# 2023 in South Korean music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that have happened in 2023 in music in South Korea.

## Award shows and festivals
### Award ceremonies

2023 music award ceremonies in South Korea :
| Date | Event | Host |
| January 7 | 37th Golden Disc Awards | Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus |
| January 19 | 32nd Seoul Music Awards | Sports Seoul |
| February 10 and 11 | 30th Hanteo Music Awards | Hanteo Global |
| February 18 | 12th Circle Chart Music Awards | Korea Music Content Association |
| October 10 | 6th The Fact Music Awards | The Fact and Fan N Star |
| November 28 and 29 | 25th MAMA Awards | CJ ENM |
| December 2 | 15th Melon Music Awards | KakaoBank |
| December 14 | 8th Asia Artist Awards | Star News and Star Continent |

### Festivals

2023 televised music festivals in South Korea :
| Date | Event | Host | Ref. |
| December 25 | SBS Gayo Daejeon | Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) | |
| December 31 | MBC Gayo Daejejeon | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) | |

## Debuting and disbanding in 2023
### Debuting groups

* 8Turn
* 82Major
* Ampers&One
* BB Girls
* BoyNextDoor
* BXB
* Evnne
* El7z Up
* Fantasy Boys
* Hori7on
* Kiss of Life
* LimeLight
* Loossemble
* Lun8
* Mave:
* Monsta X – Shownu X Hyungwon
* N.SSign
* NCT DoJaeJung
* NiziU
* One Pact
* Plave
* Pow
* Primrose
* QWER
* Riize
* The Wind
* TripleS
* Xikers
* Xodiac
* Young Posse
* Zerobaseone

### Solo debuts

* Agust D
* Chuu
* Giuk
* Heejin
* Hwang Min-hyun
* Jaechan
* Jang Ye-eun
* Jihyo
* Jimin
* Jini
* Jinyoung
* Jisoo
* Joohoney
* Jungkook
* Lee Mi-joo
* Le'v
* Ren
* Soojin
* Swan
* Taeyong
* V

### Disbandments

* Astro – Jinjin & Rocky
* Astro – Moonbin & Sanha
* BDC (group)
* Brave Girls
* D1ce
* GWSN
* Momoland
* Snuper
* TO1
* VIXX LR

## Releases in 2023
### First quarter
#### January

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 2 | OMG | NewJeans |
| 4 | Incense | Moonbin & Sanha |
| 5 | Rose Blossom | H1-Key |
| 5 | A Dream of ILY:1 | ILY:1 |
| 9 | Reason | Monsta X |
| 9 | The Piece OF9 | SF9 |
| 11 | Startrail | Byul |
| 13 | Red Moon | Primrose |
| 16 | Stamp on It | Got the Beat |
| 16 | Love War | Choi Ye-na |
| 17 | My Little Aurora | Cignature |
| 18 | Chapter 0: With | Jinyoung |
| 24 | Monologue | Shin Ye-young [ko] |
| 25 | Sensory Flows | Yesung |
| 25 | Pandora's Box | Mave: |
| 27 | The Name Chapter: Temptation | Tomorrow X Together |
| 28 | After the Magic | Parannoul |
| 28 | Gravity | Onewe |
| 30 | Ay-Yo | NCT 127 |
| 30 | 8Turnrise | 8Turn |
| 30 | Intro: Flight and a New Beginning | BXB |
| 31 | Various | Viviz |

#### February

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 1 | Strawberry | Epik High |
| 6 | Second Wind | Seventeen BSS |
| 8 | Idiot | Im Chang-jung |
| 11 | I Confess Now | MSG Wannabe M.O.M |
| 12 | Journey | Ahn Ye-eun |
| 13 | Killer | Key |
| 13 | Assemble | TripleS |
| 14 | Seasonal Hiatus | Jay B |
| 14 | Teddy Bear | STAYC |
| 14 | W.A.Y | Tri.be |
| 15 | Love Never Dies | TNX |
| 15 | Cabin Fever | Purple Kiss |
| 16 | Where Does Sasquatch Live? Part 1 | Zior Park |
| 17 | Love & Happiness | LimeLight |
| 20 | One | Lee Chan-won |
| 20 | Be Awake | The Boyz |
| 22 | Boxes | Shin Ji-min |
| 23 | How to Sink Slowly | Brokenteeth |
| 23 | How R U | HAWW |
| 23 | Insert Coin | Lucy |
| 24 | The Beginning: Cupid | Fifty Fifty |
| 27 | Truth or Lie | Hwang Min-hyun |
| 27 | My Sun | Kim Hyun-joong |

