2012 in South Korean music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2012 in music in South Korea.
Debuting and disbanded in 2012
Debuted groups
- 100%
- 15&
- 24K
- 2BiC
- A.cian
- A-Jax
- A-Prince
- AOA
- B.A.P
- Big Star
- BTOB
- C-Clown
- Crayon Pop
- Cross Gene
- D-Unit
- EvoL
- EXID
- EXO
- Fiestar
- From the Airport
- Gangkiz
- Girls' Generation-TTS
- GLAM
- Hello Venus
- Hyungdon and Daejun
- JJ Project
- Lunafly
- Mr. Mr.
- NU'EST
- Puretty
- Rainbow Pixie
- She'z
- Skarf
- Skull & Haha
- Spica
- Sunny Days
- Tahiti
- Tasty
- The Barberettes
- The SeeYa
- The Solutions
- Tiny-G
- Two X
- VIXX
- Wonder Boyz
- ZE:A Five
Solo debuts
Disbanded groups
Releases of 2012
First quarter
January
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
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3 | Funky Town | T-ara | Dance, Disco |
5 | Neo Spirit | NS Yoon-G | Pop |
9 | It's | Teen Top | Dance |
10 | 100% Ver. | MBLAQ | Pop, Dance |
12 | Wonder Party | Wonder Girls | Dance, Ballad |
13 | The Grasshoppers | Sunny Hill | Dance |
20 | Vintage | Wanted | K-pop |
26 | Warrior | B.A.P | Hip-hop, R&B |
27 | Hit U | Dal Shabet | Dance |
31 | Grown-Up | F.T. Island | Rock |
February
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
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1 | Se7en Second Mini Album | Se7en | R&B, Pop |
2 | Welcome To The Block | Block B | Hip-hop |
6 | Thank You | F-iV | R&B, Ballad |
7 | New Breed | Jay Park | Hip-hop, R&B |
8 | Russian Roulette | Spica | Dance, R&B |
9 | My Angel | M. Street | Ballad |
14 | I Need You | K.Will | Ballad |
20 | Touch | Miss A | Dance, Electronic |
22 | Re-Issue | Brave Girls | Dance |
29 | Alive | Big Bang | Electronic, Hip-hop |
March
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
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7 | Love Diary | C-Real | Dance |
8 | Sweet Rendezvous | Nine Muses | Dance |
12 | F.Scott Fitzgerald's Way Of Love | 2AM | Pop, R&B |
14 | Ignition | B1A4 | Dance |
19 | Sherlock | Shinee | Electronic, R&B |
20 | The Boys Becomes Adult | Monni | Rock |
23 | The Return | Shinhwa | Dance |
26 | Ear Fun | CNBLUE | Pop rock |
29 | Painkiller | Spica | Dance, R&B |
Second quarter
April
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
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3 | Born to Beat | BtoB | Dance |
9 | Mama | EXO-K | Electronica, R&B |
Volume Up | 4Minute | Electropop | |
10 | Slip Away | NELL | Rock |
12 | Alone | Sistar | Dance, R&B |
2 Guys | Baechigi | Hip hop | |
17 | Spaceensum | Daybreak | Rock |
25 | DoraDora | U-KISS | Electropop |
27 | Power | B.A.P | Hip-hop, Pop punk |
For Century Ultimate Zest | F.Cuz | Dance | |
28 | Spring | Park Jin Young | R&B, Ballad |
29 | Twinkle | Girls' Generation-TTS | Dance, Electropop |
30 | Welcome To The Block (repackage) | Block B | Hip hop |
May
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
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9 | Une Année | Apink | Dance |
Venus | Hello Venus | Dance | |
10 | Ulala Sensation Part 1 | Ulala Session | Pop |
Shade | Broken Valentine | Rock | |
11 | Spring of a Twenty Year Old | IU | Ballad |
14 | Tarantallegra | Kim Junsu (JYJ) | Pop |
15 | Infinitize | Infinite | Dance |
16 | State of Emergency | DMTN | Dance |
17 | Ulala Sensation Part 2 | Ulala Session | Pop |
21 | 2PM Member's Selection | 2PM | Dance, R&B |
Bloom | G.NA | Pop | |
23 | Born to Beat (Asia Special Edition) | BTOB | Dance |
24 | Ignition (Special Edition) | B1A4 | Dance |
30 | Illusion | M.I.B | Hip-hop |
June
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
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1 | Myname 1st Single | Myname | R&B |
3 | Still Alive | Big Bang | Dance, Hip-hop |
4 | Artist | Teen Top | Dance |
5 | The Special To Kiss Me | U-KISS | Dance |
6 | Bang Bang | Dal Shabet | Dance, Electropop |
