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This is a list of musical artists that are of South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n nationality. They not necessarily be of full Korean ancestry, sing in Korean language

Korean language

Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...

, or reside in South Korea.

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Hyun Bin
Hyun Bin
Hyun Bin is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his lead roles in the dramas My Name is Kim Sam Soon in 2005, and Secret Garden in 2010.-Career:...
Hahn Dae-soo
Hahn Dae-soo
Hahn Dae-soo is a South Korean folk and rock singer-songwriter. He led the Korean modern folk era of the 1960s and 1970s, and released some experimental albums in the 1990s and 2000s.-Biography:...
Harisu
Hong Kyung Min
Hong Kyung Min
- Television drama :* 2006: MBC Love Can't Wait* 2006: KBS2 Fugitive, Lee Doo Young* 2007: SBS The Person I Love- External links :* at KBS World...
Hwayobi
Hyun Young
Hyun Young
Yoo Hyun-young is a South Korean entertainer. Her name is well known as simply Hyun Young. She has worked as a model, TV show host, actress, singer, instructor for Public Relations & Personal Financial Planning at colleges, companies. Educated at Yong-In University, she is known for her unusual,...
Heo Young Saeng
Heo Young Saeng
Heo Young Saeng was born on 3 November 1986. He is a South Korean entertainer and main/lead vocalist of boyband SS501. He debut as a solo artist in May 2011 with mini album Let It Go and made his musical debut in The Three Musketeers in November 2011 as D'Artagnan.-2005: Debut:Heo is a former...
Hyuna
Hyuna
HyunA is a South Korean idol singer and a member of girl group, 4minute. She is also former member of the popular girl group Wonder Girls.- Biography :Kim Hyuna was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea...

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Chung Jae-Young , better known by her stage name J, is a Korean R&B/Soul artist who is known for her soft unique voice tone. She attended Northern Virginia Community College. She was discovered in a beauty pageant for Koreans in Washington D.C. The contest allowed her to get the attention of a...
Jang Nara
Jang Nara
Jang Na-ra is a South Korean singer and actress. She also sings in Chinese, and is known in China by her transliterated Chinese name .-Early life:...
Jaurim
Jaurim
Jaurim is a rock band from Seoul, South Korea. They had performed in the indie scene before 1997, and became major with their first released single 'Hey Hey Hey'...
Jay Park
Jay Park
Park Jaebeom , also known as Jay Park, is an American recording artist, dancer, rapper, music producer, b-boy, songwriter, composer and actor...
Jo Sungmo
Jo Sungmo
Jo Sung Mo , born on February 28, 1977, is a South Korean singer who mainly focuses on ballads. He debuted in 1998 with a sad, romantic ballad titled "To Heaven." Jo is notable for his "million sellers", as his first few albums were widely popular....
Jeon Hye-Bin
joo
Joo
Jōō may refer to:* Jyouou , a Japanese television drama* Jōō , a Japanese era name * Jōō , a Japanese era name * Takeno Jōō , Japanese tea master* Jōō...

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K (singer)
Kang Yoon-sung , better known by his stage name K, is a J-pop singer from South Korea.Currently, the only contract in Japan. After the failure of his first album in South Korea in 2004, K crossed over to Japan...
Kim Hyun Joong
Kim Hyun Joong
Kim Hyun Joong was born on 6 June 1986. He is a South Korean entertainer and the leader of boyband SS501. Kim is well-known for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in the 2009 Korean drama Boys Over Flowers, winning Best Actor Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2009 and Popularity Award at the 45th...
Kang Hye-jeong
Kang Hye-jeong
- Career :Kang Hye-jung began working as a model in her first year of high school, and throughout the late 1990s she appeared in small roles in TV dramas and sitcoms such as Jump and Nonstop 3. Her first film role was in Moon Seung-wook's arthouse/sci-fi film Nabi, for which she won a Best Actress...
KCM
KCM
KCM is a Korean male singer. KCM are the initials of his Korean name, Kang Chang Mo . He is known both for his muscular body and for his high-toned voice. Duet wit....
Kim Ah-joong
Kim Ah-joong
Kim Ah-joong , is a South Korean film and drama actress/model...
Kim Bum Soo
Kim Bum Soo
Kim Bum Soo born January 26, 1979, is a South Korean R&B and soul singer famous for his smooth vocals and emotive ballads....
Kim C
Kim C
Kim C is a South Korean singer from Hot Potato and an entertainer.-Personal life:He is married and has a daughter, named Kim Yu-ju and a son. He currently serves as a catcher of entertainment baseball club, Han...
Kim Gun Mo
Kim Gun Mo
Kim Gun-mo is a South Korean singer and musician. He has released twelve albums. He was educated at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, and majored in Korean traditional music. His most famous songs include 핑계 , 잘못된 만남, and 짱가.- Biography :Kim debuted with Kim Gun Mo 1 in 1992, which was followed by...
Kim Hyung Joon
Kim Jeong Hoon
Kim Jeong Hoon
Kim Jeong Hoon , also known in Japan as "John Hoon", is a South Korean singer and actor. He initially rose to fame as a member of Korean duo UN debuting with the single Voice Mail in 2000...
Kim Jin Woo
Kim Jin Woo
Kim Jin Woo is a right-handed relief pitcher who plays for the Kia Tigers in the South Korean professional baseball league.-Amateur career:...
Kim Kwang Suk
Kim Kwang Suk
Kim Kwang-Seok was a South Korean folk rock singer. He made his debut by joining the recording of a musical ‘Gaedongi’, which consisted of topical songs and was produced by a songwriter and activist Kim Min Gi in 1984...

