✨ Global Pop & Timeless Anthems Chronological History Timeline

Irresistible melodies, chart-shattering records, and global cultural touchstones that united dance floors across five continents.

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Chronological Timeline (360 Entries)

[1911] Leonid Utesov — He started his stage career in 1911 in Kremenchuk, then returned to Odessa, changed his artistic name to Leonid Utesov, and performed as a stand up comedian with the Rosanov troupe and with the Rishelyavsky Theatre.
[1920] Paul Whiteman — As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 1930s, Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz".
[1943] Perry Como — During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987.
[1946] Dev Anand — In 1946, Anand debuted with a lead role in Prabhat Films's Hum Ek Hain, a film about Hindu-Muslim unity.
[1948] Sister Rosetta Tharpe — ("Down by the Riverside" was recorded by Tharpe on December 2, 1948, in New York City, and issued as Decca single #48106.
[1950] Kenny Rogers — In the late 1950s, Rogers began his recording career with the Houston-based group the Scholars, who first released "The Poor Little Doggie".
[1952] Harvey Kurtzman — He wrote and edited the Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat war comic books, where he also drew many of the carefully researched stories, before he created his most-remembered comic book, Mad, in 1952.
[1954] Ahmed Rushdi — In 1954, he recorded the official National Anthem of Pakistan with several other singers.
[1957] Neil Sedaka — Beginning his music career in 1957, he sold millions of records worldwide and wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody.
[1960] Antônio Carlos Jobim — He is also regarded as one of the most celebrated songwriters of the 20th century, and his compositions have been played and recorded by many singers and instrumentalists internationally since the early 1960s.
[1960] Ellen Willis — In the late 1960s and 1970s, she was the first pop music critic for the New Yorker, and later wrote for, among others, the Village Voice, The Nation, Rolling Stone, Slate, and Salon, as well as Dissent, where she was also on the editorial board.
[1960] Korean drama — These shows began to be produced around the early 1960s, but were mostly consumed domestically until the rise of the Korean Wave in the 1990s.
[1961] The Everly Brothers — The brothers enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1961 and their output dropped off, though additional hit singles continued through the early 1960s.
[1962] Tony Bennett — In 1962, Bennett recorded his signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco".
[1965] The Carpenters — They first performed together as a duo in 1965 and formed the jazz-oriented Richard Carpenter Trio along with Wesley Jacobs, then formed the middle-of-the-road band Spectrum.
[1965] The Velvet Underground — The group performed under several names before settling on the Velvet Underground in 1965, taken from the title of a 1963 book on atypical sexual behavior.
[1966] Brian Wilson — In 1966, he produced the band's album Pet Sounds and his first solo credited release, "Caroline, No", as well as their unfinished album Smile.
[1966] The Monkees — The group's music was released on LPs and featured prominently in the television show from 1966 to 1968.
[1966] Udo Jürgens — He won the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 for Austria, composed close to 1,000 songs, and sold over 104 million records.
[1967] Clint Eastwood — Since 1967, Eastwood's company Malpaso Productions has produced all but four of his American films.
[1967] Lou Reed — The band released its first album, now with drummer Moe Tucker and featuring German singer Nico, in 1967, and parted ways with Warhol shortly thereafter.
[1967] The Jackson 5 — The Jackson 5 first performed in talent shows and clubs on the Chitlin' Circuit and eventually signed with Steeltown Records in 1967, under which their first two singles were released.
[1967] Tippi Hedren — She performed in over 80 films and television shows, including Charlie Chaplin's final film A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), the political satire Citizen Ruth (1996), and the existential comedy I Heart Huckabees (2004).
[1968] Cho Yong-pil — Born in Hwaseong, Cho debuted as a member of the rock band Atkins in 1968 and made his solo debut with the hit single "Come Back to Busan Port" in 1976.
[1968] Joni Mitchell — Although some of her early songs were recorded by others, this period led to her signing with Reprise Records and recording her debut album, Song to a Seagull, in 1968.
[1969] Donovan — The compilation Donovan's Greatest Hits was released in March 1969 and peaked at No.
[1969] Haruomi Hosono — Hosono first came to attention in Japan as the bass player of the psychedelic rock band Apryl Fool, alongside drummer Takashi Matsumoto, who released the album The Apryl Fool in 1969.
[1969] Janis Joplin — She performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival and on the Festival Express train tour.
[1969] Yōsui Inoue — Under the stage name Andre Candre, Inoue debuted in 1969 and released a single "Candre Mandre" by CBS Sony Records.
[1970] Eiichi Ohtaki — Happy End produced three albums, Happy End (1970), Kazemachi Roman (1971) and Happy End (1973), before officially disbanding on New Year's Eve 1972.
[1970] Eric Clapton — Clapton then toured with Delaney & Bonnie and recorded his first solo album in 1970, before forming Derek and the Dominos with Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon.
[1970] Junko Sakurada — Throughout the 1970s she released a string of hit singles; nine top 5 singles, and in total eighteen top 10 singles of which "Hajimete no Dekigoto" (First Affair) sold best, grossing over 527,000 copies according to Oricon and peaking at number one.
[1970] Kazumasa Oda — As the vocalist of Off Course, Oda wrote many Japanese standard numbers in the 1970s and 1980s.
[1970] Paul McCartney — After the Beatles disbanded, he debuted as a solo artist with the 1970 album McCartney and went on to form the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.
[1970] Phil Spector — In the 1970s, he produced the Beatles' Let It Be, solo recordings by John Lennon and George Harrison, and Dion DiMucci's Born to Be with You, Leonard Cohen's Death of a Ladies' Man, and the Ramones' End of the Century.
[1970] Trevor Horn — In the 1970s, he worked as a session musician, built his own studio, and wrote and produced singles for various artists.
[1971] Queen (band) — Deacon was recruited in February 1971, before the band released their self-titled debut album in 1973.
[1971] Saori Minami — Minami debuted with the single "17-sai" ("17 Years Old") in the summer of 1971.
[1972] Diana Ross — Between 1972 and 1980, Ross recorded four top ten albums with her most successful studio release being the album Diana.
[1972] Jeff Lynne — He subsequently wrote all of ELO's music from 1972, producing numerous chart hits.
[1972] Sofia Rotaru — She established herself within the former Soviet Union by releasing a multilingual album in 1972 which was widely re-released and covered by many artists.
[1972] Yukihiro Takahashi — While studying at the Musashino Art University Junior College of Art and Design in 1972, Takahashi dropped out to join the Sadistic Mika Band at the invitation of Kazuhiko Katō (formerly of The Folk Crusaders), replacing drummer Hiro Tsunoda.
