2026 The Fact Music Awards Announces First Lineup

This year’s The Fact Music Awards (TMA) has announced its first lineup of performing artists!

On July 14, the 2026 The Fact Music Awards announced its first lineup including IDID, ATEEZ, ALLDAY PROJECT, CORTIS, KiiiKiii, and tripleS.

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2026 The Fact Music Awards will take place on September 19 at Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Stay tuned for updates on the lineup!

While waiting, watch the ATEEZ members in “Imitation” below:

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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.

Check out their performances below!

BABYMONSTER – “I LIKE IT”

i-dle – “Gimme Dat Love”

TXT’s Yeonjun – “Ice Cream”

RESCENE – “Pretty Girl”

MONSTA X’s Kihyun – “So Good”

Choi Yoojung – “Perfect Target”

Hearts2Hearts – “Lemon Tang”

AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”

Teen Top’s Niel

EVAN (Heeseung) – “Ride or Die”

Keyveatz – “OXY”

VAYOON – “MUAH!”

IDID – “Attent!on”

Jang Haneum – “Is It Love?”

USPEER – “WICKED GAME”

Lee YeJi – “I hate it”

ASCENDER – “WE BELONG TOGETHER”

ANTARES – “TRIGGER”

UDTT – “VIPER”

Watch: aespa Takes 2nd Win For “LEMONADE” On “Music Core”; Performances By BABYMONSTER, RESCENE, And More插图

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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.

Check out their performances below!

i-dle – “Gimme Dat Love”

TXT’s Yeonjun – “Ice Cream”

BABYMONSTER – “I LIKE IT”

RESCENE – “Pretty Girl”

Choi Yoojung – “Perfect Target”

MONSTA X’s Kihyun – “So Good”

Hearts2Hearts – “Lemon Tang”

AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”

EVAN (Heeseung) – “Ride or Die”

Baek A Yeon – “LISTEN”

IDID – “Attent!on”

VAYONN – “MUAH!”

Keyveatz – “OXY”

USPEER – “WICKED GAME”

Jang Haneum – “Is It Love?”

UDTT – “VIPER”

Loveholic’s Jisun – “Good Good bye”

Lee YeJi – “I hate it”

HAENA – “Dear My Errors”

Watch: I.O.I Takes 4th Win For “Suddenly” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By i-dle, Yeonjun, BABYMONSTER, And More插图

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July Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for male idol groups!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from June 11 to July 11.

BTS continued their reign at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 8,586,669 for July. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “ARIRANG,” “ARMY,” and “London concert,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “collaborate,” “perform,” and “record.”

CORTIS held onto their spot at second place with a brand reputation index of 4,174,720, while Stray Kids rose to third with a score of 3,448,310.

SEVENTEEN took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 2,983,819, and BIGBANG rounded out the top five with a score of 2,593,535.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. BTS
  2. CORTIS
  3. Stray Kids
  4. SEVENTEEN
  5. BIGBANG
  6. BOYNEXTDOOR
  7. EXO
  8. TWS
  9. SHINee
  10. Wanna One
  11. NCT
  12. ZEROBASEONE
  13. ATEEZ
  14. ENHYPEN
  15. WINNER
  16. MONSTA X
  17. TXT
  18. BTOB
  19. 2PM
  20. RIIZE
  21. TVXQ
  22. HIGHLIGHT
  23. Super Junior
  24. XLOV
  25. INFINITE
  26. Block B
  27. ALPHA DRIVE ONE
  28. THE BOYZ
  29. IDID
  30. TREASURE

Watch BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” on Viki below:

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And watch SEVENTEEN’s variety show “NANA TOUR with SEVENTEEN” below!

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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:

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Watch: ATEEZ Takes 2nd Win For “BAD” On “Music Bank”; Performances By Yeonjun, RESCENE, And More插图

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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)

Hearts2Hearts – “Lemon Tang”

Choi Yoojung – “Perfect Target”

VAYONN – “MUAH!”

IDID – “Attent!on”

Teen Top’s Niel – “California”

Keyveatz – “OXY”

ASCENDER – “WE BELONG TOGETHER”

Choi Sung Yun (Y) – “BLUE MOON”

Jung Dae Hyun – “Spring After Spring”

Lee Yeji – “I hate it”

Juniel – “Summer Scene”

Watch: LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, And KATSEYE Take 2nd Win For “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” On “M Countdown”; Performances By i-dle, And More插图

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Watch: Hearts2Hearts Takes 2nd Win For “Lemon Tang” On “Show Champion”; Performances By Choi Yoojung, Keyveatz, And More

Hearts2Hearts has won their second music show trophy for “Lemon Tang”!

On the July 8 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were dodree’s “HAWWAH,” ATEEZ’s “BAD,” Hearts2Hearts’s “Lemon Tang,” SEVENTEEN’s V8’s “singasong,” and UAU’s “GENE.” Hearts2Hearts ultimately took the win.

Congratulations to Hearts2Hearts! Watch the winner announcement and their winning speech below:

Performers on today’s show included Hearts2Hearts, IDID, Gabee, Choi Yoojung, Jang Haneum, Keyveatz, USPEER, AtHeart, Baek A Yeon, HAENA, dodree, Jung Dae Hyun, ASCENDER, UAU, PRIMROSE, Hat:q.

Check out their performances below!

