2011 in South Korean music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2011 in music in South Korea.
Debuting and disbanded in 2011
Debuting groups
- AA
- APeace
- Apink
- B1A4
- Blady
- Block B
- Boyfriend
- Brave Girls
- Busker Busker
- C-REAL
- Chocolat
- Clover
- Dal Shabet
- F-ve Dolls
- Geeks
- M.I.B
- M&D
- MYNAME
- N-Sonic
- N-Train
- RaNiA
- Sistar19
- Stellar
- Super Junior-D&E
- Troublemaker
- Ulala Session
Reformed Groups
- Super Junior-M
- Turtles
Solo debuts
- DJ Clazzi
- Jieun
- Jang Jin-young
- Kahi
- Kim Jong-min
- Reddy
- Zion.T
Disbanded groups
- Paran
- SeeYa
Releases of 2011
First quarter
January
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 3 | Heartmade | Joo | R&B, Ballad |
| 5 | Keep Your Head Down | TVXQ | Dance, R&B |
| 6 | Evolution | Infinite | Dance |
| 10 | BLAQ Style | MBLAQ | Dance, R&B |
| 11 | Transform | Teen Top | Pop |
| 14 | Peekaboo | JQT | Pop |
| 18 | Black & White | G.NA | Dance, Electropop |
| 18 | Tok Tok | Mighty Mouth | Hip-hop, Pop |
| 20 | V.V.I.P | Seungri | Dance, R&B |
| 21 | See You Again | SeeYa | Dance |
February
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 10 | 1.0 | 10cm | Acoustic folk |
| 14 | Come Back, You Bad Person | Kahi | Pop |
| 14 | Dalmatian | Dalmatian | Dance, Hip-hop |
| 16 | Real+ | IU | Ballad, Electronic |
| 16 | Charming Five Girls | F-ve Dolls | Dance |
| 22 | BLAQ Style – 3D Edition | MBLAQ | Dance, R&B |
| 23 | Tonight | Big Bang | Hip-hop, Electropop |
March
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 10 | Heart Beats | K.Will | Ballad |
| 11 | Tok Tok | Mighty Mouth | Hip-hop |
| 16 | Before U Go | TVXQ | Dance, R&B |
| 17 | Inspirit | Infinite | Dance |
| 17 | Lovability | Dance | |
| 21 | First Step | CNBLUE | Rock |
| 25 | Travel of Only One-Time | Monni | Rock |
| 30 | Bran New Kiss | U-KISS | Electropop |
| 31 | Classic Over | Clover | Hip-hop |
Second quarter
April
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 2 | Aigoo | Turtles | Hip hop |
| 5 | 4Minutes Left | 4Minute | Dance, Electropop |
| 7 | Unveiled | Brian Joo | Pop, R&B |
| 8 | So Girls | Rainbow | Dance |
| 8 | Big Bang Special Edition | Big Bang | Hip-hop, Electropop |
| 14 | Do You Wanna B? | Block B | Hip-hop, Dance |
| 14 | Pink Rocket | Dal Shabet | Dance |
| 18 | Seven Springs of Apink | Apink | Dance |
| 20 | Pinocchio | F | Dance, Electronica |
| 21 | Let's Fly | B1A4 | Dance |
| 22 | Xenos | X-5 | Dance |
| 27 | Take a Deeper Look | Jay Park | Hip-hop, R&B |
| 29 | Virgin | After School | Dance, Electropop |
May
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 9 | Golden Lady | Lim Jeong-hee | Dance |
| 11 | Time To Play | F-ve Dolls | Dance |
| 12 | Let It Go | Youngsaeng | Dance |
| 17 | Fiction and Fact | Beast | Dance, Electropop |
| 19 | Pitta | Baek Ji-young | R&B |
| 24 | Return | F.T. Island | Rock |
| 25 | The, Park Jung Min | Park Jung Min | Dance |
June
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 1 | Starlight Moonlight | Secret | Dance, Electropop |
| 3 | Midnight Circus | Sunny Hill | Dance |
| 7 | Break Down | Kim Hyun-joong | Dance, R&B |
| 17 | Hot Summer | F | Dance, Electronica |
| 20 | Hands Up | 2PM | Electronic, R&B |
| 21 | 8eight | 8eight | Ballad |
| 22 | So Girls | Rainbow | Dance |
| 23 | New Kids On The Block | Block B | Hip-hop, Dance |
| 29 | John Travolta Wannabe | T-ara | Dance, Electropop |
Third quarter
July
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 5 | Bubble Pop! | Hyuna | Pop |
| 6 | Good Night | HITT | Pop |
| 11 | Girl's Day Party #3 | Girl's Day | Dance |
| 12 | Mona Lisa | MBLAQ | Dance |
| 18 | A Class | Miss A | Dance, Pop |
| 21 | Over the Top | Infinite | Dance, Electronic |
| 26 | Roman | Teen Top | Dance |
| 29 | Back To Da Future | Brave Girls | Dance |
August
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 3 | Mr. Simple | Super Junior | R&B, Synthpop |
| 3 | Roly-Poly In Copacabana | T-ara | Dance, Electropop |
| 9 | So Cool | Sistar | Dance |
| 11 | Bling Bling | Dal Shabet | Dance |
| 23 | Top Girl | G.NA | Dance |
| 25 | Asura Balbalta | Leessang | Hip-hop |
| 29 | Love Delight | Davichi | Pop, R&B |
September
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 1 | Neverland | U-KISS | Dance |
| 1 | Loosen the Necktie | M. Street | Ballad |
| 6 | Step | Kara | EDM |
| 15 | The First | Sung Si-kyung | Pop |
| 15 | In Heaven | JYJ | R&B, Dance |
| 16 | Sixth Sense | Brown Eyed Girls | Pop, R&B |
| 16 | It B1A4 | B1A4 | Dance |
| 16 | Like 1st Mini Album "First Story" | Huh Gak | Pop, R&B |
| 19 | A-Cha | Super Junior | R&B, Synthpop |
| 26 | Over the Top | Infinite | Dance, Electronic |
Fourth quarter
October
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 10 | They Are Coming | Wheesung | R&B |
| 11 | Lucky | Kim Hyun-joong | R&B, Dance |
| 12 | Round 1 | C-REAL | Dance |
| 18 | Moving in Secret | Secret | Dance, Synthpop |
| 19 | The Boys | Girls' Generation | Dance, Electropop |
| 25 | Love You...Loved You | M. Street | Ballad |
| 25 | Most Incredible Busters | M.I.B | Hip-hop |
| 27 | Tonight | Lee Seung-gi | Pop rock |
November
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 4 | Jeongukjepae | Norazo | EDM, Rock |
| 7 | Wonder World | Wonder Girls | Dance, Retro |
| 10 | Blind | TRAX | EDM |
| 11 | Black Eyes | T-ara | Dance |
| 17 | Time to Rock da Show | Rania | Dance |
| 22 | Snow Pink | Apink | Dance, Electro hop |
| 29 | Last Fantasy | IU | Electronic, Pop |
December
| Date | Title | Artist | Genre |
| 1 | Trouble Maker | Trouble Maker | Dance, R&B |
| 2 | You Hate Me | M. Street | Ballad |
| 9 | Dangerous | X-5 | Dance |
| 13 | Holiday, Pop | ||
| 16 | Oppa, Oppa | Donghae & Eunhyuk | Dance, Ballad |
| 28 | New Breed Part 1 | Jay Park | Dance |
Charts
- List of number-one hits of 2011
- List of number-one albums of 2011