Find and enjoy the legendary songs that shaped Korean music across generations.

Welcome to the K-pop Generations Archive, a curated collection of tracks that tell the story of modern Korean music. We categorize the evolution of sound into distinct eras, making it easy to trace the journey from soulful roots to global dominance.

Here, you can explore the heart of each era:

• K-Music Heritage: Discover the soulful K-Trot of legends like Nam Jin and Sim Soo-bong, and the 90s pioneering sounds of Seo Taiji and Boys that first broke the mold.
• 1st Generation K-pop (The Golden Age): Relive the foundation of idol culture with hits from H.O.T, god, S.E.S, and Fin.K.L. This is where the K-pop phenomenon began.
• 2nd Generation K-pop (Global Launch): Experience the era that set the stage for worldwide success, featuring defining songs like Girls’ Generation’s ‘Into The New World’, as well as vocal powerhouses like Fly to the Sky and Jo Sung-mo.

Every track features English-translated lyrics, artist introductions, and stories behind the songs that defined their time.

Ready to dive in? Browse the categories above or click the links below to jump directly to each song and experience the unforgettable evolution of Korean music.

Category	Singer	Title
K-Music Heritage & Roots	김건모 (Kim Gun-mo)	핑계 (Excuse)
	남진 (Nam Jin)	님과 함께 (With My Lover)
	마로니에 (Marronnier)	칵테일 사랑 (Cocktail Love)
	박미경 (Park Mi-kyung)	이브의 경고 (Eve’s Warning)
	벅 (Buck)	맨발의 청춘 (Youth of a Barefoot)
	서태지와 아이들 (Seo taiji and Boys)	난 알아요 (I Know)
	설운도 (Seol Woon-do)	사랑의 트위스트 (Love’s Twist)
	송대관 (Song Dae-kwan)	해뜰날 (A Sunny Day)
	송골매 (Songolmae)	어쩌다 마주친 그대 (The Love I Ran Into)
	심수봉 (Sim Soo-bong)	그때 그사람 (The Person Back Then)
	영턱스클럽 (Young Turks Club)	정 (Dangerous Farewell)
	윤수일 (Yoon Soo-il)	아파트 (Apartment)
	이지연 (Lee Ji-yeon)	바람아 멈추어다오 (Please Stop the Wind)
	전람회 (Exhibition)	취중진담 (Drunken Truth)
	조용필 (Cho Yong-pil)	돌아와요 부산항에 (Return to Busan Port)
	태진아 (Tae Jin-ah)	옥경이 (Okgyeong-i)
	투투 (Two Two)	일과 이분의 일 (One and a Half)
1st Generation K-pop (The Golden Age)	Baby V.O.X (베이비 복스)	Get Up
		야야야 (Ya Ya Ya)
	CLON (클론)	꿍따리 샤바라 (ggung-dda-li sha-ba-ra)
		초련 (First Love)
	COOL (쿨)	운명 (Fate)
		해변의 여인 (Woman on the Beach)
	DJ DOC (디제이 디오씨)	DOC와 춤을 (Dance with DOC)
		Run to You
		머피의 법칙 (Murphy’s Law)
	Fin.K.L (핑클)	Blue Rain
		Now
		내 남자친구에게 (To My Boyfriend)
		영원한 사랑 (Eternal Love)
	Fly to the Sky (플라이 투 더 스카이)	Day by Day
		Sea of Love
	god (지오디)	Friday Night
		거짓말 (Lies)
		사랑해 그리고 기억해 (Love & Remember)
		어머님께 (To My Mother)
	H.O.T (에이치오티)	Candy
		We Are The Future
		빛 (Hope)
		행복 (Happiness)
	NRG (엔알지)	할 수 있어 (I Can Do It)
	Roo’ra (룰라)	3! 4!
		날개잃은 천사(Angel Without Wings)
	Sechs Kies (젝스키스)	Com’Back
		Couple
		폼생폼사
	S.E.S (에스이에스)	Dreams Come True
		I’m Your Girl
		Oh, My Love
	Sinhwa (신화)	I Pray 4 U
		T.O.P
	Turbo (터보)	Love Is…
		Twist King
		어느 째즈바 (A Jazz Bar)
	김현정 (Kim Hyun-jung)	그녀와의 이별(The Farewell with Her)
	솔리드 (Solid)	천생연분 (Soulmate)
	엄정화 (Uhm Jung-hwa)	Festival
		Poison
	이정현 (Lee Jung-hyun)	바꿔 (Change)
		Wa (와)
	임창정 (Im Chang-jung)	그때 또 다시 (Again)
	조성모 (Jo Sumg-mo)	To Heaven
		아시나요 (Do You Know)
	코요테 (Koyote)	순정 (Pure Love)
	파파야 (Papaya)	내 얘길 들어봐 (Listen to My Word)
2nd Generation K-pop (Global Launch)	동방신기 (TVXQ)	HUG
	보아 (BoA)	No. 1
	브라운아이드걸스 (Brown Eyed Girls)	L.O.V.E
	비 (Rain)	나쁜 남자 (Bad Guy)
	빅뱅 (BIGBANG)	거짓말 (Lies)
	소녀시대 (Girls’ Generation)	다시 만난 세계 (Into The New World)
	슈퍼주니어 (Super Junior)	Sorry, Sorry
	싸이 (Psy)	새 (Bird)
	원더걸스 (Wonder Girls)	Tell Me
	카라 (KARA)	Pretty Girl