#### March

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 2 | The Flag | Kwon Jin-ah |
| 2 | Seoul Collection | OnlyOneOf |
| 6 | Master: Piece | Cravity |
| 6 | Circle | Onew |
| 7 | O | Yuju |
| 7 | Cherry Dash | Cherry Bullet |
| 8 | The Alchemist | La Poem |
| 10 | Ready to Be | Twice |
| 10 | Essege | TAN |
| 10 | Chosen Karma | Pixy |
| 12 | Asterum | Plave |
| 13 | Rover | Kai |
| 15 | Blue Set Chapter. New Dayz | Trendz |
| 16 | Remember Archive | Code Kunst |
| 20 | Expérgo | Nmixx |
| 23 | History of Kingdom: Part VI. Mujin | Kingdom |
| 24 | Face | Jimin |
| 28 | Sour & Sweet | BamBam |
| 28 | The Billage of Perception: Chapter Three | Billlie |
| 29 | Act 1, Scene 1 | Mamamoo+ |
| 29 | Delight | CSR |
| 30 | House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing | Xikers |
| 31 | Me | Jisoo |

### Second quarter
#### April

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 3 | Blank Page | Kim Woo-seok |
| 5 | Self | Apink |
| 10 | Lovestruck! | Kep1er |
| 10 | I've Ive | Ive |
| 10 | Without You | Kard |
| 12 | Over the Moon | Chaeyeon |
| 12 | Blank or Black | Park Ji-hoon |
| 13 | The Beginning | Jang Ye-eun |
| 16 | Love.zip | Bolbbalgan4 |
| 17 | Perfume | NCT DoJaeJung |
| 17 | The Calm Before the Storm | Tempest |
| 17 | Predator | Lee Gi-kwang |
| 19 | Seven Sins | Drippin |
| 19 | [ Rorschach ] Part 1 | Penomeco |
| 20 | Archive of Emotions | Ryu Su-jeong |
| 20 | Psycho Xybernetics : Turn Over | Giuk |
| 21 | D-Day | Agust D |
| 22 | La Diva | Sokhang [ko] |
| 24 | FML | Seventeen |
| 25 | Throw a Dice | Xodiac |
| 25 | Down to Earth | Taeyang |
| 26 | Prelude of Love Chapter 2. Growing Pains | Epex |
| 26 | Oo-Li | Woodz |
| 26 | Deadlock | Xdinary Heroes |
| 27 | Time and Trace | Ha Hyun-sang |

#### May

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 1 | Unforgiven | Le Sserafim |
| 2 | The Colors of Love | Bang Yong-guk |
| 2 | Wind and Wish | BtoB |
| 4 | Take Off | iKon |
| 4 | Aesthetic | +(Kr)ystal Eyes |
| 4 | Deutda | Yang Ji-eun [ko] |
| 8 | My World | Aespa |
| 8 | Pygmalion | Oneus |
| 9 | Per | Adya [ko] |
| 15 | I Feel | (G)I-dle |
| 15 | Beginning: The Wind Page | The Wind |
| 16 | Liminality – Ep.Dream | Verivery |
| 17 | Bit, Part.1 | Younite |
| 17 | Movie Star | Lee Mi-joo |
| 18 | The Beginning: 飛上 | ATBO |
| 22 | Dark Blood | Enhypen |
| 22 | Lights | Joohoney |
| 23 | Icky | Kard |
| 24 | Apocalypse: From Us | Dreamcatcher |
| 26 | Ongoing | Kyungseo [ko] |
| 29 | The Future Is Ours: Lost | AB6IX |
| 29 | OK Episode 2: I'm OK | CIX |
| 30 | Who! | BoyNextDoor |
| 30 | Demo | Wonstein |
| 30 | Beige | Kid Milli |