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Kim Kyu Jong
Kim Kyu Jong
Kim Kyu Jong was born on 24 February 1987. He is a South Korean entertainer and member of boyband SS501. He made his musical debut in Goong: Musical, playing the lead role of 'Lee Shin' and debut as a solo artist in September 2011 with mini album Turn Me On.-2005: Debut:Kim debuted as a member of...
Kim Kyung Ho
Kim Kyung Ho
Kim Kyung Ho is a Korean rock singer known for his efforts in bringing rock music to South Korea and his 4 octave vocal range. His debut album, released in 1995, was entitled "Kim Kyung Ho" and, while not commercially successful, earned him some recognition among Korean rock music fans...
Kim Min-ki
Kim Min-ki
Kim Min-ki is a South Korean singer, songwriter, playwright, and composer.Min-ki was educated at Seoul National University. He first came to prominence as the composer of the tune "Achim Isul" , which was written in 1970 and performed by Korean folk singer Yang Hee-eun...
Kim Sa Rang
Kim Sa Rang (singer)
Kim Sa-rang is a South Korean rock singer-songwriter.- Biography :Kim debuted in 1999 with his first album, I Am 18 Years Old, on which he single-handedly took care of the composition, lyrics, arrangement, and instrumentals. After his second album in 2001, Kim retreated from the public eye, though...
Kim Soochul
Kim Sung Jae
Kim Sung Jae
Kim Sung Jae was a South Korean hip-hop singer, rapper and dancer, first known as the member of Deux, hip-hop duo that gained a popularity in the early 1990s. Several months after the group was disbanded, Kim released his solo album "As I Speak" on 19 November 1995...

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K.Will
K.Will
Kim Hyung-Soo , better known by his stage name K.Will is a South Korean ballad singer, vocal coach, dancer, composer, and actor.K.Will first became known in South Korean through his single called “Dream” in “A Love to Kill” OST, released in 2006. A year after his single and 5 years after as a...
Kim Yoon-Ah
Jaurim
Jaurim is a rock band from Seoul, South Korea. They had performed in the indie scene before 1997, and became major with their first released single 'Hey Hey Hey'...
Jung sujung
Krystal
Krystal may refer to:*Krystal , one of the oldest fast-food chains in the United States, founded in 1932-People:*Krystal Steal, an American porn star*Krystal Harris, an American pop singer*Krystal Meyers, a Christian rock musician...

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Lee Byung-hun
Lee Byung-Hun
Lee Byung-hun is a South Korean actor, singer and model. He has starred in popular television dramas such as Iris , All In and Beautiful Days...
Lee Dong-gun
Lee Dong-gun
Lee Dong-gun is a South Korean actor.-Career:Lee made his debut in 1998 as an actor and singer. However, he has long since given up his singing career...
Lee Hyori
Lee Hyori
Lee Hyori is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of the successful pop girl group Fin.K.L, but has since become a solo artist. In 2003 she released her debut solo album Stylish which won many "Daesangs"...
Lee Ji-hoon
Lee Jung
Lee Jung
Lee Jung aka J. Lee is a South Korean singer and actor. He made his debut as a member of 7 Dayz; Lee has since become a solo singer...
Lee Jung Hyun (Ava)
Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi
Lee Seung Gi is a South Korean singer, actor and MC.-Career:Scouted by singer Lee Sun Hee, Lee Seung Gi trained for 2 years before debuting on June 5, 2004 at the age of 17...
Lee Seung-Hwan
Lee Soo Young
Lee Soo Young
Lee Soo Young is a Korean ballad singer. She made her debut in 1999 in Korea with the hit “I Believe.” Currently, she has nine released albums and five mini-albums and sang six OSTs...
Lee So-ra
Lee Tzsche
Lee Tzsche
-Biography:She debuted at the MBC College Music Festival in 1988, singing another composer's song. At the time, she maintained a unisex look and she became popular, but she grew disenchanted with the entertainment business and went to Japan and the USA to study art....
Lena Park
Lena Park
Lena Park, also known as Park Jung-hyun, , is a Korean-American R&B singer. Early in her life, Park showed talent for singing, mainly in the choir of her father's church in Downey with her siblings Brian and Uriah. She also learned to play saxophone and piano...
Lexy
Lexy (singer)
Hwang Hyo-sook , know by the stage name Lexy , is a Korean female soloist who debuted in 2003 under the management, YG Entertainment...
Lim Chang-jung
Lim Chang-jung
Yim Chang Jung is a South Korean actor and singer.-Filmography:-External links:...
Lim Jeong Hee
Lim Jeong Hee
Lim Jeong-Hee is a South Korean R&B and Pop artist that debuted in 2005 under JYP Entertainment. One of her notable performances in 2005 was the 5th Pattaya Music Festival in Thailand, which helped promote and expose her to the foreign music industry...
Lim Jeong-hyun
Lyn
Lyn (singer)
Lee Se-jin is a K-pop singer known professionally as Lyn. She has release 5 successful albums to date.- Career :Lyn was first scouted by an agency because of her voice and from there, she first made her debut under her real name, Lee Se-jin, and released an album. The album sold poorly and was...
Luna
Luna
Luna most often refers to:* The Latin name for the Moon, Earth's only natural satellite* Luna, the Roman incarnation of Selene, a goddess and the personified Moon in Greek mythology...

