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Timeline of K-pop at ''Billboard'' is a history of K-pop as recorded by '' Billboard'', ''Billboard'' charts and ''
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'', an online magazine column, presented by ''Billboard'' on its Billboard.com site, that reports on
K-pop music K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, ...
; artists, concerts, chart information and news events. It is followed by later history at Timeline of K-pop at ''Billboard'' in the 2020s.


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; and #BTSARMY, Choice Fandom. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:lightBlue" , O , Aug , 15 , 1st RIAA certification for a girl group , Blackpink,"Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" was certified gold (half a million sales units) by the RIAA. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:aqua" , MT , Aug , 26 , Artists win 2 of 5 MTV VMA nominations , BTS,
2019 MTV Video Music Awards The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 26, 2019, at the Prudential Center in Newark, being the first VMA ceremony to be held in New Jersey. Sebastian Maniscalco hosted the 36th annual ceremony. Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and Bill ...
, won "Best Group" (Blackpink was also nominated in this category), and "Best K-pop" for their song "Boy with Luv" with Halsey, which was also nominated for "Best Collaboration", "Best Art Direction" and "Best Choreography". , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:gray; color:white" , IN , Aug , 28 , Entertainment scandal continues fallout ,
Lee Jong-hyun Lee Jong-hyun (born May 15, 1990) is a South Korean musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He was the former lead guitarist and vocalist of South Korean rock band CNBLUE. He made his acting debut in an omnibus movie '' Acoustic'' in 2010, fol ...
leaves the group CNBLUE, after prior involvement in the
Jung Joon-young KakaoTalk chatrooms The Jung Joon-young KakaoTalk chatrooms was a South Korean entertainment and sex scandal publicized in 2019 as part of the Burning Sun scandal. The two scandals were tied together by the release of revealing KakaoTalk messages that exposed alle ...
, and a newer one involving a YouTuber. , style="background:blue; color:white" , KR , - , style="background:yellow", B , Sep , 12 , 1st artists 2 times on ''Billboard'' annual showcase "21 under 21" (K-pop 9th time) , #13,
NCT Dream NCT Dream () is the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, formed by SM Entertainment in 2016. They were initially intended to be the teenaged unit of NCT with an admission-and-graduation system, in which members would leave after rea ...
, 2nd year, (ages, at the time, 17 - 19). , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:gray; color:white" , IN , Sep , 26 , K-pop one of the most popular genres in the world , 2019 report,
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lists K-pop seventh in a music listening survey of 18 countries; preceded by pop, rock, oldies, hip-hop/rap, dance/electronic and indie/alternative. , style="background:#ccc" , O , - , style="background:palegreen", CH , Sep , 27 , 2nd group top debut on Social 50 chart , #2, SuperM, (chart dated September 28); highest debut after BTS #1. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:#BF94E4" , F , Oct , 3 , Readers' Poll Your Fave K-Pop/Latin Collaboration , Four picks: J-Hope and
Becky G Rebbeca Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. She first gained recognition in 2011 when she began posting videos of herself covering popular songs online. One of her videos caught t ...
's 2019 "
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", Super Junior and
Leslie Grace Leslie Grace Martínez (born January 7, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. For her work as a singer she has received three Latin Grammy Award nominations. She starred as Nina Rosario in Jon M. Chu's film adaptation ''In the Hei ...
's 2018 " Lo Siento", Super Junior and
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's 2018 "One More Time (Otra Vez)" and
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and Crayon Pop's 2016 "Get Dumb". , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:pink", C , Oct , 5 , 1st K-pop artists hold initial debut in U.S. , SuperM, a group formed by
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and Capitol Records, outside the
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in Los Angeles. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:palegreen", CH , Oct , 7 , 1st BTS' member solo on Hot 100 chart , #81, (chart dated October 12), J-Hope feat. Becky G, "Chicken Noodle Soup", sixth artist and third soloist overall; and J-Hope's second #1 on World Digital Song Sales chart, after "Daydream". , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:aqua", MT , Oct , 9 , 2nd boy group guests on
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, SuperM, in their TV debut, performed their debut single "
Jopping "Jopping" is the debut single by South Korean pop group SuperM. It was released on October 4, 2019 as the first single from the eponymous debut extended play by SM Entertainment and Capitol Records. Composition and lyrics "Jopping", a combinat ...
