The 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards kicked off with ARTIST DAY on November 7 at Gocheok Sky Dome, hosted by actress Nam Ji Hyun and RESCENE’s Woni, and a few names kept coming back to the stage.
DAY6’s Young K had the biggest night, taking home five awards including the night’s top prize, Grand Artist. TREASURE won Grand Song among four awards, and RESCENE also collected four, including Grand Honor’s Choice. RESCENE’s producer Josh Lee picked up Best Producer on top of that. Rookies AND2BLE shared Grand Honor’s Choice and won two awards in total, while CRAVITY went home with three.
Here’s the full list of ARTIST DAY winners, as reported by Soompi:
- 2026 Grand Artist: Young K
- 2026 Grand Song: TREASURE
- 2026 Grand Honor’s Choice: RESCENE, AND2BLE
- Best Artist: LUCY, RESCENE, MEOVV, BTS, BLACKPINK, Stray Kids, xikers, Young K, ALLDAY PROJECT, CORTIS, CRAVITY, CLOSE YOUR EYES, TREASURE, tripleS, P1Harmony
- Best Memory: RESCENE
- Best Trot Performance: Jang Min Ho
- Best Band: LUCY
- Best Solo: Young K, Dayoung
- Best Dance Performance: IDID
- Best Stage: CRAVITY, FIFTY FIFTY
- Best Producer: Josh Lee (The Muze Entertainment)
- Best Hip Hop: TREASURE
- Best Music Video: CRAVITY, ‘AWAKE’
- Best OST: Young K, ‘Season of Us’ (‘My Royal Nemesis’ OST)
- Best Selling Album: BTS, ‘ARIRANG’
- IS Rising Star: AND2BLE, TUIDE
- IS Rookie: NouerA
- Asia Cultural Exchange Special Award: Novelbright
- coogoong Most Popular Artist (ARTIST DAY): Young K
- Berriz Global Fans’ Choice: RESCENE
- Style Icon: Dayoung
- Photogenic: MADEIN
- K-Wave Popularity Award: Yushi (NCT WISH)
- Trend of the Year (Group): TREASURE
- Trend of the Year (Rookie): FLARE U
The ceremony isn’t over yet: MUSIC DAY follows on November 8.
