ARMY, what a night! BTS have won Album of the Year at MMA 2026 (the Melon Music Awards 2026) with ‘ARIRANG’, according to Soompi’s Day 1 winners list.

Day 1 of the ceremony was held on November 14 at Gocheok Sky Dome, and two of the five Daesang (Grand Prize) awards were announced: Album of the Year for BTS, and Global-K Artist of the Year for aespa, whose win we covered earlier today. BTS also took Stage of the Year on Day 1.

Congratulations to BTS and ARMY! Press play on the ‘SWIM’ MV below and celebrate along with them.