[1973] Aerosmith — They released a string of multi-platinum albums starting with their eponymous debut in 1973, followed a year later by Get Your Wings.
[1973] Bobby Darin — Walden Robert Cassotto (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973), known by the stage name Bobby Darin, was an American singer, songwriter, and actor who performed pop, swing, folk, rock and roll and country music.
[1973] Charley Pride — In 1973, he performed "The River Song" from the motion picture musical Tom Sawyer.
[1973] The Stooges — They later released Raw Power in 1973 before disbanding again in 1974.
[1974] Big Star — After a third album, recorded in the fall of 1974, was deemed commercially unviable and shelved before receiving a title, the band broke up late in 1974.
[1974] Donna Summer — There, she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and recorded her first album, Lady of the Night, released in 1974 only to the European market.
[1975] Charly García — The band separated in 1975 with a mythical concert at the Luna Park that produced a double album and a feature film.
[1975] Phil Collins — Concurrently, he performed as the drummer for the jazz fusion band Brand X (1975–1979) and formed the Phil Collins Big Band in 1996.
[1976] Genesis (band) — Collins took over as lead singer and, as a four-piece, the group released A Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering (both 1976) with continued success.
[1977] Carly Simon — In 1977, Simon recorded "Nobody Does It Better" as the theme song to the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, and it became a worldwide hit.
[1977] Chrisye — Following the success of Guruh Gipsy; in 1977, Chrisye recorded two of his most critically acclaimed works: "Lilin-Lilin Kecil" by James F.
[1977] Giorgio Moroder — During this period, he also released many albums, including the synthesizer-driven From Here to Eternity (1977) and E=MC2 (1979).
[1977] Ikue Sakakibara — Sakakibara was promoted alongside Idols Mizue Takada and Yukiko Shimizu, who also debuted in 1977.
[1977] Kim Chang-wan — In 1977, Sanulrim released their first album What, Already?
[1979] Ahmad Zahir — Zahir recorded at least 14 studio albums before his abrupt death on his 33rd birthday in 1979.
[1980] Aaron Kwok — Active since the 1980s, he has released over 30 studio albums in Cantonese and Mandarin, mostly in the dance-pop genre, with elements of rock, R&B, soul, electronica and traditional Chinese music.
[1980] Aimee Mann — In the 1980s, after playing with the Young Snakes and Ministry, she co-founded the new wave band 'Til Tuesday and wrote their top-ten single "Voices Carry" (1985).
[1980] Ed O'Neill — His early cinematic career included a notable film debut in William Friedkin's crime thriller, Cruising, released in 1980.
[1980] Helen Reddy — Between the 1980s and 1990s, as her single "I Can't Say Goodbye to You" (1981) became her last to chart in the US, Reddy acted in musicals and recorded albums such as Center Stage before retiring from live performance in 2002.
[1980] Pink Lady (duo) — They are also the first Japanese act ever to have performed in Seoul, South Korea, in November 1980.
[1980] Tatsuro Yamashita — His most well-known song is "Christmas Eve", a best-selling song released in Japan in the 1980s.
[1981] Buzzcocks — The classic line-up of Shelley, Steve Diggle (guitar), Steve Garvey (bass) and John Maher (drums) recorded Buzzcocks' first three albums, after which the band broke up in 1981 following a dispute with their record label.
[1981] Duran Duran — Their debut album, released in 1981, achieved Platinum status in the United Kingdom.
[1981] Toshiki Kadomatsu — While still studying, he debuted as a musical artist in 1981 with single "Yokohama Twilight Time" and the album Sea Breeze.
[1982] Carolyn Dennis — In 1982, Dennis performed the role of Poppea in a modern adaptation of Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea) at Xenon Discothèque in New York City.
[1982] Grace Jones — In 1982, she released the music video collection A One Man Show, directed by Goude, which earned a nomination for Best Video Album at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards.
[1982] Hideaki Tokunaga — in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986.
[1982] Laurie Anderson — Anderson's debut studio album Big Science was released in 1982 and has since been followed by a number of studio and live albums.
[1982] Tomoyasu Hotei — After changing their name to Boøwy, they released their first album Moral in 1982.
[1983] Amr Diab — == Music career == Diab released his first album entitled Ya Tareeq (Oh Road) in 1983.
[1983] Nena — In 1983, as the lead vocalist of the band Nena, she recorded the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons".
[1983] Toto Cutugno — He was best known for his worldwide hit song, "L'Italiano", released on his 1983 album of the same title.
[1983] Yukiko Okada — After winning a nationwide television show at age 15 in 1983, she debuted as an idol in 1984.
[1984] Eros Ramazzotti — Beginning his career in 1984, Ramazzotti released numerous studio albums and singles, achieving sales exceeding 70 million records.
[1984] George Michael — " in 1984 and performed at the following year's Live Aid concert.
[1986] Beastie Boys — In 1986, they released their debut album, Licensed to Ill.
[1986] Chaka Khan — More of Khan's hits include "Through the Fire" and a 1986 collaboration with Steve Winwood that produced a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, "Higher Love".
[1986] Eric B. & Rakim — & Rakim were an American hip-hop duo formed on Long Island, New York, in 1986, composed of DJ Eric B.
[1987] Alisha Chinai — She also recorded a song for Pankuj Parashar's film Jalwa (1987), composed by...
[1987] Cher — After a period of acting, she released the hair metal albums Cher (1987), Heart of Stone (1989) and Love Hurts (1991), scoring international top-ten hits "If I Could Turn Back Time" and "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)".
[1988] Carole Bayer Sager — This song was later recorded by Sonny & Cher, Petula Clark, and Phil Collins, whose rendition for the film Buster reached number one on both the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot 100 in 1988.
[1988] Cha Seung-won — Cha dropped out of Sungkyunkwan University, and began a successful career as a fashion model in 1988.
[1988] MC Hammer — After signing a contract with Capitol Records, Hammer released his second album Let's Get It Started in 1988, which became his first multi-platinum hit.
[1988] Mylène Farmer — In 1988, she released her second studio album, Ainsi soit je...
[1988] Papa Wemba — His internationally released albums, most notably Papa Wemba (1988), Le Voyageur (1992), Emotion (1995), and Molokaï (1998), helped introduce Congolese rumba to Western audiences through a synthesis of rumba, pop, and world music.
[1988] Shin Hae-chul — Shin and his band Muhangwedo debuted at the 1988 MBC Campus Music Festival, where the band won first place for the song "To You.
