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K-pop Releases in 2020

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Summary

20 releases from 8 acts came out in 2020. They are listed below in date order, newest first, so you can see how the year actually unfolded rather than how a year-end list remembers it.

✍️ By the KoreaPlus Editorial Team🔄 Updated 2026-08-10✓ Fact-checked for 2026

20 releases from 8 acts came out in 2020. They are listed below in date order, newest first, so you can see how the year actually unfolded rather than how a year-end list remembers it.

Source: the Apple Music catalogue for the artists tracked on KoreaPlus. Comprehensive for those acts, not for all of K-pop.

The year in numbers

20 releases8 actsBusiest month October

October 2020

DateArtistRelease
2020-10-28👑 (G)I-DLEMORE (feat. 刘柏辛Lexie, Jaira Burns, Seraphine & League of Legends Music) SINGLE
2020-10-17❤️ Red VelvetSTART-UP (Original Television Soundtrack), Pt. 1 SINGLE
2020-10-17❤️ Red VelvetSTART-UP (Original Television Soundtrack) Pt. 1 SINGLE
2020-10-02🖤 BLACKPINKTHE ALBUM

September 2020

DateArtistRelease
2020-09-15🎶 TAEYEONDo You Like Brahms? (Original Television Soundtrack), Pt. 5 SINGLE

August 2020

DateArtistRelease
2020-08-29👑 (G)I-DLETHE BADDEST (feat. Bea Miller & League of Legends Music) SINGLE
2020-08-28🖤 BLACKPINKIce Cream SINGLE
2020-08-21❤️ Red VelvetOur Beloved BoA #4 - SM STATION SINGLE

July 2020

DateArtistRelease
2020-07-29🏴‍☠️ ATEEZZERO : FEVER Pt.1

June 2020

DateArtistRelease
2020-06-26🖤 BLACKPINKHow You Like That SINGLE
2020-06-19🌸 IUInto the I-Land SINGLE

May 2020

DateArtistRelease
2020-05-19🟢 NCT 127NCT #127 Neo Zone: The Final Round - The 2nd Album Repackage
2020-05-08🟢 NCT 127iScreaM, Vol.1 : Kick It (Remixes) SINGLE
2020-05-06🌸 IUeight (feat. SUGA) SINGLE

April 2020

DateArtistRelease
2020-04-21🌌 EXOEXO PLANET #5 – EXplOration – Live Album
2020-04-21🌌 EXOBIRD (EXO PLANET #5 - EXplOration - in JAPAN) SINGLE
2020-04-10🌌 EXOAll That'cha Got (feat. Plan B, EXO & Oogie Boogie) SINGLE

March 2020

DateArtistRelease
2020-03-05🟢 NCT 127NCT #127 Neo Zone - The 2nd Album

February 2020

DateArtistRelease
2020-02-15🌸 IUCrash Landing on You (Original Television Soundtrack), Pt. 11 SINGLE
2020-02-13🏴‍☠️ ATEEZTREASURE EP.Map To Answer EP

Who released the most in 2020

#ArtistReleases
1🖤 BLACKPINK3
2🌌 EXO3
3🌸 IU3
4🟢 NCT 1273
5❤️ Red Velvet3
6🏴‍☠️ ATEEZ2
7👑 (G)I-DLE2
8🎶 TAEYEON1

Other years

❓ FAQ

How many K-pop releases were there in 2020?

20 releases from the 8 acts tracked here came out in 2020. That counts albums, EPs and singles as separate releases, which is how Apple Music catalogues them.

What was the first K-pop release of 2020?

TREASURE EP.Map To Answer by ATEEZ, on 2020-02-13.

Is this every K-pop release that year?

No. It covers the acts tracked on KoreaPlus and draws on one storefront’s catalogue, so smaller acts and releases absent from it are not listed.

Keep exploring

Release data from Apple Music · as of 2026-08-08