January 31 – Girls' Generation become the first K-pop group to appear on an American late night talk show, performing the English version of "The Boys" on the Late Show with David Letterman.[1]
February 1 – Girls' Generation similarly appear on Live! with Kelly, the first U.S. morning talk show appearance from a K-pop artist.[1]
June – The Korean music industry grosses nearly $3.4 billion in the first half of 2012, according to Billboard estimates, a 27.8% increase from the same period a year prior.[2]
June 22 – Show Me the Money airs its first season, which is considered a pivotal work in making hip hop a mainstream genre in South Korea.[3]
September 10 – Big Bang announces their three concert dome tour in Japan, making them the first Korean artist to perform at three dome stadiums in a single tour.[5]
September 26 – Psy's "Gangnam Style" attains a peak of number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest for a K-pop song on the chart.[6]
October 16 – KCON 2012 takes place at the Verizon Amphitheater in Irvine, California, the first K-pop dedicated convention in the United States.[7]
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music in South Korea List of years in South Korean music 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science Contents 1 Notable events and achievements 2 Award shows and festivals 2 1 Award ceremonies 2 2 Festivals 3 Debuting and disbanded in 2012 3 1 Debuted groups 3 2 Solo debuts 3 3 Disbanded groups 4 Releases in 2012 4 1 First quarter 4 1 1 January 4 1 2 February 4 1 3 March 4 2 Second quarter 4 2 1 April 4 2 2 May 4 2 3 June 4 3 Third quarter 4 3 1 July 4 3 2 August 4 3 3 September 4 4 Fourth quarter 4 4 1 October 4 4 2 November 4 4 3 December 5 Charts 6 See also 7 ReferencesNotable events and achievements EditJanuary 11 12 the 26th Golden Disc Awards take place the first time it was held in January Super Junior and Girls Generation win the grand prizes January 31 Girls Generation become the first K pop group to appear on an American late night talk show performing the English version of The Boys on the Late Show with David Letterman 1 February 1 Girls Generation similarly appear on Live with Kelly the first U S morning talk show appearance from a K pop artist 1 February 29 Kiha amp The Faces and IU win the grand prizes at the 18th Korean Music Awards June The Korean music industry grosses nearly 3 4 billion in the first half of 2012 according to Billboard estimates a 27 8 increase from the same period a year prior 2 June 22 Show Me the Money airs its first season which is considered a pivotal work in making hip hop a mainstream genre in South Korea 3 July 28 2NE1 embark on their New Evolution Global Tour considered the first world tour by a K pop girl group 4 September 10 Big Bang announces their three concert dome tour in Japan making them the first Korean artist to perform at three dome stadiums in a single tour 5 September 26 Psy s Gangnam Style attains a peak of number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 the highest for a K pop song on the chart 6 October 16 KCON 2012 takes place at the Verizon Amphitheater in Irvine California the first K pop dedicated convention in the United States 7 November 18 Psy becomes the first Korean artist to perform at the American Music Awards 8 November 19 The third annual Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards take place Psy Song Chang sik and Geum Sa hyang are awarded the Order of Cultural Merit Park Seong yeon and Kim Chang wan receive the Presidential Commendation and Na Yoon sun 2NE1 and Lee Eun ha receive the Prime Minister s Commendation 9 November 24 Gangnam Style becomes the most viewed video on YouTube with 805 million views