[1989] Faye Wong — Her debut album Shirley Wong, released in 1989, was in Cantonese and she broke through with the Cantopop song "Fragile Woman" in 1992.
[1989] Garth Brooks — Beginning his major output in 1989, Brooks released an extensive catalog including fourteen studio albums and numerous compilations.
[1989] Tracy Chapman — In 1989, she released her second album, Crossroads, which earned her an additional Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
[1989] Yes (band) — In 1989, the offshoot group Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe formed and released a self-titled album.
[1990] Lee Hye-young (actress, born 1971) — As a singer in the 1990s, Lee released two dance music albums each with 1730 and Coco, and one album as a solo artist.
[1990] Warren Beatty — He also directed and starred in the action crime film Dick Tracy (1990), the political satire Bulworth (1998), and the romance Rules Don't Apply (2016), all of which he also produced.
[1991] Alejandro Sanz — Sanz released his debut album at age nineteen, although he did not gain commercial success in Spain until his second release, Viviendo Deprisa (1991).
[1991] Amy Grant — In 1991, she released the album Heart in Motion, which became her best-selling album, topping the Billboard Christian album chart for 32 weeks.
[1992] Black Eyed Peas — Black Eyed Peas are an American musical group formed in Los Angeles in 1992, composed of rappers will.
[1992] Tarkan (singer) — Tarkan released his first studio album, Yine Sensiz, in late 1992, with "Kıl Oldum" being chosen as its lead single.
[1993] Blur (band) — Following a stylistic change influenced by British guitar pop groups such as the Kinks, the Beatles, and XTC, Blur released the albums Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994), and The Great Escape (1995).
[1993] Christina Aguilera — After appearing on The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1994), Aguilera recorded "Reflection", the theme song for the animated film Mulan (1998), and signed a record deal with RCA Records.
[1993] Coachella — The origins of the festival trace back to a 1993 concert that Pearl Jam performed at the Empire Polo Club while boycotting venues controlled by Ticketmaster.
[1993] Ko So-young — Ko debuted in the TV drama Love Tomorrow in 1993 and quickly established herself as a representative star of her generation.
[1993] Koo Jun-yup — After completing his military service, he and singer Lee Tak briefly formed a group called Tak and Jun in 1993 and released their single titled "Hunch".
[1993] Kylie Minogue — Taking more creative control over her music, she signed with Deconstruction Records in 1993 and released the albums Kylie Minogue (1994) and Impossible Princess (1997).
[1993] Laura Pausini — Her self-titled debut album was released in Italy on 23 April 1993 and later became an international success, selling two million copies worldwide.
[1993] Lee Young-ae — After appearing in television commercials, she debuted as an actress in the 1993 drama How's Your Husband?
[1993] Uhm Jung-hwa — She starred in the romantic drama film On a Windy Day, We Must Go to Apgujeong (1993) and released her debut studio album Sorrowful Secret that same year.
[1993] Weezer — Following a deal with Geffen Records in 1993, the band released their highly successful debut album, the Blue Album, in 1994.
[1994] Hitomi (singer) — She began her career as teen model before making her singing debuting under the helm of Tetsuya Komuro in 1994, who produced Hitomi's earliest work in pop music.
[1994] Kim Ji-hyun (singer) — She debuted in 1994 as a member of the best-selling pop group, Roo'ra, which she left in 1997 to release her first solo album, "Cat's Eye.
[1994] Seo Hyun-chul — Seo debuted in 1994 ln play Hwang Gu-do.
[1994] Shin Jung-hwan — He debuted as a singer in 1994 as a member of the K-pop group Roo'ra, and later became a frequent guest on South Korean variety shows.
[1995] Blink-182 — With founding drummer Scott Raynor, the band's debut, Cheshire Cat, and second studio album, Dude Ranch, were released in 1995 and 1997 respectively, through independent imprint Grilled Cheese, a subdivision of Cargo Records.
[1995] Bonnie Pink — Bonnie Pink debuted in 1995 with the single "Orenji", under her real name, Asada Kaori.
[1995] Hahm Eun-jung — She began her career at the age of seven as an entertainer in 1995, when she won the Little Miss Korea competition and debuted as a child actress in the same year in a television drama A New Generation of Adults (1995).
[1995] Kim Jong-kook — Kim debuted as a member of South Korean duo Turbo in 1995.
[1995] Park Ji-il — Park debuted on big screen in 1995 with the film My Dear Keum-hong.
[1995] Take That — Although Robbie Williams departed in 1995, the remaining members completed a world tour and released final material before the group officially disbanded in 1996.
[1995] Tiger JK — In 1995, Tiger JK's first solo album, Enter The Tiger, was released in Korea by Oasis Records, a connection Tiger JK had made because his father was friends with the company's CEO.
[1996] A-Mei — In 1996, she released her debut studio album, Sisters, which saw major commercial success and sold over a million copies in Taiwan.
[1996] Jang Woo-hyuk — He debuted in 1996 as a member of the best-selling K-pop boy band H.
[1996] Lee Ki-chan — He debuted as a singer in 1996, and began acting in 2006.
[1996] Ludovico Einaudi — Einaudi has composed the scores for a number of films and television productions, including This Is England, The Intouchables, I'm Still Here, the TV series Doctor Zhivago, and Acquario (1996), for which he won the Grolla d'oro.
[1996] Moon Hee-joon — The group debuted with their first album, We Hate All Kinds of Violence in September 1996, which was accused of being plagiarized and lawsuits were placed against them.
[1996] Park Eun-bin — Park Eun-bin debuted as a child model in 1996, and since starting acting at the age of five, has starred in numerous television series, playing the younger version of various characters.
[1996] Park Shin-yang — A graduate of Dongguk University and the Shevkin Theater School in Russia, Park debuted in the Buddhist film Yuri in 1996.
[1996] Spice Girls — Their debut single, "Wannabe," released in 1996, achieved significant success by topping charts across 37 nations.
[1996] Takanori Nishikawa — After three years as vocalist of the visual kei rock band Luis-Mary, Nishikawa debuted as TMR with the release of his first solo single "Dokusai (Monopolize)" (独裁 -monopolize-) in May 1996.
[1996] Yoo Chae-yeong — She embarked on a solo singing career in 1996, and her hit song "Emotion" (released in 1999), contributed to the nationwide spread of techno music.
[1997] Aaron Carter — He released his self-titled debut album in 1997 at age nine, selling one million copies worldwide.
[1997] Backstreet Boys — In the following year, they released their second album, Backstreet's Back (1997), along with their self-titled U.
[1997] Cho Yeo-jeong — She debuted as a CeCi Magazine cover girl at the age of 16 in 1997, and began actively acting in 1999.