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Maya
Maya (Korean singer)
Maya is a Korean singer. Her family includes one brother and 3 sisters. Her hobbies are skiing and scuba diving. She was educated at the Seoul Institute of the Arts....
MC Mong
MC Mong
MC Mong is a South Korean hip hop artist who is known for his comic disposition and his upbeat songs. He graduated from Dong-Ah Broadcasting College. MC Mong has collaborated with many well known artists, including Kim Tae Woo from G.o.d., Ock Ju-hyun, Ivy, Crown J, Lena Park, Park Hyo Shin, SG...
MC Sniper
MC Sniper
MC Sniper is a South Korean male rapper. Recording artist and founder of underground hip-hop crew Buddha Baby, MC Sniper is considered a controversial and relatively influential musician in South Korea...
Min Hae-Kyung
Min Hyo-rin

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Park Bom
Park Bom
Park Bom , is a South Korean idol singer, Born in Seoul, South Korea, she eventually moved to the United States where she learned English. She is the main vocalist of girl group 2NE1, where her stage name became solely "Bom"...
Park Hyo Shin
Park Hyo Shin
Park Hyo-shin is a Korean singer. Park has a deep, husky voice and has been hailed by many as one of Korea's greatest singers.-Biography:Park was educated at Kyung-hee University and majored in post-modern music....
Park Ji Yoon
Park Jin-young
Park Jin-young
Park Jin-young also known as J.Y. Park is a singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and the current CEO and founder of JYP Entertainment, a major artist management/record label of Korean pop music.-Music career:Park has released seven albums...
Park Myeong-su
Park Myeong-su
Park Myung-soo is a Korean comedian, MC and singer who debuted on television in 1993, appearing on the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Network. He is in the top-rated comic variety programme Muhan Dojeon and on the Date at 2 O'Clock radio show...
Park Sandara
Park Shin-hye
Park Shin-hye
Park Shin Hye is a successful South Korean actress, singer and promotional model. She debuted in the 2003 music video "Ggot" . She is best known for the roles of "Go Mi Nam" in the popular television drama You're Beautiful and "Lee Gyu Won" in the 2011 drama Heartstrings...
Park Yong-ha
Park Yong-ha
Park Yong-ha was a Korean actor and singer. He committed suicide at the age of 32.-Career:At seventeen, Park was noted for his acting and musical skills, as well as his good looks which earned him popularity with fans. After his debut in MBC drama Theme Theater , Park appeared a range of TV dramas...
Park Jung Min
Park Jung Min
Park Jung Min was born on 3 April 1987. He is a South Korean entertainer and member of boyband SS501. He made his musical debut in Grease and was the first SS501 members to debut as a solo artist with mini album Not Alone....
Postino
Postino (artist)
Postino is an electronic music producer based in London. He is the owner of independent record label Postino Records, and is noted as being one of the first South Korean producers to top the European DJ charts.-History:...

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Sandara Park
Sandara Park
Park Sandara , better known as Dara , is a South Korean idol singer, actress, television host and model. She is best known as being a member and the Director of Communications of the Korean girl group 2NE1. However, she first gained major popularity on ABS-CBN's Star Circle Quest during her stay in...
Seven
Seven (South Korean singer)
Choi Dong-wook , better known by his stage name Se7en, is a South Korean singer from YG Entertainment. He has released songs in South Korea, Japan, China and the United States.-2003: Debut:...
Seungri
Seungri
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Seo Moon-tak
Shim Mina
Shim Mina
Shim Mina , known by her stage name, Mina , is a South Korean singer and dancer. She rose to fame at the World Cup in 2002, eventually deciding to become a K-pop singer.-Dancing career:...
Shin Hae Chul
Shin Hae Chul
Shin Hae Chul is an avant-garde South Korean pop music performer.-History:Born in Seoul, South Korea, Shin has been involved in many musical projects since his debut in 1988. He has acted as musician, singer, and producer. He introduced the techno music technique in his nation with a huge...
Shin Jung-hyeon
Shin Jung-hyeon
Shin Jung-hyeon is a South Korean rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. Known as Korea's "Godfather of Rock", he led Korean psychedelic pop/rock culture during 1960s and 1970s. His sons Shin Dae-cheol and Shin Yun-cheol are also respected guitarists in K-rock scene...
Shin Seung Hun
Shin Seung Hun
Shin Seung Hoon is South Korean ballad singer whose popularity peaked in the 1990s. He is remembered as one of the most important figures in South Korean pop music scene....
Sim Soo-bong
Sim Soo-bong
Sim Min-kyung is South Korean singer known professionally as Sim Soo-bong. When she was a senior at Myongji University, she debuted in 1978 through MBC College Song Contest at which she performed her self-composed song "Geuddae Geu Saram" .-Personal life:She was born to a Korean traditional folk...
So Chan-Whee
Son Dam Bi
Son Dam Bi
Son Dam Bi is a South Korean singer, dancer, model and actress.-Biography:Son Dam Bi is one of the most hyped names to debut in Korea. She had appeared in music videos for Paran and MYV, along with many advertisements. She first came to fame when she appeared in a commercial for an MP3 player...
Steve Seungjun Yoo
Sung Si Kyung
Sung Si Kyung
-Inkigayo:-Dramas:* 2002: We Are Dating Now * 2003: Punch * 2005: Banjun Drama * 2006: Rainbow Romance -OST:* 2003 : Scent Of Love 희재 * 2006 : Spring Waltz 계절이 돌아오듯이...

