2010 in South Korean music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2010 in music in South Korea.

Debuting and disbanded in 2010

Debuting groups

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

• ...Whatever That Means
• The Boss
• CNBLUE
• Coed School
• DMTN
• Eastern Sidekick
• F.Cuz
• GD & TOP
• Girl's Day
• GP Basic
• Idiotape
• Infinite
• JYJ
• Led Apple
• Miss A
• Nine Muses
• One Way
• Orange Caramel
• Raspberry Field
• Rooftop Moonlight
• Rhythm Power
• Standing Egg
• Sistar
• Teen Top
• The Boss
• The Koxx
• Touch
• ZE:A

Solo debuts

• The Black Skirts
• Cha Cha Malone
• Choi Jung-in
• Chun Myung-hoon
• Crucial Star
• Gilme
• Huh Gak
• Hyuna
• Jambinai
• Jay Park
• John Park
• JeA
• Kim Junsu
• Lady Jane
• Okasian
• Rumble Fish
• Soy Kim
• Swings
• Yun Seok-cheol

Disbanded groups

• Rumble Fish
• Tin Tin Five
• Uptown

Releases in 2010

First quarter

January

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
5	Jeong (정)(情)	Kim Yeon-woo	Ballad, Dance
7	Nativity	ZE:A	Dance-pop
13	One Day (하루가)	KCM	R&B, Ballad
14	Bluetory	CNBLUE	K-pop, pop rock
19	Shadow (Repackage)	Lee Seung-gi	K-pop
	New Day	Daybreak	Rock
21	Can't Let You Go Even If I Die	2AM	Ballad
25	Oh!	Girls' Generation	K-pop
28	The Violet Album	Apollo 18	Rock

February

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
3	Only One	U-KISS	Dance-pop
4	Reunion (재회)	Min Kyung-hoon	Ballad
	Special Edition	Hong Kyung-min	Pop rock
17	Lupin	Kara	Dance-pop
18	An Jin Kyoung 1st Mini Album	Ahn Jin Kyung	K-pop, Pop
23	Breaking Heart	T-ara	K-pop

March

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Shock of the New Era	BEAST	K-pop
9	Epilogue	Epik High	Alternative hip hop
11	No One	F.Cuz	K-pop, Dance-pop, R&B, hip hop
16	I Was Wrong	2AM	K-pop
17	Run Devil Run	Girls' Generation	K-pop
18	Supremier	Supreme Team	K-pop
	Scream Op. 1	Lee Joo-min	K-pop
	Rock 'n' Roll Licence	The RockTigers	Rockabilly

Second quarter

April

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Secret Time	Secret	K-pop
7	Back to the Basic	Bi Rain	K-pop
12	H-Logic	Lee Hyori	K-pop
20	Hwangoltaltae (환골탈태)	Norazo	K-pop, trot, rock
22	The First EP	10cm	K-pop, Acoustic folk

May

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
4	Nu ABO	F(X)	K-pop, R&B, dance, electronica
6	Innocence	Davichi	pop, R&B
	Just Beginning	Seo In Guk	pop, R&B
11	Re Birthday	J'Kyun	Hip hop
13	Bonamana	Super junior	K-pop, R&B, dance, electronica
	6th Part 2 'Candy Train'	Lyn	K-pop, R&B, dance, electronica
14	Ambitious	NS Yoon-G	K-pop, dance
15	2 Different Tears	Wonder Girls	K-pop, dance
17	Y	MBLAQ	K-pop
19	Bluelove	CNBLUE	K-pop pop rock
	Hit Your Heart	4Minute	K-pop
	Groove Official	Sultan of the Disco	Disco
24	Destination	SS501	K-pop, R&B, dance, electronica
27	Hwayobi	Hwayobi	K-pop, R&B

