2017 in South Korean music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2017 in music in South Korea.

Debuting and disbanded in 2017

Debuting groups

Further information: List of South Korean idol groups (2010s) § 2017

Solo debuts

Disbanded groups

Releases in 2017

First quarter

January

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
2 Remember S.E.S. R&B, Ballad
Angel's Knock AOA Dance, Electropop
Unchanging: Touch Shinhwa Dance
3 Winter Akdong Musician Folk-pop, Ballad
4 Time's Up Top Secret Dance
From. WJSN Cosmic Girls Synthpop
Prelude April Synthpop, Dance
6 Limitless NCT 127 Hip hop, Electronic
Romance Vromance Ballad
Make Some Noise MAS Electronic
9 I Think I Love U Sonamoo Dance
R.eal1ze Ravi Rap
11 Mystery of Venus Hello Venus Dance, R&B
Romantic Show Eve Rock
12 77-1X3-00 Jun.K R&B, Hip hop
I Dream I Dance
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo OST Various OST
13 Nightmare Dreamcatcher Pop-rock, Ballad
Project. Nabla Broken Valentine Alternative rock
16 YeoJin Yeojin Dance
Love Affair Niel Dance
17 Crystyle CLC Dance, Electronic
Don't Say No Seohyun R&B, Pop
18 Notebook Park Kyung Hip hop
Dr. Romantic OST Various OST
19 Sira Kang Si-ra Ballad, Dance
20 Legend of the Blue Sea OST Various OST
Stardust Kevin Oh Ballad
23 Season of Suffering San E Hip hop
24 Yes? No? Suzy R&B
25 Guardian: The Lonely and Great God OST Various OST
Night Light OST Various OST
31 Love Letter Huh Gak Ballad

February

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
1 OO Zion.T R&B
Rookie Red Velvet Pop, R&B
2 Universe Yoo Jae-hwan, Dongwoon Dance, Ballad
6 Burning Sensation SF9 Dance
7 The First Person Jung Joon-young Ballad, Rock
8 Mirror Cross Gene Dance
9 The First NCT Dream Dance, Bubblegum
13 You Never Walk Alone BTS Hip hop, electronic
B.I.G Rebirth B.I.G Dance
14 Stardom Bigflo Dance
15 Kiss on the Lips Melody Day Dance
17 Limbo Dean R&B
20 Twicecoaster: Lane 2 Twice Dance
21 Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth OST Various OST
22 Winter Dream Astro Dance
Sketchbook 100% Dance
23 An Obvious Melo Gavy NJ Dance, Ballad
Circle's Dream Subin Ballad
Guess I Loved You 2BiC R&B
Trumpet Of The Cliff OST Various OST
26 R U Ready? Lovelyz Dance, Bubblegum
27 Blessed High4 Dance
Act. 2 Narcissus Gugudan Dance
28 My Voice Taeyeon Pop, R&B
Muggles' Mansion Code Kunst Hip hop
Blow Breeze OST Various OST

March

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
2 Ready Victon Dance, Ballad
Parkjiyoon9 Park Ji-yoon Folk, Ballad
6 Feel'eM BtoB Dance, Ballad
The Awakening GFriend Dance
7 Rose B.A.P Dance, Rock
Rollin' Brave Girls Dance, R&B
8 AM To PM 5-11-1 Kim Hyung-jun R&B
Without U Romeo Dance
11 High School Rapper Regional Competition Part.1 Various Rap
13 Flight Log: Arrival Got7 Dance, Hip hop
Manifest MVP Dance
Love & Live Loona 1/3 Synthpop, Ballad
14 Introverted Boss OST Various OST
15 Coming To You Live DPR Live Hip hop
16 Love Is A Dog From Hell Mad Clown Hip hop
Butterfly Effect Seven O'Clock Dance, Ballad
18 High School Rapper Regional Competition Part.2 Various Rap
19 Episode 1 Pretty Brown R&B
20 Can You Feel It? Highlight Dance, R&B
7°CN CNBLUE Rock
21 Hi! Pristin Pristin Dance
The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter Monsta X Dance, Hip hop
27 Girl's Day Everyday#5 Girl's Day Dance, Ballad
28 Reborn Dok2 Hip hop
30 G2's Life G2 Hip hop
31 Blade & Soul OST Various OST