[1997] Eun Ji-won — Eun Jiwon debuted under Sechs Kies on April 15, 1997 with their first single, "School Anthem" on the program KMTV Show!
[1997] Kan Mi-youn — Kan Mi-youn debuted in October 1997 as a new member of the first generation girl group Baby V.
[1997] Ko Ji-yong — The group was eventually named Sechs Kies and debuted on April 15, 1997.
[1997] Lee Se-young — She debuted as a child actress in 1997 and was best known for her roles in Dae Jang Geum (2003), When I Turned Nine (2004), Lovely Rivals (2004), and The Wonder Years (2007).
[1997] Maroon 5 — , Kara's Flowers signed to Reprise Records and released their debut studio album, The Fourth World (1997).
[1997] Yoo Seung-jun — He debuted in South Korea in 1997 with the song "Gawi" and became one of the country's most popular K-pop stars at the time.
[1998] Jo Sung-mo — He debuted in 1998 with the album To Heaven, and went on to release several of the all-time best-selling albums in South Korea.
[1998] LISA (Japanese musician, born 1974) — In 1998, she debuted as a member of the Japanese urban contemporary group M-Flo with Verbal and Taku Takahashi.
[1999] Crystal Kay — After releasing her first single, "Eternal Memories" (1999), Crystal Kay gained fame for her third studio album, Almost Seventeen (2002), which debuted at number 2 on the Japanese Oricon charts.
[1999] David Lee McInnis — McInnis debuted as an actor in the 1999 American indie crime thriller The Cut Runs Deep, which was an underground hit in South Korea, where McInnis moved to soon after quitting school, and achieved noticeable success in the Asian film industry.
[1999] Hikaru Utada — Released the following year, their second album and Japanese-language debut, First Love (1999), leaned further into R&B and dance-pop influences; it was a commercial success, becoming Japan's best-selling album of all time.
[1999] Kim Min-seo — She debuted as Kim Se-ha in the short-lived K-pop three-member girl group Mint, which was active from 1999 to 2000.
[1999] Kim Tae-woo (singer) — He debuted in 1999 as a member of g.
[1999] Lee Juck — In 1999, he released his first solo album Dead End.
[1999] Melanie C — Her debut solo album, Northern Star, released in 1999, yielded two UK number one singles and sold over four million copies worldwide by 2026.
[1999] Takako Uehara — Her first solo single "My First Love" was released in January 1999, and was produced by Ryuichi Kawamura (of Luna Sea).
[1999] Yoon Kye-sang — d, short for "Groove Over Dose", and debuted in January 1999.
[2000] Anastacia — In 2000, she released "I'm Outta Love", her debut single, which quickly topped charts worldwide and paved the way for her first album, Not That Kind.
[2000] Bae Doona — She debuted as a model and first gained recognition for her roles in Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), Take Care of My Cat (2001), and Sympathy for Mr.
[2000] Googoosh — After leaving Iran in 2000, she performed a total of 27 concerts in European and North American countries in that year.
[2000] Hong Kyung-min — As a singer, Hong has released 10 albums and is best known for his 2000 hit song "Shaky Friendship" (Korean: 흔들린 우정).
[2000] Imai Eriko — "Eriko with Crunch" was short-lived, and Imai began her solo career with the single "In the Name of Love", released in 2000.
[2000] Jung Ryeo-won — She was placed in the K-pop girl group Chakra, along with Eeni, Eun and Hwangbo; their first album was released in 2000.
[2000] Kang Se-jung — She made her entertainment debut as a singer for the K-pop girl group Papaya in 2000; the group released two albums before disbanding in 2001.
[2000] Kim Jae-duck — However they suddenly disbanded in 2000 and performed for the final time at the Dream Concert that May at the Seoul Olympic Stadium.
[2000] Kim Jung-young — She debuted in films in 2000 through Kim Ki-duk's Real Fiction.
[2000] Lee Sun-kyun — Lee debuted as an actor in 2000 and starred in TV dramas and musical theatre.
[2000] Sade (band) — They released their fifth studio album 8 years later with Lovers Rock (2000), which won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.
[2001] Chitose Hajime — In March 2001, she released a self-titled mini-album through Augusta Records.
[2001] Dana (South Korean singer) — Dana later made her official debut as a solo singer, with released full-album DANA (2001) and Maybe (2003).
[2001] Hwang Jung-eum — Hwang Jung-eum debuted with K-pop girl group Sugar in 2001 as a lead vocalist, but left the group in 2004 to pursue a solo career.
[2001] Katy Perry — At age 16, Perry released the unsuccessful gospel album Katy Hudson (2001) under Red Hill Records.
[2001] Kawase Tomoko — From 2001 to 2009, she released music through Defstar Records, a division of Sony Music Japan.
[2001] Ryohei Chiba — W-inds released their debut single, "Forever Memories", in 2001.
[2001] Sung Si-kyung — He debuted in 2001 and has released eight studio albums in Korean and three studio albums in Japanese.
[2002] Aya Ueto — The group disbanded in 2002 and later that year, Ueto signed with Pony Canyon and released "Pureness", her debut single as a lead artist.
[2002] David Guetta — He released his initial studio effort, *Just a Little More Love*, in 2002.
[2002] Eugene (actress) — Following the group's disbandment in 2002, she subsequently left SM Entertainment and released two solo studio albums.
[2002] Garnet Crow — Despite prolific early singles, the band neither performed live nor appeared on TV prior to 2002.
[2002] JJ Lin — Lin signed to Ocean Butterflies International in 2002, and debuted with the album Music Voyager (2003).
[2002] Kelly Clarkson — Signed to RCA Records in 2002, Clarkson released her chart-topping debut single, "A Moment Like This", which became the best-selling single of the year in the US.
[2002] Kim Isak — On September 3, 2002, Kim Isak debuted as a member of duo Isak N Jiyeon with release of album Tell Me Baby.
[2002] Park Hae-il — The film won the top prize at the Busan International Film Festival in 2002, and was released commercially the following spring.
[2002] Seo Ji-young — The group released six albums before their breakup in 2002, attributed to the scandal resulting from discovery of bullying by Seo of fellow female member Lee Ji-hye.
[2002] Solange Knowles — At 16, Knowles released her first studio album Solo Star (2002).
[2003] Ayaka Hirahara — Her first single, "Jupiter", was released in Japan in December 2003, and went on to be one of the biggest selling singles of 2004.