" and interviewed with host. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:pink" , C , Oct , 11 , 1st foreign artists headline stadium show in
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, BTS,
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, BTS World Tour Love Yourself: Speak Yourself; placed them on ''Billboard's'' top Hot Tours along with their Seoul concert dates. , style="background:#ccc" , O , - , style="background:lightBlue" , O , Oct , 11 , 20 years of the term "K-pop" at ''Billboard'' , A look back at the first use of the term "K-pop" in the October 9, 1999 issue of ''Billboard'', by Seoul correspondent Cho Hyun-jin (currently a professor at
Kookmin University Kookmin University () is the first private university founded after the liberation of the Republic of Korea from Japan. The campus is located in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The KMU was established in 1946. Gu kim, Soang Jo and Ikhee Shin, who ...
). , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:lightBlue" , O , Oct , 14 , Death of K-pop celebrity at 25-years-old , Sulli, (death reported on October 14), singer and actress, previously of the group f(x). , style="background:blue; color:white" , KR , - , style="background:palegreen", CH , Oct , 19 , 2nd group and 1st debut album tops ''Billboard'' 200 , #1, SuperM's '' SuperM'' (chart dated October 19), following BTS; and first in top 10 for any of the supergroup's originating groups. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:#BF94E4" , F , Oct , 23 , Group sets
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record , BTS, recognized by Guinness World Records for "the fastest time to reach one million followers on TikTok" after joining on September 25; done in three hours and 31 minutes time. , style="background:#ccc" , O , - , style="background:lime" , CH , Oct , 31 , All-time record at #1 on Social 50 chart , BTS, #2 all-time (chart dated November 2), second artists to reach 150 weeks at #1 on the Social 50 chart, behind Justin Bieber with 163 weeks (leader since 2011); followed by
Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bor ...
(28 weeks),
Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip ho ...
(21 weeks) and Rihanna (21 weeks). , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:#BF94E4" , F , Nov , 1 , Large fan fundraiser to support group member , "Monbebe", fans of Monsta X, raise more than $20,000 for a
Times Square Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street. Together with adjacent ...
billboard to support Wonho's return to the group after his agency dismissed him. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:aqua" , MT , Nov , 3 , 1st performance at
MTV Europe Music Award The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV European Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as MTV EMA) are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an a ...
,
NCT 127 NCT 127 () is the first fixed and second overall sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, formed and managed by SM Entertainment. The current lineup consists of nine active members: Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwo ...
, performed "
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". , style="background:#ccc" , O , - , style="background:gray; color:white" , IN , Nov , 4 , 1st major agency signs with U.S. agency ,
SM Entertainment SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...
announces signing with
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for representation; expectations that SuperM and NCT 127 will expand globally. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:lime" , CH , Nov , 6 , 1st album on ''Billboard'' 200 for one year , BTS, ''Love Yourself: Answer'' (chart dated November 9), on chart for 52 non-consecutive weeks. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:palegreen", CH , Nov , 15+ , 1st on ''Billboard'' Decade-End charts (2010s) , #1, Psy's "Gangnam Style", Streaming Songs;
#4, BTS, Social 50, (at report time on November 27, they had spent 152 weeks at #1 (with nine more weeks at #2), and were the only artists, along with Justin Bieber with over 28 weeks, then 100, then 150 weeks on the chart (Bieber first charted in January 2011 and BTS in October 2016); also, #20
Exo Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai ...
, #28 Got7, #39 Seventeen, #43
Monsta X Monsta X (; stylized as MONSTA X) is a South Korean boy group formed through the reality survival program ''No.Mercy'' under Starship Entertainment. The group is currently composed of six members: Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney ...
, #45 Psy, #48
NCT 127 NCT 127 () is the first fixed and second overall sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, formed and managed by SM Entertainment. The current lineup consists of nine active members: Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwo ...
, and #50 NCT;
#44, Psy's "Gangnam Style", Digital Song Sales;
#45, BTS, Top Touring Artists. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:yellow" , B , Nov , 19 , 1st on ''Billboard'' Takeover Tuesday , TXT were invited by the weekly ''Billboard'' column to put together a playlist of music they were listening to. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:lightBlue" , O , Nov , 20+ , 1st with display at
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museum , BTS, their black and white tuxedos worn while presenting an award at the
61st Annual Grammy Awards The 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 10, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys hosted. During her opening monologue, Keys brought out Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Lopez, and ...
