Taking control of the Inspire Arena in Yeongjongdo, Incheon, on the 20th of June, the 35th Seoul Music Awards winners list is finally taking form as one of the greatest award ceremonies in the K-pop world is about to take place. The SMA 2026 is celebrating its landmark 35th year this time and has managed to attract some of the most renowned names in the Korean music industry.
Hosted by Leeteuk of SUPER JUNIOR, Park Gun-wook, and Leeseol, this event has been graced by a wide array of performers ranging from ATEEZ, LE SSERAFIM, BOYNEXTDOOR, ZEROBASEONE, Lee Chan-won, Kwon Eun-bi, Hearts2Hearts, KiiiKiii, Dragon Pony, AHOF, xikers, and many more up-and-coming artists. Some of the actors and entertainers who attended this event as presenters include Song Joong-ki, Go Youn-jung and others.
Some of the early winners at the 제35회 서울가요대상 event included Super Junior, who won the K-POP World Choice Group award, and Yeonjun of TXT, who took home the K-POP World Choice Solo award in one of the closest fan voting competitions this year. The list of winners for the Rookie Award is also out, along with the first batch of winners for the Bonsang awards. There are still some important awards that have yet to be announced, such as the Daesang and many others. Here is the list of winners of 35th Seoul Music Awards.
35th Seoul Music Awards Winners List (Live Updating)
Rookie Award
AHOF
Alpha Drive One
IDID
MODYSSEY
SAY MY NAME
idntt
Close Your Eyes
35th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang (Main Award)
KiiiKiii
ALPHA DRIVE ONE
Hearts2Hearts
DAYOUNG
ZEROBASEONE
KWON EUNBI
LE SSERAFIM
BOYNEXTDOOR
ATEEZ
Lee Chan-won
K-POP World Choice Group
Super Junior
K-POP World Choice Solo
Yeonjun (TXT)
Best Performance Award
Izna
xikers
Band Award
Dragon Pony
The Rock/Ballad Award
HANRORO
The Trot Award
Lee Chan-won
Best OST
Sung Han-bin of ZEROBASEONE for You Are Spring (Spring Fever)
The R&B Hiphop Award
BOYNEXTDOOR
Best Solo Award
DAYOUNG
Best Group Award
ZEROBASEONE
Legend Award
Roo’Ra
Special Hallyu Award
BTS
The Golden Revival
EXO for The First Snow
The New Icon Award
D.O.
The Popularity Award
Lee Chan-won
Best Artist Award
Lee Chan-won
World Best Artist Award
LE SSERAFIM
BOYNEXTDOOR
Best Album
ZEROBASEONE
BOYNEXTDOOR
Best Digital Song
Le SSERAFIM for SPAGHETTI (feat. J-Hope)
35th Seoul Music Awards Daesang (Grand Prize)
ATEEZ
Additional winners will be announced during the course of the live telecast, including those who won the Grand Prize (Daesang), Popular Vote Award, Korea Wave Award, Golden Revival Award, New Icon Award, Trot Award, OST Award, and many more.
Congratulations to all the winners of the 35th Seoul Music Awards 2026!
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