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Taegoon
Taegoon
Taegoon is a Korean pop singer and dancer. His first television appearance was on the talent search program Battle Shinhwa in 2005. He reached the final round of the competition and was the last one to leave the group...
Taeyang
Taeyang
Dong Youngbae , better known by his stage name Taeyang or Sol, is a South Korean recording artist, entertainer. After appearing in Jinusean's music video "A-yo", Taeyang began training under YG Entertainment at the age of 12 alongside fellow member and leader G-Dragon...
Tasha Reid
Tasha Reid
Tasha Reid , better known by her Korean name Yoon Mi-rae , is an R&B singer and rapper.- Early life :Reid was born to a South Korean mother, and an African American father...
Tei
Tei (singer)
Kim Ho Kyung , not to be confused with K-pop/rock singer Kim Kyung Ho, professionally known as Tei, is a Korean Ballad singer....
Tiger JK
Tiger JK
Seo Jung-kwon better known by his stage name Tiger JK is a Korean American rapper, producer, songwriter, enterprenuer, and founding member of Drunken Tiger. He is the founder and former CEO of Jungle Entertainment an imprint distributed by CJ E&M...
Tim
Tim (singer)
Hwang Young-Min , best known by his stage name Tim , is a Korean American k-pop ballad singer. His songs are mostly about unrequited love or parted lovers. He has come into the spotlight as the next successor of male ballad singers in South Korea after Shin Seung Hun. and Lee Seung-Hwan...
T.O.P
T.O.P
Choi Seung-hyun , better known by his stage name T.O.P , is a South Korean recording artist and actor...
Trish Doan
Trish Doan
Trish Doan is the former bassist of the all-woman band Kittie. She joined in August 2005 along with Tara McLeod. Doan is a niece of Sudbury, Ontario MPP Rick Bartolucci. In addition to bass, she has also played guitar since the age of 13...
Tablo
Tablo
Daniel Armand Lee, whose Korean name is Lee Seon-Woong , is more commonly known by his stage name Tablo . He is a hip hop musician, rap artist, songwriter and lyricist. He is best known as the rapper and leader of the South Korean hip hop group Epik High...

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1TYM
1TYM
1TYM is a four-member Korean hip hop group. The four members are: Oh Jin Hwan , Park Hong Jun , Song Baek Kyoung , and Im Taebin . Leader Teddy and lead vocalist Danny originated from the United States and moved to South Korea when they were accepted under YG...
1 Way (see One Way
One Way (Korean band)
One Way is a contemporary South Korean R&B/Hip Hop group managed by YJ Media, also known as YJ Entertainment. The trio consists of Leader/vocals Chance ,vocals Peter and rapper YoungSky . They made their debut on March 6, 2010 on MBC’s Music Core with their promotional single, Magic...

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2AM
2AM
2AM is a South Korean four-member ballad boy band under JYP Entertainment. The members are Jo Kwon, Jinwoon, Seulong, and Changmin. 2AM is one of the two subgroups branched out from the eleven-member boy band One Day, the other being 2PM. They officially debuted on July 11, 2008 on KBS's Music...
2NE1
2NE1
Both the song and the group became popular online: Fire topped Mnet's online chart and 2NE1 became a popular search term. The group was awarded three Cyworld Digital Music Awards; "Lollipop" and "Fire" both won "Song of the Month" and the group won "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009...
2PM
2PM
2PM is a South Korean boy band, originally a seven-member group, but currently consisting of six members due to the sudden contract termination of leader Jaebeom following an Internet controversy in September 2009. They are managed by JYP Entertainment...
4minute
4minute
4Minute is a popular South Korean girl group founded by Cube Entertainment in 2009. The group consists of Nam Jihyun , Heo Gayoon, Jeon Jiyoon, Kim Hyuna and Kwon SoHyun. The girls released their first single on June 15, 2009 and made their debut stage last June 18, 2009 on Mnet M! Countdown...
5Dolls
5dolls
5dolls is a 5-member sub-group comprising the female members of the South Korean dance-pop group Co-Ed School. They debuted with two single tracks "Lip Stains" and "I Mean You" .-History:...
8Eight
8Eight
8Eight is a South Korean music trio consisting of Baek Chan, Lee Hyun, and Joo Hee.8Eight won the first season of the television series, MBC’s Show Survival . They debuted on MBC’s Show! Music Core on August 25, 2007.-Studio albums:...

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A Pink
A Pink
A Pink is a seven-member South Korean girl group under A Cube Entertainment; a sister company of Cube Entertainment. The groups consists of Park Chorong , Yoon Bomi, Jung Eunji, Son Naeun, Hong Yookyung, Kim Namjoo and Oh Hayoung. They debuted last April 19, 2011 with the EP Seven Springs of A...
After School
After School (band)
After School is a South Korean girl group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2009. They are the first group to debut with a unique admissions and graduation concept in Korea, where members are added or withdrawn in a “natural” manner...
Anycall
Anycall
Anycall is a South Korean mobile phone brand established by Samsung Electronics in 1993. Like other mobile phone brands in South Korea, they provide technology such as cameras, internet access, and digital TV through Digital Multimedia Broadcasting.Samsung mobile phones are sold through the...
As One
As One
As One is a Korean pop duo consisting of Korean Americans Min Young Lee and Crystal Chae. Their first hit was the song "너만은 모르길," released in 1999 on Rock Records Between their fourth and fifth albums, their contract with Rock Records expired and they signed with EMI Korea; a label which also...
AS Blue
After School (band)
After School is a South Korean girl group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2009. They are the first group to debut with a unique admissions and graduation concept in Korea, where members are added or withdrawn in a “natural” manner...
AS Red
After School
After School may refer to:* After-school activity, special activities that are done at the school after the day is over* After school special, a type of television program-Films:* After School , a 2003 Singaporean film...
Aziatix
Aziatix
Aziatix is an Asian-American music group composed of Eddie Shin, Flowsik, and Nicky Lee. The individuals in the group were brought together by veteran producer Jae Chong...

