March 11 – With the release of Tree,
TVXQ becomes the first foreign band in Japan to have three consecutive studio albums with first-week sales of over 200,000 copies, breaking
Bon Jovi's thirteen-year record.[1]
March 15 –
2NE1's Crush becomes the first album by a Korean artist to chart within the top 100 on the
Billboard 200, entering at number 61. It also marked the first time two K-pop artists appeared on the chart at the same time, along with
Girls' Generation's Mr.Mr.[2]
May 7 –
Exo's Overdose records nearly 660,000 pre-orders, breaking the record at the time for most pre-orders for a single album in K-pop.[3]
June 12 –
Taeyang's Rise becomes the highest charting album on the Billboard 200 at the time by a K-pop solo artist, peaking at number 112.[4]
June 23 – TVXQ become the first international artist in Japan to bring in the largest number of concertgoers in the previous three years, reaching over 2 million total attendees during the timeframe.[5]
July 14 – Through three concert tours in Japan since 2011, Girls' Generation attracted a cumulative total of 550,000 spectators, setting a record for a K-pop girl group.[6]
September 21 –
Super Junior become the first Korean artist to perform a total of 100 concerts worldwide.[7]
September 30 – SM Entertainment announces
Jessica's departure from Girls' Generation.[8]
^"대중문화예술상 2014년" [2014 Popular Culture and Arts Awards]. Korea Creative Content Agency (in Korean).
Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
March 11 – With the release of Tree,
TVXQ becomes the first foreign band in Japan to have three consecutive studio albums with first-week sales of over 200,000 copies, breaking
Bon Jovi's thirteen-year record.[1]
March 15 –
2NE1's Crush becomes the first album by a Korean artist to chart within the top 100 on the
Billboard 200, entering at number 61. It also marked the first time two K-pop artists appeared on the chart at the same time, along with
Girls' Generation's Mr.Mr.[2]
May 7 –
Exo's Overdose records nearly 660,000 pre-orders, breaking the record at the time for most pre-orders for a single album in K-pop.[3]
June 12 –
Taeyang's Rise becomes the highest charting album on the Billboard 200 at the time by a K-pop solo artist, peaking at number 112.[4]
June 23 – TVXQ become the first international artist in Japan to bring in the largest number of concertgoers in the previous three years, reaching over 2 million total attendees during the timeframe.[5]
July 14 – Through three concert tours in Japan since 2011, Girls' Generation attracted a cumulative total of 550,000 spectators, setting a record for a K-pop girl group.[6]
September 21 –
Super Junior become the first Korean artist to perform a total of 100 concerts worldwide.[7]
September 30 – SM Entertainment announces
Jessica's departure from Girls' Generation.[8]
^"대중문화예술상 2014년" [2014 Popular Culture and Arts Awards]. Korea Creative Content Agency (in Korean).
Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2018.