Second quarter

April

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
1 High School Rapper Final Various Rap
3 Coloring Book Oh My Girl Dance, Ballad
4 Fate Number For Winner Dance, Ballad
5 Songs For Initiation Giriboy Hip hop
5 My Voice (Deluxe Edition) Taeyeon R&B, Pop rock
Fall Asleep In The Mirror Dreamcatcher Pop rock
6 SM Station Season 1 Various Various
AM To PM 7-5-11-3 Kim Hyung-jun R&B
7 Good Manager OST Various OST
10 Eclipse EXID Dance, R&B
High Five Teen Top Dance
The Space Eunji Folk, Ballad
11 Steal Your Heart Unit Black Dance
13 Color TV Wassup Hip hop
14 The Sun, The Moon Kisum Hip hop
Strong Woman Do Bong-soon OST Various OST
15 Our Gap-soon OST Various OST
17 Miss This Kiss Laboum Dance, R&B
Minzy Work 01. "Uno" Minzy Dance, R&B
ViVi Vivi Synthpop
18 Spring Falling Yesung Folk, Rock
Breaking Sensation SF9 Dance, R&B
19 YOLO DIA Dance, Ballad
h Lee Hae-ri Ballad
20 Across The Universe Junggigo R&B
Universe Reddy Hip hop
21 Palette IU R&B, Ballad
23 Dumb Love Jang Han-byul Rock
24 The Collection: Story Op. 2 Jonghyun R&B, Ballad
23 Hyukoh Rock
I Wanna? Snuper Dance
26 Saimdang, Memoir of Colors OST Various OST
27 Love & Evil Loona 1/3 Synthpop, Ballad
28 The 20th Anniversary Sechs Kies Dance, Ballad
30 We Effect Various Hip hop
Tunnel OST Various OST

May

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
1 199X Triple H Dance, Hip hop
2 Wonder If Junhyung R&B
Now, We Lovelyz Dance, Bubblegum
5 Your Diary Han Dong-geun Ballad
6 Are You Still Up? Jin Won Ballad
8 One Fine Day Romeo Dance
9 Ms. Perfect OST Various OST
10 Play in Nature Part.1 – Spring Kim Kyu-jong Ballad
4X2=8 Psy Dance, Hip hop
12 Sister's Slam Dunk Season 2 Unnies Dance
15 Signal Twice Dance
Shangri-La VIXX Dance
The Liar and His Lover OST Various OST
The Rebel OST Various OST
16 Blossom Roy Kim Ballad
Inhale ISU (MC the Max) Ballad
Best Driver Yozoh Rock
17 Duetto Duetto Crossover
Like You Honeyst Folk
18 Millionaire Poetry The Quiett Hip hop
You're My Love The East Light Electronica, Rock
Hyperism Red Solbi Dance
Blue Busking OST Various OST
22 Al1 Seventeen Dance, Ballad
New Kids: Begin iKon Hip hop
23 Kim Lip Kim Lip R&B, Electronic
Foreigner Dumbfoundead Hip hop
Cactus A.C.E Dance
Hello Hello B.I.G Dance
Momentum MAP6 Dance
24 Goodbye For Now Kyuhyun Ballad
Gettin Money Moment Changmo Hip hop
25 Gravity KNK Ballad
Bleached Loco Hip hop
Magical Realism Be.A Dance
26 Hope iamnot Rock
27 Addiction 24K Dance, Ballad
29 Dream Part.01 Astro Dance
Calling You Highlight R&B, Dance
Mayday April Dance
Bittersweet Baek A-yeon Ballad, R&B
30 Team Baby The Black Skirts Ballad
Love Is Rubber Soul Hip hop

