The following is a list of notable events and releases that musically occurred in 2009 in South Korea.
Notable events and achievements February 12 – At the annual Seoul Music Awards, Wonder Girls win the grand prize. March 12 – Toy, Sister's Barbershop, and Kiha & The Faces win the grand prizes at the 6th Korean Music Awards. March 13 – "Gee" by Girls' Generation tops the Music Bank chart for nine consecutive weeks, setting a new record. March 28 – DFSB Kollective signs worldwide distribution deals with various South Korean music acts, including Epik High, Yoon Mi-rae and Drunken Tiger, bringing Korean music content to iTunes. March – According to statistics from Google trends, online searches for K-pop began their steady increase in 2009, following the release of the hit songs Super Junior's "Sorry Sorry" and Girls' Generation's "Gee". April 4 – BoA's self-titled debut English album becomes the first album by a Korean artist to appear on the Billboard 200, entering at number 127. June 27 – Wonder Girls open for the Jonas Brothers on their 2009 World Tour during their North American leg."Wonder Girls Make Waves in the US as Opening Act for Jonas Brothers' Tour" . MTV Asia. July 24, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009. July 20 – Wonder Girls make their American live television debut on The Wendy Williams Show, where they perform "Nobody". August 5 – The choreography of "Mister" by Kara, featuring the "butt dance", spreads in popularity in South Korea. October 12 – TVXQ become the first foreign artist in twenty years to peak at number one on the Japanese Oricon DVD ranking. October 31 – "Nobody" (English version) by Wonder Girls becomes the first K-pop song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, entering at number 76. November 21 – The 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards take place. 2NE1, 2PM, and G-Dragon win the grand prizes at the ceremony. 2NE1 becomes the first artist to win a grand prize in their debut year. December 10 – At the 24th Golden Disc Awards, Super Junior and Girls' Generation receive the grand prizes. December 16 – The inaugural Melon Music Awards are held in Seoul, with Girls' Generation and G-Dragon winning the grand prizes. December 19 – According to the 2009 Oricon Annual Ranking, TVXQ becomes the third best-selling artist in Japan of the year, with ₩90.3 billion in sales.
Award shows and festivals Award ceremonies + 2009 music award ceremonies in South Korea Date Event HostFebruary 1221st Seoul Music AwardsSports SeoulFebruary 2230th & 31st Cyworld Digital Music AwardsCyworldMarch 126th Korean Music AwardsKorean Music Awards CommitteeApril 2132nd & 33rd Cyworld Digital Music AwardsCyworldJune 1034th & 35th Cyworld Digital Music AwardsAugust 2036th & 37th Cyworld Digital Music AwardsOctober 1838th & 39th Cyworld Digital Music Awards November 21 11th Mnet Asian Music Awards CJ E&M (Mnet)December 1024th Golden Disc AwardsIlgan Sports and JTBC PlusDecember 1340th & 41st Cyworld Digital Music AwardsCyworld December 16 1st Melon Music Awards Kakao M
Festivals + 2009 televised music festivals in South Korea Date Event HostSeptember 19Asia Song FestivalKorea Foundation for International Culture Exchange December 29 SBS Gayo Daejeon Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) December 30 KBS Song Festival Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) December 31 MBC Gayo Daejejeon Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)
Debuting and disbanded in 2009
Debuting groups
2NE1 4minute After School Apollo 18 Beast Bye Bye Sea December f(x) JQT MBLAQ Rainbow Secret SHU-I Supreme Team T-ara Urban Zakapa
Solo debut
Ali Brave Brothers Dara Dia Gilme G-Dragon Hwang Jung-eum Jo Eun-byul Kim Yoon-ji Kim Jeong-hoon Koo Hye-sun Kyeon Mi-ri Lee Hyun Park Bom Seo In-guk Taegoon Tymee
Disbanded groups Baby Vox Re.V Battle Super Junior-M
Releases in 2009
First quarter
January