June

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Lov-Elly	Seo In-young	K-pop
3	Nagging	IU, Lim Seul-ong	K-pop, Pop, Ballad
	Spin Off (Repackage)	Supreme Team	K-pop
9	First Invasion	Infinite	K-pop
10	Koyote Ugly	Koyote	K-pop
14	This Moment	Monni	Rock
17	The First Mini Album	Orange Caramel	K-pop
30	A-Live Take Out Vol. 1 'Playground and Diary'	Monni	Rock

Third quarter

July

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Bad But Good	Miss A	K-pop
	Solar	Taeyang	K-pop
8	The Queen	Son Dam Bi	K-pop
	NARSHA	Narsha	K-pop
9	Come into the World	Teen Top	K-pop
	Girl's Day Party #1	Girl's Day	K-pop
14	Draw G's First Breath	G.NA	K-pop
19	Lucifer	Shinee	K-pop
21	Digital Bounce	SE7EN	K-pop
29	Look at	Chae Yeon	K-pop
	풍류	DJ DOC	K-pop

August

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
5	Hurricane Venus	BoA	K-pop
	Aurora	Daybreak	Rock
10	Aegiya	Seo In Guk	pop, R&B
	The Paragon of Animals	Crash	Thrash rock
12	A	Rainbow	K-pop
	Madonna	Secret	K-pop
	Let’s Have A Party	Nine Muses	K-pop
17	Time To Shine	Supernova	K-pop
	Same Girl	Na Yoon-sun	Jazz
25	Beautiful Journey	F.T. Island	K-pop, pop-rock
26	Be The Voice	Ahn Jin Kyung	K-pop, Pop

September

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
3	The Classic	Brave Brothers	Hip hop
9	To Anyone	2NE1	K-pop, Pop, Dance-pop, Electropop, Synthpop, R&B, Hip hop
13	Everybody Ready?	San E	K-pop
27	Step Up	Miss A	K-pop
29	Solista Part 1	Kim Bum-soo	K-pop
30	Mastermind	BEAST	K-pop
	《사랑 (Love)》	Lee Juck	K-pop

Fourth quarter

October

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
4	Break Time	U-KISS	Dance-pop
	Hello	SHINee	K-pop, dance-pop, R&B
7	The Memory	Park Yong-ha	K-pop
8	Step 2/4	Gain	K-pop
11	Still 02:00PM	2PM	K-pop
14	The Beginning	JYJ	K-pop
	A Woman Like Me	Hwayobi	K-pop, R&B
19	SG Wannabe 7 Part.I	SG Wannabe	K-pop
	Welcome to the Jungle	Chun Myung-hoon	K-pop
20	Mach	Rainbow	K-pop
	PsyFive	Psy	K-pop
21	Time To Fly High	NS Yoon-G	K-pop, dance
26	Saint o'Clock	2AM	Ballad
27	Hoot	Girls' Generation	K-pop
28	Something That Is Cheerful and Fresh	Coed School	K-pop
29	Girl’s Day Party #2	Girl's Day	K-pop, dance

November

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
9	Lights Go On Again	BEAST	K-pop
10	Jumping	Kara	Dance-pop
11	The Persistence of Memory	Ha Soo-bin	Dance-pop
18	The Second Mini Album	Orange Caramel	K-pop
	Gorgeous	F.Cuz	K-pop
20	Omega Op. 2	Lee Joo-min	K-pop
25	Browneyed Soul	Brown Eyed Soul	K-pop, R&B

December

Date	Title	Artist	Genre(s)
1	Temptastic	T-ara	Dance-pop
7	Happy Pledis 1st Album	After School	Christmas
9	REAL	IU	K-pop
	Fall In...	Wax	R&B, Ballad
21	My Story	BEAST	K-pop
24	GD & TOP	GD & TOP	Dance-pop

Deaths

• Park Yong-ha, 32, actor and singer^[1]
• Choi Jin-young, 39, actor and singer^[2]

See also

• 2010 in South Korea
• List of South Korean films of 2010

References

1. "South Korea suicide toll doubles over a decade". BBC News. 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
2. "Brother of late actress Choi Jin-sil commits suicide -INSIDE Korea Jo…". archive.ph. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2022-08-01.