Winners Of 2026 K-World Dream Awards

The K-World Dream Awards, which first kicked off in 2017 as the Soribada Best K-Music Awards, has returned for its 10th year!

Hosted by Jun Hyun Moo and Jang Do Yeon, the ceremony for the 2026 K-World Dream Awards was held on August 27 at KINTEX.

ATEEZ took home four awards including the Best Artist Award and the fan-voted Popularity Award. LE SSERAFIM won three awards including the Best Artist Award, and BTS also won three including Artist of the Year. RIIZE was additionally awarded three trophies for the night.

Check out the full list of winners:

Global Next Leadership: AMPERS&ONE, NOWZ, XLOV

Global Spotlight Award: xikers, IDID, AHOF

Best Performance Award: RIIZE, 82MAJOR, MEOVV

Best Band Artist Award: Hi-Fi Un!corn, QWER

Trot Artist Award: Seongri, Park Ji Hyeon

Best Producer Award: Jung Hae Jang (YH Entertainment)

Best All-Rounder Musician Award: JAY B, EVAN

Best Fandom Award: RESCENE, AHOF

Best Digital Music Award: AKMU, Hwasa, I.O.I, IVE, aespa, Yena

Best Album Award: BTS, ENHYPEN, NCT WISH, TXT, BLACKPINK

Best Stage Award: ATEEZ, P1Harmony, ILLIT

Listeners’ Choice Award: SEEYA

Solo Popularity Award: Park Ji Hyeon, Carmen (Hearts2Hearts)

Group Popularity Award: ATEEZ, ILLIT

Super Rookie Award: CORTIS, AND2BLE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE

Best Visual Content Award: KiiiKiii, RESCENE, LE SSERAFIM

Global Music Award: &TEAM, KickFlip, Hearts2Hearts

Journalist Pick Artist Award: RIIZE

Artist Award: AND2BLE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, CORTIS, KiiiKiii, Hearts2Hearts, KickFlip, ILLIT, RIIZE, &TEAM, LE SSERAFIM, P1Harmony, ATEEZ, Stray Kids, BTS

Artist of the Year: BTS

Best Artist Award: LE SSERAFIM, ATEEZ

Congratulations to all of the winners!

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2026 K-World Dream Awards Announces Performer Lineup

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: I.O.I Takes 2nd Win For “Suddenly” On “Music Core”; Performances By Hearts2Hearts, EVAN, And More

I.O.I has won a second music show trophy for their latest hit “Suddenly”!

On the June 27 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were RIIZE’s “Do your dance,” I.O.I’s “Suddenly,” and ILLIT’s “It’s Me.” I.O.I ultimately took the win with a total of 6,637 points.

Congratulations to I.O.I! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:

Performers on today’s show included Hearts2Hearts, EVAN (Heeseung), BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, MEOVV, CLASS:y, STAYC, izna, Super Junior’s Ryeowook, AtHeart, SEEYA, EPEX, USPEER, PRIMROSE, Kim Hee Jae, dodree, U Sung Eun, and MiiWAN.

Check out their performances below!

Hearts2Hearts – “Lemon Tang”

EVAN (Heeseung) – “Overflow” and “Ride or Die”

BOYNEXTDOOR – “ADIOS!”

RIIZE – “Do your dance”

MEOVV – “Hit ‘Em”

CLASS:y – “Tear Drop”

STAYC – “2 L0VE”

izna – “METRONOME”

Super Junior’s Ryeowook – “Runaway”

AtHeart – “Say It”

SEEYA – “Stay”

EPEX – “ECHO”

USPEER – “WICKED GAME”

PRIMROSE – “Cosmic”

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

dodree – “HAWWAH”

U Sung Eun – “Glowing”

MiiWAN – “MiiWAN”

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Watch: ILLIT Takes 4th Win And Triple Crown For “It’s Me” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By RIIZE, STAYC, And More

ILLIT has snagged a fourth music show trophy for their latest hit “It’s Me”!

On the June 21 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were I.O.I’s “Suddenly,” aespa’s “LEMONADE,” and ILLIT’s “It’s Me.” ILLIT ultimately took the win with a total of 5,099 points.

This is the third time that “It’s Me” has taken first place on “Inkigayo,” meaning that the song has now achieved a “triple crown.”

Congratulations to ILLIT! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:

Performers on today’s show included RIIZE, STAYC, BOYNEXTDOOR, BABYMONSTER, MEOVV, izna, USPEER, SEEYA, EPEX, IDID, HEART OF WOMAN, XODIAC, Jeon Yu Jin, Mighty Mouth, and U Sung Eun.

Check out their performances below!

RIIZE – “D-D-Done” and “Do your dance”

STAYC – “2 L0VE”

BOYNEXTDOOR – “VIRAL”

BABYMONSTER – “SUGAR HONEY ICE TEA”

MEOVV – “DDI RO RI”

izna – “METRONOME”

USPEER – “WICKED GAME”

SEEYA – “Stay”

EPEX – “ECHO”

IDID – “FLY!”

HEART OF WOMAN – “Lost in Proof”

XODIAC – “Phantom Fire”

Jeon Yu Jin – “GAYO GAYO”

Mighty Mouth – “Tok Tok” (featuring Soya)

U Sung Eun – “Glowing”

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Watch: aespa Takes 1st Win For “LEMONADE” On “M Countdown”; Performances By RIIZE, RESCENE, And More

aespa has won their first music show trophy for “LEMONADE”!

On the June 18 episode of “M Countdown,” the candidates for first place were BOYNEXTDOOR’s “VIRAL” and aespa’s “LEMONADE.” aespa ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,263 points.

Congratulations to aespa! Watch the winner announcement below:

Today’s performers included BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, STAYC, BABYMONSTER, MEOVV, RESCENE, FIFTY FIFTY, izna, EPEX, IDID, XODIAC, SEEYA, USPEER, Mighty Mouth, HEART OF WOMAN, CrazAngel, U Sung Eun, and Rothy.

Check out their performances below!

BOYNEXTDOOR – “VIRAL”

RIIZE – “Do your dance”

STAYC – “2 L0VE”

BABYMONSTER – “SUGAR HONEY ICE TEA”

MEOVV – “DDI RO RI”

RESCENE – “LOVE ATTACK”

FIFTY FIFTY – “Like a Bubble”

izna – “METRONOME”

EPEX – “ECHO”

IDID – “FLY!”

XODIAC – “Phantom Fire”

SEEYA – “Stay”

USPEER – “WICKED GAME”

Mighty Mouth – “TOK TOK” (feat. DinDin and Soya)

HEART OF WOMAN – “Lost in Proof”

CrazAngel – “Picasso”

U Sung Eun – “Glowing”

Rothy – “Don’t Be”

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