2009 in South Korean music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that musically occurred in 2009 in South Korea. == Notable events and achievements == February 12 – At the annual Seoul Music Awards, Wonder Girls win the grand prize. March 12 – Toy, Sister's Barbershop, and Kiha & The Faces win the grand prizes at the 6th Korean Music Awards. March 13 – "Gee" by Girls' Generation tops the Music Bank chart for nine consecutive weeks, setting a new record. March 28 – DFSB Kollective signs worldwide distribution deals with various South Korean music acts, including Epik High, Yoon Mi-rae and Drunken Tiger, bringing Korean music content to iTunes. March – According to statistics from Google trends, online searches for K-pop began their steady increase in 2009, following the release of the hit songs Super Junior's "Sorry Sorry" and Girls' Generation's "Gee". April 4 – BoA's self-titled debut English album becomes the first album by a Korean artist to appear on the Billboard 200, entering at number 127. June 27 – Wonder Girls open for the Jonas Brothers on their 2009 World Tour during their North American leg. July 20 – Wonder Girls make their American live television debut on The Wendy Williams Show, where they perform "Nobody". August 5 – The choreography of "Mister" by Kara, featuring the "butt dance", spreads in popularity in South Korea. October 12 – TVXQ become the first foreign artist in twenty years to peak at number one on the Japanese Oricon DVD ranking. October 31 – "Nobody" (English version) by Wonder Girls becomes the first K-pop song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, entering at number 76. November 21 – The 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards take place. 2NE1, 2PM, and G-Dragon win the grand prizes at the ceremony. 2NE1 becomes the first artist to win a grand prize in their debut year. December 10 – At the 24th Golden Disc Awards, Super Junior and Girls' Generation receive the grand prizes. December 16 – The inaugural Melon Music Awards are held in Seoul, with Girls' Generation and G-Dragon winning the grand prizes. December 19 – According to the 2009 Oricon Annual Ranking, TVXQ becomes the third best-selling artist in Japan of the year, with ₩90.3 billion in sales. == Award shows and festivals == === Award ceremonies === === Festivals === == Debuting and disbanded in 2009 == === Debuting groups === === Solo debut === === Disbanded groups === Baby Vox Re.V Battle Super Junior-M == Releases in 2009 == === First quarter === ==== January ==== ==== February ==== ==== March ==== === Second quarter === ==== April ==== ==== May ==== ==== June ==== === Third quarter === ==== July ==== ==== August ==== ==== September ==== === Fourth quarter === ==== October ==== ==== November ==== ==== December ==== == See also == 2009 in South Korea List of South Korean films of 2009 == References ==