[2003] Jin Akanishi — Despite the group's popularity (they even released DVDs of their live concerts in 2003 and 2005—a first for Johnny's groups that hadn't debuted), they were not allowed to make their bow until five years later in 2006, to immense success.
[2003] Kim Sung-kyun — He debuted in the 2003 play Romeo and Juliet.
[2003] Kraftwerk — Kraftwerk released Tour de France Soundtracks, its most recent studio and concept album, in 2003.
[2003] Lee Soo-kyung (actress, born 1982) — She debuted as a commercial model in 2003, then began her acting career by doing supporting roles, notably in Tazza: The High Rollers and Dear Heaven, before being cast in her first leading role in the 2006 sitcom Soulmate.
[2003] Lisa Marie Presley — Presley released three studio albums—To Whom It May Concern (2003), Now What (2005), and Storm & Grace (2012).
[2003] Max Changmin — The group officially debuted on December 26, 2003, during a BoA and Britney Spears showcase.
[2003] Maya (singer) — She debuted in 2003 with the album, Born To Do It, which included the hit single "Azalea.
[2003] Noriyuki Makihara — In 2003 he became famous for composing "Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana" (世界に一つだけの花, "The One and Only Flower in the World"), which was recorded by Japanese boy band SMAP and sold millions.
[2003] Park Jung-ah — In 2003, she debuted as an actress and has since appeared in a handful of movies and dramas.
[2003] Park Yoo-chun — From 2003 to 2009, Park performed as a member of the best-selling K-pop boy band TVXQ.
[2003] Sarah Geronimo — In 2003, she was signed to Viva Records, and released her debut studio album Popstar: A Dream Come True, supported by the singles "Forever's Not Enough" and "Sa Iyo”.
[2003] Sayumi Michishige — She joined Morning Musume in 2003 along with Eri Kamei, Miki Fujimoto, and Reina Tanaka, who all debuted with Morning Musume on the group's nineteenth single, "Shabondama".
[2003] Shigeaki Kato — He debuted as a member of NEWS in 2003.
[2003] Tim (singer) — He debuted in 2003 with the album, First Tim, which included the hit ballad, "I Love You".
[2003] TVXQ — The group originated from a five-member boy band in 2003, which released early albums like 'Hug' and Tri-Angle.
[2004] Jeon Bae-soo — Jeon Bae-soo debuted as an actor in films in 2004, taking small roles.
[2004] John Legend — He was the first artist to sign with rapper Kanye West's GOOD Music, through which he released his debut studio album, Get Lifted (2004).
[2004] Kim Nam-gil — Kim debuted on the big-screen in 2004 gangster movie Low life.
[2004] Lee Young-yoo — She was also one of the vocalists of the K-pop all-girl children's group 7 Princess from 2004 to 2005; she left the band and released a single as a solo artist in 2008.
[2004] Sandara Park — In 2004, Park released her first extended play (EP), Sandara, which sold over 100,000 physical copies, making it the only album by a South Korean artist to be certified platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).
[2004] Seven (South Korean singer) — Seven's sophomore album, Must Listen (2004), also saw success and produced the hit single "Passion".
[2004] Shania Twain — In 2004, after releasing her Greatest Hits album, which produced three singles including "Party for Two", Twain entered a hiatus, stating years later that diagnoses with Lyme disease and dysphonia severely weakened her singing voice.
[2005] Fall Out Boy — With Wentz as the band's lyricist and Stump as the primary composer, Fall Out Boy's 2005 major-label breakthrough, From Under the Cork Tree, produced two hit singles, "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance".
[2005] Kim Ryeo-wook — Their debut album SuperJunior05 (Twins) was released a month later on 5 December 2005 and debuted at number three on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts.
[2005] Noah (band) — A soundtrack album for the film Alexandria released in 2005, also sold over a million copies.
[2005] Park Jeong-min (actor) — In 2005, Park enrolled in Liberal Arts at the prestigious Korea University and subsequently dropped out with the intention to become a filmmaker.
[2005] Róisín Murphy — Her solo journey saw critical milestones with the release of *Ruby Blue* in 2005, which she co-wrote and produced with Matthew Herbert.
[2005] Rihanna — After signing with Def Jam Recordings, Rihanna debuted with the Caribbean-inspired records Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006), both of which reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200.
[2005] Taylor Swift — Swift signed with Big Machine Records in 2005 and debuted as a country singer with the albums Taylor Swift (2006) and Fearless (2008).
[2006] Brian Joo — His first solo album, The Brian was released in December 2006.
[2006] Gims — In 2006, he released an extended play, titled Ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts.
[2006] Lee Soo-hyuk — Born Lee Hyuk-soo, he debuted as a model in designer Jung Wook-jun's Lone Costume fashion show in 2006.
[2006] May J. — Released July 12, 2006, under Neosite Discs, the hip-hop division of Sony's Ki/oon Records, the music of her debut mini-album All My Girls was billed by her label as "Jennifer Lopez/Beyoncé style music which has never before existed in Japan.
[2006] Moon Chae-won — She studied Western Painting at the Chugye University for the Arts but dropped out in 2006 to pursue acting.
[2006] Park Sol-mi — The album was released in February 2006 by Horipro under its MusicTaste imprint.
[2006] Park Young-rin — Park Young-rin served as the interview-host and debuted in "Entertainer Intermediary" in 2006.
[2006] Sayaka Kanda — In 2006, Kanda composed and wrote the lyrics to "Bless You", a song performed by her mother Seiko Matsuda.
[2006] Tatsuya Ueda — In March 2006 he debuted as a member of KAT-TUN, group to which he belonged until its disbanding in April 2025.
[2007] Ben Affleck — His directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received.
[2007] Emi Maria — Emi Maria (stylized as EMI MARIA; born 9 June 1987) is a Japanese and Papua New Guinean R&B singer-songwriter who debuted in 2007 with the EP Between the Music.
[2007] Eru (singer) — In late December 2007, Eru released a statement revealing his intentions of fulfilling his military service duties in the latter half of 2008, since he became a Korean citizen 2 years ago.
[2007] Girls' Generation — Girls' Generation debuted on August 5, 2007, with the single "Into the New World" from their eponymous Korean album.
[2007] Han Seung-yeon — After returning to South Korea, she debuted as a member of girl group Kara on March 29, 2007.
[2007] IU (entertainer) — She signed with LOEN Entertainment (now Kakao Entertainment) in 2007 as a trainee and debuted as a singer at the age of fifteen with the EP Lost and Found (2008).
[2007] Rani Mukerji — Mukerji's collaborations with Yash Raj Films from 2007 and 2010 produced several unsuccessful films and led critics to bemoan her choice of roles.
