2022 in South Korean music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that have happened, or are expected to happen in 2022 in music in South Korea.

Notable events and achievements

 * January 5 – V's "Christmas Tree" became the first Korean OST to enter the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79, as well as the first song by a Korean soloist to debut at number one on the US Digital Song Sales chart.
 * January 6 – BTS, the Best became the first album by a Korean act in 17 years to sell over 1 million copies on the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan, since BoA's Best of Soul (2005).
 * March 1 – Aespa became the first idol group to win Rookie of the Year at the Korean Music Awards, and the most-awarded girl group in the ceremony's history, with a record three wins at the 2022 ceremony.
 * April 16, 23 – Coachella: 2NE1 reunites for the first time in over 6 years with a surprise performance on the Coachella main stage. Aespa also performs on the festival's main stage the following weekend.
 * May 9 – AleXa performed her song "Wonderland" on the American Song Contest and became the first winner.
 * June 30 – July 2 − The Jeddah K-Pop Festival 2022 is held at the Jeddah Super Dome—Saudi Arabia's first K-pop festival. Performers included Everglow, Ateez, Epex, Victon, CIX, Monsta X, and Verivery. Everglow becomes the first K-pop girl group to ever perform in Saudi Arabia.
 * July 3 – Nayeon became the first K-pop soloist to enter the top 10 on the US Billboard 200 in the chart's history with her EP Im Nayeon.
 * July 31 – J-Hope performed at Lollapalooza and became the first South Korean artist to headline the main stage at a major U.S. music festival.
 * September 23, 25 – Blackpink became the first K-pop girl group to top UK Albums Chart with their second full length album Born Pink. Blackpink also became the first K-pop girl group to top US Billboard 200 with Born Pink.
 * November 20 – Jungkook performed at the 2022 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony.
 * December 5 – Blackpink was named Time Magazine's Entertainer of the Year.
 * December 26 – RM's Indigo reached a peak of 3 on the US Billboard 200, becoming the highest charting Korean soloist on the chart to-date, and the first to reach the top 5.

Debuting groups

 * Acid Angel from Asia
 * Aimers
 * Apink Chobom
 * Astro – Jinjin & Rocky
 * ATBO
 * Blank2y
 * Classy
 * CSR
 * Fifty Fifty
 * Got the Beat
 * H1-Key
 * ILY:1
 * Irris
 * Kep1er
 * Lapillus
 * Le Sserafim
 * Mamamoo+
 * Mimiirose
 * NewJeans
 * Nmixx
 * Shinhwa WDJ
 * Superkind
 * TAN
 * Tempest
 * TNX
 * Trendz
 * Viviz
 * Younite
 * Younite

Solo debuts

 * Baekho
 * Chaeyeon
 * Choi Ye-na
 * Choi Yoo-jung
 * Jin
 * Kihyun
 * Kino
 * Kim Jong-hyeon (JR)
 * Lee Chan-hyuk
 * Minho
 * Miyeon
 * Nayeon
 * Seulgi
 * Wonpil
 * Xiumin
 * Yerin
 * Yuju

Disbandments

 * April
 * BugAboo
 * Bvndit
 * CLC
 * D-Crunch
 * Girlkind
 * Hot Issue
 * Lunarsolar
 * NU'EST
 * Redsquare
 * TRCNG