Hearts2Hearts – “Lemon Tang”

IDID – “Attent!on”

Gabee– “Bromm, Taki”

Choi Yoojung – “Perfect Target”

Jang Haneum – “Is It Love”

Keyveatz – “OXY”

USPEER – “WICKED GAME”

AtHeart – “Say It”

Baek A Yeon – “LISTEN”

HAENA – “Dear My Errors”

dodree – “HAWWAH”

Jung Dae Hyun – “Spring After Spring”

ASCENDER – “WE BELONG TOGETHER”

UAU – “GENE”

PRIMROSE – “Cosmic”

Hat:q – “Life Goes On”

Watch: Hearts2Hearts Takes 2nd Win For “Lemon Tang” On “Show Champion”; Performances By Choi Yoojung, Keyveatz, And More插图

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Watch: I.O.I Takes 3rd Win For “Suddenly” On “Music Core”; Performances By V8, ATEEZ, EVAN, And More

I.O.I has scored their first-ever music show triple crown!

On the July 4 episode of “Music Core,” I.O.I’s “Suddenly” was announced as the winner with 7,518 points over 6,750 points for ATEEZ’s “BAD” and 5,168 points for aespa’s “LEMONADE.”

Congratulations to I.O.I!

This week’s “Music Core” featured performances by V8, Baek A Yeon, Choi Yoojung, ATEEZ, EVAN, CLASSy, PRIMROSE, Jang Haneum, RIIZE, MEOVV, izna, Hearts2Hearts, UDTT, USPEER, AtHeart, IDID, dodree, Keyveatz, and HAENA.

Watch the performances below:

UDTT – “VIPER”

HAENA – “Dear My Errors”

Keyveatz – “OXY”

AtHeart – “Say It”

dodree – “HAWWAH”

PRIMROSE – “Cosmic”

IDID – “Attent!on”

Baek A Yeon – “LISTEN”

USPEER – “WICKED GAME”

CLASSy – “Tear Drop”

izna – “METRONOME”

Hearts2Hearts – “Lemon Tang”

MEOVV – “Hit ‘Em”

Jang Haneum – “Is It Love?”

Choi Yoojung – “Perfect Target”

EVAN – “Ride or Die”

RIIZE – “Do your dance”

ATEEZ – “BAD”

V8 – “rat race” and “singasong”

Watch: I.O.I Takes 3rd Win For “Suddenly” On “Music Core”; Performances By V8, ATEEZ, EVAN, And More插图

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Watch: ATEEZ Takes 1st Win For “BAD” On “Music Bank”; Performances By EVAN, SEVENTEEN’s V8, And More

ATEEZ has won their first music show trophy for “BAD”!

On the July 3 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were ATEEZ’s “BAD” and Hearts2Hearts’s “Lemon Tang.” ATEEZ ultimately took the prize with a total of 9,688 points.

Congratulations to ATEEZ! Watch the winner announcement below!

Performers on today’s show included ATEEZ, Hearts2Hearts, SEVENTEEN’s V8, EVAN (Heeseung), RIIZE, MEOVV, izna, IDID, CLASSy, Choi Yoojung, Keyveatz, USPEER, AtHeart, UDTT, Baek A Yeon, HAENA, Kim Hee Jae, and U Sung Eun.

Watch the performances below:

ATEEZ – “BAD”

Hearts2Hearts – “Lemon Tang”

SEVENTEEN’s V8 – “singasong”

EVAN – “Ride or Die” and “Overflow”

RIIZE – “Do your dance”

MEOVV – “Hit ‘Em”

izna – “METRONOME”

IDID – “Attent!on”

CLASSy – “Tear Drop”

Choi Yoojung – “Perfect Target”

Keyveatz – “OXY”

USPEER – “WICKED GAME”

AtHeart – “Say It”

UDTT – “VIPER”

Baek A Yeon – “LISTEN”

HAENA – “Dear My Errors”

Kim Hee Jae – “Have you been waiting for me?”

U Sung Eun – “Glowing”

Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:

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Watch: ATEEZ Takes 1st Win For “BAD” On “Music Bank”; Performances By EVAN, SEVENTEEN’s V8, And More插图

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Watch: Hearts2Hearts Takes 1st Win For “Lemon Tang” On “M Countdown”; Performances By SEVENTEEN’s V8, RIIZE, And More

Hearts2Hearts has won their first music show trophy for “Lemon Tang”!

On the July 2 episode of “M Countdown,” the candidates for first place were LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE’s “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” and Hearts2Hearts’s “Lemon Tang.” Hearts2Hearts ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,431 points.

Congratulations to Hearts2Hearts! Watch the winner announcement and encore below:

Today’s performers included Hearts2Hearts, SEVENTEEN’s V8, EVAN (Heeseung), RIIZE, MEOVV, izna, IDID, CLASSy, Choi Yoojung, Jang Haneum, Keyveatz, USPEER, AtHeart, UAU, dodree, UDTT, Baek A Yeon, and Haena.

Check out their performances below!

Hearts2Hearts – “Lemon Tang”

SEVENTEEN’s V8 – “singasong” and “rat race”

EVAN – “Ride or Die”

RIIZE – “Do your dance”

MEOVV – “Hit ‘Em”

izna – “METRONOME”

IDID – “Attent!on”

CLASSy – “Tear Drop”

Choi Yoojung – “Perfect Target”

Jang Haneum – “Is It Love”

Keyveatz – “OXY” and “Catch My Breath”

USPEER – “WICKED GAME”

AtHeart – “Say It”

UAU – “GENE”

dodree – “HAWWAH”

UDTT – “VIPER”

Baek A Yeon – “LISTEN”

Haena – “Dear My Errors”

Watch: Hearts2Hearts Takes 1st Win For “Lemon Tang” On “M Countdown”; Performances By SEVENTEEN’s V8, RIIZE, And More插图

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