June

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
1 We, First Elris Dance
2 Walkin' Suran R&B
Chicago Typewriter OST Various OST
3 35 Boys 5 Concepts Produce 101 Season 2 Dance
4 Wake Up Top Secret Dance
5 Stroke Gummy Ballad, R&B
H.A.L.F (Have.A.Little.Fun) Sik-K Hip hop
7 Sunrise Day6 Rock, Pop rock
Over 10 Years F.T. Island Rock
Happy Moment Cosmic Girls Dance, Electronica
Hands on Me Kim Chung-ha Dance, Ballad
8 Kwon Ji Yong G-Dragon Hip hop, R&B
11 Man to Man OST Various OST
12 Ceremony Pentagon Dance, Ballad
13 Be Ordinary Hwang Chi-yeul Ballad
14 What's My Name? T-ara Dance, Ballad
Cherry Bomb NCT 127 Electronic, Hip hop
15 You & Yours Lee Seok-hoon (SG Wannabe) Ballad
16 Love Is True Jeong Jinwoon Rock
17 Final Produce 101 Season 2 Dance
19 Muses Diary Part.2: Identity Nine Muses Dance
Shine Forever Monsta X Hip-hop, Electronic
22 Purple Mamamoo Dance, R&B
26 Pink Up Apink Dance, Ballad
/// Heize Hip hop, R&B
JinSoul JinSoul Future bass
27 Stellar Into the World Stellar Dance
90 Nam Tae-hyun Rock
28 Blame Nakjoon Ballad, R&B
29 Stardom UP10TION Dance, Ballad
30 Outside Crush R&B

Third quarter

July

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
3 T-With Kim Tae-woo Dance, R&B
4 Black Lee Hyori R&B, Dance, Ballad
Give It To Me Badkiz Dance, electronic
5 My Favorite Favorite Dance, Ballad
6 Here I Am HALO Dance, Ballad
Take Part.2 Take Ballad
9 The Red Summer Red Velvet Dance
10 Moonlight MeloMance Ballad
Fight for My Way OST Various OST
11 One Day One Hip hop, R&B
12 Television Zico Hip hop
Suspicious Partner OST Various OST
13 Un2verse Jessi Hip hop
Orange Moon Park Bo-ram Dance, R&B
Crush On You Voisper Ballad, R&B
My Secret Romance OST Various OST
14 Joue avec moi Lyn R&B
17 We are EVE Eve Rock
18 Fireworks Geeks Hip-hop
The War Exo Dance, R&B
19 Hola Hola Kard Dance
Do Disturb Jung Yong-hwa Dance, Ballad
Red The Koxx Rock
20 Gravity, Completed KNK Dance, R&B
The Star of Stars Snuper Dance
Summer Episode Akdong Musician Electronica
Random Lee Jin-ah Jazz
The Emperor: Owner of the Mask OST Various OST
24 Boy. Off On Off Electronica, R&B
Everywhere Groovy Room Hip hop, R&B
25 Turbo Splash Turbo Dance
The Merciless OST Various OST
26 Myteen Go! Myteen Dance, R&B
Six Senses The East Light Rock, Dance
Puzzle of POP P.O.P Dance, Ballad
27 Prequel Dreamcatcher Pop rock, electronic
28 Hello Shannon Ballad, R&B
Be One Buzz Rock
Choerry Choerry Pop
31 Verse 2 JJ Project R&B, Hip hop
the.the.the Longguo & Shihyun Dance, Ballad
Loop Raina Dance

