Idols Light Up The Red Carpet At 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards
The 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards was a stylish affair!
On September 6, the 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards were held at KINTEX in Ilsan, with Jang Sung Kyu, Billlie’s Tsuki, and AND2BLE’s Han Yujin serving as MCs.
Ahead of the ceremony, the MCs and performing artists hit the red carpet to pose for photos and show off their fits.
Check out photos of some of the stars who stepped out on this year’s red carpet below!
MCs Han Yujin, Tsuki, and Jang Sung Kyu
Yena
KISS OF LIFE
KiiiKiii
RESCENE
KickFlip
CLOSE YOUR EYES
MODYSSEY
xikers
IDID
POW
cosmosy
Jeon Yu Jin
Check out the full list of winners from the 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards here!
Top Photo Credit: Xportsnews
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Winners Of 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards
The 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards was a star-studded event!
On September 6, the 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards took place at KINTEX in Ilsan. The SPOTV K-Pop Awards aims to carry on the legacy of the Circle Chart Music Awards by combining objective evaluations based on Circle Chart data with global voting by fans all around the world.
This year’s Best Song of the Year went to KiiiKiii, while the Best Artist of the Year went to AKMU, and the Best Album of the Year went to BTS. AND2BLE snagged two group awards with Best New Artist and Artist of the Year (Bonsang) as well as three individual awards.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Next Generation: CLOSE YOUR EYES, IDID
Global New Wave: cosmosy, POW, xikers
Global Connect: RESCENE, MODYSSEY, 82MAJOR
Best New Artist: ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE
Best Genre – Rock/Indie Artist: Hanroro
Best Genre – Trot Female Artist: Jeon Yu Jin
Best Genre – Trot Male Artist: Seongri
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE K-POP: Nana (UNIS) BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE TROT: Lee Chan Won BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE BAND: DAY6 BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE OST: Zhang Hao (AND2BLE) BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE iCONIC: Zhang Hao (AND2BLE) BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE Best Spotlight: Ricky (AND2BLE)
Best Female Group: KISS OF LIFE
Best Male Group: KickFlip
Artist of the Year (Bonsang): AKMU, BTS, NCT WISH, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE, KiiiKiii, KISS OF LIFE
SPOTV Ground Performance: KickFlip
SPOTV Ambassador: RESCENE
Best Creative Producer: YH Entertainment’s Jung Hae Chang
Watch: RESCENE Takes 2nd Win For “LOVE ATTACK” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By Stray Kids, WayV, And More
RESCENE has won a second music show trophy for their 2024 hit “LOVE ATTACK”!
On the August 16 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were I.O.I’s “Suddenly,” Stray Kids’ “This & That,” and RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK.” RESCENE ultimately took the win with a total of 4,699 points.
Congratulations to RESCENE! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:
Performers on today’s show included Stray Kids, WayV, KiiiKiii, Apink’s Jeong Eun Ji, ARTMS, KISS OF LIFE, NOWZ, AxMxP, POW, WHIB, Splayit, A.C.E’s Junhee, and Han Yiseo.
Check out their performances below!
Stray Kids – “This & That”
WayV – “Vision Wings” (English version)
KiiiKiii – “Candy Pink Magic Hole Flip Phone” and “Pop Off Pop Off”
Watch: RESCENE Takes 4th Win And 1st-Ever Triple Crown For “Pretty Girl” On “Music Core”; Performances By Stray Kids, KiiiKiii, And More
RESCENE has won a fourth music show trophy—and the first triple crown of their career—for their remake of KARA’s “Pretty Girl”!
On the August 15 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were Red Velvet’s “Surfin’ Boy,” RESCENE’s “Pretty Girl,” and Stray Kids’ “This & That.” RESCENE ultimately took the win with a total of 7,046 points.
This is the third time that “Pretty Girl” has taken first place on “Music Core,” meaning that the song has now achieved a “triple crown”!
Congratulations to RESCENE! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:
Performers on today’s show included Stray Kids, KiiiKiii, WayV, Apink’s Jeong Eun Ji, ARTMS, KISS OF LIFE, NOWZ, AxMxP, MEPC, WHIB, POW, Splayit, Bin Yeseo, Leeparan, A.C.E’s Junhee, and Ki:XÉ.
