Overview of the events of 2018 in South Korean music
List of years in South Korean music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2018 in music in South Korea .
Notable achievements and events [ edit ] January 10–11 – IU and BTS win the digital and album daesangs, respectively, at the 32nd Golden Disc Awards . February 25 – CL and Exo headline the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , serving as representatives of K-pop at the event.[1] February 28 – At the annual Korean Music Awards , BTS, Kang Tae-gu, and Hyukoh win the grand prizes.[2] April 1 and 3 – The Spring is Coming Korean cultural diplomacy concert takes place in Pyongyang , North Korea, which featured performances from various South Korean musicians including Cho Yong-pil , Red Velvet , Lee Sun-hee , Baek Ji-young , and Seohyun .[3] April 20 – The Korea Music Content Association launches new certification system for albums, downloads, and streaming in South Korea.[4] May 27 – Love Yourself: Tear by BTS becomes the first K-pop album to top the Billboard 200 , as well as the highest charting album by any Asian act.[5] May 28 – Twice 's "Wake Me Up " becomes the first single by a foreign female artist to be certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[6] May 29 – BTS's "Fake Love " becomes the first K-pop song to enter the top-ten on the Billboard Hot 100 , and the 17th non-English song to do so in the chart's history.[7] June 16 – "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du " by Blackpink records 36.2 million views on YouTube video within 24 hours, setting a new record by a Korean act.[8] June 25 – Blackpink's "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" and Square Up simultaneously become the highest-charting song and album by a K-pop girl group in the US at the time.[9] August 8 – Red Velvet's "Power Up " become the first ever song by an SM Entertainment artist to achieve Perfect All-Kill on the iChart. October 24 – The 9th government-run Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards take place.[10] Kim Min-ki , Jo Dong-jin , Gim Jeong-taek, and BTS are awarded with the Order of Cultural Merit ; BTS were the youngest recipients of the honor in South Korean history.[11] Yoon Sang is awarded with the Presidential Commendation and Kang San-ae and Choi Jin-hee receive the Prime Mister's Commendation. November 5 – Twice become the fastest K-pop girl group to reach 20 million views on YouTube with "Yes or Yes ", doing so in 10 hours and 27 minutes.[12] November 9 – "Mic Drop " (Steve Aoki remix) is certified platinum by the RIAA , making BTS the first Korean group with a platinum-certified single in the US.[13] November 12 – Exo becomes the first group to surpass 10 million total album sales in South Korea.[14] December 1 – At the annual Melon Music Awards , iKon and BTS win the grand prizes. December 10, 12, 14 – The 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards are held in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong over the course of a week. BTS and Twice receive the grand prizes at the ceremony. According to Forbes , "the South Korean music market experienced a 17.9% increase in revenue growth in 2018, and it was described as 'shifting from 'potential' to 'power' player'" on the global stage.