Date Title Artist Genre(s)5 Romantic Novel Gavy NJ K-pop Dance-pop7 Gee Girls' Generation K-pop Dance-pop8 Baekajeolhyeon Leessang K-pop Dance-pop Korean hip hop13PearlfectPearlK-pop, R&B, Hip hop15 New Schoolgirl After School K-pop Dance-pop20 Forever M. Street K-pop Ballad New Generation of Ska Skasucks Ska, punk
February
Date Title Artist Genre(s)3 Bring It Back 2 Old School U-KISS K-pop Dance-pop6 This Is Love Hwayobi K-pop R&B10 Eolmana Jokillae BLESS/CODE-V K-pop Pop 11 Jump Up (EP)|Jump Up| F.T. Island | K-pop pop-rock |- | rowspan="3"|12 |The Red Album|Apollo18 |Rock |- | Pretty Girl Special Edition| Kara | K-pop |- | Decennium| Fly to the Sky | K-pop |- |26 |10 Ways To Say I Love You|Lena Park |Pop ballad |- | rowspan="1"|27 | Davichi in Wonderland| Davichi | K-pop Dance-pop |- | rowspan="1"|30 | Scream Op.1| Lee Joo-min'' K-pop
March
Date Title Artist Genre(s)9VictoriaSeomoon TakRock10 Golden Age 8Eight K-pop Dance-popReturn to My WorldIm Chang-jungK-pop12 Sorry, Sorry Super Junior K-pop 20 Time For Confession 2AM K-pop 23 Type "B" – Back To 80's Son Dam-bi K-pop 26Vol. 3 There Are Different Ways to HappinessChu Ga-yeoulFolk27 Map the Soul Epik High Alternative hip hop 31 Dropping the Tears K.Will K-pop
Second quarter
April
Date Title Artist Genre(s)9Second HalfJo Sung-moPop ballad16 2:00PM Time for Change 2PM K-pop Gift from SG Wannabe SG Wannabe K-pop Pop music R&BNexen HeroesCrying NutPunk rock23 Growing Up IU K-pop
May
Date Title Artist Genre(s)7Mutopia: Land of DreamsLee Seung-chulSoft rock, BalladFascinationJun JinK-pop13 Shake Chae Yeon K-pop 19AvaholicLee Jung-hyunK-pop25 Romeo Shinee K-pop 27 ''Jumpin''' Koyote K-pop
June
Date Title Artist Genre(s)1 Vol.2 Maestro Outsider K-pop Hip hop9 Untouchable Mini Album 1st Untouchable Hip hop 25Eternal Children (영원한 아이들)RuxPunk rock29 Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) Girls' Generation K-pop Dance-pop
Third quarter
July
Date Title Artist Genre(s)01 The Gold Hwayobi K-pop R&B 02Always YouWaxR&B, Ballad08 2NE1 1st Mini Album 2NE1 K-pop, dance-pop14 Supreme Team Guide To Excellent Adventure Supreme Team K-pop 15 Realcollabo + RMX Ra.D R&B, soul 16 Cross & Change F.T. Island K-pop, pop-rock 21 SS501 Solo Collection SS501 K-pop Sound-G Brown Eyed Girls K-pop A9ainRoo'raHip hopHappy WomenKyeon Mi-ri23The Blue AlbumApollo 18Rock31 Revolution Kara K-pop
August
Date Title Artist Genre(s)6 Summer Hwayobi K-pop R&B Love Class Mighty Mouth K-pop Pop, Hip Hop7 Love Song Untouchable with Geumbi Hip-Hop10Uncomfortable PartyCrying NutPunk rock13 See The Sea BADA K-pop PopEgoBaek Ji-youngK-pop18 Heartbreaker G-Dragon K-pop Attitude Brave Brothers Hip hop20SomedayHong Kyung-minPop rock27 Sophisticated Jewelry K-pop 31 For Muzik 4minute K-pop
September
Date Title Artist Genre(s)1 LA chA TA f(x) K-pop 16 [e] Epik High K-pop 17 Shadow Lee Seung-gi K-pop
Fourth quarter
October
Date Title Artist Genre(s)6 Hexagonal Leessang K-pop Dance-pop Korean hip hopMiss MisterWoongSanJazz7Tomorrow 4TomorrowK-pop8 Vocolate Wheesung K-pop Dance-pop 13Movement on a Theme by YirumaYirumaPiano14 Just BLAQ MBLAQ K-pop, dance-pop BEAST is the B2ST BEAST K-pop, dance-pop15DazzleLee Soo-youngK-pop22 2009, Year of Us Shinee K-pop Rebirth SS501 K-pop H Soul Hwanhee K-pop 26 Double Date F.T. Triple K-pop pop-rock
November
Date Title Artist Genre(s)4Chu~f(x)K-pop, dance-pop5 Missing You K.Will K-pop 6 ContiUKiss U-KISS K-pop Dance-pop10 01:59PM 2PM K-pop Dance-pop Dance Ballad12 IU...IM IU K-pop Gossip Girl Rainbow K-pop 17MuseumMC SniperHip hop25 Because of You After School K-pop 27 Absolute First Album T-ara K-pop 29 Supsense Op.2 Lee Joo-min R&B
December
Date Title Artist Genre(s)2Movement on a Theme by Yiruma: 2nd MovementYirumaPiano10 Volume 2 – Manifold Brian Joo K-pop Platonic Eun Ji-won K-pop11 Merry Christmas Untouchable with Hwayoung Hip hop17 End And... Jewelry K-pop 22 Calling You Broken Valentine Alternative rock
See also 2009 in South Korea List of South Korean films of 2009
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