August

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
1 Parallel GFriend Dance, Pop
2 Sixteen Samuel R&B, Dance
The Real: N.Flying N.Flying Rock
On/Off ONF Dance
3 Free'sm CLC R&B, Dance
Muses Diary Part.3: Love City Nine Muses Dance, Ballad
4 Holiday Night Girls' Generation R&B, Dance
Pomade Drug Restaurant Rock
Our Twenty For Winner Disco, house
Shininryu Primary R&B
Hit the Top OST Various OST
5 Show Me the Money 6 Episode 1 Various Rap
7 1×1=1 (To Be One) Wanna One EDM, Ballad
8 Weme Weki Meki Dance, Electronic
9 Never End Boyfriend Dance
My Decade Jessica Jung Pop, Ballad
10 My Sassy Girl OST Various OST
12 Refresh 7th BP Rania Dance
Show Me the Money 6 Episode 2 Various Rap
13 The Glen Check Experience Glen Check Electronica
16 White Night Taeyang R&B, Electronic
#Drive DinDin Hip hop
17 We Young NCT Dream Dance, Bubblegum
18 Summer Go Loco Loco Hip hop
19 Show Me the Money 6 Episode 3 Various Rap
You Are Too Much OST Various OST
22 Gashina1 Sunmi Synthpop
Freeze! Momoland Dance
Love Generation DIA Dance, Ballad
The Bride of Habaek OST Various OST
23 Schxxl Out Pristin Dance
Identity Victon Dance, Ballad
25 I've Got A Feeling S.I.S Dance, Ballad
26 Colour Sanchez Hip hop
Show Me the Money 6 Episode 4 Various Rap
28 Gol-Cha! Golden Child Dance
Whisper VIXX LR Dance, Hip hop
29 Following Hyuna Dance
Rainbow Hwang In-sun Dance, Ballad
30 All Day Good Day Good Day Dance, Ballad
Pop Primary R&B
31 All You Want IZ Rock
Part.1 Ever Jeong Se-woon R&B

September

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
1 4.0 10cm Folk
Twenty Yurisangja Ballad
2 Show Me the Money 6 Episode 5 Various Hip hop
3 The Blind Star 0.5 Bewhy Hip hop
4 One Gikwang R&B
School 2017 OST Various OST
5 Serenity Shin Hye-sung Ballad
Blue B.A.P Dance, Hip hop
The War: The Power of Music Exo Dance, Electronica, R&B
6 Unmix MXM Hip hop, Dance
Demo 01 Pentagon Dance, Ballad
7 Circles G.Soul R&B
8 Uncontrollably Fond OST Various OST
11 Canvas Junho R&B, Ballad
13 Rainbow GFriend Pop, Ballad
Color Crush Elris Dance
14 Love and Fall Bobby (iKon) Hip hop
Attitude Yoon Hyun-sang R&B
16 Show Me the Money 6 Special Various Rap
17 The Blind Star Bewhy Hip hop
Bob Shou Wa Rocoberry Rock
18 Love Yourself 承 'Her' BTS Hip hop, Dance
A Taxi Driver OST Various OST
19 The King in Love OST Various OST
20 Eternity April Synthpop
21 Another Light Sechs Kies Dance, Hip hop
Mix & Match Loona Odd Eye Circle Synthpop
Boycold Sik-K Hip hop
22 A Flower Bookmark 2 IU Folk, Ballad
Starry Night '17 Crucial Star Hip hop
23 Strongest Deliveryman OST Various OST
25 Rollin' B1A4 Dance
26 Part.1 Nonfiction K.Will Ballad
Hasta la Vista Royal Pirates Rock
27 The Road Paul Kim Folk, R&B
28 Red Diary Page.1 Bolbbalgan4 Indie pop, Folk pop

Fourth quarter

October

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
3 The Fortress OST Various OST
9 The Hyena on the Keyboard Various OST
10 W, Here NU'EST W Electronica
7 for 7 Got7 Dance, Hip hop, R&B
New Generation TRCNG Dance, Ballad
11 The Girl Next Door Hash Tag Dance, Ballad
Hospital Ship OST Various OST
Live Up to Your Name OST Various OST
12 Knights of the Sun SF9 Dance
U & I, Date Varsity Dance
Present DIA Dance, Ballad
2017 Special Photo Edition UP10TION Dance
MEiNE Ha:tfelt R&B
Sunshine Rainz Dance
15 Life Jung Dong-ha Rock
16 Celebrate Highlight Dance, Ballad
Brother Act. BtoB Pop, R&B
Move Taemin (Shinee) R&B, Electronic
18 Fantasy JBJ Dance, Ballad
Callin' A.C.E Dance
The Island Kid PH-1 Hip hop
23 We've Done Something Wonderful Epik High Hip hop
Do You Know That Person Im Chang-jung Ballad
24 Remember Me 4Men Ballad
25 Kim Kyung-rok Kim Kyung-rok Ballad
26 Carpe Diem IN2IT Dance
27 No Excuses Verbal Jint Hip hop
28 20th NRG Electronica, R&B
Want You to Say Playback Dance
30 Analog Melody Monni Rock
Twicetagram Twice Dance, Bubblegum
31 Ordinary Things Juniel Pop rock, Ballad
Max & Match Loona Odd Eye Circle Synthpop

