2012 in South Korean music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2012 in music in South Korea.
Debuting and disbanded in 2012
Debuted groups
- 100%
- 15&
- 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-K
- 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 & Haha
- Spica
- Sunny Days
- Tahiti
- Tasty
- The Barberettes
- The SeeYa
- The Solutions
- Tiny-G
- Two X
- VIXX
- Wonder Boyz
Solo debuts
- Ailee
- Allen Kim
- Anda
- Baek A-yeon
- Ben
- Han Seung-yeon
- John Park
- Juniel
- Lee Hi
- Loco
- Stephanie
- Yong Jun-hyung
Disbanded groups
- 2NB
- Big mama
- Black Pearl
- Broken Valentine
- Loveholics
- T-max
Releases of 2012
First quarter
January
February
March
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 7 | Love Diary | C-Real | Dance |
| 8 | Sweet Rendezvous | Nine Muses | Dance |
| 12 | F.Scott Fitzgerald's Way Of Love | 2AM | Pop, R&B |
| 14 | Ignition | B1A4 | Dance |
| 19 | Sherlock | Shinee | Electronic, R&B |
| 20 | The Boys Becomes Adult | Monni | Rock |
| 23 | The Return | Shinhwa | Dance |
| 26 | Ear Fun | CNBLUE | Pop rock |
| 29 | Painkiller | Spica | Dance, R&B |
Second quarter
April
May
June
Third quarter
July
August
September
Fourth quarter
October
November
December
Charts
- List of number-one hits of 2012
- List of number-one albums of 2012