2012 in South Korean music
Overview of the events of 2012 in South Korean music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2012 in music in South Korea .
Notable events and achievements
January 11–12 – the 26th Golden Disc Awards take place, the first time it was held in January. Super Junior and Girls' Generation win the grand prizes.
January 31 – Girls' Generation become the first K-pop group to appear on an American late night talk show, performing the English version of "The Boys " on the Late Show with David Letterman [ 1]
February 1 – Girls' Generation similarly appear on Live! with Kelly [ 1]
February 29 – Kiha & The Faces and IU win the grand prizes at the 18th Korean Music Awards .
June – The Korean music industry grosses nearly $3.4 billion in the first half of 2012, according to Billboard estimates, a 27.8% increase from the same period a year prior.[ 2]
June 22 – Show Me the Money [ 3]
July 28 – 2NE1 embark on their New Evolution Global Tour , considered the first world tour by a K-pop girl group.[ 4]
September 10 – Big Bang announces their three concert dome tour in Japan, making them the first Korean artist to perform at three dome stadiums in a single tour.[ 5]
September 26 – Psy's "Gangnam Style" attains a peak of number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100[ 6]
October 16 – KCON 2012 takes place at the Verizon Amphitheater in Irvine, California, the first K-pop dedicated convention in the United States.[ 7]
November 18 – Psy becomes the first Korean artist to perform at the American Music Awards .[ 8]
November 19 – The third annual Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards take place. Psy , Song Chang-sik and Geum Sa-hyang are awarded the Order of Cultural Merit ; Park Seong-yeon and Kim Chang-wan receive the Presidential Commendation; and Na Yoon-sun , 2NE1 and Lee Eun-ha receive the Prime Minister's Commendation.[ 9]
November 24 – "Gangnam Style" becomes the most viewed video on YouTube with 805 million views, surpassing Justin Bieber 's "Baby ".[ 10]
November 30 – Psy, BigBang, and Super Junior win the grand prizes at the 2012 MAMA .
December 14 – Busker Busker , Beast and Psy win the grand prizes at the annual Melon Music Awards .
December 18 – "Gangnam Style" is ranked number one on YouTube's list of top trending video of 2012.[ 11]
December 21 – The music video for Gangnam Style" becomes the first video in YouTube history to surpass 1 billion views.[ 12]
Award shows and festivals
Award ceremonies
Festivals
Debuting and disbanded in 2012
Debuted groups
Solo debuts
Disbanded groups
Releases in 2012
First quarter
January
February
March
Second quarter
April
May
June
Third quarter
July
August
September
Fourth quarter
October
November
December
Charts
See also
References
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