[15] Award shows and festivals [ edit ] Award ceremonies [ edit ] Festivals [ edit ] Debuting and disbanding in 2018 [ edit ] Debuting groups [ edit ] Solo debuts [ edit ] Disbandments [ edit ] Releases in 2018 [ edit ] First quarter [ edit ] January [ edit ] Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Ref 1 Play in Nature Part.3 Snow Flake Kim Kyu-jong Ballad [95] 2 Who Am I TRCNG Dance [96] 3 Great! Momoland Dance , Pop [97] Dream of Paradise Kriesha Chu Dance , Ballad [98] The Hottest: N.Flying N.Flying Rock [99] 5 R.ebirth 2016 Ravi Hip hop [100] 8 Top Seed Infinite Dance , Ballad [101] Re:Montage Block B Ballad , Dance [102] Mixtape Stray Kids Dance , Hip hop [38] 9 Secret Garden Oh My Girl Dance [103] 10 Match Up MXM Hip hop [104] 11 Reply Kim Dong-ryul Ballad [105] 15 Bye Jang Woo-young Folk , Dance [106] 16 Seasons The Barberettes Folk [107] 17 Offset Chungha Dance , Ballad [108] [109] True Colors JBJ Dance , Ballad [110] [111] 19 Trapart Sik-K Hip hop [112] Prison Playbook OST Various artists OST [113] 22 Nirvana Ravi Hip hop [114] Two Cops OST Various artists OST , Ballad [citation needed ] 23 Poet Artist Jonghyun R&B , Dance [115] Shake You Up Rainz Dance [116] [117] 24 To. Heart Fromis 9 Dance [21] [118] After Jeong Se-woon R&B , Ballad [119] Alive Target Dance [39] Black Knight: The Man Who Guards Me OST Various artists OST , Ballad [120] 25 Return iKon Hip hop [121] &10 Davichi Ballad [122] [123] 26 3 Jo Jung-chi Folk [124] [125] Monthly Project 2017 Yoon Jong-shin Yoon Jong-shin Ballad , R&B [126] 29 Faces of Love Suzy Ballad , R&B [127] [128] Spotlight VAV Dance , Ballad [129] Miracle Golden Child Dance , Ballad [130] The Perfect Red Velvet Red Velvet R&B , Pop [131] 30 Go Won Go Won (Loona) Dance [132] Rain or Shine OST Various artists OST , Ballad [133] Jugglers OST Various artists OST , Ballad [134] 31 Tunnel Paul Kim R&B , Ballad [135]
February [ edit ] Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Ref 1 Don't Be Pretty 14U Dance [136] Act. 4 Cait Sith Gugudan Dance [137] [138] [139] 3 Money Flower OST Various artists OST , Ballad [140] 4 Bad Guys 2 OST Various artists OST , Pop-rap [141] 5 Director's Cut Seventeen Dance , Ballad [142] [143] 8 Baby Funk Naul Neo soul , Funk [144] 12 Mi Amor CocoSori Pop , Dance [145] 13 Golden Slumber OST Various artists OST , Ballad [146] 19 Back Yang Yo-seob R&B , Ballad [147] Spring Again Jung Seung-hwan Ballad [148] 20 One Shot, Two Shot BoA Dance , Hip hop [149] 21 Lucky Weki Meki Dance [150] 22 Black Dress CLC Dance , Electronica [151] 26 10 Stories Kim Sung-kyu Rock , Ballad [152] [153] Mamma Mia! SF9 Dance , Ballad [154] [155] 27 Dream Your Dream Cosmic Girls Dance [156] [157] The Second Take Ballad [158] 28 28 Identity Cheetah Hip hop [159]
Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Ref 2 Hope World J-Hope Hip hop [53] Identity Sleepy Hip hop [160] Fountain Jooyoung R&B [161] 3 A Korean Odyssey OST Various artists OST , Ballad [162] 7 Yellow Flower Mamamoo Ballad , R&B [163] [164] 4 the Youth Justhis & Paloalto Hip hop , Rap [165] 8 Wish & Wind Heize Hip hop , R&B [166] Big Wave Jung Il-hoon Hip hop [55] Singing Dancing W24 Rock [42] 12 Eyes on You Got7 Dance , R&B [167] The Blue April Dance [168] 13 Only Human Junoflo Hip hop [169] 14 Evolution Forestella Ballad [20] NCT 2018 Empathy NCT Dance , Hip hop [170] [171] Portrait Peakboy Hip hop [172] Made in Bangkok Skull Pop-rap , Reggae [173] 15 Invitation UP10TION Dance , Ballad [174] 17 Begin Again Jo Kwan-woo Ballad [175] 19 0+1=1 (I Promise You) Wanna One Dance , Ballad [176] [177] 20 Misty OST Various artists OST , Ballad [178] 21 Bibidi Babidi Boo Honey Popcorn Dance [26] 22 Into the Light Solid R&B [179] Return OST Various artists OST , Rock [180] 26 The Connect: Dejavu Monsta X Hip hop [181] I Am Not Stray Kids Hip hop [182] 28 New Chapter No. 1: The Chance of Love TVXQ Dance , Ballad [183] One Samuel Dance , R&B [184] Shower Hoya R&B , Dance [50] Sound Doctrine Naul Neo soul , R&B [185] 29 Fiancée 1 Jung Joon-young Ballad [186] Parkjiyoon 20th Anniversary Photo&Live Album Park Ji-yoon Ballad [187] 30 Olivia Hye Olivia Hye (Loona) Electronic [188]
Second quarter [ edit ] Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Ref 1 People Said Break It Up Gavy NJ Ballad [189] 2 Positive Pentagon Pop-rap , Ballad [190] Banana Allergy Monkey Oh My Girl Banhana Dance , Ballad [191] Lady 1 EXID Dance [192] 3 The Start The Boyz Dance , R&B [193] Do Worry Be Happy Primary , Anda Electronica [194] 4 Everyday Winner Ballad , Hip hop [195] [196] 5 Foundation Vol.4 Basick Pop-rap [197] 6 Light Microdot Pop-rap [198] 7 Boyhood UNB Dance , Ballad [40] [199] 8 Dream; Fly Heo Young-saeng R&B , Ballad [200] 9 What Is Love? Twice Dance , Bubblegum [201] Twenty's Noir Noir Dance , R&B [32] The Book of John: Part.1 JK Kim Dong-wook Ballad [202] 10 Color of Dream Hyeongseop X Euiwoong Ballad , Dance [203] Blooming Days Exo-CBX Dance , Pop [204] 4.10 MHz Youngjun Ballad [205] 11 Honestly Eric Nam Dance , Ballad [206] Spring, Seonho Yoo Seon-ho Ballad [207] The Bright Sky Lee Chang-min Ballad , R&B [208] 12 Replay Super Junior Dance [209] Telescope Reddy Hip hop [210] 16 Void The Rose Pop rock [211] 17 Eau de VIXX VIXX Dance , R&B [212] New Moon JBJ Dance , Hip hop [213] 19 Miracle 1 Apink Ballad [214] Play in Nature Kim Kyu-jong Ballad [215] Snapshot IN2IT Dance [216] 23 Heal Lovelyz Dance , Ballad [217] Evergreen OST Various artists OST , Ballad [218] 24 Be Myself Hwang Chi-yeul Ballad [219] Blossom Snuper Dance , Synthpop [220] Solar Sensitivity Part.6 Solar Folk , Ballad [221] 30 Time for the Moon Night GFriend Dance , Ballad [222]
Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Ref 1 Angel IZ Rock , Dance [223] 2 I Am (G)I-dle Dance , Ballad [22] 8 Zero Cross Gene Dance , R&B [224] Seoul Night Teen Top Dance , Ballad [225] Recipe Ben Ballad , R&B [226] 9 Goodbye 20's Yong Jun-hyung Dance , R&B [227] 367 Baechigi Pop-rap [228] Be Born Spectrum Dance [37] Long Way Peppertones Indie pop , Alternative rock [229] Smelting Vinxen Hip hop [70] 10 Love Loves To Love Love Favorite Dance [230] Forever Yours Kim Yeon-woo Ballad , R&B [231] Escape The Era Dreamcatcher Dance , Rock [232] 15 Repetition Kanto Hip hop [233] 16 How Are You? N.Flying Pop rock [234] 18 Line Uni.T Dance , Ballad [41] [235] Love Yourself: Tear BTS Pop-rap , Dance [236] 21 Goødevil Ja Mezz Hip hop [237] 23 Time of Sorrow 1 Victon Dance [238] Love Story 1 TST Dance [239] 24 Re;mind J'Kyun