7 | My First June | Juniel | Pop rock |
8 | Timeless: Begins | Cross Gene | Electronic |
13 | Electric Shock | f(x) | Electropop |
Love Style | Boyfriend | Dance | |
20 | Flashback | After School | Pop, Dance |
22 | Hu+man | 2BiC | R&B |
25 | I'm Da One | Jo Kwon | Dance |
28 | Loving U | Sistar | Dance, R&B |
Third quarter
July
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
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3 | Day by Day | T-ara | Dance |
4 | Sexy, Free & Single | Super Junior | R&B, Electropop |
Like a Wave | Hello Venus | Dance | |
Spectacular | ZE:A | Dance | |
8 | 23, Male, Single | Wooyoung | Dance |
10 | Run to You | LED Apple | Pop rock |
11 | Action | Nu'est | Dance |
12 | Bigstart | Big Star | Dance |
15 | Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 | Psy | Dance, Hip-hop |
18 | Skinship | NS Yoon-G | Pop |
19 | No Mercy | B.A.P | Hip-hop, Pop |
Not Alone | C-Clown | Dance | |
22 | Midnight Sun | Beast | Dance |
Only One | BoA | Dance, R&B | |
27 | Racer | Chaos | Dance |
August
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
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2 | Welcome to Business | D-Unit | Dance |
6 | Spy (Sexy, Free & Single Repackage) | Super Junior | R&B, Electropop |
9 | Spectrum | Tasty | Dance |
10 | Let Me Explode! | EvoL | Dance |
13 | Hippity Hop | EXID | Dance, R&B |
14 | Rising Sun | E7 | Dance |
16 | Phantom City | Phantom | Hip-hop |
Mystery | Able | Dance | |
20 | Double Up | Two X | Dance |
22 | Pandora | Kara | Synthpop |
23 | Sol Bi Neun Ottugi | Sol Bi | Dance |
27 | Phoenix | ZE:A | Pop |
30 | Crash | B.A.P | Hip-hop, Pop |
31 | Vista | Fiestar | Dance |
September
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
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4 | Mirage | T-ara | Dance |
10 | I'm Baek | Baek A-Yeon | R&B |
Five Treasure Box | F.T. Island | Rock | |
12 | Press Play | BtoB | Dance, R&B |
Lipstick | Orange Caramel | Dance, Electropop | |
13 | Poison | Secret | Dance, Electropop |
15 | One of a Kind | G-Dragon | Hip-hop |
20 | Stop Girl | U-KISS | Dance |
Hypnotize | Anda | Pop | |
Principle of My Soul | Naul | R&B | |
24 | Catch Me | TVXQ | R&B, Electropop |
29 | Girl's Secret Party | 84LY | Pop |
Fourth quarter
October
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
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4 | Blossom | Big Star | Dance |
5 | Talk About S | Gain | Dance, Electronic |
10 | 2.0 | 10cm | Acoustic folk |
11 | The Third Album Part 1 | K.Will | Ballad |
15 | Independent Women Part III | Miss A | Dance |
16 | Blockbuster | Block B | Dance, Hip-hop |
Invitation | Ailee | Dance | |
Open The Door | Wonder Boyz | Hip-hop | |
19 | 99 | Epik High | Hip hop |
21 | Melting | Hyuna | Dance, Hip-hop |
23 | Stop It | B.A.P | Hip-hop, R&B |
31 | PYL Younique Volume 1 | Younique Unit | Dance |
November
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Journey Home | Kim Jong Kook | Pop |
6 | Hello | A-Prince | Dance |
7 | The Next Big Thing | Roh Ji-hoon | Dance |
8 | Janus | Boyfriend | Dance |
I Will Protect | SM☆SH | Pop | |
9 | We Don’t Stop | Fiestar | Dance |
12 | In the Wind | B1A4 | Dance |
13 | Have, Don't Have | Dal Shabet | Dance, Synthpop |
15 | 2MYX | A-Jax | Dance |
Young Love | C-Clown | Pop | |
19 | Another Me | Kim Sung-kyu | Pop rock |
20 | 1&1 | Juniel | Pop rock |
21 | Lonely | Spica | Dance, R&B |
22 | Forest | Lee Seung-gi | Ballad |
26 | Humanoids | TVXQ | Electronica, Dance |
The First Collage | Yang Yo-seob | R&B | |
28 | I Got The Feeling | Big Star | Dance |
30 | Kara Collection | Kara | Dance |
December
Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
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6 | Love U | The SeeYa | R&B |
11 | 5 Point 5 | Joosuc | Hip-hop |
12 | What Are You Doing Today? | Hello Venus | Dance |
13 | Antique Romance | Sunny Hill | Dance |