2022 in South Korean music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that have happened, or are expected to happen in 2022 in music in South Korea.
Notable events and achievements
- January 5 – V's "Christmas Tree" became the first Korean OST to enter the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79, as well as the first song by a Korean soloist to debut at number one on the US Digital Song Sales chart.
- January 6 – BTS, the Best became the first album by a Korean act in 17 years to sell over 1 million copies on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan, since BoA's Best of Soul (2005).
- April 16, 23 – Coachella: 2NE1 reunites for the first time in over 6 years with a surprise performance on the Coachella main stage. Aespa also performs on the festival's main stage the following weekend.
- May 9 – AleXa performed her song "Wonderland" in American Song Contest and became the first winner.
- June 30 – July 2 − The Jeddah K-Pop Festival 2022 is held at the Jeddah Super Dome—Saudi Arabia's first K-pop festival. Performers included Everglow, Ateez, Epex, Victon, CIX, Monsta X, and Verivery. Everglow becomes the first K-pop girl group to ever perform in Saudi Arabia.
- August 29 – Blackpink's Lisa made more history in 2022 MTV VMA awards, becoming the first solo K-pop artist to win a VMA award, Best K-Pop for her single "Lalisa" and it was the first song to chart on Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart.
Award shows and festivals
Award ceremonies
Date | Event | Host | Ref. |
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January 8 | 36th Golden Disc Awards | Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus | |
January 23 | 31st Seoul Music Awards | Sports Seoul | |
January 27 | 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards | Korea Music Content Association | |
March 1 | 19th Korean Music Awards | Korean Popular Music Awards Committee |
Debuting and disbanding in 2022
Debuting groups
Solo debuts
Disbandments
Releases in 2022
First quarter
January
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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3 | Bobbin | Blitzers | ||
First Impact | Kep1er | |||
Disharmony: Find Out | P1Harmony | |||
Novella | Up10tion | Dance | ||
Ruby | Woozi | TBA | ||
4 | Planet Nine: Voyager | Onewe | TBA | |
5 | Supper Yuppers! | WJSN Chocome | ||
Athletic Girl | H1-Key | Hip hop | ||
Love Me Like | Omega X | TBA | ||
Blue Set Chapter 1: Tracks | Trendz | TBA | ||
6 | Essay ep. 1 | Jang Minho | K-pop | |
7 | Rewind | BZ Boys | TBA | |
10 | Dimension: Answer | Enhypen | TBA | |
Illusion | Kim Yo-han | TBA | ||
12 | Marvelous | Mirae | TBA | |
13 | Devil | Max Changmin | ||
14 | Instinct Part. 2 | OnlyOneOf | TBA | |
16 | Whee | Wheein | TBA | |
17 | Midnight Guest | Fromis 9 | ||
Villain | Drippin | TBA | ||
Restore | Jinjin & Rocky | TBA | ||
Smiley | Choi Ye-na | |||
Complete With You | AB6IX | TBA | ||
18 | Chronograph | Victon | Dance | |
Rec. | Yuju | |||
19 | 6equence | Moonbyul | TBA | |
20 | Self n Ego | Luminous | TBA | |
24 | In:vite U | Pentagon | TBA | |
Rica Rica | Nature | |||
25 | Love Story (4 Season Project 季) | Kyuhyun | Ballad |
February
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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7 | Pilmography | Wonpil | TBA | |
8 | Love&Fight | Ravi | TBA | |
Fighting | Rolling Quartz | TBA | ||
9 | You | Ha Sung-woon | TBA | |
Beam of Prism | Viviz | |||
10 | Born | Big Mama | TBA | |
14 | Horn | Apink | ||
Epik High Is Here 下 (Part 2) | Epik High | TBA | ||
INVU | Taeyeon | |||
15 | The Second Step: Chapter One | Treasure | TBA | |
Lovender | Han Seung Yun | TBA | ||
21 | Be Together | BtoB | TBA | |
Young-Luv.com | STAYC | |||
22 | Ad Mare | Nmixx | ||
