
- Sandeul
- Subin
- Thunder
- Tiffany
- Yesung
- Yezi
- Yoochun
- Woohyun
- Agust D{{div col end}}
=Disbanded groups=
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- 2NE1{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Bina |title=K-POP A To Z: The Definitive K-Pop Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-63158-448-0 |page=59 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ArKDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT59 |language=en |access-date=2020-09-21 |archive-date=2021-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519043444/https://books.google.com/books?id=ArKDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT59 |url-status=live }}
- 2Yoon
- 4Minute
- 4L
- Eastern Sidekick
- GI
- HeartB
- Kara
- Led Apple
- LPG
- Lucky J
- MyB
- N-Sonic
- Orange Caramel
- Rainbow
- Rainbow Blaxx
- Rainbow Pixie
- Speed
- Sunny Days
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Releases in 2016
=First quarter=
==January==
| class="wikitable" |
| Date
! Album ! Artist(s) ! Genre(s) |
|---|
| 5 |
| 12
| Delight |Pop |
| 13
| First Step | Acourve |Folk |
| 14
| Re:union, The real | V.O.S |
| 15
| P.O.E.M | Owen Ovadoz |
| rowspan="3"|18
| Teen Top |
| Sting
| Stellar |
| How Much Love Is In Your Wallet |
| rowspan="2"|21
| GAME |
| Sound Up! |
| 25
| GFriend |
| rowspan="2"|27
| Lollipop | Imfact |
| U-Turn
| Bumkey |R&B |
| rowspan="3"|28
| Foresight Dream |Yezi |
| The Little Prince
| Ryeowook |
| Pathos |
| rowspan="2"|29
| 3.3 |Rock |
| Outrage Op.6
| Lee Joo-min |
==February==
| class="wikitable" |
| Date
! Album ! Artist(s) ! Genre(s) |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|01
| Exit : E | Winner |
| Act. 7
| 4Minute |
| 2
| Pit a Pat |Pop |
| 12
| No.X | Pop rock |
| rowspan="2"|15
| Crosswalk | Jo Kwon |
| Prism
| Rainbow |
| 16
| ETERNAL5 |Pop |
| 17
|Q is | NU'EST |
| 18
|Once in a Lifetime (Repackage) | K-pop |
| 22
| Carnival | B.A.P |
| rowspan="3"|23
| Press It | Taemin |
| Spring Up
| Astro |
| JACK OF ALL TRADES
| 4Ten |Pop |
| 24
| Myst3ry |R&B |
| 25 |
| 26
| Melting | Mamamoo |
| 29
| Refresh | CLC |
==March==
| class="wikitable" |
| Date
! Album ! Artist(s) ! Genre(s) |
|---|
| 2
| Thumbs Up | Trot |
| 3
| KNOCK | KNK |
| 4
| Live With Me | V.O.S |
| 8
| Platonic Love | Snuper |
| rowspan="2"|9
| A Delicate Sense | Fiestar |
| Seoulite
| Lee Hi |
| 12
| [R.EBIRTH] | Ravi |
| rowspan="2"|17
| Sketch | Hyomin |Pop |
| The Velvet |
| 19 |
| 21
| Got7 |
| 22
| Hello | EDM |
| rowspan="3"|24
| Interview | Eric Nam |
| Addicting
| A.cian |Pop |
| 130 mood: TRBL
| Dean |R&B |
| rowspan="3"|28 |
| Remember That
| BTOB |
| Colored |
| rowspan="3"|30
| Daydream | Day6 |
| BR:evolution |
| Myst3ry
|R&B |
=Second quarter=
==April==
| class="wikitable" |
| Date
! Album ! Artist(s) ! Genre(s) |
|---|
| 4
| Blueming | CNBLUE | Pop rock |
| 6
| Fresh Adventure | Laboum |
| 10
| I Am Sam | Sam Kim |Jazz |
| rowspan="2"|11
| HIM | History |
| Blooming Period
| Block B |
| 15
| Bad Girl | JeA |
| rowspan="2"|18
| Spotlight | UP10TION |
| Dream
| Eunji |
| rowspan="2"|19
| Zelos | VIXX |
| Here I Am
| Yesung |
| rowspan="2"|20
| Seoulite | Lee Hi |
| Very Berry (EP) |
| rowspan="3"|21
| Dynamic Love |Pop |
| Repeat
| Vibe |
| Half Album RED ICKLE |
| rowspan="3" | 25 |
| Page Two
| Twice |
| A New Trilogy
| Lovelyz |
| rowspan="5" | 27
| Spring | April |
| And Spring |
| Brainless
| No Brain |Rock |
| K |
| Q Train 2 |
==May==
| class="wikitable" |
| Date
! Album ! Artist(s) ! Genre(s) |
|---|
| 2
| The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever | BTS |
| rowspan="2"| 4
| I.O.I |
| Spring |
| 6
| Interlude | Crush |R&B |
| rowspan="2" | 9
| Write.. | Woohyun |
| Brotherhood
| VAV |