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B1A4
B1A4
B1A4 is a South Korean quintet boy band. Formed by WM Entertainment in 2011, they made their debut with their release Let's Fly. The band consists of Jinyoung, Baro, Sandeul, CNU and Gongchan...
Baby V.O.X.
Baby V.O.X.
Baby V.O.X. was one of South Korea's girl groups, associated with record company DR Music. Although it initially had much internal turmoil, Baby V.O.X. eventually became a cohesive group from 1999 to 2005, releasing hit albums.However, after the failure of their last album Ride West, it began to...
Baby Vox Re.V
Baby Vox Re.V
Baby Vox Re.V is a K-pop music group, being the descendant group of Baby V.O.X. The group's subtitle "Re.V" stands for Renaissance Voices...
Battle
Battle (Korean band)
Battle is a Korean boy band that debuted on December 17, 2006 with the release of their first single "Crash". They are most popular for winning the reality show, Let's Coke Play! Battle Shinhwa! The group includes Ryu, Tae-hwa, Lio, Chris, and Hwi-chan...
Beast
Big Bang
Big Mama
Black Beat
Black Beat
Black Beat was South Korean boy band. Black Beat belonged to SM Entertainment. A few of their members have appeared elsewhere. But for the most part their public appearances have been limited...
Block B
Block B
Block B is a South Korean boy group created by Cho PD under his label Brand New Stardom. On April 15, 2011, they made their debut on KBS Music Bank with their promotional single, "Freeze!" . The group consists of seven members: Zico , Lee Taeil, B-Bomb , Ahn Jaehyo, U-Kwon , Park Kyung, and P.O...
Boohwal
Boohwal
Boohwal , is a South Korean rock music band, formed in 1985 by the lead guitarist/songwriter Kim Tae Won .- Formation and the 80's :Kim Tae-won changed the name of the group from "The End" to "부활" in ‘86 following the departure of the vocalist Kim Jong Seo...
Brave Girls
Brave Girls
Brave Girls is a five member girl group formed by famous producer, Brave Brothers of Brave Entertainment. The group consists of Eun Young, Seo Ah, Yejin, Yoojin and Hyeran. They debuted on April 8, 2011 with the single album The Difference. The songs “Do You Know ” and “So Sexy” were their...
Brown Eyed Girls
Brown Eyed Girls
The Brown Eyed Girls , often abbreviated as B.E.G., is a South Korean girl group managed by Nega Network. The group consists of four members: Jea, Miryo, Narsha, and Ga-in. They've debuted as an R&B/ballad vocal group in 2006 and challenged themselves with different music genres. Rising to...
Browneyed Soul
Browneyed Soul
Browneyed Soul is a Korean R&B group.-Summary:who released their debut album, Soul Free, on September 18, 2003. From it the single Jeongmal Saranghaesseulkka topped the KBS charts in October of that year . In April 2010, Kyoung Tack Lim joined the group as a backup singer...
Bulldog Mansion
Bulldog Mansion
Bulldog Mansion is a South Korean pop rock band from Seoul formed in 1999. Their name does not translate to "Bulldog Mansion"; rather, it is a phonetic approximation in Hangul, with the English name being used for their website and album art...
Buzz
Buzz (band)
Buzz is an all-male Korean pop band.Their music largely consists of both plaintive rock-ballads such as "Coward" and moderately melodic, driving rock songs such as "Leaving on a Journey to Me"...
Boyfriend
Boyfriend (band)
Boyfriend is a South Korean boy band under the management of Starship Entertainment. The group consists of six members: Kim Dong Hyun, Shim Hyun Seong, Lee Jeong Min, Jo Young Min, Jo Kwang Min and No Min Woo. They debuted at Korean Broadcasting System's Music Bank on May 27, 2011 with their...

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C-Real (band)
C-Real (band)
C-REAL is a South Korean 5 member girl group who debuted on October 12, 2011 under N.A.P Entertainment.-2011: Debut:N.A.P Entertainment revealed that C-REAL will be releasing their debut album, ‘Round 1‘, on October 12th...
CB Mass
CB Mass
CB Mass was a Korean hip hop group featuring members Choiza, , Gaeko and Curbin. Choiza and Gaeko originally met in the sixth grade but before forming CB Mass they began an underground hip hop group named kod along with Sixpoint and ZASON, who joined in 1998...
Chakra
Cherry Filter
Cherry Filter
Cherry Filter is a South Korean rock group formed in 1997. Their unique sound - consisting of emotional ballads, punk rock, rave and trance - prevalent in their last two albums has given them fame across the nation...
Chi-Chi
Chi-Chi
-In Music:*CHI CHI, a seven-member South Korean girl group*"Chi-Chi", a jazz tune written by Charlie Parker-Places:*Chichi or Çiçi, in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan*Chichi, California, former settlement...
Chocolat
Chocolat (band)
Chocolat , commonly stylized as ChoColat, is a South Korean girl group created by Paramount Music in 2011. Their group name means "Chocolate" in french...
Choshinsung
Choshinsung
Choshinsung is a South Korean boy band formed under Mnet Media. Its six members specialized in the areas of singing, dance, acting, rap and pop. Since debut, the group gained popularity in South Korea, Japan, Thailand, and other East Asian countries....