23 | The Collective Soul and Unconscious: Chapter One | Billlie | ||
24 | Dance with God | Craxy | TBA | |
25 | First Letter | Solji | TBA | |
28 | Yellow Punch | Rocket Punch | TBA | |
The Road: Winter for Spring | Super Junior |
March
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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2 | Cherry Wish | Cherry Bullet | TBA | |
It's Me, It's We | Tempest | TBA | ||
2 | Bang Yong-guk | TBA | ||
7 | 3rd Desire (Reve) | Kim Woo-seok | ||
Play Game: Awake | Weeekly | |||
10 | 1TAN | TAN | Dance | |
14 | I Never Die | (G)I-dle | ||
Thank You | Brave Girls | |||
15 | Voyager | Kihyun | ||
Refuge | Moonbin & Sanha | |||
Needle & Bubble | NU'EST | |||
16 | 容: Face | Solar | ||
Love Pt.1: First Love | WEi | |||
Dimension | Xia | |||
18 | Oddinary | Stray Kids | ||
21 | The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm | Red Velvet | ||
Daydream | Highlight | |||
22 | Liberty: In Our Cosmos | Cravity | TBA | |
24 | Customary Place | Lee Seok-hoon | TBA | |
28 | Glitch Mode | NCT Dream | ||
Real Love | Oh My Girl | |||
29 | MemeM | Purple Kiss | TBA | |
30 | End Theory: Final Edition | Younha | TBA | |
Intersection: Blaze | BAE173 | TBA | ||
31 | History of Kingdom: Part IV. Dann | Kingdom | Pop |
Second quarter
April
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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4 | Grey Suit | Suho | Rock | |
Color | Kwon Eun-bi | TBA | ||
Love in Bloom | ILY:1 | Dance-pop | ||
5 | Love Dive | Ive | Dance-pop | |
6 | A Business Proposal OST | Various artists | OST, Ballad | |
7 | Arcade: V | Ghost9 | TBA | |
11 | Dice | Onew | Pop | |
12 | Apocalypse: Save Us | Dreamcatcher | ||
Chase Episode 2. Maum | DKZ | TBA | ||
14 | Just Begun | Just B | TBA | |
19 | Estrena | Jang Yoon-jeong | TBA | |
20 | Seoul | Bolbbalgan4 | TBA | |
Youni-birth | Younite | TBA | ||
21 | The Song of Love | Song Ga-in | Trot | |
22 | Savior | Sungkyu | TBA | |
25 | Series 'O' Round 3: Whole | Verivery | TBA | |
26 | Shape of Love | Monsta X | TBA | |
My Name | Lee Su-jeong | TBA | ||
27 | My | Miyeon | ||
Miro | Yoon Ji-sung | TBA | ||
Roar | E'Last | TBA | ||
Melo Drama | 4Men | TBA | ||
Day&Night | Soyou | TBA | ||
28 | Rebel | DKB | TBA | |
Cheese in the Trap (C.I.T.T) | Moonbyul | TBA | ||
29 | Psy 9th | Psy | TBA |
May
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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2 | Im Hero | Lim Young-woong | Trot | |
Fearless | Le Sserafim | |||
3 | Flashback | iKon | TBA | |
A Wild Rose | Ryeowook | |||
Invitation | MeloMance | TBA | ||
4 | Colorful Trauma | Woodz | TBA | |
5 | Y: Class Is Over | Classy | ||
9 | Minisode 2: Thursday's Child | Tomorrow X Together | TBA | |
10 | Jannabi's Small Pieces II: Grippin'TheGreen | Jannabi | TBA | |
11 | The Code | Ciipher | TBA | |
Where Is My Garden! | Jeong Se-woon | TBA | ||
12 | By My Side | Hwang Chi-yeul | TBA | |
16 | Drive to the Starry Road | Astro | TBA | |
Deep | Hyoyeon | |||
Season Note | Davichi | TBA | ||
17 | Trickster | Oneus | TBA | |
Way Up | TNX | TBA | ||
Sory | Lee Soo-young | TBA | ||
18 | A to B | AB6IX | TBA | |
Aria | Yerin | |||
23 | Got7 | Got7 | ||
24 | The Story | Kang Daniel | TBA | |
Into the Light | Lightsum | |||
Lucky Charms! | Moon Soo-jin | TBA | ||
K2Y I : Confidence [Thumbs Up] | Blank2y | TBA | ||
25 | Re-Original | Bvndit | ||
27 | Face the Sun | Seventeen | ||
30 | Beatbox | NCT Dream | ||
The Beginning: World Tree | Forestella | TBA | ||
31 | Chaos | Victon | TBA |
June
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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2 | Op.22 Y-Waltz: in Major | Jo Yu-ri | TBA | |
6 | Happy Birthday | Son Dong-woon | TBA | |
8 | Blue Set Chapter 2. Choice | Trendz | TBA | |
Doomchita | Secret Number | TBA | ||
