2013 in South Korean music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2013 in music in South Korea.
Debuting and disbanded in 2013
Debuting groups
Solo debuts
Disbanded groups
Releases in 2013
First quarter
January
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Got a Boy | Girls' Generation | Dance, Electronic |
| 4 | Just JeA | JeA
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Pop, Ballad |
| 10 | I Yah
|
Boyfriend | Dance |
| 11 | Fly High | Infinite H | Hip hop |
| 13 | Album 4 Part 2 | Baechigi | Hip hop |
| 14 | Re:Blue | CNBLUE | Rock |
| 15 | Superior Speed | Speed | Pop, Dance |
| 17 | I
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Jaejoong
|
Rock, Ballad |
| Harvest Moon | 2Yoon | Dance-pop | |
| Phantom Theory | Phantom | Hip hop | |
| 18 | Begins | Moon Hee-joon | Dance-pop, Dubstep |
| 23 | Cloud 9 | Eric Nam | Pop |
| Dolls | Nine Muses | Pop | |
| 24 | Shut Up and Deal | The RockTigers | Rockabilly |
| 25 | Myname 2nd Single | Myname | Dance |
| 28 | The 5th Album Vol.1 – The True Story | 4Men | Ballad |
| 29 | Eraser | Ali | Pop |
| 31 | Break Down | Super Junior-M | Dance |
| Gone Not Around Any Longer | Sistar19 | Pop |
February
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Little Giant | Huh Gak | Pop, Ballad |
| Blessed | Clazziquai Project | Pop, Electronic | |
| 11 | Ring Ma Bell | Two X | Dance |
| 12 | One Shot | B.A.P
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R&B, Hip hop
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| 13 | Rainbow Syndrome | Rainbow
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Dance |
| Hello | NU'EST | Dance, Ballad | |
| 19 | Dream Girl – The Misconceptions of You
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Shinee | Dance, Electropop |
| 20 | Blow Speed | Speed | R&B
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| T-Love | Kim Tae-woo | Dance | |
| 25 | No. 1 | Teen Top | R&B, Dance
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| 26 | Y
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Jaejoong
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Rock, Ballad |
March
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Affirmative Chapter 1 | D-Unit | Dance, Hip hop |
| 5 | One Spring Day | 2AM | Pop, Ballad |
| 7 | First Love Part 1 | Lee Hi | Pop, R&B |
| Code 01 Bad Girl | Ladies' Code | Dance, Ballad | |
| Collage | U-KISS | Dance, Ballad | |
| 8 | Just Go (Goodbye's the New Hello) | RaNia
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Dance |
| 14 | Expectation
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Girl's Day | Dance, Electronic |
| Beautiful Kisses | G.NA | Dance, Ballad | |
| Life | Heo Young-saeng | Dance, Ballad | |
| 18 | Mystic Ballad Pt. 2
|
Davichi | Ballad |
| Second Evolution | EvoL | Dance | |
| 21 | New Challenge | Infinite
|
Dance, Ballad |
| 25 | Voulez-vous | ZE:A Five | Dance |
| 26 | Come As You Are | Phantom | Ballad, Pop |
| 27 | Come Back | Double A
|
Dance |
| 28 | First Love | Lee Hi | Pop, R&B |
Second quarter
April
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Love | Electroboyz | Hip hop |
| 4 | The Third Album Part.2 'Love Blossom' | K.Will | Ballad, Dance |
| 8 | Romantic Spring | Gain and Hyung-woo | Pop |
| 10 | Money in the Building | M.I.B | Dance, Hip hop |
| 18 | Shaking Heart | C-Clown | Dance, R&B |
| 22 | Should Have Treated You Better | uBeat | Dance, Hip hop |
| 24 | Viva Primavera | DickPunks | Pop, Rock |
| 25 | Fall in L | Juniel | Pop, Ballad |
| No. 1 Repackage Special Edition | Teen Top | Dance | |
| 26 | Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me
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Shinee | R&B, Dance |
Name is 4Minute
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4Minute | Dance-pop, Hip hop | |
| Entrain | N-Train | Dance | |
| 29 | Countryside Life | T-ara N4 | Dance-pop, Hip hop |
| 30 | Letter from Secret | Secret
|
Dance |
May
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Do You Want Some Tea | Hello Venus | Dance |
