The 2026 K-World Dream Awards winners list is being updated as Ceremony Happens Today on, August 27, at KINTEX in Goyang, South Korea. 2026 케이 월드 드림 어워즈 is now going on, where winners have been announced in several award categories at this event. Some of the winners had already been announced prior to the ceremony, whereas others have been announced live at this event. Hence, this article will keep updating the names of winners as more and more winners are announced on stage. This event is being anchored by Jun Hyun-moo and Jang Do-yeon, who have returned as MCs for the fourth time in a row.
The award ceremony this year will be a milestone celebration for the 10-year-old awards, with an all-star cast of Korean pop entertainers, new rising stars, as well as other individuals from the Korean pop industry. Some of the entertainers who have already been nominated for the awards are RIIZE, ILLIT, ATEEZ, BTS, ENHYPEN, TXT, and others.
2026 K-World Dream Awards Winners List
Below is the list of winners of the K-World Dream Awards 2026 held live. Because the event is ongoing at the time of this posting, this list is incomplete and will be updated as more awards are announced.
2026 K-World Dream Awards Early Winners
A number of other awards were given out prior to the main ceremony. These included the Popularity Awards that were voted for 100 per cent by the fans. It was revealed prior to the ceremony that ATEEZ, ILLIT, Park Ji Hyeon and CARMEN of Hearts2Hearts would win their respective Popularity Awards.
K-World Dream Popularity Awards
Male Group Popularity Award: ATEEZ
Female Group Popularity Award: ILLIT
Male Solo Popularity Award: Park Ji Hyeon
Female Solo Popularity Award: CARMEN of Hearts2Hearts
K-World Dream Best Music Source Award: HWASA
K-World Dream Best Album Award: TXT, ENHYPEN
2026 K-World Dream Awards Winners (Main Show)
K-WORLD Dream Artist Award
BTS
Stray Kids
ATEEZ
Cortis
ALPHA DRIVE ONE
And2ble
Hearts2Hearts
ILLIT
KickFlip
RIIZE
&TEAM
P1Harmony
LE SSERAFIM
Global Next Leader
Ampers&One
XLOV
NOWZ
Global Spotlight Award
AHOF
IDID
Xikers
Best Performance
Riize
82Major
Meovv
Best band
Hi-Fi Un!corn
QWER
Best Trot Artist Award
SEONGRI
Park Ji-hyeon
Best All-Rounder Musician
EVAN
JAY B
Producer Award
Jung Hae-chang (YH Entertainment)
Best Fandom Award
AHOF’s FOHAs
Rescene’s REMINE
Best Digital Music Award
HWASA
Aespa
IVE
YENA
AKMU
I.O.I
Best album
BTS
ENHYPEN
TXT
NCT WISH
BLACKPINK
Best Stage
ATEEZ
P1Harmony
ILLIT
Listener Choice Award
SeeYa
Super Rookie
ALPHA DIVE ONE
CORTIS
And2ble
Best Visual Content
LE SSERAFIM
KiiiKiii
Rescene
Global Music Artist
KickFlip
&TEAM
Hearts2Hearts
Journalist Pick Artist Award
RIIZE
Best Female Artist
LE SSERAFIM
Best Male Artist
ATEEZ
2026 K-World Dream Best Artist of The Year
BTS
Congratulations to all the winners of 2026 K-World Dream Awards.
This article is being updated live. Refresh and check back for the latest winners of the 2026 K-World Dream Awards.
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