The Four Season | Shin Yong-jae | TBA | ||
9 | Joy | Woo!ah! | TBA | |
10 | Proof | BTS | TBA | |
13 | Facade | Wonho | TBA | |
Pop | BugAboo | TBA | ||
14 | Star | Paul Kim | TBA | |
15 | Reborn | Pixy | TBA | |
Villain: Zero | Drippin | TBA | ||
Story Written in Music | Omega X | TBA | ||
16 | Seven, | Yim Jae-beom | TBA | |
20 | Doublast | Kep1er | ||
Flip That | Loona | TBA | ||
Hit Ya! | Lapillus | TBA | ||
21 | Sugar | Youngjae | TBA | |
2TAN | TAN | Dance | ||
22 | Re: | Kard | TBA | |
23 | Room Vol.1 | Lee Mu-jin | TBA | |
24 | Im Nayeon | Nayeon | ||
27 | From Our Memento Box | Fromis 9 | ||
Boom | Lee Min-hyuk | |||
30 | Undo | Heize | TBA |
Third quarter
July
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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4 | MMM | Young Tak | TBA | |
Manifesto: Day 1 | Enhypen | TBA | ||
5 | Sequence | WJSN | TBA | |
Holiday | Winner | |||
6 | Run | H1-Key | Hip hop | |
Wanna Know | Irris | |||
Summer Vibe | Viviz | TBA | ||
7 | The Earth: Secret Mission Chapter.2 | MCND | TBA | |
8 | Girls | Aespa | ||
11 | Bare & Rare | Chungha | TBA | |
12 | Copycat | Apink ChoBom | ||
The Road: Keep On Going | Super Junior | |||
Delicious | Woo Jin-young | TBA | ||
13 | The Wave OF9 | SF9 | TBA | |
15 | Checkmate | Itzy | TBA | |
Jack in the Box | J-Hope | TBA | ||
18 | Ice | Hyolyn | TBA | |
Sector 17 | Seventeen | TBA | ||
19 | Que Sera Sera | ILY:1 | TBA | |
We Need Love | STAYC | TBA | ||
Ego 90'S | Babylon | TBA | ||
20 | Win-Dow | Blitzers | TBA | |
Harmony: Zero In | P1Harmony | |||
Nabillera | Hyuna | TBA | ||
Hello, World! | Xdinary Heroes | |||
25 | Youni-Q | Younite | TBA | |
Geekyland | Purple Kiss | TBA | ||
26 | Genuine | Sunye | TBA | |
27 | Panorama | Kim Ho-joong | TBA | |
Grown Ass Kid | Zico | TBA | ||
The Beginning : 開花 | ATBO | TBA | ||
Sequence : 7272 | CSR | TBA | ||
28 | Why Not?? | TO1 | TBA | |
29 | The World EP.1: Movement | Ateez | TBA |
August
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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1 | Count on Me | Soohyun | TBA | |
New Jeans | NewJeans | TBA | ||
3 | Smartphone | Choi Ye-na | TBA | |
Genzi3 | Davii | TBA | ||
8 | Forever 1 | Girls' Generation | TBA | |
Aura | Golden Child | TBA | ||
9 | Leviosa | Tri.be | TBA | |
16 | Be Aware | The Boyz | Dance | |
Who Am I | Craxy | TBA | ||
Storage of ONF | ONF | Dance | ||
17 | Odyssey: Dash | BAE173 | TBA | |
Luminous in Wonderland | Luminous | TBA | ||
Childhood | Lucy | TBA | ||
My Sun | Kim Hyun-joong | TBA | ||
22 | After Like | Ive | TBA | |
OK Episode 1: OK Not | CIX | TBA | ||
24 | Strange World | Ha Sung-woon | TBA | |
25 | Autumn | DKB | TBA | |
26 | Between 1&2 | Twice | TBA | |
29 | 5ight | Lee Jin-hyuk | TBA | |
Shining Up | Tempest | TBA | ||
Flash | Rocket Punch | TBA | ||
30 | Gasoline | Key | TBA | |
31 | The Billage of Perception: Chapter Two | Billlie | TBA |
September
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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5 | Malus | Oneus | TBA | |
Empty Dream | Kim Jae-hwan | TBA | ||
6 | To Whom It May Concern | Bernard Park | TBA | |
7 | Eyes on You | Kangta | TBA | |
12 | Love&Holiday | Ravi | TBA | |
13 | Born Gene | Kim Jae-joong | TBA | |
14 | Sunflower | Choi Yoo-jung | TBA | |
16 | Born Pink | Blackpink | TBA | |
2 Baddies | NCT 127 | TBA | ||
Imagine Club | Sole | TBA | ||
19 | Entwurf | Nmixx | TBA | |
21 | Be Yourself | Jay B | TBA | |
26 | Brand New | Xiumin | TBA | |
27 | New Wave | Cravity | TBA |
Fourth quarter
October
Date | Album | Artist(s) | Genre(s) | Ref. |
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4 | The Second Step: Chapter Two | Treasure | TBA | |
5 | One Bad Night | Jamie | TBA | |
History of Kingdom: Part Ⅴ. Louis | Kingdom | Pop | ||
7 | Maxident | Stray Kids | TBA |