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1Verse
1Verse (Korean: 유니버스) is a five-member K-pop boy group debuted in July 2025 by the independent Seoul label Singing Beetle, known for including two North Korean defectors, Hyuk and Seok.
2 Cool 4 Skool
2 Cool 4 Skool is BTS's debut single album (Big Hit Entertainment, June 12, 2013), title track "No More Dream", first of the School Trilogy, sold 760 copies in its first week.
2018 in South Korean music
2018 in South Korean music: K-pop's international breakthrough year led by BTS's Love Yourself cycle and Blackpink's Ddu-du Ddu-du, plus the first KPMA, Red Velvet in Pyongyang, and $430 million in music exports.
2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards (2018 엠넷 아시안 뮤직 어워드)
2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards (2018 엠넷 아시안 뮤직 어워드), the tenth MAMA, held December 10–14, 2018 across Seoul, Saitama, and Hong Kong; BTS won Artist, Album, and Worldwide Icon of the Year, TWICE Song of the Year.
2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards
2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards (2019 MAMA), held December 4, 2019 at Nagoya Dome, Japan, hosted by Park Bo Gum; BTS won nine awards including all four Daesangs, a MAMA first, amid the Korea-Japan diplomatic row and after Hong Kong was skipped over protests.
2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards
2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards (2020 MAMA): CJ ENM's K-pop awards, held virtually in Paju, South Korea on December 6, 2020, hosted by Song Joong-ki, theme "New-topia." BTS swept all four daesang grand prizes for the second straight year, taking eight awards.
2024 MAMA Awards
2024 MAMA Awards: 25th edition of CJ ENM's K-pop awards, first held in the US (Nov 21, Dolby Theatre LA) and Osaka (Nov 22-23, Kyocera Dome); presented by Visa; SEVENTEEN, aespa, and Jimin won the grand prizes.
2025 MAMA Awards
The 2025 MAMA Awards, 26th edition of CJ ENM's K-pop ceremony, held November 28-29 at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Stadium, first there since 2018; G-Dragon, Stray Kids, Rosé, and Enhypen won grand prizes after the Tai Po fire reshaped the show.
2025 Melon Music Awards
2025 Melon Music Awards (MMA2025, 17th edition), held Dec 20, 2025 at Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, hosted by Kakao Entertainment's Melon. G-Dragon won seven awards including three Daesangs; Jennie took Record of the Year.
2026 in South Korean music
South Korean music in 2026 saw BTS return from a hiatus and the song "Golden" win K-pop's first Grammy, while Lim Kim released Exit to Nowhere.
2AM (band)
2AM (투에이엠) is a four-member South Korean ballad boy band (Jo Kwon, Seulong, Changmin, Jinwoon) that debuted in 2008 under JYP Entertainment, formed from the One Day trainee pool alongside 2PM, and co-managed by Big Hit from 2010.
2NE1
2NE1 (투애니원), South Korean YG Entertainment girl group (CL, Park Bom, Sandara Park, Minzy); debuted 2009 with "Fire", disbanded November 2016, reunited for the 2024-25 WELCOME BACK tour marking their 15th anniversary.
2PM (투피엠)
2PM (투피엠) is a JYP Entertainment K-pop boy band that debuted September 4, 2008 with "10 Out of 10"; six members since Jay Park's 2010 departure, known for the beast idol image, Japan success, and the 2026 THE RETURN reunion concerts.
3RACHA
3RACHA (쓰리라차) is the in-house producing trio of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids, formed in 2017, whose members Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han write nearly all the group's songs.
40th Golden Disc Awards
The 40th Golden Disc Awards (제40회 골든디스크어워즈) is an annual music prize ceremony recognized in the K-pop industry. It was held in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2026, marking its 40th anniversary.
4Minute (포미닛)
4Minute (포미닛) was a five-member South Korean girl group under Cube Entertainment, debuting in 2009 with "Hot Issue." Known for HyunA's Gangnam Style appearance, "Volume Up," and second-generation K-pop girl-crush styling.
