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Young K, TREASURE and RESCENE lead 2026 KGMA winners
At the Korea Grand Music Awards in Seoul, artists were honored across K-pop, bands, solo music and other categories.
DAY6’s Young K won the Grand Artist award and received five awards in total.
TREASURE won Grand Song, while RESCENE and AND2BLE shared Grand Honor’s Choice.
The awards also recognized artists including BTS, BLACKPINK, Stray Kids, LUCY and CRAVITY.
The ceremony celebrates achievements across different parts of South Korea’s music industry, and its top awards highlight artists and songs singled out by the organizers.
The two-day ceremony also includes a Music Day, with further events announced for that part of the program.
Young K won the 2026 KGMA Grand Artist award, while TREASURE won Grand Song and RESCENE and AND2BLE shared Grand Honor’s Choice.
Young K received five awards, TREASURE four and RESCENE four, according to Soompi.
The ARTIST DAY ceremony was held at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome; the sources differ on whether it took place on November 7 or November 8.
The two-day Korea Grand Music Awards ceremony was scheduled for November 7 and 8.
Other winners included BTS for Best Selling Album and CRAVITY for Best Music Video.
- Who
- Young K, TREASURE, RESCENE and AND2BLE were among the leading winners.
- What
- Winners were announced for the 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards ARTIST DAY, including the Grand Artist, Grand Song and Grand Honor’s Choice awards.
- When
- The ceremony was reported as taking place on November 7 and 8, 2026. Soompi says ARTIST DAY was held on November 8.
- Where
- Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.
- Why
- The awards recognized artists across K-pop, bands, solo music and other categories.
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KGMA social posts announced some awards in advance, including Style Icon for Dayoung and Trend of the Year Rookie for FLARE U.
Koreaboo reported that the two-day KGMA ceremony was underway at Gocheok Sky Dome.
Soompi said ARTIST DAY was held at Gocheok Sky Dome and reported the winners.
- Grand Artist
- Young K
- Grand Song
- TREASURE
- Grand Honor’s Choice
- RESCENE and AND2BLE
- Best Selling Album
- BTS — ARIRANG
- Best Music Video
- CRAVITY — “AWAKE
- Venue
- Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul
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