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2016 in K-pop

170 debuts · 890 releases · 179 music show wins · 8 grand prizes · updated daily

170Debuts150 groups · 20 solo890Releases138 LP · 211 EP · 541 single179Music show wins8Grand prizes103Awards51Disbanded7Deaths
Contents
  1. 1Debuts
  2. 2Albums
  3. 3Music show wins
  4. 4Grand prizes
  5. 5Disbanded
  6. 6Deaths
  7. 7Statistics
  8. 8Other years

1Debuts170

NCT DreamGroup · 42 winsBlackpinkGroup · 37 winsNCT 127Group · 31 winsAstroGroup · 13 winsI.O.IGroup · 12 winsMomolandGroup · 10 winsNCT UGroup · 9 winsCosmic GirlsGroup · 8 winsbol4Group · 7 winsSF9Group · 6 winsLoonaGroup · 4 winsVictonGroup · 3 winsPentagonGroup · 2 winsSS301Group · 1 winsExo-CBXGroup · 1 winsSong KangSoloPristinGroupKARDGroupEjaeSoloGugudanGroupYang Se-jongSoloI.B.IGroupVromanceGroupAOA CreamGroup
146 more

Artists with a known debut year (Wikidata, Wikipedia), most music-show wins first. 80 group members are counted under their group.

2Albums349

Date unknown 3 albums · 2 EPs

January 12 albums · 12 EPs

18 more

February 10 albums · 13 EPs

17 more

March 11 albums · 19 EPs

24 more

April 9 albums · 14 EPs

17 more

May 10 albums · 22 EPs

26 more

June 12 albums · 18 EPs

24 more

July 10 albums · 15 EPs

19 more

August 5 albums · 16 EPs

15 more

September 12 albums · 11 EPs

17 more

October 19 albums · 25 EPs

38 more

November 15 albums · 22 EPs

31 more

December 10 albums · 22 EPs

26 more

349 albums and EPs by gayo.wiki artists on MusicBrainz (no live, compilation, remix or soundtrack releases); 541 singles are counted only. 6 per month by the artist's wins, up to 40 more under “more”.

3Music show wins179

179 wins · 69 songs · 49 artists

The Show37Show Champion34M Countdown34Music Bank34Inkigayo40
#SongArtistWinsShows
1RoughGFriend85
2NavilleraGFriend85
3Cheer UpTwice63
4You're the BestMamamoo55
5One of These NightsRed Velvet55
6FlyGot755
7MonsterExo55
8Blood Sweat & TearsBTS55
9TTTwice55
10Whatta ManI.O.I54
11Press Your NumberTaemin44
12You're So FineCNBLUE44
13I Like ThatSistar44
14Why So LonelyWonder Girls44
15LottoExo44
16Russian RouletteRed Velvet44
17Hard CarryGot744
181 of 1Shinee44
19Boom BoomSeventeen44
20L.I.E.EXID43

Full 2016 #1 relay → (yearly recap — per-show calendar and every win)

4Grand prizes8

MAMA Awards

  • Artist of the Year (Daesang)BTS
  • Album of the Year (Daesang)Exo · Ex'Act
  • Song of the Year (Daesang)Twice · Cheer Up

Melon Music Awards

  • Album of the Year (Daesang)BTS · The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever
  • Artist of the Year (Daesang)Exo
  • Song of the Year (Daesang)Twice · Cheer Up

Golden Disc Awards

  • Digital Daesang (Song of the Year)BigBang · Loser
  • Disc Daesang (Album of the Year)Exo · Exodus

8 grand-prize categories at ceremonies with yearly Wikipedia pages (CC BY-SA). Year = year the ceremony was held — January ceremonies honour the previous year. Click a ceremony for every category.

5Disbanded51

Group end dates (Wikidata).

6Deaths7

Dates of death from Wikidata.

7Statistics

Debuts 2011–2020
GroupsSoloists
170

Click a bar to open that year. See yearly stats for all years.

Agencies by wins

SM Entertainment34JYP Entertainment19Source Music16YG Plus16YG Entertainment10Jellyfish Entertainment9Big Hit Music9FNC Entertainment7

By current agency — not the agency at the time of the win.

8Other years

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