| 6 | What's Happening? | B1A4 | Dance |
| Grown | 2PM | Electronic, R&B | |
| 8 | The 5th Album Vol.2 – Thank You | 4Men | Ballad |
| 9 | Wild | Nine Muses
|
Dance |
| Skirmish | LC9 | Dance, R&B | |
| 14 | Forever Young | Seo In-young | Ballad |
| 16 | The Classic | Shinhwa | Dance, R&B |
| 20 | Hyde | VIXX | Dance |
| 21 | Monochrome | Lee Hyori | Dance |
| 22 | My Everything | Lee Min-ho | Dance |
| 23 | Real 100% | 100% | Dance |
| 27 | Love Was Enough | Andrew Choi | R&B
|
| 31 | Luv Virus | Skarf | Dance |
June
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | XOXO | Exo
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R&B, Pop |
| 4 | Sexy Beat | MBLAQ | Dance |
| Rainbow Syndrome Part.2 | Rainbow
|
Dance | |
| 7 | Trap
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Henry | Dance |
| Flaming Nuts | Crying Nut | Post-punk, indie rock | |
| 10 | Escaping Gravity | Nell | Rock, Indie rock |
| 11 | Give It to Me | Sistar | Dance |
| 12 | 2 Cool 4 Skool | BTS
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Hip hop, R&B |
| Life Is Beautiful | Monni | Rock | |
| 13 | First Love
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After School
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Pop, R&B |
| 14 | Black Tinkerbell | Chocolat
|
Dance |
| 17 | Bad Boys | Led Apple | Pop-Rock
|
| A Good Girl | Baek A-yeon | Pop | |
| 19 | Young Folk | Sunny Hill | Dance |
| 20 | Be Ambitious | Dal Shabet | Dance, Electropop |
| 21 | Don't Mess With Me | 2Eyes | Dance |
| 24 | Female President | Girl's Day | Dance, Electropop |
| 25 | Mambo | A-Prince | Dance |
| Love Love Love | Roy Kim | Acoustic pop
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Third quarter
July
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Memories of Summer | Davichi | Ballad |
| Myname 1st Mini Album | Myname | Dance | |
| 5 | Secret Garden | Apink | Dance, Electropop |
| 8 | Waiting For U | Mr. Mr
|
Dance |
| 10 | Don't Let It Get You Down | SHU-I
|
Dance |
| I Like 2 Party | Jay Park | Hip hop | |
| Insane | A-Jax | Dance | |
| 11 | A's Doll House | Ailee | Dance, R&B |
| 15 | Incredible | Xia Junsu
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Pop, R&B |
| 16 | Destiny
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Infinite
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Dance, Electronic |
| 19 | Hard to Love, How to Love | Beast
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Dance, Hip hop |
| 22 | Round 3 | Kim Hyun-joong | Dance |
| 25 | Five Beats of Hearts | Tahiti
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Dance |
| 29 | Black Box | Brown Eyed Girls | Pop, R&B |
| Pink Tape | f(x)
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Dance, Electropop | |
| 30 | Since 1971 | F-ve Dolls | Dance |
| 31 | Jekyll | VIXX | Dance |
August
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U R So Cute | 24K
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Dance |
| 2 | Burn It Up | E.S.Q | Dance |
| 5 | Growl | Exo
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Electropop, R&B |
| 6 | Badman | B.A.P
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Hip hop, R&B |
| 8 | Bound – The Misconceptions of Us | Shinee | Dance, R&B |
| Hang Out | Big Star | Dance | |
| Spectacular | Tasty
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Dance | |
| 9 | Illusion | ZE:A | Dance |
| 12 | Love Beat | MBLAQ | Dance |
| 13 | Always Love You | Kim Hyung-jun | Ballad |
| 19 | Let's Talk About Love | Seungri | R&B, Pop |
| OK About It | AA
|
Dance | |
| 20 | Just Now | History | Dance |
| 22 | Sleep Talking | NU'EST | Dance |
| 23 | L’Homme Libre Vol.1 | Defconn
|
Hip hop |
| 26 | Shout Out | Royal Pirates | Pop-rock
|
| Teen Top Class | Teen Top | Dance | |
| Stardust | Lunafly | Pop | |
| 28 | I Like This Song | Lyn | Pop, Ballad |
September
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Full Bloom | Kara
|
Dance |
| Coup d'Etat | G-Dragon | Hip hop | |
