# 2025 in South Korean music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that have happened, or are expected to happen in 2025 in music in South Korea.

## Award shows and festivals
### Award ceremonies

2025 music award ceremonies in South Korea :
| Date | Event | Host |
| January 4 and 5 | 39th Golden Disc Awards | Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus |
| February 15 and 16 | 32nd Hanteo Music Awards | Hanteo Global |
| February 22 | 1st D Awards | Sports Donga |
| February 27 | 22nd Korean Music Awards | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |

## Debuting and disbanding in 2025
### Debuting groups

* Ablume
* AtHeart
* Close Your Eyes
* Hearts2Hearts
* Hoshi X Woozi
* KickFlip
* Ifeye
* KiiiKiii
* Mytro
* Nouera
* Newbeat
* Sweet:ch
* Xlov
* UDTT

### Solo debuts

* Mark
* Minnie
* Seunghan
* Yeji

### Disbandments

* Luminous

## Releases in 2025
### First quarter
#### January

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 6 | Connection | Onew |
| 7 | I'mma Be | Xlov |
| 8 | Teleparty | BSS |
| 13 | Season of Memories | GFriend |
| 15 | Love 2 | BB Girls |
| 15 | The Feelings | WEi |
| 15 | Unspoken Goodbye | Hynn |
| 20 | Flip It, Kick It! | KickFlip |
| 20 | Winter Heptagon | Got7 |
| 21 | Her | Minnie |
| 23 | Thunder Fever | CIX |
| 27 | Explorer | Eunhyuk |

#### February

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 3 | Caligo Pt.1 | Plave |
| 3 | Ive Empathy | Ive |
| 4 | Smoke Point | All(H)Ours |
| 5 | Glow Up | Rescene |
| 10 | Hot Mess | Evnne |
| 11 | Gain;Moon | Song Ga-in |
| 12 | Alivio | Chung Ha |
| 14 | Amortage | Jisoo |
| 14 | Madein Forever | Madein |
| 14 | Pink Crush | One Pact |
| 14 | Under My | I:Mond |
| 18 | Glowy Day | Xodiac |
| 18 | Nu Kidz: Out the Box | ARrC |
| 18 | ONF: My Identity | ONF |
| 19 | Butterfly | Lun8 |
| 24 | Blue Paradise | Zerobaseone |
| 24 | Hello from the Other Side | Kenta Sanggyun |
| 24 | The Chase | Hearts2Hearts |
| 25 | Übermensch | G-Dragon |
| 26 | Chapter: New Is Now | Nouera |
| 26 | Flowering | Gyubin |
| 27 | All of Me | Hwang Chi-yeul |
| 27 | The Lovers Note | Hong Isaac |

#### March

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 2 | Cold | Young Posse |
| 3 | Thrilled | Yu Soo-hyun [ko] |
| 4 | Leggo | 8Turn |
| 5 | BToday | BtoB |
| 5 | We: Dream Chaser | Onewe |
| 6 | Act Like That | Genblue |
| 6 | Like Infinite | Infinite |
| 7 | Pleasure | Treasure |
| 7 | Ruby | Jennie |
| 7 | Seize the Day | W24 |
| 10 | Accidentally on Purpose | Seulgi |
| 10 | Air | Yeji |
| 10 | Beam | Hoshi X Woozi |
| 10 | Interview X | Xiumin |
| 10 | Over Track | NTX |
| 11 | I Am | Shin Soo-hyun |
| 11 | Love Race | SF9 |
| 13 | My Name Is... | Say My Name |
| 13 | The Gift of Daddy-Long-Legs | Jeong Dong-won |
| 14 | Hot | Le Sserafim |
| 17 | Fe3O4: Forward | Nmixx |
| 17 | Unexpected | The Boyz |
| 17 | Only One Story | The Wind |
| 18 | S | STAYC |
| 19 | Not Out | Dragon Pony |
| 20 | (Me)moir | Ailee |
| 20 | Undeniable | Fantasy Boys |
| 24 | Raw and Rad | Newbeat |
| 24 | Stunner | Ten |
| 24 | Uncut Gem | KiiiKiii |
| 24 | Beautiful Mind | Xdinary Heroes |
| 26 | For Real? | TNX |
| 31 | Re: Full of Youth | Tempest |
| TBA | TBA | Trendz |

### Second quarter
#### April

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| 2 | Eternalt | Close Your Eyes |
| 2 | Want | Solar |
| 4 | House of Tricky: Spur | Xikers |
| 7 | The Firstfruit | Mark |
| 8 | Erlu Blue | Ifeye |
| 8 | D's Wave | Daesung |
| 9 | Bang Out | Whib [ko] |
| TBA | TBA | TWS |
| TBA | TBA | Kai |
| TBA | TBA | Unis |
| TBA | TBA | Ampers&One |
| TBA | TBA | Lucy |

#### June

| Date | Album | Artist(s) | Ref. |
| 1 | Wonderland | B.I | |

### TBA

| Date | Album | Artist(s) |
| TBA | TBA | Aespa |
| TBA | TBA | Riize |
| TBA | TBA | Doyoung |
| TBA | TBA | Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi |
| TBA | TBA | Naevis |

## Top songs on record
### Circle Digital Chart No. 1 Songs

* "Apt." – Rosé and Bruno Mars (9 weeks in 2024, 1 week in 2025)
* "Home Sweet Home" – G-Dragon featuring Taeyang and Daesung (1 week in 2024, 5 weeks in 2025)
* "Rebel Heart" – Ive (2 weeks)
* "Too Bad" – G-Dragon featuring Anderson .Paak (1 week)

## Deaths

* Song Dae-kwan, trot singer
* Wheesung, R&B singer, record producer and musical theatre actor