Winners Of 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards – ARTIST DAY
Key takeaways
Quick summary- 1DAY6’s Young K won big with five awards including Grand Artist, while TREASURE won four awards i
- 2The first day of the 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) is complete!Hosted by Nam Ji Hyun and RESCENE’s Woni, ARTIST DAY of the 2026 KGMA was held on Novembe…
The first day of the 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) is complete!
Hosted by Nam Ji Hyun and RESCENE
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’s Woni
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, ARTIST DAY of the 2026 KGMA was held on November 8 at Gocheok Sky Dome.
DAY6’s Young K won big with five awards including Grand Artist, while TREASURE won four awards including Grand Song. RESCENE scored four awards including Grand Honor’s Choice, while their producer Josh Lee additionally won Best Producer. AND2BLE
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also won two awards including Grand Honor’s choice, and CRAVITY
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took home three awards in total.
Check out the full list of winners:
2026 Grand Artist: Young K
2026 Grand Song: TREASURE
2026 Grand Honor’s Choice: RESCENE, AND2BLE
Best Artist: LUCY, RESCENE, MEOVV, BTS
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, BLACKPINK
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, Stray Kids
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, xikers
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, Young K, ALLDAY PROJECT, CORTIS
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, CRAVITY, CLOSE YOUR EYES, TREASURE, tripleS, P1Harmony
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Best Memory: RESCENE
Best Trot Performance: Jang Min Ho
Best Band: LUCY
Best Solo: Young K, Dayoung
Best Dance Performance: IDID
Best Stage: CRAVITY, FIFTY FIFTY
Best Producer: Josh Lee (The Muze Entertainment)
Best Hip Hop: TREASURE
Best Music Video: CRAVITY – “AWAKE”
Best OST: Young K – “Season of Us” (“My Royal Nemesis” OST)
Best Selling Album: BTS – “ARIRANG”
IS Rising Star: AND2BLE, TUIDE
IS Rookie: NouerA
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Asia Cultural Exchange Special Award: Novelbright
coogoong Most Popular Artist (ARTIST DAY): Young K
Berriz Global Fans’ Choice: RESCENE
Style Icon: Dayoung
Photogenic: MADEIN
K-Wave Popularity Award: Yushi
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(NCT
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WISH)
Trend of the Year (Group): TREASURE
Trend of the Year (Rookie): FLARE U
Congratulations to all of the winners, and stay tuned for MUSIC DAY of 2026 KGMA on November 8!
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