, at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live "On the Red Carpet" exhibit, November 20 through February 1, 2020. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:yellow" , B , Nov , 21 , 3 songs on ''Billboard'' "100 Songs That Defined the Decade" , BTS ("I Need U"), Girls' Generation ("I Got a Boy") and Psy ("Gangnam Style"); ''Billboard'' staff picks for the 2010s with no numerical ranking. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:lightBlue" , O , Nov , 24 , Death of K-pop celebrity at 28-years-old ,
Goo Hara Goo Hara (; January 3, 1991 – November 24, 2019), also known mononymously as Hara, was a South Korean pop singer and actress. She was a member of the girl group Kara (South Korean group), Kara, and had also appeared in television dramas inc ...
, (death reported on November 24), singer and actress, previously of the group
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. , style="background:blue; color:white" , KR , - , style="background:aqua", MT , Nov , 24 , Group win an ''
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'' second time , BTS, ''
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'', nominated and won three awards, Favorite Social Artist, Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock, Tour of the Year (
Love Yourself World Tour BTS World Tour: Love Yourself, commonly known as the Love Yourself World Tour, was the third worldwide concert tour headlined by South Korean band BTS to promote their ''Love Yourself'' series, including their '' Love Yourself: Her'' EP, '' Love ...
) to become the year's top group or duo; the group did not attend the awards show. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:yellow", B , Nov , 25 , 1st ''Billboard'' decades-end K-pop song list , 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List, #1 is IU's "Good Day" from her 2010 EP ''
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''. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:aqua" , MT , Nov , 28 , 1st performance in major U.S. parade , NCT 127,
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, rode the Lego "turkey-dragon"
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and performed; and the following day they were interviewed and performed on ''The Today Show''. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:#BF94E4" , F , Dec , 2 , 2nd most popular entity on
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for 2019 , #2 overall, BTS (''
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'' was #1); along with #1, BTS, for Top 50 K-pop groups, and positions #1 through #7 for all the BTS members, led by
Jungkook Jeon Jung-kook (; born September 1, 1997), known mononymously as Jungkook (stylized as Jung Kook), is a South Korean singer. He is the youngest member and vocalist of the South Korean boy band BTS. Jungkook has released three solo tracks as ...
at #1, for Top 100 K-pop Stars. , style="background:#ccc" , O , - , style="background:#BF94E4" , F , Dec , 3 ,
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's top K-pop for 2019 , #1, BTS, K-pop artists (Apple Music's 2019 Top Streamed Artists by Genre) and #1, BTS featuring Halsey's "Boy With Luv" (Most- Shazamed Songs by Genre). , style="background:#ccc" , O , - , style="background:#BF94E4" , F , Dec , 4 , K-pop awards show top Twitter trends ,
2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards The 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards ceremony, organized by CJ E&M through its music channel Mnet, took place on December 5 at Nagoya Dome, Japan. It was the 21st ceremony and the one of the largest in the show's history, with more than 40,000 peopl ...