82Major
82MAJOR (에이티투메이저) is a six-member South Korean boy group under Great M Entertainment, debuted October 11, 2023 with ON; members write their own hip-hop-based music, fandom 82DE, first music show win September 2026.
A.C.E (group)
A.C.E (에이스) is a five-member South Korean boy group formed by Beat Interactive, which debuted in 2017 with "Cactus" after building a following busking in Hongdae, Seoul.
AB6IX
AB6IX (에이비식스) is a South Korean boy group under Brand New Music, debuting in 2019 with two former Wanna One members and becoming a four-member group in 2020.
Ablume
ablume (어블룸) is a three-member South Korean girl group under Massive E&C, formed by Aran, Saena, and Sio, former FIFTY FIFTY members of the hit "Cupid". Reintroduced October 15, 2024, it debuted May 9, 2025 with the single "Echo" amid an ongoing Attrakt damages lawsuit.
Aespa (에스파)
Aespa (에스파) is a four-member SM Entertainment K-pop girl group (Karina, Winter, Giselle, Ningning) that debuted November 17, 2020 with "Black Mamba", known for its avatar metaverse concept, the Melon-record "Supernova", and albums Armageddon and LEMONADE.
After School (애프터스쿨) (group)
After School (애프터스쿨, アフタースクール) was a South Korean girl group under Pledis Entertainment, debuting January 15, 2009 with New Schoolgirl. Known for its admissions-and-graduation member system, hits like Bang! and Because of You, sub-unit Orange Caramel, and quiet end when Nana left Pledis in 2024.
AHOF
AHOF (아홉), or All-time Hall Of Famer, is a nine-member K-pop boy group under F&F Entertainment formed on SBS's Universe League; debuted July 1, 2025 with Who We Are, selling 369,850 first-week copies.
Ailee
Ailee (에일리), stage name of Amy Lee (Lee Ye-jin), is a Korean-American singer-songwriter born 1989 who debuted in Korea in 2012 with "Heaven"; known for four consecutive MAMA Best Female Vocal Performance awards, the 2017 ballad "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow," and agency moves from YMC to A2Z Entertainment.
ALAMAT
ALAMAT is a Filipino P-pop boy group formed in 2020 by Viva Artists Agency, which debuted in 2021 with "kbye" and sings in several Philippine languages.
AleXa (알렉사)
AleXa (알렉사), born Alexandra Christine Schneiderman in 1996, is an American K-pop singer based in South Korea. She debuted with "Bomb" (2019) on ZB Label and won NBC's American Song Contest 2022 with "Wonderland" for Oklahoma; distinct from Amazon's Alexa voice assistant.
All(H)Ours
All(H)Ours (올아워즈) is a seven-member South Korean boy group under EDEN Entertainment that debuted January 10, 2024 with ALL OURS and "GOTCHA"; nicknamed "Stray Kids' cousin group", known for aggressive EDM/hip-hop performance tracks like GIMME GIMME and DEAD MAN WALKING.
AllDay Project
AllDay Project (올데이 프로젝트, ADP) is a five-member co-ed K-pop group under The Black Label, debuting June 23, 2025 with Famous. Members Annie, Tarzzan, Bailey, Woochan, Youngseo; first co-ed group since KARD; EPs ALLDAY PROJECT and CRASH.
Allkpop
Allkpop is an American English-language news and gossip website covering K-pop and Korean celebrity culture, launched in 2007 by Johnny Noh and Paul Han and operated from Los Angeles.
Alpha Drive One
Alpha Drive One (알파드라이브원, ALD1) is an eight-member multinational K-pop boy group formed on Mnet's BOYS II PLANET with about 26 million votes; debuted January 12, 2026 under WAKEONE with EP EUPHORIA and FREAK ALARM, selling 1.44 million first-week copies.