November

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
1 Dream Part.02 Astro Dance, Ballad
Leaving Seoul J.Lee, Netherlands Tulip Farm Folk, Ballad
2 Anxiety Woo Won-jae Hip hop
The Moment of Memory Hyeongseop X Euiwoong Hip hop, Ballad
3 Dear[3] Mind U Ballad
4 Bad Thief, Good Thief OST Various OST
5 Leaves Byul Ballad
6 Teen, Age Seventeen Dance, Hip hop
Play[4] Super Junior Dance, Electronic
7 The Code Monsta X Hip-hop, Electronic
Full Moon EXID R&B, Electropop
Montage Block B Dance, Ballad
8 Act. 3 Chococo Factory Gugudan Dance, Ballad
The Fillette Kim So-hee Dance, R&B
9 From. Viction Victon Dance, Ballad
Rewind Hwang Chi-yeul Ballad
13 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) Wanna One Dance, Ballad
14 Fall in Lovelyz Lovelyz Synthpop
Trace of Emotion Kim Dong-wan Ballad
15 Your Season Fly to the Sky Ballad
Cloudy Kiggen[5] Hip-hop
Stranger[6] Guckkasten Rock
16 Eye Candy Samuel Dance, R&B
Expand[7] ALi Ballad, R&B
While You Were Sleeping OST Various OST
17 Perfect Velvet Red Velvet Pop, R&B
Dear Snuper Synthpop
The Package OST Various OST
20 Temperature of Love OST Various OST
Confession Couple OST Various OST
21 You & Me Kard Dance, Hip hop
22 Demo 02 Pentagon Dance, Ballad
Someone to Love[8] Honeyst Folk
23 Romance[9] Yoo Seung-woo Ballad
27 My 20's[10] Jun. K R&B
Dream On Busters Dance
28 Yves Yves R&B, Electropop
Because This Is My First Life OST Various OST
29 Emptiness in Memory[11] Naul R&B

December

Date Album Artist(s) Genre(s)
1 My Life 愛[12] Rain Dance, Ballad
Dramatic Standing Egg Ballad
Winter The Barberettes Ballad
4 Broken People[13] Han Dong-geun Ballad
Meloholic OST Various OST
6 Moonrise Day6 Rock, Pop rock
The First[14] The Boyz Dance, Ballad
7 Her DPR Live Hip hop
Trace of Emotion: Blue[15] Kim Dong-wan Ballad
10 Move-ing Taemin Dance, R&B
11 Merry & Happy Twice Dance, Pop, Christmas
12 This Christmas: Winter Is Coming Taeyeon Ballad, Christmas
Apartment Car, the garden Rock
13 Re:Born[16] Soyou Ballad, R&B
Ego B.A.P Dance
The Cloud Dream of the Nine – The 2nd Dream[17] Uhm Jung-hwa Dance
14 Prophet Microdot Hip hop
15 Kim Tae Woo With Friends[18] Kim Tae-woo R&B
The Idolmaster KR OST Various OST
20 Graduation Giriboy Hip-hop
22 Gloria Naul R&B
23 Andante OST Various OST
26 Universe Exo Ballad, R&B
27 RescuE[19] Younha Ballad, R&B
28 Chuu Chuu Pop
29 Inside Yang Da-il R&B

Deaths

See also

Notes

  • 1The following was released as a single but charted on the Gaon Album Chart.

References

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