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Clazziquai
Clazziquai
Clazziquai , also known as Clazziquai Project, is a South Korean experimental band that combines several genres including electronic music, acid jazz and house. The group's first short unofficial albums were released online in 2001, spreading its music through words of "netizens," who positively...
Click-B (Bless)
Clon
Clon
Clon is a South Korean dance music duo. Some of their songs, such as "Funky Tonight", "Cho Ryun" and "Come To Me" appear in Pump It Up, ez2Dancer and Korean versions of Dance Maniax.- Musical career :...
Co-Ed School
Crying Nut
Crying Nut
Crying Nut is an influential punk band from South Korea.They have performed together since 1995 and recorded their debut album called Crying Nut in 1998. They are the best selling independent rock band in South Korea. In 2002 they recorded the official Team Korea song for the 2002 World Cup...
CN Blue

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Dal★Shabet
Dal Shabet
Dal Shabet , stylized as Dal★Shabet, is a South Korean girl group created by E-Tribe through their label Happy Face Entertainment. The members include Viki , Serri, Ah Young, Jiyul, GaEun and Subin ....
Davichi
Davichi
Davichi is a South Korean duet female group made up of Lee Hae-ri and Kang Min-kyung . Davichi is derived from the Korean word "Dabichi" meaning the light to shine over the world....
Dae Guk Nam Ah(The Boss)
The Boss (band)
The Boss , is a South Korean boy band with five members, formed under Open World Entertainment in 2010.Their official fancolor is Pearl Terracotta,as it was revealed on February 2011 by their official website.In South Korea they are known as Dae Guk Nam Ah, literally meaning The Boys of...
Dalmatian
DBSK
TVXQ
TVXQ, an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi , is a South Korean pop group formed in 2003 under SM Entertainment. In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki , often abbreviated by international fans as DBSK; they were later introduced in Japan as Tohoshinki under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone...
Deux
DJ Doc
DJ DOC
DJ DOC is a Korean hip hop group. DOC is an acronym for "Dream of Children". Popular in the late 1990s, the group has last release an album on July 29, 2010. DJ DOC will often be seen in live productions with similar music group 45RPM and hip hop duo Jinusean.-Albums:# DJ. DOC, 1994# 머피의 법칙, 1995#...
Dong Bang Shin Ki (see TVXQ
TVXQ
TVXQ, an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi , is a South Korean pop group formed in 2003 under SM Entertainment. In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki , often abbreviated by international fans as DBSK; they were later introduced in Japan as Tohoshinki under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone...

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Dragon N Tiger
Drunken Tiger
Drunken Tiger
Drunken Tiger is a critically acclaimed Korean/American hip hop group which debuted in 1999 and has since released eight albums.As of 2009, Drunken Tiger's central figure is Korean American Tiger JK...
Dynamic Duo
Dynamic Duo
Dynamic Duo is a Korean hip hop duo, made up of members Choiza and Gaeko. Unlike the rough and off beat sound of their past group, CB Mass, Dynamic Duo changed their style to a more audience-friendly sound with a brighter ambiance...

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Girl Friends
g.o.d.
G.o.d.
g.o.d. was a Korean pop music group. The name is an acronym for Groove Over Dose. Their name is lower cased to avoid confusion with God. The group was one of the few groups to have an album become a "million seller" in K-pop. The members have gone to solo careers after dis-forming.- Career:The...
Girl's Day
Girl's Day
Girl's Day is a five-member South Korean girl group under the management of Dream Tea Entertainment. The five members are: So Jin, Ji Hae, Min Ah, Yura & Hyeri.-History:...
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun...

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GP Basic
GP Basic
GP Basic is a South Korean 6 member girl group who debuted on August 15, 2010. They are considered to be the "2nd youngest" South Korean girl group as of 2010 with the current average age of 14.-History:...

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K.R.Y
Super Junior
Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...
K'Pop
K'Pop
K'Pop is a South Korean dance music group.- Members :Young Won is the lead singer of K'pop, although has been getting fewer parts to sing. His favourite artists are Brian McKnight and R.Kelly and he has one younger brother. Young Won's real name is Lee Hyun Gu.Woo Hyun is a singer...
KARA (band)
Kara (band)
Kara is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media . The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara (Hangul: 카라, Japanese: カラ, often stylized as KARA) is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media (DSP). The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara...
Kangta & Vanness
Kangta & Vanness
Kangta & Vanness is a pop duo composed of Korean singer Kangta from group H.O.T and Taiwanese singer Vanness Wu from F4. They formed in 2006 and have released one album, Scandal.-Formation and promotion:...
K.I.S.S.
Kiss (Korean group)
Kiss was a Korean female pop trio. Their debut single, "Yeoja Inikka" was a hit in 2001. The music video stars actress Goo Hye-Jin, and actor Shin Hyun-jun, which increased initial public interest in the song...
Koyote

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M&D
M&D
M&D was a South Korean project duo formed by SM Entertainment in June 2011 which consists of South Korean boy band Super Junior's Heechul and labelmate rock band TRAX's Jungmo...
Maronnier
Maronnier
Maronnier is a South Korean pop/ballad project group mostly active in the 1990s. Their song "Cocktail Love" has been covered by Turtles, Maronie Friends featuring Kim Seon-min, Maronie Girls and Seo Young-eun featuring Kim Youn-woo...
MBLAQ
MBLAQ
MBLAQ is a South Korean quintet boy band created by Korean entertainer Rain under J.Tune Camp. The group consists of Seung Ho , G.O , Joon , Cheondoong/Thunder , and Mir...
MC The Max
MC The Max
M.C the MAX is a Korean rock band. They debuted in 2000 as a 4-member band under the name "Moon Child". Their 1st album consisted of mainly techno songs, with a few rock songs. Their 2nd album had a more similar sound to what they do today, consisting mainly of ballads mixed with a rock sound...
M.I.L.K
M.I.L.K
M.I.L.K. was a K-pop girl group signed under SM Entertainment's sister label, BM Entertainment in 2001. The name M.I.L.K. stands for Made in Lovely Kin. They disbanded when Bae Yumi left the group in 2003. Now each member has gone off to do their own individual projects such as acting, singing,...
Moon Child (see MC The Max
MC The Max
M.C the MAX is a Korean rock band. They debuted in 2000 as a 4-member band under the name "Moon Child". Their 1st album consisted of mainly techno songs, with a few rock songs. Their 2nd album had a more similar sound to what they do today, consisting mainly of ballads mixed with a rock sound...