[2007] Son Ho-jun — In 2007, Son made his entertainment debut as the leader of Tachyon, a three-member boyband, which first performed on the show A-Live on Channel V Korea.
[2007] Wonder Girls — Wonder Girls was established by JYP Entertainment and debuted in February 2007 with the single "Irony" featuring five members including Yeeun, Sunye, Sunmi, Hyuna, and Sohee.
[2007] Yuna Ito — In 2007, Ito released her debut album, Heart, which debuted atop the Oricon chart.
[2008] Ai Otsuka — On Love is Born 5th Anniversary in 2008, Otsuka held a leg of the concert in Taiwan, where she performed a Chinese version of her song "Planetarium".
[2008] Hyun Jyu-ni — Hyun Jyu-ni debuted as the frontman of the four-member girl rock band BellaMafia, which released the album Overstep in 2008.
[2008] Jang Yoon-ju — As a singer-songwriter, Jang has released two albums, Dream (2008) and I'm Fine (2012).
[2008] Kim Young-kwang (actor) — Kim began acting in 2008, and later performed in the drama Good Doctor on KBS2.
[2008] Kristen Stewart — Its five films—released yearly between 2008 and 2012—collectively grossed over $3.
[2008] Lim Seul-ong — He debuted as a singer in 2008 as a member of the K-pop boyband 2AM.
[2008] Luis Miguel — His album Cómplices was released in 2008, peaking at No.
[2008] Mötley Crüe — Mötley Crüe's most recent studio album, Saints of Los Angeles, was released on June 24, 2008.
[2008] Shinee — Shinee debuted in May 2008 with their first extended play (EP), Replay, fronted by the single of the same name.
[2008] Takahisa Masuda — In late 2008, Masuda and the promoters of TU→YU formed a singing group to release the song "Soba Ni Iru Yo", which was featured in the product's commercials and released through the Japanese mobile phone network.
[2009] Allen Kim — U-KISS released their second mini-album Bring It Back 2 Old School in February 2009.
[2009] Calvin Harris — His second album, Ready for the Weekend (2009), debuted atop the official album charts in his native Scotland as well as the United Kingdom, and its lead single, "I'm Not Alone", became his first song to reach number one in the UK Singles Charts.
[2009] Hyun Woo — In 2009, he, Lee Jang-woo and No Min-woo formed the K-pop project group 24/7, which released the single 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week, then disbanded soon after.
[2009] Justin Bieber — Bieber subsequently released his debut extended play (EP), My World (2009), receiving international recognition and establishing himself as a teen idol.
[2009] Kim Yoon-ji — She performs under the stage name NS Yoon-G (NS윤지) and debuted in 2009 with the digital single "Head Hurts" under JTM Entertainment.
[2009] Lee Joon — The group debuted on October 9, 2009 at Rain's Legend of Rainism concert where they performed various songs from their then-unreleased single album Just BLAQ.
[2009] Luna (South Korean singer) — She debuted as a member of the girl group f(x) in September 2009.
[2009] Nana (entertainer) — In November 2009 Nana debuted in After School along with Raina as third-generation members with the release of After School's second EP, Because of You.
[2010] Arcade Fire — Their third studio album, The Suburbs, was released in 2010 to critical acclaim and commercial success.
[2010] Gorillaz — Their fourth album, The Fall, was recorded on the road (mainly on Damon Albarn's iPad) during the Escape to Plastic Beach Tour and released on 25 December 2010.
[2010] Haruka Kudo (singer) — She debuted in concert on May 1, 2010, at the Hello!
[2010] Hole (band) — Hole released a total of four studio albums between two incarnations spanning the 1990s and early-2010s and became one of the most commercially successful rock bands in history fronted by a woman.
[2010] Miliyah Kato — Her fifth studio album Heaven (2010) debuted atop on the Oricon chart and has yielded two platinum singles, "Why" and "Last Love".
[2010] Moon Joon-young — He debuted as member of boy group ZE:A in 2010.
[2010] Park So-jin — On July 7, 2010, Sojin debuted as a member of Girl's Day on KBS' Music Bank with their debut single, "Tilt My Head" (갸우뚱).
[2010] Shin Yeon-shick — He directed The Fair Love (2010), The Russian Novel (2013), Rough Play (2013), Romans 8:37 (2017), and Cassiopeia (2022), as well as wrote the screenplays for Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016) and Cobweb (2023).
[2011] 2NE1 — Their second self-titled EP (2011) produced the chart-topping singles "Don't Cry", "Lonely", "I Am the Best", and "Ugly".
[2011] Dulce María — She has since released four solo studio albums: Extranjera - Segunda Parte (2011), Sin Fronteras (2014), DM (2017), and Origen (2021).
[2011] Ed Sheeran — In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play No.
[2011] Lim Ji-yeon — Lim debuted in 2011 through the short film Dear Catastrophe.
[2011] Nam Tae-hyun — ' Prior to his debut as a member of Winner, Nam performed as a backup dancer for the YG Family Concert 2011.
[2011] Son Woo-hyeon — With the Open World Entertainment's decision to merge and rebrand the trio band, Son debuted as the leader of a K-pop idol group X-5, under the stage name as "Ghun" on 19 April 2011.
[2011] Sung Joon — Sung Joon began his entertainment career as a model, but soon switched to acting and debuted in the drama White Christmas in 2011.
[2012] Alt-J — Their debut album An Awesome Wave was released in May 2012 in Europe, and in September 2012 in the United States, and won the 2012 British Mercury Prize.
[2012] Anitta (singer) — Shortly after the release of her debut single, "Meiga e Abusada" (2012), Anitta signed a recording contract with Warner Music Brazil and released her self-titled debut album in 2013, which entered at number one and was certified platinum in Brazil.
[2012] Azealia Banks — Banks has released three mixtapes (Fantasea in 2012, Slay-Z in 2016, and Yung Rapunxel Pt.
[2012] Bae Woo-hee — Following her leave from Medialine Entertainment, Bae became a trainee under Happy Face Entertainment, and debuted with Dal Shabet in 2012.
[2012] Carrie Underwood — She achieved the second-best selling female album released in 2012 and won a Grammy Award with Blown Away.
[2012] Chun Myung-hoon — He released his single, Welcome To The Jungle on October 19, 2012.
[2012] Hyuk (singer) — Hyuk debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group VIXX in May 2012, and began his acting career in 2016 in the comedy-action film Chasing as Han Won-tae.
[2012] Lee Jae-in — Lee debuted in 2012 as the child counterpart of a supporting character in Ice Adonis.
