The 2026 K-World Dream Awards has unveiled its performer lineup!
This year’s lineup includes ATEEZ, P1Harmony, RIIZE, AHOF, AND2BLE, SeeYa, QWER, ILLIT, and RESCENE.
Jun Hyun Moo and Jang Do Yeon will return as hosts for the fourth consecutive year.
This year’s event is especially meaningful as it marks the awards ceremony’s 10th anniversary. Originally launched in 2017 as the Soribada Best K-Music Awards, the ceremony has since evolved under its current name and, over the past decade, has helped promote K-content and K-pop worldwide while contributing to the global spread of the Korean Wave.
The 2026 K World Dream Awards will be held on August 27 at KINTEX in Goyang, South Korea.
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Watch: TXT’s Yeonjun Takes 1st Win For “Ice Cream” On “Music Bank”; Performances By i-dle, GIRLSET, And More
TXT’s Yeonjun has won his first music show trophy for “Ice Cream”!
On the July 17 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were Yeonjun’s “Ice Cream” and i-dle’s “Gimme Dat Love.” Yeonjun ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,920 points.
Congratulations to Yeonjun! Watch the winner announcement and encore (with Beomgyu’s surprise appearance) below!
Performers on today’s show included TXT’s Yeonjun, i-dle, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, AHOF, RESCENE, Sunmi, VAYONN, idntt, Keyveatz, GIRLSET, Jang Haneum, AmbiO, UDTT, DAILY:DIRECTION, TRENDZ, Lee Yeji, and Hat:q.
Watch the performances below:
TXT’s Yeonjun – “Ice Cream”
i-dle – “Gimme Dat Love”
MONSTA X’s Kihyun – “So Good”
AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”
RESCENE – “Pretty Girl”
Sunmi – “Forever July”
VAYONN – “MUAH!”
idntt – “Kids Return”
Keyveatz – “OXY”
GIRLSET – “CHAT”
Jang Haneum – “Is It Love”
AmbiO – “BLUE SPLASH”
UDTT – “VIPER”
DAILY:DIRECTION – “DOWN WITH IT”
TRENDZ – “On My Knees”
Lee Yeji – “I hate it”
Hat:q – “Life Goes On”
Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:
Watch: AHOF Takes 1st Win For “RUN TO YOU” On “Show Champion”; Performances By RESCENE, VAYONN, And More
AHOF has won their first music show trophy for “RUN TO YOU”!
On the July 15 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were i-dle’s “Gimme Dat Love,” ATEEZ’s “BAD,” Hearts2Hearts’s “Lemon Tang,” AHOF’s “RUN TO YOU,” and TXT’s Yeonjun’s “Ice Cream.” AHOF ultimately took the win.
Congratulations to AHOF! Watch the winner announcement and encore below:
Performers on today’s show included AHOF, RESCENE, VAYONN, Keyveatz, Jang Haneum, UDTT, Golden Child’s Choi Sung Yun (Y), Juniel, Lee YeJi, HAENA, Meaningful Stone, THE VANE, Tokai, and Jungwoo.
Watch: aespa Takes 2nd Win For “LEMONADE” On “Music Core”; Performances By BABYMONSTER, RESCENE, And More
aespa has won a second music show trophy for “LEMONADE”!
On the July 11 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were SEVENTEEN’s V8’s “singasong,” aespa’s “LEMONADE,” and Hearts2Hearts’ “Lemon Tang.” aespa ultimately took the win with a total of 7,086 points.
Congratulations to aespa! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:
Performers on today’s show included BABYMONSTER, i-dle, TXT’s Yeonjun, RESCENE, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, Choi Yoojung, Hearts2Hearts, AHOF, Teen Top’s Niel, EVAN (Heeseung), Keyveatz, VAYONN, IDID, Jang Haneum, USPEER, Lee YeJi, ASCENDER, ANTARES, and UDTT.
Watch: I.O.I Takes 4th Win For “Suddenly” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By i-dle, Yeonjun, BABYMONSTER, And More
I.O.I has won a fourth music show trophy for their 10th-anniversary reunion track “Suddenly”!
On the July 12 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were I.O.I’s “Suddenly,” aespa’s “LEMONADE,” and RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK.” I.O.I ultimately took the win with a total of 5,343 points.
Congratulations to I.O.I! Watch a clip of the winner announcement and Choi Yoojung’s acceptance speech below:
Performers on today’s show included i-dle, TXT’s Yeonjun, BABYMONSTER, RESCENE, Choi Yoojung, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, Hearts2Hearts, AHOF, EVAN (Heeseung), Baek A Yeon, IDID, VAYONN, Keyveatz, USPEER, Jang Haneum, UDTT, Loveholic’s Jisun, Lee YeJi, and HAENA.
Watch: ATEEZ Takes 2nd Win For “BAD” On “Music Bank”; Performances By Yeonjun, RESCENE, And More
ATEEZ has won their second music show trophy for “BAD”!
On the July 10 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were SEVENTEEN’s V8’s “singasong” and ATEEZ’s “BAD.” ATEEZ ultimately took the prize with a total of 7,271 points.
Congratulations to ATEEZ! Watch the winner announcement below!
Performers on today’s show included i-dle, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, TXT’s Yeonjun, EVAN (Heeseung), AHOF, RESCENE, Choi Yoojung, VAYONN, IDID, Keyveatz, Jang Haneum, ASCENDER, UDTT, USPEER, Lee Yeji, and Juniel.
