1987 in South Korean music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 1987 in music in South Korea.

Debuting and disbanded in 1987

Debuting

Groups

• Sobangcha[1]

Soloists

• Yoo Jae-ha[2]

Disbanded groups

Releases in 1987

January

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)

February

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)

March

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
5	Overture[3]	Na-mi	Dance pop
10	When Love Passes By[4]	Lee Moon-sae	Ballad

April

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
20	None	Sobangcha	K-pop

May

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
7	Alone in Front of the Yard[5]	Kim Wan-sun	K-pop
10	Love and Life and Me!	Cho Yong-pil	Folk-pop

June

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
10	Down and Up[6]	Sinawe	Heavy metal

July

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)

August

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
20	Because I Love You[7]	Yoo Jae-ha	K-pop

September

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)

October

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)

November

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
—	Remember	Boohwal	Heavy metal

December

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)

N/A

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)

Deaths

• Yoo Jae-ha, singer-songwriter[8]

References

1. "A renewed Sobangcha makes a comeback". KBS World. June 6, 2005.
2. "사랑하기 때문에 - 유재하" (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-12.
3. "나미 (여성/솔로)". K-Pop Archive (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
4. "[8090 이 노래 이 명반] ４. 이문세 4집·5집". Busan Ilbo (in Korean). July 23, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
5. "김완선 - 나홀로뜰앞에서/그대여다시오세요". Kpop Archive (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
6. "한국산 메탈 가능성 뜨겁게 분출". Naver (in Korean). 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
7. Kang, Hye-ran (June 28, 2011). "유재하 '사랑하기 때문에' 비화" [Yoo Jae-ha's 'Because I Love You']. The JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
8. Marshall, Colin (November 19, 2017). "Yoo Jae-ha's "Because I Love You," 30 Years After His Untimely Death". Blog: Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved November 22, 2019.