surpassing Justin Bieber s Baby 10 November 30 Psy BigBang and Super Junior win the grand prizes at the 2012 MAMA December 14 Busker Busker Beast and Psy win the grand prizes at the annual Melon Music Awards December 18 Gangnam Style is ranked number one on YouTube s list of top trending video of 2012 11 December 21 The music video for Gangnam Style becomes the first video in YouTube history to surpass 1 billion views 12 Award shows and festivals EditAward ceremonies Edit 2012 music award ceremonies in South Korea Date Event HostJanuary 11 12 2012 26th Golden Disc Awards Ilgan Sports and JTBC PlusJanuary 19 2012 21st Seoul Music Awards Sports SeoulFebruary 22 2012 1st Gaon Chart Music Awards Korea Music Content AssociationFebruary 29 2012 18th Korean Music Awards Korean Popular Music Awards CommitteeNovember 19 2012 3rd Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards Korea Creative Content AgencyNovember 30 2012 14th Mnet Asian Music Awards CJ E amp M Mnet December 14 2012 4th Melon Music Awards Kakao MFestivals Edit 2012 televised music festivals in South Korea Date Event HostDecember 28 2012 KBS Song Festival Korean Broadcasting System KBS December 29 2012 SBS Gayo Daejeon Seoul Broadcasting System SBS December 31 2012 MBC Gayo Daejejeon Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation MBC Debuting and disbanded in 2012 EditDebuted groups Edit Further information List of South Korean idol groups 2010s 2012100 15 amp 24K 2BiC A cian A Jax A Prince AOA B A P Big Star BTOB C Clown Crayon Pop Cross Gene D Unit EvoL EXID EXO Fiestar From the Airport Gangkiz Girls Generation TTS GLAM Hello Venus Hyungdon and Daejun JJ Project Lunafly Mr Mr NU EST Puretty Rainbow Pixie She z Skarf Skull amp Haha Spica Sunny Days Tahiti Tasty The Barberettes The SeeYa The Solutions Tiny G Two X VIXX Wonder Boyz ZE A Five Solo debuts Edit Ailee Allen Kim Anda Baek A yeon Ben Han Seung yeon John Park Juniel Kim Sung kyu Lee Hi Loco Stephanie Yong Jun hyung Disbanded groups Edit 2NB Big Mama Black Pearl Broken Valentine JQT Loveholics T maxReleases in 2012 EditFirst quarter Edit January Edit Date Title Artist Genre s 3 Funky Town T ara Dance Disco5 Neo Spirit NS Yoon G Pop9 It s Teen Top Dance10 100 Ver MBLAQ Pop Dance13 The Grasshoppers Sunny Hill Dance20 Vintage Wanted K pop26 Warrior B A P Hip hop R amp B27 Hit U Dal Shabet Dance31 Grown Up F T Island RockFebruary Edit Date Title Artist Genre s 1 Se7en Second Mini Album Se7en R amp B Pop2 Welcome To The Block Block B Hip hop6 Thank You F iV R amp B Ballad7 New Breed Jay Park Hip hop R amp B8 Russian Roulette Spica Dance R amp B9 My Angel M Street Ballad14 I Need You K Will Ballad20 Touch Miss A Dance Electronic22 Re Issue Brave Girls Dance29 Alive Big Bang Electronic Hip hopMarch Edit Date Title Artist Genre s 7 Love Diary C Real Dance8 Sweet Rendezvous Nine Muses Dance12 F Scott Fitzgerald s Way Of Love 2AM Pop R amp B14 Ignition B1A4 Dance19 Sherlock Shinee Electronic R amp B20 The Boys Becomes Adult Monni Rock23 The Return Shinhwa Dance26 Ear Fun CNBLUE Pop rock29 Painkiller Spica Dance R amp BSecond quarter Edit April Edit Date Title Artist Genre s 3 Born to Beat BtoB Dance9 Mama Exo K Electronica R amp BVolume Up 4Minute Electropop10 Slip Away Nell Rock12 Alone Sistar Dance R amp B2 Guys Baechigi Hip hop17 Spaceensum Daybreak RockEveryday II Girl s Day Dance ballad25 DoraDora U KISS Electropop27 Power B A P Hip hop Pop punkFor Century Ultimate Zest F Cuz Dance28 Spring Park Jin Young R amp B Ballad29 Twinkle Girls Generation TTS Dance Electropop30 Welcome To The Block repackage Block B Hip hopMay Edit Date Title Artist Genre s 8 Bounce JJ Project Hiphop9 Une Annee Apink DanceVenus Hello Venus Dance10 Ulala