, 102 million tweets from start of voting on October 24 through the date of show on December 4 (21 million tweets on that date) with #1 trending hashtags (#1 #MAMAVOTE, #2 #BTS) across 46 countries (#1 South Korea, #2 United States). , style="background:#ccc" , O , - , style="background:yellow" , B , Dec , 4 , Artists on ''Billboard'' best 2019 live shows list , The Best Live Shows Of 2019: Staff Picks (24 picks in date order, mostly from the U.S.); included BTS' Love Yourself World Tour (
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, May 19). Four honorable mentions included Blackpink's
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concert stage (April 12). , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:palegreen", CH , Dec , 5 , Group tops Year-end Social 50 chart for 3 years , #1 BTS (for Year-end charts for 2017, 2018 and 2019); others on 2019's Year-end top ten were: #2 Exo, #4 Got7, #6 Seventeen, #7 NCT 127, #8 Monsta X and #9 Blackpink (first girl group in top ten). , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:yellow", B , Dec , 6 , Song on ''Billboard'' new release report , "Suga's Interlude" on ''Billboard'' First Stream,
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collaboration with Halsey from her album '' Manic''. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:#BF94E4" , F , Dec , 6 , 3 artists on 2019
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, YouTube Rewind 2019: For the Record, Most Liked Videos of 2019: #2 BTS "Boy With Luv" featuring Halsey, #3 Blackpink "Kill This Love" and #9 J-Hope featuring Becky G "Chicken Noodle Soup"; annual series of most popular videos, with no artist listed twice (for variety). , style="background:#ccc" , O , - , style="background:pink", C , Dec , 6&
13 , Two groups perform at 2019 iHeartRadio music events , BTS,
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(December 6 in Los Angeles), "Boy with Luv" with Halsey, etc.; and Monsta X (2nd year iHeartRadio event performances), iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour (December 13 in
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), "Who Do You Love" (French Montana collaboration), etc. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:#BF94E4" , F , Dec , 9 , 2019 Twitter top music account and top tweet , #1 BTS, Most Tweeted Musical Act, and #1 BTS June 9 tweet of
Jungkook Jeon Jung-kook (; born September 1, 1997), known mononymously as Jungkook (stylized as Jung Kook), is a South Korean singer. He is the youngest member and vocalist of the South Korean boy band BTS. Jungkook has released three solo tracks as ...
dancing to
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" was the Most Retweeted Tweet. , style="background:#ccc" , O , - , style="background:#BF94E4" , F , Dec , 12 , 1st K-pop mv on YouTube decades list , #5, Psy, "Gangnam Style", (most viewed for the 2010s), with nearly 3.5 billion views. , style="background:#ccc" , O , - , style="background:yellow", B , Dec , 17 , Best K-pop albums of the 2010s , #1 f(x) 2013 ''
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'', etc.; a ''Billboard'' staff pick list of 25 albums. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:yellow", B , Dec , 29 , Best K-pop songs of 2019 , #1
Exo Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai ...
"Obsession", etc.; a ''Billboard'' staff pick list of 25 songs. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:yellow", B , Dec , 31 , Best K-pop albums of 2019 , #1 Seventeen ''
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'', etc.; a ''Billboard'' staff pick list of 25 albums. , style="background:white" , US , - , style="background:aqua" , MT , Dec , 31 , 1st group performs live at NYC New Year's Eve , BTS,
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, performed "Boy with Luv" and "Make it Right" and greeted the new year with hosts and other celebrities. , style="background:white" , US


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List of K-pop on the Billboard charts List of K-pop on the ''Billboard'' charts is a compilation of chart information for K-pop music published by the ''Billboard'' charts, and reported on by ''Billboard K-Town'', an online ''Billboard'' column. The charts tabulate the relative we ...
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List of K-pop albums on the Billboard charts List of K-pop albums on the ''Billboard'' charts is a compilation of weekly chart information for K-pop music published by the ''Billboard'' charts, and reported on by ''Billboard K-Town'', an online ''Billboard'' column. This is a list of ...
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List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts List of K-pop songs on the ''Billboard'' charts is a compilation of weekly chart information for K-pop music published by the ''Billboard'' charts, and reported on by '' Billboard K-Town'', an online ''Billboard'' column. This is a list of ...
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List of K-pop on the Billboard year-end charts List of K-pop on the ''Billboard'' year-end charts is a compilation of chart information for K-pop music published by the ''Billboard'' charts, and reported on by ''Billboard K-Town'', an online ''Billboard'' column. This is a list of K-pop m ...
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Korea K-Pop Hot 100 The K-pop Hot 100 is a music singles chart in South Korea, launched by ''Billboard'' in conjunction with ''Billboard'' Korea () on August 25, 2011. It is the second Asian ''Billboard'' chart after the Japan Hot 100. The chart used the same multime ...
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List of K-Pop concerts held outside Asia During the Korean Wave (Hallyu), K-pop artists took their concerts outside of South Korea, and with increased exposure, becoming a huge success in other Asian countries. Soon after, record label companies started experimenting expanding into the ...
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List of K-pop artists The following is a list of notable individual K-pop artists., backed bSeoul Metropolitan Government Male A * Ahn Jae-hyo * Ajoo *Alex Chu * Alexander Lee *Allen Kim * Andrew Choi * Andy Lee *Aron B *B-Bomb * B.I *Babylon * Bae Jin-you ...
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