| 3 | Tremendous | Global Icon
|
Dance |
| 5 | Pretty Pretty | Ladies' Code | Dance, R&B |
| Ordinary Girl | Piggy Dolls | Dance | |
| 9 | Thriller | BtoB | Dance |
| Halftime | J.Y. Park
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Dance | |
| Her Voice | Lim Kim | Jazz, Pop | |
| 10 | Stupid in Love | Soyou X Mad Clown | Hip hop |
| 11 | O!RUL8,2? | BTS
|
Hip hop |
| 12 | The Cure | Drunken Tiger | Hip hop |
| 16 | In Stardom V3.0 | Cho PD | Hip hop |
| 17 | First Love | F-ve Dolls | Dance |
| 23 | Thanks To | F.T. Island | Rock |
| 25 | Busker Busker Vol. 2 | Busker Busker | Pop, Acoustic |
| 26 | The Streets Go Disco | Crayon Pop | Dance |
| 30 | Hope Torture | Song Ji-eun | Pop, Ballad |
Fourth quarter
October
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Very Good | Block B | Hip hop, Dance |
| 2nd Part.2 | Vanilla Acoustic | Ballad, Indie pop | |
| 4 | Shine | Standing Egg | Ballad, Pop |
| 8 | Modern Times | IU | Ballad, Retro |
| Identity | Boys Republic | Dance | |
| Shooting Star | 2Eyes | Dance | |
| 10 | The Sense of an Ending | Jung Joon-young | Pop-rock
|
| Who Are You? | Kahi
|
Pop, R&B | |
| Again | T-ARA | Dance | |
| Wedding Day | Pure | Dance | |
| 11 | Myname 3rd Single Album | My Name
|
Dance |
| 14 | Prima Donna | Nine Muses
|
Dance, Synthpop |
| Everybody | Shinee | Electropop, R&B | |
| 16 | Red Motion | AOA
|
Dance |
| 17 | Will in Fall | K.Will | Ballad, R&B |
| 22 | Welcome to My Zone | Samuel Seo | Hip hop |
| 23 | School Bell | Delight | Dance |
| Teen Top Class Addition | Teen Top | Dance | |
| 24 | Dogg's Out | Topp Dogg
|
Hip hop |
| 25 | Into the Light | N:Sonic | Dance |
| 28 | Chemistry | Trouble Maker | Dance |
| 29 | WWW
|
Jaejoong
|
Rock, Ballad |
| 31 | Moments | U-Kiss
|
Dance |
November
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curious | Fiestar | Dance |
| 6 | Hush | Miss A | Dance, R&B |
| 8 | Ringa Linga | Taeyang | EDM, Hip hop |
| 11 | Reminisce | Huh Gak | R&B, Pop |
| Trip | Untouchable
|
Hip hop | |
| 15 | Doom Dada | T.O.P
|
Alternative hip hop |
| 18 | The Mood | F.T. Island | Rock, Ballad |
| The Meaning of Solitude | Lee Juck | K-pop | |
| 20 | Nom Nom Nom | Wassup
|
Hip hop, Dance |
| Voice | 100% V | Ballad | |
| 22 | The Truth | Electroboyz | Hip hop |
| 25 | Voodoo | VIXX | Dance |
| 26 | Love & Hate | Hyolyn | Ballad, Pop |
| 27 | Nocturne | 2AM | Ballad, Pop |
| Hello Goodbye | DickPunks | Ballad | |
| 28 | Blue Spring | History | Dance |
| Chapter II | The Boss | Dance |
December
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Again 1977 | T-ara | Dance |
| 6 | Deulgukhwa | Deulgukhwa | Rock |
| 9 | Gift from Secret | Secret | Dance |
| Miracles in December | Exo
|
Ballad | |
| 13 | Flower | Junhyung | Rap
|
| Dogg's Out Repackage | Topp Dogg | Dance | |
| 18 | Musical December 2013 with Kim Junsu | Xia Junsu | Ballad, Pop |
| 20 | Modern Times – Epilogue | IU | Ballad, Retro |
Deaths
- Kim Ji-hoon, singer-songwriter & actor; former member of Two Two (1994–1996,) and Duke (2002–2007)[5]
- Rottyful Sky, singer, producer, and actress (Roo'ra (2006–2007); MADmoiselle (2009))[6]
Charts
- List of number-one hits of 2013 (South Korea)
- List of number-one albums of 2013 (South Korea)
- List of Korea K-Pop Hot 100 number-one singles
See also
References
- ^ "K-pop stars BTS top US album charts". BBC News. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (July 16, 2013). "'Superstar K2' singer making debut". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "Deulgukhwa to split after drummer's death". The Korea Herald. December 26, 2013.
- ^ Jeon, Won (February 10, 2015). '김태우 제자' 키스, 알고보니 해체된 DMTN 지수. Mydaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ "Singer Kim Ji-hoon Kills Himself". Archived from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "K-Pop Idol Who is Deaths Under 40 Age: Accident, Suicide and Disease | Channel-K - Part 3". Archived from the original on 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2019-03-10.