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Miss A
Miss A
Miss A , commonly stylized as miss A, is a four member South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment through their sub-label AQ Entertainment in 2010. The group consists of members from both China and South Korea...

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N.EX.T
N.EX.T
-History:N.EX.T , is the band of singer/song-writer Shin Hae Chul .-Band line-up:Shin Hae Chul, lead vocals, keyboards, guitars.Lee Dong Kyu , guitars.Jung Gi Song , bass....
Nell
Nell (band)
Nell is a South Korean indie rock band. Formed in 1999, the band consists of Kim Jong-wan on vocals, guitar and keyboard, Lee Jae-kyung on lead guitar, Lee Jung-hoon on bass guitar and Jung Jae-won on drum....
Nemesis
Nemesis (band)
Nemesis is a South Korean rock band formed in 2001. Its music can be categorised as post-modern rock. The band consists of Noh Seungho , Ha Sebin , Jeon Gwiseung , Choi Sungwoo , Jung Euyseok .- External links :* * *...
Nine Muses
Nine Muses (group)
Nine Muses is a seven-member South Korean girl group under Korean music label Star Empire Entertainment. The group made their official debut in August 2010 with the single "No Playboy" as well as the released of their first mini album, Let's Have A Party.In late 2010/early 2011, the group went on...
No Brain
No Brain
No Brain is a Korean Punk rock band. They recently appeared in the film Radio Star.-History:Formed in 1996 in a small club in Hongdae, No Brain has grown up as one of the biggest rock bands in Korea...
Noami
Noami
Nōami was a Japanese painter and renga poet in the service of the Ashikaga shogunate. An astute art connoisseur, Nōami collected Chinese paintings and other works of art for the shogunate, and served as an advisor in the ways of Japanese tea ceremony, incense and a variety of other elements...
N-Train
N-Train
N-Train is a South Korean boy band, signed under MediaLine Entertainment. The group consists of five members: Jung Jung Kyun, Jung Seung Hyun, Lee Jong Min, Song Yu Jin and Kim Sang Woo.-History:...

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R.ef
R.ef
R.ef was a rave music group in South Korea.-History:In 1995, a group of three was formed and introduced rave music into South Korea. Consisting of 21-year-old pretty boy vocalist Lee Sung Wook , 25-year-old tough guy rapper Park Chul Woo and 21-year-old backup singer Sung Dae Hyun...

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Rainbow (Korean band)
Rainbow (Korean band)
RAINBOW is a 7-member South Korean girl group under DSP Media. The members are Jae Kyung Go Woo Ri Cho Hyun Young Kim Ji Sook No Eul Oh Seung Ah , Jung Yoon Hye...
Roo'ra
Roo'ra
Roo'ra is Korean hip hop and dance group from 1994-2001. Its name is abbreviation of Roots of Reggae.Many of the groups albums were the top selling of their time in Korea, with their debut album selling over 280000 copies. As well they also hold the title for first setting the record of one million...
Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish (group)
Rumble Fish is a South Korean rock band. The group disbanded in 2010, but lead vocalist Choi Jin Yi still continued as a solo-artist under the name of Rumble Fish.- Ex-members :* Kim Sung Gun * Kim Ho Il...