| 11
| Tiffany |
| 16
| AOA |
| rowspan="2" | 17 |
| Aphrodite
| B.I.G |
| 18
| Monsta X |
| rowspan="2"| 24
| She Is | Jonghyun |
| So So |
| 26
|Pop |
| 27
| Ego Expand (100%) |
| rowspan="2"| 30
| XIA |
| Nu.Clear
| CLC |
| 31
| Luna |
==June==
| class="wikitable" |
| Date
! Album ! Artist(s) ! Genre(s) |
|---|
| 1
| Street | EXID |
| 2
| Awake | KNK |
| 7
| Stalker | U-KISS |Pop |
| rowspan="2" | 9
| Ex'Act | Exo |
| Will
|Rock |
| 13
| Flower | Bada |
| rowspan="2" |14
| DIA |
| With
| Daybreak |Rock |
| 15
| Seenroot's Wonderland | Seenroot |Folk |
| 17
|Regression |
| 20
| Outlast | As One |
| rowspan="2" | 21
| Sistar |
| Emotion
| Madtown |
| rowspan="2" | 23
| Musik | Kisum |
| Miro
| Romeo |
| 27
|Pop |
| rowspan="2" | 28
| Why | Taeyeon |
| Act. 1 The Little Mermaid
| Gugudan |
| 29
| I Like U Too Much | Sonamoo |
=Third quarter=
==July==
| class="wikitable" |
| Date
! Album ! Artist(s) ! Genre(s) |
|---|
| rowspan="3" |1
| Astro |
| Color |
| No Doubt
| VAV |
| rowspan="2" |4
| Beast |
| Love & Letter Repackage |
| 5
| Reggae |
| 10
| NCT#127 | NCT 127 |
| 11
| LOL | GFriend |
| rowspan="3" |12
| Compass | Snuper |
| The Action
| Vromance |R&B |
| Goody Bag
|Trot |
| 13
| Scene Stealers |
| rowspan="2" |18
|Rock |
| Cry
| Stellar |
| rowspan="2" |19
| Come To Me | Beatwin |
| What's Your Number?
| Zhou Mi |
| 20
| Shubirubirub | Gavy NJ |
| 28
| Unicorn Plus the Brand New Label | Unicorn |
| 30
| 12 | Beenzino |
==August==
| class="wikitable" |
| Date
! Album ! Artist(s) ! Genre(s) |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |1
|Pop |
| A'wesome
| Hyuna |
| 2
| Nice | Basick |
| 4 |
| 5
| Summer Go | UP10TION |
| 7
| Monsta X |
| rowspan="2" |8
| Put 'Em Up | B.A.P |EDM |
| ″Square One″
|EDM |
| 9
| Mr. No Love |R&B |
| 12
| Hades | VIXX |
| 15
| Agust D | Agust D |
| 17 |
| 18
| Lotto | Exo |
| rowspan="2" |19
| Strange | Masc |
| C
| Nell |Rock |
| 20
| Symbol | Tymee |
| rowspan="3" |23
| Love Sign | Laboum |
| 19에서 20
| Park Ji-min (15&) |
| Reboot
| Two X |
| 24
| Chewing Gum (泡泡糖) |
| rowspan="2" |29
| Canvas | NU'EST |
| Full Album RED PLANET |
==September==
=Fourth quarter=
==October==
| class="wikitable" |
| Date
! Album ! Artist(s) ! Genre(s) |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |4
| Monsta X |
| Stay As You Are
| Sandeul |
| rowspan="4" |5
| Feeling Sensation | SF9 |
| 1 of 1
| Shinee |
| A New Empire
| Ailee |
| Heejin
|Pop |
| rowspan="2" |10
| Wings | BTS |
| Pentagon
| Pentagon |
| rowspan="3" |13
| 50 X Half | Davichi |
| Strang3r
|R&B |
| Time Leap
| 100% |
| rowspan="2" |14
| Wonderlust | Crush |R&B |
| I Am Seven
| Seven |
| 17
| Miss Me? | I.O.I |
| 20
| Everything You Wanted | Jay Park |
| 22
| The Real One | 24K |
| 24
| Twice |
| 26
| Tried So Hard | Monni | Rock |
| 28
| Time To Be a Woman | NC.A |
| rowspan="3" |31
| Kratos | VIXX |
| Welcome 2 Bastarz
| Bastarz |
| Hey Mama!
| Exo-CBX |
==November==
| class="wikitable" |
| Date
! Album ! Artist(s) ! Genre(s) |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|1 |
| GLORY |
| 2
| U.F.O | MC Mong |
| 3
| 'Home' Chapter 1 | Kangta |
| rowspan="4" |7
| Noir | B.A.P |
| Memory
| Mamamoo |
| New Men
| BtoB |
| First Street |
| 8
| It's Me | Hyolyn |
| rowspan="2" |9
| Remember | T-ara |
| Voice to New World
| Victon |
| rowspan="3" |10
| Momoland |
| Autumn Story
| Astro |
| Waiting, Still
| Kyuhyun |
| 11
| Revolt | Imfact |
| rowspan="2" |15
| 1 and 1 | Shinee |
| Rain Of Mind
| Snuper |
| rowspan="2" |17
| Remain | KNK |
| HyunJin |
| 18
| Voisper |
| rowspan="2" | 19
| Our Days |Ballad, |
| 50
| Ballad |
| rowspan="2" |21
| VIXX |
| Burst
| UP10TION |
| 23
| You o'clock | JeA |
| 28
| B1A4 |
| 29
| Unchanging Part 1 Orange | Shinhwa |