ATEEZ, RIIZE, ITZY and KiiiKiii honoured at 2026 KGMA Music Day

The 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards continued with Music Day on 8 November at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome. The ceremony was hosted by Kim Jae Won and IVE’s Liz.

ATEEZ received Grand Record, Best Music and Best Stage, continuing their run of taking a “Grand” prize at every KGMA edition since the event began in 2024.

RIIZE won Grand Performer and Best Music. ITZY took Grand Honor’s Choice and Best Music, while Yuna won Best Solo Performance and Most Popular Artist, and Ryujin was named Trend of the Year Female Solo.

KiiiKiii also earned Grand Honor’s Choice, alongside Best Music and Best Streaming Song. Other major category winners included MONSTA X for Best Group, Minho and Yena for Best Solo, Billlie for Best Dance Performance, and KISS OF LIFE for Best Stage and Style Icon.

Additional Music Day honours went to TOUCHED for Best Band, WayV for the Asia Cultural Exchange Special Award, IVE for Best Trend Setter, TWS for ENA K-Pop Artist, and NEXZ for both Best Global K-Pop Star and the Hulu Japan Popularity Award.

For European fans, the results underline the broad range of artists currently drawing recognition across K-pop, from established acts such as ATEEZ, ITZY and MONSTA X to newer names including KiiiKiii, TWS, Hearts2Hearts and ALPHA DRIVE ONE.