[2012] Lee Sang-yoon — Lee earned recognition with his role in the family weekend drama Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012), which recorded a peak viewership rating of 47.
[2012] N (singer) — He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band VIXX in May 2012.
[2012] Nicki Minaj — She explored dance-pop on her second US number-one album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012), which produced the top-five single, "Starships".
[2012] One Direction — One Direction's debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" was an international commercial success, reaching number one on the UK singles chart and being performed by the band at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.
[2012] Toko Yasuda — In 2012, Yasuda released the album Parthenon under the pseudonym Plvs Vltra.
[2012] Yoon Kyun-sang — In 2012, he debuted as an actor, starring in the historical drama Faith.
[2013] Andrew Choi — He released his first album, Love Was Enough on May 27, 2013.
[2013] Ariana Grande — After signing with Republic Records, she released her debut studio album, Yours Truly (2013), a retro-inspired pop and R&B record that debuted atop the Billboard 200.
[2013] Kim Hye-yoon — Kim debuted as an actress in the 2013 KBS2 TV Novel's Samsaengi, playing the teenage version of a supporting character.
[2013] Lee Don-ku (director) — He wrote and directed Fatal (2013) and Entangled (2014).
[2013] Moria Casán — In 2013, the Buenos Aires Herald wrote that "[her] larger than life persona is a pop icon as much for her stage performances as for her bold, daring public statements.
[2013] Pharrell Williams — Williams's 2013 single, "Happy"—released for the soundtrack to Despicable Me 2—became his second song to peak atop the chart that same year.
[2013] Seo Yea-ji — She debuted as an actress in the tvN sitcom Potato Star 2013QR3 which aired for 120 episodes from September 23, 2013, to May 15, 2014.
[2013] Shin Hye-sun — She debuted in the television series School 2013.
[2014] 5 Seconds of Summer — In early 2014, the band released "She Looks So Perfect" which topped the charts in four countries.
[2014] Aurora (singer) — Aurora signed with Petroleum, Decca, and Glassnote Records in 2014, and released her debut extended play (EP), Running with the Wolves, in 2015.
[2014] Joy (singer) — She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet in August 2014.
[2014] Jung Il-woo — The son of a former television news anchorman, Jung Il-woo studied Broadcasting at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, then later dropped out and transferred to the Theater and Film department of Hanyang University, graduating on 20 February 2014.
[2014] Kwak Si-yang — Kwak debuted as an actor in the 2014 drama Glorious Day.
[2014] Lee Seung-hoon (rapper) — Lee debuted with Winner on August 17, 2014, after the band competed and were titled as the victors of WIN: Who is Next (2013), and as a soloist on July 15, 2024.
[2014] Lee Su-hyun — Following her appearance on the SBS audition program K-pop Star 2 alongside her brother Lee Chan-hyuk, she debuted as the vocalist of the sibling duo AKMU on April 7, 2014, under YG Entertainment after winning the show.
[2014] Lee Sung-min (singer) — He is a member of the South Korean boy band Super Junior and its sub-groups Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H, and Super Junior-M, though he hasn't performed with the group since 2014.
[2014] Park Han-byul — On December 23, 2014, a statement was released by Park's agency stating that she and Seven had ended their 12-year relationship earlier on in the year.
[2014] Park Ye-eun — In July 2014, she made her debut as solo artist under the name Ha:tfelt with released her solo EP Me?.
[2014] Red Velvet (group) — They originally debuted on August 1, 2014, with the single "Happiness" with the four-member line-up of Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, and Joy.
[2014] Seiko Matsuda — Matsuda was a performer on the finale of Kouhaku (Red White Music Battle) in 2014, 2015 and 2025, the prestigious NHK New Year's Eve Music show on which she has performed 25 times, as of 2025.
[2014] Wizkid — Following this success, he released his second album Ayo in 2014, which included popular tracks like Jaiye Jaiye.
[2015] Ahn Hyo-seop — He debuted as a singer in 2015 with the group One O One, releasing the debut single "Love You".
[2015] Billie Eilish — Eilish first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single, "Ocean Eyes", which was written and produced by her brother, Finneas O'Connell.
[2015] Kim Tae-ri — That same year, she filmed Moon Young, a short film that premiered at the Seoul Independent Film Festival in 2015, with a theatrical version released in 2017.
[2015] Kim Woo-seok (singer) — He debuted as a member of South Korean band Up10tion in 2015.
[2015] Koo Jun-hoe — On September 15, 2015, iKon debuted the pre-release single "My Type", following soon after with the lead singles "Rhythm Ta" and "Airplane", with Jun-hoe participating in the production for "Rhythm Ta".
[2015] Niel (singer) — Niel released his first solo EP titled oNiely on February 16, 2015.
[2015] Sofia Coppola — Coppola released the Netflix Christmas musical comedy special A Very Murray Christmas (2015), which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.
[2015] The Weeknd — Beauty Behind the Madness (2015) and Starboy (2016) both debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and featured multiple Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles.
[2015] Twice — Twice was formed under the television program Sixteen (2015) and debuted on October 20, 2015, with the extended play (EP) The Story Begins.
[2015] Van Morrison — Since turning 70 in 2015, he has released – on average – more than an album a year.
[2016] Blackpink — Blackpink debuted in August 2016 with their single album Square One, which included "Whistle", their first number-one hit on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart, and "Boombayah", their first number-one on the US Billboard World Digital Songs chart.
[2016] Dawon (singer) — On July 14, 2016, Nam released single "Shalala Romance" for the soundtrack of the television series Lucky Romance.
[2016] Hui (singer) — He debuted as the leader, main vocalist and lead dancer of boy group Pentagon in October 2016, under Cube Entertainment.
[2016] Jeno (singer) — Jeno officially debuted in August 2016 as a member of South Korean boy band NCT through the sub-units NCT Dream and NCT JNJM.
[2016] Jeon Ji-yoon — She debuted as a solo artist on November 2, 2016, under the stage name Jenyer, with the release of her debut digital single, "I Do".
[2016] Jiyul (singer) — The title track, "Falling" (Korean: 니가 내려와) was released digitally on December 13, 2016.
[2016] Kim Se-jeong — They debuted on May 4, 2016, with the lead single "Dream Girls" from the album Chrysalis.
[2016] Lee Dawon — They released their first single "Fanfare" on October 5, 2016.
[2016] Lee Jae-yoon (singer) — They released their first single "Fanfare" on October 5, 2016.
[2016] Louis Tomlinson — Following the group's hiatus in 2016, Tomlinson released "Just Hold On" with Steve Aoki as his debut solo single in December 2016.
