Draft:2025 in South Korean music

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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	Ref.
January 4 and 5	39th Golden Disc Awards	Ilgan Sports and JTBC Plus	^[1]

Debuting and disbanding in 2025

Debuting groups

KickFlip^[2]
UDTT^[3]
Unnamed SM Entertainment girl group^[4]

Solo debuts

Mark^[5]
Seunghan^[6]

Releases in 2025

First quarter

January

Date	Album	Artist(s)	Genre(s)	Ref.
TBA	TBA	GFriend	TBA	^[7]

February

Date	Album	Artist(s)	Genre(s)	Ref.
TBA	TBA	Mark (rapper)	TBA	^[8]

TBA

Date	Album	Artist(s)	Genre(s)	Ref.
Q1 2025	TBA	Kai	TBA	^[9]^[4]
Q1 2025	Seulgi			^[9]^[4]

References

^ Kyung, Ji-min (2024-10-31). "'39회 골든디스크어워즈' 1월 4일·5일 日 후쿠오카 개최 확정" ['39th Golden Disc Awards' to be held in Fukuoka, Japan on January 4th and 5th]. 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
^ Shrishti, Negi (November 22, 2024). "Stray Kids' Agency JYP Announces New Boy Group KickFlip, Debut On This Date". CNN-News18 (in Korean). Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ Lee, Da-goeum (2024-11-21). "'윤일상 프로듀싱 걸그룹' UDTT, 내년 초 데뷔" ['Yoon Il-sang's production girl group' UDTT debuts early next year]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
^ ^a ^b Baek, Ji-eun (2024-11-05). ""제2의 소녀시대, 그 이상"… SM 新 걸그룹, 2025년 데뷔 선언에 K팝신 발칵" [“The Second Girls’ Generation, and More”… SM’s New Girl Group Declares Debut in 2025, K-Pop Scenes Shocked]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
^ Young, Ha-na (2024-05-10). "NCT 마크, 내년 2월 솔로 데뷔 향한 긴 항해 시작…5월 16일 새 싱글 발표" [NCT Mark, Long Journey Towards Solo Debut Next February… New Single Released on May 16th]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
^ Geum, Bit-na (2024-11-15). "라이즈 前 멤버 승환, 솔로로 홀로서기 "2025년 하반기 데뷔 예정" [전문]" [Former Rise member Seunghwan to stand alone as a solo artist “Scheduled to debut in the second half of 2025”]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
^ Kim, Ji-hye (2024-11-12). "러블리즈·여자친구 ‘청순돌’이 온다...가요계는 ‘고인돌 잔치’ [줌인]" [Lovelyz and GFriend's 'Pure Idols' Are Coming... The Music Industry is a 'Dolmen Feast']. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-20.
^ Pyo, Kyung-min (2024-05-16). "NCT's Mark drops rock-infused love song ahead of solo debut". koreatimes. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
^ "SM announces dismal Q3 earnings and new girl group for 2025". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[1] Kyung, Ji-min (2024-10-31). "'39회 골든디스크어워즈' 1월 4일·5일 日 후쿠오카 개최 확정" ['39th Golden Disc Awards' to be held in Fukuoka, Japan on January 4th and 5th]. 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[2] Shrishti, Negi (November 22, 2024). "Stray Kids' Agency JYP Announces New Boy Group KickFlip, Debut On This Date". CNN-News18 (in Korean). Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[3] Lee, Da-goeum (2024-11-21). "'윤일상 프로듀싱 걸그룹' UDTT, 내년 초 데뷔" ['Yoon Il-sang's production girl group' UDTT debuts early next year]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-23.

[smngg-4] Baek, Ji-eun (2024-11-05). ""제2의 소녀시대, 그 이상"… SM 新 걸그룹, 2025년 데뷔 선언에 K팝신 발칵" [“The Second Girls’ Generation, and More”… SM’s New Girl Group Declares Debut in 2025, K-Pop Scenes Shocked]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[5] Young, Ha-na (2024-05-10). "NCT 마크, 내년 2월 솔로 데뷔 향한 긴 항해 시작…5월 16일 새 싱글 발표" [NCT Mark, Long Journey Towards Solo Debut Next February… New Single Released on May 16th]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[6] Geum, Bit-na (2024-11-15). "라이즈 前 멤버 승환, 솔로로 홀로서기 "2025년 하반기 데뷔 예정" [전문]" [Former Rise member Seunghwan to stand alone as a solo artist “Scheduled to debut in the second half of 2025”]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[7] Kim, Ji-hye (2024-11-12). "러블리즈·여자친구 ‘청순돌’이 온다...가요계는 ‘고인돌 잔치’ [줌인]" [Lovelyz and GFriend's 'Pure Idols' Are Coming... The Music Industry is a 'Dolmen Feast']. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[8] Pyo, Kyung-min (2024-05-16). "NCT's Mark drops rock-infused love song ahead of solo debut". koreatimes. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

[9] "SM announces dismal Q3 earnings and new girl group for 2025". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

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