Hip hop [240] Love Flutters The East Light Dance , [241] Red Diary Page.2 Bolbbalgan4 Indie rock [242] 25 Bonnie N Clyde 24K Dance , R&B [243] 28 The Story of Light EP.1 Shinee Dance , Electronica [244] Bingle Bangle AOA Dance [245] Like a V Pristin V Dance [246] [247] Dramatic NTB Dance [33] 30 20 South Club Indie rock [248] Beauty & the Beat Loona yyxy Dance , Ballad [249] Teenager Samuel Dance , R&B [250] Le Dernier Amour Lee Sun-hee Ballad [251] 31 24: How to Find True Love and Happiness Hyukoh Indie rock [252]
Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Ref 4 1÷x=1 (Undivided) Wanna One Dance , Ballad [253] 5 To. Day Fromis 9 Dance [254] [255] 7 You Complete Me ONF Dance , Ballad [256] A.C.E Adventures in Wonderland Ace Dance , Hip hop [257] 11 The Story of Light EP.2 Shinee Electronica , Dance [244] Dnsg Changmo Pop-rap [258] 12 Grapes Busters Dance , Hip hop [259] 14 [Present] Woo Jin-young , Kim Hyun-soo Dance [260] 15 Square Up Blackpink Dance , Trap [261] Darkroom Simon Dominic Pop-rap [262] Moolood Gang Tape Superbee, twlv Hip hop [263] 18 This Is Us BtoB Ballad , Dance [264] Something New Taeyeon R&B , Dance [265] Trigger (EP) Lee Joo-min K-pop [citation needed ] 19 D-Day Kim Dong-han Dance [58] 20 Something in the Rain OST Various artists OST [266] 22 Jaurim Jaurim Alternative rock , Pop [267] 25 Who, You NU'EST W Dance , Ballad [268] The Story of Light EP.3 Shinee R&B , Ballad [244] 26 Fun to the World Momoland Dance , Pop , Electropop [269] [270] Shoot Me: Youth Part 1 Day6 Pop rock [271] K1tchen Ravi Hip hop [272] Jinah Restaurant Full Course Lee Jin-ah Jazz , Jazz rap [273] 27 Moonlight NeonPunch Dance [31] [274] 28 Summer Dream Elris Dance [275] Black Heart UNB Dance , Ballad [276] The Seasons Revolve - Summer 1 Jun Jin Ballad [277] 29 Moolood Gang Tape II Superbee, twlv Hip hop [278]
Third quarter [ edit ] Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Ref 2 One & Six Apink Dance , Ballad [279] 3 The Fairy Tale MeloMance Ballad , Indie folk [280] Teen Top Story: 8pisode Teen Top Dance , Ballad [281] 4 Goldenness Golden Child Dance , Ballad [282] 5 Gemini 2 Yoon Mi-rae Neo soul , Pop-rap [283] 9 Summer Nights Twice Dance [284] Is It True 1 Target Dance [285] 10 F;uzzle Myteen Dance , R&B [286] SeMiNa Gugudan SeMiNa Dance [24] About Time OST Various artists OST , Ballad [287] 11 The Color of Seenroot Seenroot Contemporary folk [288] 13 Wonderlost Crush R&B [289] 16 Red Moon Mamamoo Dance , R&B [290] You Make My Day Seventeen Dance , Hip hop [291] Electric Jungle Galaxy Express Rock [292] 17 Summer Grooves Paloalto Hip-hop , Rap [293] 18 Blooming Blue Chungha Dance , Ballad [294] Retro Futurism Triple H Hip hop , Dance [295] 19 Sunny Summer GFriend Dance [296] 20 The Great Seungri Seungri Dance , R&B [297] 22 Hightechnology Giriboy Pop-rap [298] 23 Another Jeong Se-woon R&B , Ballad [299] 24 Rise Up Astro Dance , Ballad [300] 25 Ride on the Wind Kard Dance , Hip hop [301] 26 What If F.T. Island Pop rock [302] Into the Night Fever IN2IT Dance [303] 27 Between Us Laboum Dance [304] 31 Canvas Leo Dance , R&B [60] Sensuous SF9 Dance [305] Thinking About You Microdot Pop-rap [306]
Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Ref 1 Bank Robber Villain Hip hop , R&B [307] 2 New Kids: Continue iKon Dance , Ballad [308] 3 Girls and Flowers Nature Dance [30] 5 Contents ½ twlv R&B , hip hop [69] 6 Summer Magic Red Velvet Pop , R&B , Swing [309] I Am Who Stray Kids Hip hop [310] 0806 D-Crunch Hip hop [17] 9 Summer Ade DIA Dance , Ballad [311] [312] 11 Goodbye to Goodbye OST Various artists OST , Ballad [313] 14 More Than Ever MXM Hip hop , Ballad [314] 15 Kim Hyung-suk with Friends Pop & Pop Collaboration #1 Ken (VIXX) x Bicha 1 Ken Ballad [315] 16 'Bout You Super Junior-D&E Dance , Hip hop [316] Free Travel Berry Good Dance , Ballad [317] 18 Emphasize Bigflo Dance , Hip hop [318] [319] 20 [+ +] Loona Dance [320] UP10TION 2018 Special Photo Edition UP10TION Dance [321] 22 Kim Sung-kyu 1st Solo Concert Live 'Shine' Kim Sung-kyu Rock , Ballad [322] 24 Love Yourself: Answer BTS Hip hop [323] 28 Heart Shinhwa Dance , R&B [324] 29 Friday n Night Jin Longguo R&B , Ballad [54] 31 On Air We Girls Dance-pop [43]
September [ edit ] Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Ref 3 Sunshine 100% Dance , Ballad [325] Second Write.. Nam Woo-hyun Ballad , Pop rock [326] We Go Up NCT Dream Hip hop , Dance [327] 4 Warning Sunmi Dance , R&B [328] Jiminxjamie Park Ji-min R&B , Dance [329] Touch 1 Sori Dance , Tropical [66] Take Off GreatGuys Dance [330] 5 The Park in the Night Part One GWSN Dance , Ballad [25] Travel: Noah Haon Pop-rap [47] Lil’ Touch Oh!GG Dance , Ballad [331] The Sphere The Boyz Dance [332] I'm Alright WoongSan Jazz [333] 7 Glow Forever The Quiett Pop-rap [334] 10 Remember Me Oh My Girl Dance , Ballad [335] Thumbs Up! Pentagon Pop-rap , Ballad [336] The Story of Light - Epilogue Shinee Dance , R&B [337] Muse on Music Lovelyz Instrumental [338] 12 Unity Samuel Seo Neo soul , Funk [339] 13 V Humming Urban Stereo EDM , R&B [340] Miracle Duetto Crossover [341] Crossroad Jung Dong-ha Ballad [342] 17 Present: You Got7 Dance , Hip hop [343] Gangnam Beauty OST Various artists OST , Ballad [344] 18 Begin With The End Uni.T Dance , Ballad [345] The Big Dipper Lucente Dance , EDM [346] 19 WJ Please? Cosmic Girls Dance , Ballad [347] There Has Never Been a Day I Haven't Loved You Im Chang-jung Ballad , Electronic [348] 20 Alone In The City Dreamcatcher Pop rock , Dance [349] Say Yes S.I.S Dance , Ballad [350] 22 Science Fiction Music Giriboy Pop-rap [351] 28 Ending Credit. Boys Republic Ballad [352]
Fourth quarter [ edit ] October [ edit ] Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Ref 1 New Kids: The Final iKon Ballad , Dance [353] R Park Won Ballad [354] [355] Mr. Sunshine OST Various artists OST , Ballad [356] 2 Topgun Noir Hip hop , Dance [357] 3 Caelo Babylon R&B [358] 4 The First Scene Yuri Dance , Ballad [359] Words in the Mind Epitone Project Ballad [360] Re:Fresh Soyou Dance , R&B [361] [362] Dawn The Rose Pop rock [363] 6 #7 Seven O'Clock Dance , Hip hop [364] 8 One More Time Super Junior Dance , Latin pop [365] You in My Eyes Snuper Dance , Hip hop [366] 10 About Me Vibe Ballad [367] From.9 Fromis 9 Dance [368] 11 Kiss, Kicks Weki Meki Dance , Ballad [369] Miles Apart Eddy Kim Neo soul , Folk [370] 12 Regular-Irregular NCT 127 Hip hop , Latin pop [371] Remodeling Crying Nut Punk rock 15 Zzz Zion.T Pop-rap , R&B [372] 16 The Ruby April Dance [373] 17 Hyehwa Jung Eun-ji Ballad [374] D-Night Kim Dong-han Dance [375] Artist Soya Dance , Hip hop [376] 18 Do n Do Lee Hong-gi Synth-pop , EDM [377] [378] 22 I Am You Stray Kids Dance , Hip hop [379] Between Us Lee Moon-sae Ballad , R&B [380] Take.1 Are You There? Monsta X Hip hop , Dance [381] 23 Mono RM Hip hop , Trip hop [382] 24 Woman BoA Dance , R&B [383] Wish Golden Child Dance , R&B [384] Contact Information South Club Modern rock [385] Treasure EP.1: All to Zero Ateez Dance , Hip hop [16] 25 #10 Lyn Ballad , R&B [386] 28 Ithaca Ha Hyun-woo Pop rock , Ballad [48] 29 Color*Iz Iz*One Dance , Ballad [387] 30 Swamp of Despair Black6ix Dance , Hip hop [388] Compass (N.E.W.S) 14U Dance [389] Home JBJ95 Dance [28] Aliens Sultan of the Disco R&B [390] 31 100 Days My Prince OST Various artists OST , Ballad [391]
November [ edit ] Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Ref 1 Mono Kiha & The Faces Indie pop [392] Paradise 1 TST Dance , Hip hop [393] 2 Don't Mess Up My Tempo Exo Dance , R&B [394] 4 Timeless Moment Spectrum Dance , Ballad [395] 5 Yes or Yes Twice Dance , Ballad [396] Star Noel Ballad [397] 6 Act. 5 New Action Gugudan Dance [398] 想像;Mood Indigo K.Will Ballad , R&B [399] 7 Dreamlike DreamNote Dance [18] 12 M1112 (4colors) D-Crunch Hip hop [400] Hour Moment BtoB Ballad , R&B [401] Solo 1 Jennie Hip hop , Dance [402] 13 I Fly to the Sky Ballad , R&B [403] Bazzaya Chae Yeon Dance , Ballad [404] 14 X: Rebirth of Tiger JK Drunken Tiger Hip hop [405] Let’s Part Nell Alternative rock [406] 15 Early Flowering Hotshot Dance , Ballad [407] Inner Kim Na-young Ballad , R&B [408] My Secret Terrius OST Various artists OST [409] 16 The Third Charm OST Various artists OST , Ballad [410] 18 Player OST Various artists OST , Rock [411] 19 1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) Wanna One Dance , Ballad [412] 20 Outro Highlight Dance , Ballad [413] Wishes Voisper Ballad , R&B [414] 21 I Love You 1 EXID Dance [415] Dear Me Baek A-yeon Ballad [416] 22 Sun And Moon Sam Kim Neo soul , Ballad [417] Af Woo Won-jae Hip hop [418] Some & Love Nature Dance [419] 23 Regulate NCT 127 Pop-rap , Dance [420] 26 XX Mino Hip hop , R&B [421] Sanctuary Lovelyz Dance , Ballad [422] Wake,N NU'EST W Dance , Hip hop [423] Face Key R&B , EDM [424] Matrimonial Chaos OST Various artists OST , Ballad [425] 27 05 Urban Zakapa Ballad , R&B [426] 29 Blue;s Mamamoo R&B , Ballad [427] The Only The Boyz Dance [428] 30 RBB Red Velvet Pop [429]
December [ edit ] Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s) Ref 3 Present: You & Me Got7 Pop-rap , Ballad [430] 5 Retro Jung Key Ballad , R&B [431] Voice Onew Ballad [432] I'm Yours Laboum Ballad , Dance [433] 6 Laberinto Up10tion Dance , Hip hop [434] 7 180° Ben Ballad [435] 10 Remember Us: Youth Part 2 Day6 Pop rock , Alternative rock [436] 11 Mark Lee Chang-sub Ballad , Alternative rock [437] Maze Garden Crucial Star Hip hop [438] 12 The Year of "Yes" Twice Dance , Ballad [439] 13 Love Shot Exo Dance , R&B [440] 14 15 Buzz Pop rock , Ballad [441] Snail Mail 1 Younha Ballad [442] 19 Millions 1 Winner Dance , Hip hop [443] 24 A'ndy to Z 1 Andy Ballad [444] 26 New Chapter No. 2: The Truth of Love TVXQ Dance , R&B [445] 27 Boycold 2 Vinxen Hip hop [446]
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