Musical groups established in 2008

Japanese band

American pop rock band

Shinee ( ; ; ; stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group consists of four members: Onew, Key, Minho, and Taemin. Originally a five-member band, Jonghyun died on December 18, 2017. Their musical impact in their native country has earned them numerous accolades and the title "Princes of K-pop", and their music has been listed among the greatest boy band songs of all time.

South African rap-rave group

Swedish electronic music group

British electronic music group

Migos ( ) were an American hip hop group founded in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in 2008. The group was composed of rapper Quavo, his nephew Takeoff, and their friend Offset. Quavo is from Athens, Georgia, while Offset and Takeoff were born and raised in nearby Lawrenceville. As a group, they were managed by Coach K, the former manager of Gucci Mane and Jeezy, and frequently collaborated with producers DJ Durel, Murda Beatz, Zaytoven, and Buddah Bless. Recognized for their contribution to trap music in the 2010s, Billboard stated that the group "influenced pop culture and the entire English languag

Henry Sandquist created it

Jamaican-American electronic music band

2PM () is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment in 2008 composed of six members: Jun. K (formerly known as Junsu), Nichkhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Junho, and Chansung. Originally a seven-piece group, Jaebeom left the band in 2009. Unlike most Korean boy bands at the time, 2PM constructed a tough and masculine image through their intense performances often featuring acrobatic stunts and sex appeal. As a result, 2PM is known for creating the jimseung-dol (translating to "beast idol" in Korean) phenomenon within South Korea. As the group grew older, they stopped incorporating acrobati

American band

American musical group; pop rock band

Davichi () is a South Korean pop duo, formed in 2008, that consists of Lee Hae-ri and Kang Min-kyung.

South Korean boy group

British-Irish girl group

U-KISS (; ) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2008. Their name is an acronym, standing for Ubiquitous Korean International Idol Super Star. The group is composed of Soohyun, Hoon, Kiseop, Alexander Lee, and Eli.

American post-hardcore band

Chickenfoot is an American hard rock supergroup formed in 2008. The group consists of vocalist Sammy Hagar, bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani, and drummer Chad Smith. Due to Smith's consistent recording and touring commitments with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kenny Aronoff joined the group in 2011 as a touring replacement drummer. While the band has not formally announced a breakup, in June 2016 Smith said that he had doubts about its survival due to their busy schedules.

English musical group

Hungarian band

musical project

Zibbz (sometimes stylized as ZiBBZ) is a Swiss duo made of siblings Corinne and Stefan Gfeller. They represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Stones". They are from Zürich, but are based in Los Angeles.

Latvian musical group

Mastercastle is an Italian heavy metal band formed in 2008 by guitarist Pier Gonella and singer Giorgia Gueglio.

SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshine Sakae, a shopping center in Sakae, Nagoya. Avex Group is its current official label. The group has sold nearly 11 million CDs in Japan.

French electro swing band

Macedonian musical group; twin duo

Korean-Mandopop boy band

Finnish heavy metal band

American hip hop group

American rock musical group

American pop band

Wavves is an American rock band based in San Diego, California. Formed in 2008 by singer-songwriter Nathan Williams (born June 12, 1986), the band also features Alex Gates (guitar, backing vocals), Stephen Pope (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Ross Traver (drums and backing vocals).

Pomplamoose () is an American musical husband-and-wife duo composed of multi-instrumentalist Jack Conte and singer-songwriter and bassist Nataly Dawn. Formed in 2008, the duo sold about 100,000 songs online in 2009.

American metalcore band

Lebanese rock band

Swedish hardcore punk band

Iceage is a Danish punk rock band from Copenhagen. The band was formed in 2008 and has released the albums New Brigade (2011), ''You're Nothing (2013), Plowing Into the Field of Love (2014), Beyondless (2018), and Seek Shelter'' (2021).

American electronic music band

Irish Folk Group

Canadian-American rock band

Australian musical group; pop punk band

Hungarian celtic punk band

South Korean boyband

American band

Triptykon is a Swiss extreme metal band from Zürich, formed in 2008 by Thomas Gabriel Fischer, founding member of the pioneering heavy metal bands Hellhammer, Celtic Frost and Apollyon Sun.

Japanese electronicore band

English hip hop duo

Australian Celtic punk-folk band

American hardcore band

Swedish rock band

Japanese rock duo

German band

Canadian band

Australian musical group; symphonic deathcore/metalcore band

American post-hardcore band

UK musical group: hip hop and pop group based in Edinburgh

Canadian musical group

American noise pop band

thumb|right|240px|Timoteij during Melodifestivalen 2010 Timoteij were a Swedish ethnopop group established in 2008. The group originally consisted of Cecilia Kallin, Bodil Bergström, Elina Thorsell, and Johanna Pettersson, all born in 1991. Pettersson left the group in 2014.