#### June

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 1 | To Die For | B.I |
| 1 | Gift | Hwang Chi-yeul |
| 2 | 5-Star | Stray Kids |
| 5 | Shalala | Taeyong |
| 5 | Unlock My World | Fromis 9 |
| 7 | Boyhood | TNX |
| 8 | Harmony: All In | P1Harmony |
| 8 | Impasto | Yoo Chae-hoon |
| 13 | Ren'dezvous | Ren |
| 14 | I Need Love | DKB |
| 16 | The World EP.2: Outlaw | Ateez |
| 19 | Realiez | Kang Daniel |
| 20 | J.A.M | Kim Jae-hwan |
| 21 | Girl's Round Part.2 | Lapillus |
| 23 | Overdrive | I.M |
| 26 | Uncharted Drift | 8Turn |
| 26 | Hard | Shinee |
| 27 | Frame | Han Seung-woo |
| 27 | Hate XX | Choi Ye-na |
| 28 | Play List | U-KISS |
| 28 | 2023 S/S Collection | Kim Sung-kyu |
| 29 | Love Pt. 3: Eternally | WEi |

### Third quarter
#### July

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 2 | Twenty | Swan |
| 3 | Nowitzki | Beenzino |
| 4 | 4SHO | Teen Top |
| 5 | Kiss of Life | Kiss of Life |
| 6 | UNI-Q | Queenz Eye [ko] |
| 7 | Love Eventually | Samuel Seo |
| 7 | (1) | Youra |
| 10 | Youth in the Shade | Zerobaseone |
| 10 | Exist | Exo |
| 11 | A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream | Nmixx |
| 12 | Version Up | Odd Eye Circle |
| 12 | Sandara Park | Sandara Park |
| 17 | ISTJ | NCT Dream |
| 19 | I'm on It! | Ichillin' |
| 19 | Boys Will Be Boys | Mirae |
| 21 | Get Up | NewJeans |
| 24 | Friend-Ship | Hori7on |
| 24 | Golden Hourglass | Oh My Girl |
| 25 | New Chapter | ILY:1 |
| 25 | The Unseen | Shownu X Hyungwon |
| 26 | Summer Recipe | Soyou |
| 28 | Reboot | Treasure |
| 31 | Kill My Doubt | Itzy |
| 31 | 13egin | Infinite |

#### August

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 1 | Form | Young Tak |
| 2 | House of Tricky: How to Play | Xikers |
| 3 | Two Rabbits | Mamamoo+ |
| 3 | New Mind | Nine.I [ko] |
| 3 | Chapter 1. Our Youth | BXB |
| 7 | Reality Show | Yunho |
| 7 | Phantasy: Pt.1 Christmas in August | The Boyz |
| 7 | Game Plan | Jeon So-mi |
| 9 | Love All | Jo Yu-ri |
| 11 | TAN Made [ ] | TAN |
| 14 | We Love You | DKB |
| 16 | Teenfresh | STAYC |
| 17 | Fever | Lucy |
| 17 | Lovelution | TripleS |
| 18 | Zone | Jihyo |
| 18 | All My Girls | Everglow |
| 18 | Laffy Taffy | Primrose |
| 18 | A.I.BAE | Le'v |
| 23 | Ready, Set, Love | Yerin |
| 24 | Asterum: The Shape of Things to Come | Plave |
| 24 | Starlight | Secret Number |
| 28 | Golden Age | NCT |
| 29 | Us in the Summer | Cignature |
| 29 | XOXO | Onewe |
| 30 | Seoul Dreaming | H1-Key |

#### September

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 4 | Letters with Notes | Young K |
| 4 | Get a Guitar | Riize |
| 4 | Why.. | BoyNextDoor |
| 4 | Door | Kim Se-jeong |
| 5 | Festa | Purple Kiss |
| 6 | JCFactory | Jaechan |
| 6 | The Move: Street | Chaeyeon |
| 6 | Boom | Rocket Punch |
| 7 | Sage | FT Island |
| 8 | Layover | V |
| 11 | Sun Seeker | Cravity |
| 11 | Good & Great | Key |
| 12 | Toi Toi Toi | Heo Young-ji |
| 12 | Harmony | Car, the Garden |
| 13 | Hearts of the City | Lee Jin-ah |
| 14 | Your City | Jung Yong-hwa |
| 14 | Live | Mimiirose |
| 14 | 7+Up | El7z Up |
| 15 | Loossemble | Loossemble |
| 15 | Narcissus | Dawn |
| 18 | Expectation | D.O. |
| 19 | Target: Me | Evnne |
| 20 | Vroom Vroom | Tempest |
| 21 | New Tomorrow | Fantasy Boys |
| 25 | Magic Hour | Kep1er |
| 26 | La Dolce Vita | Oneus |