Check out their performances below!
Stray Kids – “This & That”
KiiiKiii – “Candy Pink Magic Hole Flip Phone” and “Pop Off Pop Off”
Watch: Stray Kids Takes 2nd Win For “This & That” On “Music Bank”; Performances By KiiiKiii, WayV, And More
Stray Kids has won their second music show trophy for “This & That”!
On the August 14 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were Stray Kids’ “This & That” and KISS OF LIFE’s “SWEAT.” Stray Kids ultimately took the prize with a total of 12,779 points.
Congratulations to Stray Kids! Watch the winner announcement below:
Performers on today’s show included Stray Kids, KISS OF LIFE, WayV, KiiiKiii, Apink’s Jeong Eun Ji, ARTMS, POW, NOWZ, A.C.E’s Junhee, WHIB, RED OOPART, A2O MAY, AxMxP, Splayit, Han Yiseo, and Hooni Yongi.
Watch the performances below:
Stray Kids – “This & That”
KISS OF LIFE – “SWEAT”
WayV – “Vision Wings (English Ver.)”
KiiiKiii – “Pop Off Pop Off” and “Candy Pink Magic Hole Flip Phone”
Apink’s Jeong Eun Ji – “i love LOVE”
ARTMS – “Born Stunner”
POW – “Flavor”
NOWZ – “Achilles”
A.C.E’s Junhee – “LA LA LA LUNE”
WHIB – “CHERRY PIE”
RED OOPART – “U WHO”
A2O MAY – “Love Got Me Ooh”
AxMxP – “10 Reasons to Date Me”
Splayit – “Last Bus”
Han Yiseo – “One Way Train”
Hooni Yongi – “Back to the 7080”
Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:
Watch: Red Velvet Takes 1st Win For “Surfin’ Boy” On “Show Champion”; Performances By ARTMS, WHIB, And More
Red Velvet has won their first music show trophy for their new title track “Surfin’ Boy”!
On the August 12 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were fromis_9’s “Vitamin ME,” KISS OF LIFE’s “SWEAT,” Red Velvet’s “Surfin’ Boy,” Stray Kids’ “This & That,” and Jennie’s “Less than a Lover.” Red Velvet ultimately took the win.
Congratulations to Red Velvet! Watch the winner announcement below:
Performers on today’s show included ARTMS, KISS OF LIFE, POW, NOWZ, NouerA, A.C.E’s Junhee, WHIB, RED OOPART, EMOTI:M, Lee Bada, UmYull, and Pengsoo.
Check out their performances below!
ARTMS – “Born Stunner” and “Blue Blood”
KISS OF LIFE – “SWEAT”
POW – “Flavor”
NOWZ – “Achilles”
NouerA – “LIFE IN COLOR” and “.exe”
A.C.E’s Junhee – “LA LA LA LUNE”
WHIB – “CHERRY PIE”
RED OOPART – “U WHO”
EMOTI:M – “SPARK”
Lee Bada – “Dancing On The Moon”
UmYull – “The Stranger of the 56th Street”
Pengsoo – “Get Happy Now”
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Watch: NouerA Takes 2nd Win For “.exe” On “Music Bank”; Performances By Stray Kids, Dayoung, Jay Park, And More
NouerA has won a second music show trophy of their career!
On the August 7 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were NouerA’s “.exe” and CORTIS’s “REDRED.” NouerA ultimately took the prize with a total of 8,827 points, marking the first public broadcast network music show win of their career.
Congratulations to NouerA! Watch the winner announcement and encore below:
Performers on today’s show included Red Velvet, Picheolin (SEVENTEEN’s Dino), Stray Kids, Dayoung and Jay Park, KISS OF LIFE, POW, NOWZ, WHIB, NouerA, ARTMS, The Wind, A2O MAY, and Huh Jiwon.