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SS501
S
S (group)
S was a South Korean project group consisting of three members: Kangta, Lee Ji Hoon and Shin Hye Sung. The group was active only in 2003, under the SM Entertainment label.-History:...
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S.E.S.
S.E.S. (band)
S.E.S. , was a popular pop girl group that signed with SM Entertainment. Lasting from 1997 to 2002, they were viewed as the female version of H.O.T., another SM group who also enjoyed phenomenal popularity during the same years.S.E.S. was the first highly successful female K-pop group...
Shinvi
Shinvi
Shinvi was a South Korean pop musical girl group. Shinvi belonged to Cid.K Entertainment, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment. After activities of their first album, the group disappeared from the K-pop scene. All three members have left SM Entertainment and have yet to return to the industry.-...
Sechs Kies
Sechs Kies
Sechs Kies or 6kies is former Korean hip hop boy band from Daesung Entertainment and onetime rival of H.O.T. Currently, the two members, Kim Jae Duc and Jang Soo Won, have associated with Click-B to form another group, JnC....
Secret
Secret (Korean band)
Secret is a four-member South Korean girl group formed in 2009. The group consists of Jeon Hyosung, Jung Hana, Song Jieun and Han Sunhwa. The group is signed under TS Entertainment and released their debut single, "I Want You Back", in 2009...
SeeYa
SG Wannabe
SG Wannabe
SG Wannabe is a popular South Korean ballad trio that debuted in 2004 with their song, "Timeless". The three members are Kim Yong Jun , Kim Jin Ho , and Lee Seok Hoon...
SHINee
SHINee
Shinee is a contemporary R&B South Korean boy band. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2008, they made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo with their promotional single, "Noona Neomu Yeppeo "...
Shinhwa
Shinhwa
Shinhwa is a popular South Korean boy band and hip hop group. The group has six members , and debuted on March 24, 1998. It has enjoyed massive success alongside the likes of Sechs Kies, g.o.d., Turbo , Fin. K.L., H.O.T. and S.E.S...
Sinawe
Sinawe
Sinawe is a heavy metal rock music band in South Korea. They were the first band which played metal in South Korea. During its golden age in the late 1980s and early 1990s, many renowned musicians in South Korea such as Seo Tai-ji, Kim Jong-seo, and Yim Jae-beom improved their musical ability....
Sistar
Sistar
SISTAR is a four-member South Korean girl group under the management of Starship Entertainment. The members are: Hyorin, Bora, Soyu and Dasom. On June 3, they released their debut single "Push Push" and made their debut on Korean Broadcasting System Music Bank...
Sistar19
Sistar
SISTAR is a four-member South Korean girl group under the management of Starship Entertainment. The members are: Hyorin, Bora, Soyu and Dasom. On June 3, they released their debut single "Push Push" and made their debut on Korean Broadcasting System Music Bank...
S.M The Ballad
SM The Ballad
SM The Ballad is a South Korean ballad project group formed by S.M. Entertainment. The group's members are: TRAX's Jay, Super Junior's Kyuhyun, SHINee's Jonghyun and new member Jino...
SNSD (Girls' Generation)
Sugar
Super Junior
Super Junior
Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...
Supernova
Supreme Team
Supreme Team
The Supreme Team was an African-American crack cocaine gang that operated throughout the 1980s in New York City. Their headquarters was in a South Jamaica, Queens housing project known as the Baisley Park Houses. However they controlled a huge chunk of the entire city itself, including Harlem....
Swing Girls
Swing Girls
is a 2004 comedy film co-written and directed by the Japanese filmmaker Shinobu Yaguchi about the efforts of a group of high school girls to form a jazz band....
*Sunny Hill
Sunny Hill
Sunny Hill is a band from South Korea. It originally had three members — Janghyun, Seungah, and Jubee, then added a fourth member, named Kota, and later in 2011 a fifth, named Misung.- Original Sunny Hill :...
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge may refer to:* Revenge, retaliation against a person or group in response to a perceived wrongdoing- Music :* Sweet Revenge * Sweet Revenge , and the title song...

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T-ara
Teen Top
Teen Top
Teen Top, is a South Korean pop group that consists of six members: C.A.P, Chunji, L.Joe, Niel, Ricky, Changjo. They are under the label T.O.P. Media and were founded in 2010 by Andy Lee of Shinhwa...

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The Grace
The Jadu
The Jadu
The Jadu was South Korean modern rock band that performed from 2001 to 2008. "Jadu" means "Plum" in Korean. In 2000, Korea Now called The Jadu one of Korea's "most celebrated indie bands."...
T-MAX
T-Max
T-Max , stylized as T-MAX, T-Max is South Korean group under Planet905 Entertainment, formerly called as 2Step entertainment. T-Max is made from ‘Triple, Trinity’ and such which contains 3 meaning in the word’s first alphabet T. And will present the energy and talent till Max form phrase ’3 perfect...
TRAX
T.T.MA
T.T.MA
T.T.Ma. was a Korean K-pop group that performed in Korea during 1999 and 2000. The group consisted of 5 girls. During its time the group performed in several music television shows and concerts...
Turbo
Turbo (group)
Turbo was a popular South Korean duo in the mid to late 90's.-Early years:Turbo was formed in October 1994 to compete against the then popular dance group, Deux. Leader and former DJ Kim Jung Nam was responsible for the rap and choreography while Kim Jong Kook, former vocalist for a high school...
Turtles
Turtles (group)
Turtles was a K-hip-hop group which debuted in 2001. The single "Airplane" from their fourth album topped the KBS chart in September 2006....
Tutti
Tutti (group)
-Discography:* Kiss The Future, 1996. 11 1st ed.*# Kiss The Future *# 대리만족 *# 콩쥐 팥쥐 *# 절제의 미 *# 겨울 연인 *# 완전 범죄 *# 사랑하기 때문에 - original : Yoo Jae Ha, 1987*# 키스의 여왕 *# 데릴라 사랑...
Two Two
Two two
Two Two was Korean pop group during the mid-1990s. They garnered great popularity with their hit debut single "One and a half" .- Members :* Kim Ji Hoon...
Typhoon
Typhoon (Korean group)
Typhoon is Korean mixed hip hop group consisting of a female vocalist, a male vocalist and a rapper. Typhoon is signed with Trifecta Entertainment....
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U-KISS
U-Kiss
U-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...
UN
UN (group)
United N-generation was a Korean musical group from South Korea that consisted of two members: Choi Jung Won and Kim Jeong Hoon. They released 5 albums from 2000 to 2005...
Untouchable
Untouchable (Korean group)
Untouchable is a South Korean hip hop duo managed by TS Entertainment. The group released their first single on August 24, 2006, but made their official debut on October 10, 2008 with their hit single "It's Okay" ft. Hwayobi....
UP
Up
Up or UP may refer to:* A relative direction, the opposite of "down"-Film and television:* Up , an animated film by Disney·Pixar* Up , a short film* Up! , an adult comedy by Russ Meyer...
Uptown
Uptown 3000
Uptown 3000
Uptown 3000 was a Korean American hip hop duo on the record label The Machine Group CEO Alvin & Calvin Waters which consisted of Carlos Galvan aka "Cali-Mexci" and Steve Kim aka "Kwon". The duo was a spinoff of Uptown, a Korean hip hop group which was active in the late 1990s whose sales reached 6...