### Fourth quarter
#### October

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 4 | Prelude of Anxiety Chapter 2. 'Can We Surrender?' | Epex |
| 4 | Love Effect | ONF |
| 4 | Unfading Sens | Yesung |
| 6 | Fact Check | NCT 127 |
| 9 | ÷ (Nanugi) | Just B |
| 10 | Robert | Bobby |
| 10 | Ra Ta Ta | Ailee |
| 11 | Livelock | Xdinary Heroes |
| 11 | Honey or Spice | Lightsum |
| 11 | An Iron Hand in a Velvet Glove | Jini |
| 11 | Favorite | Pow |
| 11 | On | 82Major |
| 12 | In the Mood | Wheein |
| 12 | I Feel Hope | Jang Woo-hyuk |
| 13 | The Name Chapter: Freefall | Tomorrow X Together |
| 13 | I've Mine | Ive |
| 16 | Untitled | Lee Seok-hoon |
| 17 | Bit Part.2 | Younite |
| 17 | Identification | E'Last |
| 17 | Weak | Loco |
| 18 | Howl | Chuu |
| 18 | History of Kingdom: Part VII. Jahan | Kingdom |
| 18 | Macaroni Cheese | Young Posse |
| 18 | Harmony from Discord | QWER |
| 23 | Seventeenth Heaven | Seventeen |
| 23 | Side-B: Memoirs of Echo Unseen | Billlie |
| 25 | Arcade: O | Ghost9 |
| 30 | Guilty | Taemin |
| 30 | Some | Moon Jong-up |
| 30 | K | Heejin |

#### November

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 1 | ColoRise | Weeekly |
| 2 | Where Does Sasquatch Live? Part 2 | Zior Park |
| 2 | Versus | Viviz |
| 3 | Golden | Jungkook |
| 6 | Melting Point | Zerobaseone |
| 7 | IYKYK | Omega X |
| 8 | Born to Be XX | Kiss of Life |
| 8 | Agassy | Soojin |
| 10 | Love or Loved Part.2 | B.I |
| 10 | Rock-Star | Stray Kids |
| 10 | Drama | Aespa |
| 13 | Chill Kill | Red Velvet |
| 14 | Wonderego | Crush |
| 15 | Odd Hour | NTX |
| 15 | Rise Waves | Giuk |
| 17 | Orange Blood | Enhypen |
| 20 | Phantasy: Pt.2 Sixth Sense | The Boyz |
| 21 | Continuum | VIXX |
| 22 | Odd-Venture | MCND |
| 22 | VillainS | Dreamcatcher |
| 22 | Rockyst | Rocky |
| 22 | Beep Beep | Jessica |
| 23 | Only One | Bang Ye-dam |
| 27 | To. X | Taeyeon |
| 28 | Whitree | Nam Woo-hyun |
| 30 | Hip | DKB |
| 30 | What's My Name | Mave: |
| 30 | Moment | One Pact |

#### December

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 1 | The World EP.Fin: Will | Ateez |
| 1 | Time-Lapse | Yukika |
| 5 | Boogie Man | Lucy |
| 5 | Setlist | Soran |
| 6 | Zip | Zion.T |
| 7 | Last Winter | Heize |
| 8 | Letter 1 - Adaeh | Fatou |
| 12 | Merry Go Round | BOL4 |
| 12 | La Libertà | Libelante [ko] |
| 19 | NJWMX | NewJeans |
| 20 | Power Andre 99 | Silica Gel |
| 22 | Be There for Me | NCT 127 |
| 26 | 20&2 | TVXQ |

## Deaths

* Moonbin, 25, singer and actor
* Choi Sung-bong, 33, singer