Watch the performances below:
Red Velvet – “Surfin’ Boy”
Picheolin (SEVENTEEN’s Dino) – “Party Rock Rock” and “Sincerely”
Stray Kids – “This & That”
Dayoung and Jay Park – “FLIRTY”
KISS OF LIFE – “SWEAT”
POW – “Flavor”
NOWZ – “Achilles”
WHIB – “CHERRY PIE”
NouerA – “.exe”
ARTMS – “Blue Blood” and “Born Stunner”
The Wind – “Party Like A Rock Star”
A2O MAY – “Rain On My Parade + Under My Skin” and “Love Got Me Ooh”
Huh Jiwon – “Call Me Up”
Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:
Watch: Jennie Takes 2nd Win For “Less than a Lover” On “M Countdown”; Performances By Red Velvet, Dino, And More
BLACKPINK’s Jennie has won her second music show trophy for her new single “Less than a Lover”!
On the August 6 episode of “M Countdown,” the candidates for first place were Young K’s “Shut The Door” and Jennie’s “Less than a Lover.” Jennie ultimately took the prize with a total of 7,253 points.
Congratulations to Jennie! Watch the winner announcement below:
Today’s performers included Red Velvet, Picheolin (SEVENTEEN’s Dino), BABYMONSTER, Dayoung and Jay Park, KISS OF LIFE, POW, NOWZ, WHIB, NouerA, ARTMS, Kep1er’s Xiaoting, The Wind, A2O MAY, Junhee, and Huh Jiwon.
Check out their performances below!
Red Velvet – “Surfin’ Boy”
Picheolin (SEVENTEEN’s Dino) – “Party Rock Rock” and “Love Sick”
BABYMONSTER – “MOON”
Dayoung and Jay Park – “FLIRTY”
KISS OF LIFE – “SWEAT”
POW – “Flavor”
NOWZ – “Achilles”
WHIB – “CHERRY PIE”
NouerA – “.exe”
ARTMS – “Born Stunner”
Kep1er’s Xiaoting – “LEGEND”
The Wind – “Party Like A Rock Star”
A2O MAY – “Rain On My Parade” and “Love Got Me Ooh”
Watch: NouerA Takes Tearful 1st-Ever Win On “Show Champion” With “.exe”; Performances By KARD, POW, And More
NouerA has won the very first music show trophy of their career!
On the August 5 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were KARD’s “Back To Life,” NouerA’s “.exe,” POW’s “Flavor,” Young K’s “Shut The Door,” and Jennie’s “Less than a Lover.” NouerA ultimately took the win, marking their first-ever win on a music show.
Congratulations to NouerA! Watch the winner announcement and encore below:
Performers on today’s show included NouerA, KARD, POW, PENTAGON’s Hui, ONE PACT, 8TURN, LUN8, Kim Si Hun, IRION, DNA, EMOTI:M, Extreme Idol Project, and Oh Yoojin.
Watch: fromis_9 Takes 3rd Win For “Vitamin ME” On “Music Core”; Performances By KARD, DAY6’s Young K, And More
fromis_9 has won a third music show trophy for “Vitamin ME”!
On the August 1 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were RESCENE’s “Pretty Girl,” fromis_9’s “Vitamin ME,” and Hearts2Hearts’ “Lemon Tang.” fromis_9 ultimately took the win with a total of 9,223 points.
Congratulations to fromis_9! Watch their performance, win, and full unaired encore below:
Other performers on today’s show included KARD, DAY6’s Young K, NouerA, OURBIRTHDAY, Hyolyn, Wonho, idntt, PENTAGON’s Hui, ONE PACT, The Wind, POW, Keyveatz, 8TURN, HEART OF WOMAN, LUN8, woosoohyun, Oh Yoojin, and Han Yiseo.
Check out their performances below!
KARD – “Back To Life”
DAY6’s Young K – “Shut The Door”
NouerA – “.exe”
OURBIRTHDAY – “HUNGRY (Side B)”
Hyolyn – “ChecK”
Wonho – “Don’t Wake Me Up!”
idntt – “Kids Return”
PENTAGON’s Hui – “BINGO”
ONE PACT – “U so hot”
The Wind – “Party Like A Rock Star”
POW – “Flavor”
Keyveatz – “SUCK IT UP”
8TURN – “Stagefright”
HEART OF WOMAN – “TEA”
LUN8 – “SNEAKERS”
woosoohyun – “I’ve been in love”
Oh Yoojin – “What’s Up, Fox?”
Han Yiseo – “One Way Train”
Watch fromis_9’s Lee Nagyung in her drama “Shadow Beauty” on Viki below:
