# 2019 in Asian music
## Events

* January – Shankar Mahadevan is awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government for his contributions to Film Music.
* March 1 – Opening of the 15th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival
* March 18 – Opening night of "Sadhu for the Music", a unity concert arranged by Imee Ooi.
* April 30 – Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra announces that Osmo Vänskä will be its next musical director, as from January 2020.
* June 13 – The Chinese Opera Festival opens at the Xiqu Centre in Kowloon.

## Albums

* IV of Spades – ClapClapClap! (January 18)
* Arinjoy Trio – Arinjoy Trio (March)
* Babymetal – Metal Galaxy (October 8)
* Band-Maid – Conqueror (December 11)
* Soumik Datta – King of Ghosts
* December Avenue – Langit Mong Bughaw (December 20)
* The Hu – The Gereg (September 13)
* iKon – The New Kids (January 7)
* Isyana Sarasvati – Lexicon (November 29)
* Monsta X – Take.2 We Are Here (February 18)
* Parekh & Singh – Science City (May 12)
* Astha Raut – Aadhar 2 (November 28)

## Classical

* Akira Nishimura – Azure Dragon (for string quartet)

## Opera

* Aftab Darvishi and Miranda Lakerveld – Turan Dokht
* Keith Lai – Wenguang Explores the Valley
* Akira Nishimura – Asters

## Film and TV scores

* 4 Musics, Nadirshah, Dhanush and Madhu Vasudevan – Brother's Day
* Yuki Hayashi – Star Twinkle PreCure
* Ilaiyaraaja – Thamilarasan
* M. Jayachandran – Mamangam

## Musical films

* A Mero Hajur 3 (Nepal)
* Ajab Sanju Ra Gajab Love (India - Odia)
* Chaal Jeevi Laiye! (India - Gujarati)
* Cheer Boys!! (Japan)
* Chitralahari (India - Telugu)
* Dearest Anita (Hong Kong)
* Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (India - Hindi)
* Fall in Love at First Kiss (Taiwan)
* Gully Boy (India - Hindi)
* I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (China)
* Laal Kabootar (Pakistan)
* Love Live! Sunshine!! (Japan)
* Neeyum Njanum (India - Malayalam)
* Oru Adaar Love (India - Malayalam)

## Deaths

* January 16 – Brian Velasco, born 1977), Filipino drummer (Razorback)
* January 17 – S. Balakrishnan, 70, Indian film score composer and music director
* January 22 – Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, 63, Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director
* January 27 – Pepe Smith, 71, Filipino rock singer and guitarist (Juan de la Cruz Band, Speed, Glue & Shinki, Asin)
* March 23 – Shahnaz Rahmatullah, 66, Bangladeshi playback singer
* April 20
** Amar Pal, 96, folk singer
** Wu Yili, 89, Chinese-Singaporean classical pianist
* May 12 – Hiralal Yadav, 93, Indian folk singer.
* July 19 – Yao Lee, 96, Chinese popular singer
* August 1 – Agung Hercules [id], 51, Indonesian actor and singer.
* August 19 – Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, 92, Indian music director and composer (Kabhie Kabhie, Umrao Jaan, Dil-e-Nadaan), lung infection.
* September 12 – Ida Laila, 76, Indonesian singer
* November 8 – Ramakant Gundecha, Indian Dhrupad performer
* November 18 – Norodom Buppha Devi, 76, Cambodian royal and prima ballerina, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts (1998–2004). was a Cambodian princess, dancer and director of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia.
* November 24
** Goo Hara, 28, South Korean singer (suicide)
** Mobarak Hossain Khan, 81, Bangladeshi musicologist, musician, and writer
* November 27 – He Sukun, 25, Chinese singer (suicide)
* December 1 – Michael Lai, 73, Chinese composer and actor
* December 26 – Nguyễn Văn Tý, 94, Vietnamese composer

## By country

* 2019 in Chinese music
* 2019 in Japanese music
* 2019 in Philippine music
* 2019 in South Korean music