Sensation Part 1 Ulala Session PopShade Broken Valentine Rock11 Spring of a Twenty Year Old IU Ballad14 Tarantallegra Kim Junsu JYJ Pop15 Infinitize Infinite Dance16 State of Emergency DMTN Dance17 Ulala Sensation Part 2 Ulala Session Pop21 2PM Member s Selection 2PM Dance R amp BBloom G NA Pop23 Born to Beat Asia Special Edition BTOB Dance24 Ignition Special Edition B1A4 Dance27 Good Boy Baek Ji young K pop30 Illusion M I B Hip hopJune Edit Date Title Artist Genre s 1 Myname 1st Single Myname R amp B3 Still Alive Big Bang Dance Hip hop3 Wonder Party Wonder Girls Dance Ballad4 Artist Teen Top Dance5 The Special To Kiss Me U KISS Dance6 Bang Bang Dal Shabet Dance Electropop7 My First June Juniel Pop rock8 Timeless Begins Cross Gene Electronic13 Electric Shock f x ElectropopLove Style Boyfriend Dance20 Flashback After School Pop Dance22 Hu man 2BiC R amp B25 I m Da One Jo Kwon Dance28 Loving U Sistar Dance R amp BThird quarter Edit July Edit Date Title Artist Genre s 3 Day by Day T ara Dance4 Sexy Free amp Single Super Junior R amp B ElectropopLike a Wave Hello Venus DanceSpectacular ZE A Dance8 23 Male Single Jang Wooyoung Dance10 Run to You LED Apple Pop rock11 Action Nu est Dance12 Bigstart Big Star Dance15 Psy 6 Six Rules Part 1 Psy Dance Hip hop18 Skinship NS Yoon G Pop19 No Mercy B A P Hip hop PopNot Alone C Clown Dance22 Midnight Sun Beast DanceOnly One BoA Dance R amp B27 Racer Chaos DanceAugust Edit Date Title Artist Genre s 2 Welcome to Business D Unit Dance6 Spy Sexy Free amp Single Repackage Super Junior R amp B Electropop9 Spectrum Tasty Dance10 Let Me Explode EvoL Dance13 Hippity Hop EXID Dance R amp B14 Rising Sun E7 Dance16 Phantom City Phantom Hip hopMystery Able Dance20 Double Up Two X Dance22 Pandora Kara Synthpop23 Sol Bi Neun Ottugi Sol Bi Dance27 Phoenix ZE A Pop30 Crash B A P Hip hop Pop31 Vista Fiestar DanceSeptember Edit Date Title Artist Genre s 4 Mirage T ara Dance10 I m Baek Baek A Yeon R amp BFive Treasure Box F T Island Rock12 Press Play BtoB Dance R amp BLipstick Orange Caramel Dance Electropop13 Poison Secret Dance Electropop15 One of a Kind G Dragon Hip hop20 Stop Girl U KISS DanceHypnotize Anda PopPrinciple of My Soul Naul R amp B24 Catch Me TVXQ R amp B Electropop29 Girl s Secret Party 84LY PopFourth quarter Edit October Edit Date Title Artist Genre s 4 Blossom Big Star Dance5 Talk About S Gain Dance Electronic10 2 0 10cm Acoustic folk11 The Third Album Part 1 K Will Ballad15 Independent Women Part III Miss A Dance16 Blockbuster Block B Dance Hip hopInvitation Ailee DanceOpen The Door Wonder Boyz Hip hop19 99 Epik High Hip hop21 Melting Hyuna Dance Hip hop23 Stop It B A P Hip hop R amp B24 Vol 5 Be Renewed Chu Ga yeoul Folk31 PYL Younique Volume 1 Younique Unit DanceNovember Edit Date Title Artist Genre s 1 Journey Home Kim Jong Kook Pop6 Hello A Prince Dance7 The Next Big Thing Roh Ji hoon Dance8 Janus Boyfriend DanceI Will Protect SM SH Pop9 We Don t Stop Fiestar Dance12 In the Wind B1A4 Dance13 Have Don t Have Dal Shabet Dance Synthpop15 2MYX A Jax DanceYoung Love C Clown Pop19 Another Me Kim Sung kyu Pop rock20 1 amp 1 Juniel Pop rock21 Lonely Spica Dance R amp B22 Forest Lee Seung gi Ballad26 Humanoids TVXQ Electronica DanceThe First Collage Yang Yo seob R amp B28 I Got The Feeling Big Star Dance30 Kara Collection Kara DanceDecember Edit Date Title Artist Genre s 4 Now and Forever Wax R amp B Ballad6 Love U The SeeYa R amp B11 5 Point 5 Joosuc Hip hop12 What Are You Doing Today Hello Venus Dance13 Antique Romance Sunny Hill DanceCharts EditList of number one hits of 2012 South Korea List of number one albums of 2012 South Korea See also Edit2012 in South Korea List of South 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