[2016] Ricardo Arjona — As of 2016, Arjona had released sixteen studio albums, one live album, nine compilation albums and forty-three singles.
[2016] Sori (singer) — Following three years of training, Kim debuted under the mononym SoRi as one-half of the duo CocoSori with the single "Dark Circle" on January 4, 2016.
[2017] Bebe Rexha — Rexha released two additional EPs in 2017: All Your Fault: Pt.
[2017] Bill Nye — In 2017, the Netflix series Bill Nye Saves the World debuted, and ran for three seasons until 2018.
[2017] BM (rapper) — The group unveiled the first part of its debut project on December 13 with the release of their first single "Oh NaNa", and officially debuted on July 19, 2017, with their first EP Hola Hola.
[2017] Bryson Tiller — His second studio album, True to Self (2017), debuted atop the Billboard 200, while his third album, Anniversary (2020) peaked at number five.
[2017] Choi Bo-min (entertainer) — Bomin officially debuted with Golden Child on August 28, 2017, with their first EP Gol-cha!
[2017] Dua Lipa — She released her eponymous debut album in 2017, which peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and spawned the singles "Be the One", "IDGAF", and the UK number-one single "New Rules".
[2017] Jeong Se-woon — He debuted as solo artist with released the first part of his debut EP Ever on August 31, 2017.
[2017] Kang Ji-young — She released her debut studio album, Many Faces (2017), which spawned two top-ten singles in Japan, "Saigo no Sayonara" and "Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto".
[2017] Kang Mi-na — They debuted with the single "Ice Chu" on August 10, 2017.
[2017] Kim Da-mi — Kim made her acting debut through the independent film 2017 Project With The Same Name, an omnibus feature film produced annually, playing the role of a woman who was recently involved in a breakup in the episode "Hello, My Hard Work".
[2017] Kim So-hee (singer, born 1999) — She debuted as a solo artist on May 21, 2017 and on June 1, 2017, she debuted as a member of Alice.
[2017] Kim You-jung — Her older sister, Kim Yeon-jung, debuted as an actress in 2017.
[2017] Sơn Tùng M-TP — In 2017, Tùng released the compilation album M-tp M-TP and published his autobiography, Chạm tới giấc mơ.
[2018] Conan Gray — In 2018, Gray signed a record deal with Republic Records, which released his debut EP, Sunset Season (2018).
[2018] Jung Eun-chae — She made a big comeback to the TV drama in 2018 with two series released on the same year, SBS hit legal crime Return and OCN's The Guest, a drama that combines the elements of exorcism, shamanism, and procedural.
[2019] Andrea Bocelli — His influence is evident through chart-topping releases, such as the 2019 album *Sì*, which debuted at number one in both the UK and US markets.
[2019] Avicii — His third and final album, Tim (2019), was released posthumously and reached number one on the Billboard Top Dance Albums chart.
[2019] DaBaby — His second studio album, Kirk (2019), debuted atop the Billboard 200 and spawned the hit singles "Intro" and "Bop".
[2019] G Flip — Their debut studio album, About Us, was released on 30 August 2019.
[2019] Huh Ji-won — They debuted with a single album, Let's Play Cherry Bullet on January 21, 2019.
[2019] Kang Daniel — In mid-2019, he released his solo debut extended play (EP), Color on Me, which was a commercial success that topped South Korea's Gaon Album Chart.
[2019] Karol G — In July 2019, she released "China" in collaboration with Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, and J Balvin, which became her first music video with over one billion views on YouTube.
[2019] Kim Hee-chul — Heechul debuted as a solo singer in 2019 with the digital single "Old Movie".
[2019] Park Jae-chan — Jaechan officially debuted as a member of Dongkiz with the release of their single album, Dongkiz on the Block, on April 24, 2019.
[2019] Ryo Nishikido — His first solo album was released in December 2019.
[2020] Adriano Giannini — In 2020, Giannini served as the narrator of the true-crime docuseries Italica Noir, a four-episode anthology released on Infinity+.
[2020] Bang Ye-dam — He debuted as a soloist with the digital single titled "Wayo" (왜요) on June 5, 2020.
[2020] Jeon Chae-eun — She debuted with the 2020 indie film Stone Skipping, as a runaway girl living in shelter.
[2020] Kai (entertainer, born 1994) — He debuted as a soloist on November 30, 2020, with his first extended play (EP) Kai and has since released three more EPs, Peaches, Rover and Wait On Me.
[2020] Yook Sung-jae — Yook released his debut solo album, Yook O'Clock, on March 2, 2020.
[2021] Bini (group) — Before their official debut on June 11, 2021, the group released a pop cover of Ryan Cayabyab's song "Da Coconut Nut" on November 20, 2020.
[2021] Bruno Mars — In 2021, Mars released An Evening with Silk Sonic alongside Anderson .
[2021] Demian (singer) — Demian then released his first and only single album A Blue not Blues in March 2021, with the title track "Love%" featuring Dawn, who he reached out to following the song's completion.
[2021] Sarah Kinsley — Following the viral success of her song "The King" in 2021, she released an extended play and subsequent EPs including Cypress in 2022 and Ascension in 2023.
[2022] Kang Ye-seo — On January 3, 2022, she officially debuted as a member of Kep1er with the release of their first EP, First Impact.
[2022] Mahira Khan — She produced the sports-based web series Baarwan Khiladi (2022).
[2022] Yoon Jae-chan — In 2022, Yoon was cast for HBO Max's Além do Guarda-Roupa and Playlist's Dowdy Guys, with the former released the next year.
[2023] Yoon Seo-yeon — Yoon officially debuted with the group on February 13, 2023, with the mini album Assemble.
[2024] Joko Anwar — In 2024, Anwar's anthology series Joko Anwar's Nightmares and Daydreams was released on Netflix.
[2024] Kate Hudson — Hudson released her debut studio music album, Glorious, in 2024.
[2024] Sabrina Carpenter — This transition culminated in major album releases like Short n' Sweet (2024), which topped the US Billboard 200 and produced global number-one hits, solidifying her status as a premier pop force.
[2025] Shin Hyun-been — After the miniseries Monstrous, she went on to star in his three latest films consecutively, the 2025-released Revelations and The Ugly, followed by the upcoming Colony.
[2026] Miley Cyrus — Cyrus transitioned to Atlantic Records and released her tenth studio album, Bass Persuades (2026), which became her first album in over a decade to top the Billboard 200.
[2026] Varun Dhawan — He has since had his highest-grossing release portraying Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya in the war film Border 2 (2026), though this was accompanied by several films that performed poorly.