Watch the performances below:
i-dle – “Gimme Dat Love”
MONSTA X’s Kihyun – “So Good”
TXT’s Yeonjun – “Ice Cream”
EVAN – “Ride or Die”
AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”
RESCENE – “Pretty Girl”
Choi Yoojung – “Perfect Target”
VAYONN – “MUAH!” and “Watta Day”
IDID – “Attent!on”
Keyveatz – “OXY”
Jang Haneum – “Is It Love”
ASCENDER – “WE BELONG TOGETHER”
UDTT – “VIPER”
USPEER – “WICKED GAME”
Lee Yeji – “I hate it”
Juniel – “Summer Scene”
Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:
Watch: LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, And KATSEYE Take 2nd Win For “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” On “M Countdown”; Performances By i-dle, And More
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE have won their second music show trophy for their collab single “ICONIC BY MISTAKE“!
On the July 9 episode of “M Countdown,” the candidates for first place were LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE’s “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” and SEVENTEEN’s V8’s “singasong.” LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,876 points.
Congratulations to LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE! Watch the winner announcement below:
Today’s performers included i-dle, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, EVAN (Heeseung), AHOF, RESCENE, Hearts2Hearts, Choi Yoojung, VAYONN, IDID, Teen Top’s Niel, Keyveatz, ASCENDER, Golden Child’s Choi Sung Yun (Y), Jung Dae Hyun, Lee Yeji, and Juniel.
Check out their performances below!
i-dle – “Gimme Dat Love” and “Crow”
MONSTA X’s Kihyun – “So Good”
EVAN – “Ride or Die”
AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”
RESCENE – “Pretty Girl” (with special appearance by KARA’s Nicole)
July Rookie Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for rookie idol groups!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idol groups, using big data collected from June 1 to July 1.
RESCENE topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 5,078,631, marking a 167.76 percent increase in their score since June.
High-ranking phrases in RESCENE’s keyword analysis included “Woni,” “alter ego,” and “promotional ambassador,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “reveal,” “reverse climb,” and “surpass.” The group’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 93.10 percent positive reactions.
CORTIS came in at a close second with a brand reputation index of 4,973,702, marking a 19.75 percent rise in their score since last month.
ILLIT took third place with a brand reputation index of 2,491,433, marking a 4.22 percent increase in their score since June.
KiiiKiii held onto their spot at fourth place with a brand reputation index of 1,482,967, marking a 63.59 percent rise in their score since last month.
Finally, TWS rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 1,171,023, marking a 31.49 percent increase in their score since June.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
RESCENE
CORTIS
ILLIT
KiiiKiii
TWS
MEOVV
Hearts2Hearts
BABYMONSTER
XLOV
izna
AND2BLE
ALPHA DRIVE ONE
LNGSHOT
eite
KATSEYE
HEART OF WOMAN
KickFlip
ARTMS
IDID
UNIS
USPEER
SAY MY NAME
AHOF
idntt
Baby DONT Cry
SPIA
NAVILLERA
NEXZ
UNCHILD
NOWZ (formerly known as NOWADAYS)
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Watch: CLOSE YOUR EYES, AHOF, idntt, And FLARE U Hunt For Hidden Imposters In Chaotic “IDOL SCHOOL CAMP” Teaser
The upcoming variety show “IDOL SCHOOL CAMP” has unveiled its main teaser!
Bringing together 24 idols from four rookie boy groups—CLOSE YOUR EYES, AHOF, idntt, and FLARE U—“IDOL SCHOOL CAMP” follows the stars as they bond through a fun-filled camp.
The newly released teaser kicks off with MCs Boom and Jonathan revealing that hidden among the contestants are secret “Monandol” (Imposters) whose mission is to make sure their own teams don’t win the games.
CLOSE YOUR EYES’ Jang Yeojun immediately points the finger at fellow member Kim Sungmin, joking, “He’s a weird kid, so he’s automatically suspicious!” Boom bursts into laughter and replies, “You can’t accuse someone just because they’re weird!”
Meanwhile, AHOF’s Cha Woongki grows suspicious of teammate JL after the Filipino member instantly understands what “Monandol” means.
As the games get underway, accusations fly left and right, with the list of Monandol suspects growing longer by the minute. However, some members come to each other’s defense, hilariously insisting, “He’s just naturally bad at games!”
Check out the fun teaser below!
“IDOL SCHOOL CAMP” premieres on MBC M on July 8 at 7 p.m. KST and will be released on YouTube on July 10 at 6 p.m. KST.
In the meantime, watch the FLARE U members on “BOYS II PLANET” below:
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Winners Of The 35th Seoul Music Awards
On June 20, the 35th Seoul Music Awards (SMA) were held at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon.
ATEEZ won this year’s Daesang (Grand Prize), in addition to taking home one of this year’s Bonsangs (Main Awards).
Meanwhile, BOYNEXTDOOR snagged a total of four awards, including Best Album, World Best Artist, the R&B/Hip Hop Award, and a Bonsang. Lee Chan Won also took home four awards this year, including SMA Best Artist, the Popularity Award, the Trot Award, and a Bonsang.
ZEROBASEONE and LE SSERAFIM both claimed three awards each: ZEROBASEONE won Best Album, Best Group, and a Bonsang, while LE SSERAFIM won Best Song, World Best Artist, and a Bonsang.
Best Group: ZEROBASEONE Best Solo Artist: Dayoung (WJSN)
R&B/Hip Hop Award: BOYNEXTDOOR OST Award: Sung Han Bin (ZEROBASEONE) Trot Award: Lee Chan Won Rock/Ballad Award: HANRORO Band Award: Dragon Pony
Best Performance Award: izna, xikers
K-Pop World Choice (Group): Super Junior K-Pop World Choice (Solo): Yeonjun (TXT)
Rookie of the Year: AHOF, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, CLOSE YOUR EYES, IDID
SMA Global Rookie Award: idntt, MODYSSEY, SAY MY NAME
Popularity Award: Lee Chan Won
SMA Legend Award: Roo’ra
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!
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