Winners of KM Chart Awards 2026 are being announced in conjunction with the annual South Korean music award ceremony that takes place today in the Hwajeong Tiger Dome, Korea University, Seoul on July 25, 2026. The event has officially commenced, and the first set of winners has already been announced. Recognising the most significant successes of K-pop in the past year, the annual event has brought together some of the greatest artists of the industry, upcoming rookies, and even fans’ favourite acts.
The hosts for this year’s awards are actors Kang Tae-oh and actress Won Ji-an. The party also gets an extra special treat with actor Byeon Woo-seok taking part in the ceremony as a presenter. Apart from watching the award ceremony, the attendees get to enjoy performances by TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ZEROBASEONE, P1Harmony, UNIS, Hearts2Hearts, KickFlip, 82MAJOR, NEWBEAT, ALLDAY PROJECT, VVUP, Hi-Fi Un!corn, LNGSHOT, MODYSSEY, CORTIS, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE.
Prior to the award announcements, some of the fan-voted awards have been revealed. TOMORROW X TOGETHER is proving to be the biggest winner as far as the early winners go, and other artists who won trophies include Yeonjun, Winter from aespa, UNIS, YoungTak, and LNGSHOT. Here is a complete list of the KM Chart Awards 2026 Winners below as we update the list live throughout the ceremony.
Winners of KM Chart Awards 2026
KM Chart 2026 Fans’ Choice Awards
Best Popular Song
Stick With You By TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Best Popular Solo Male Singer
TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s Yeonjun
Best Popular Solo Female Singer
aespa’s Winter
Best Popular Male Group
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Best Popular Female Group
UNIS
Best Popular Trot
YoungTak
Global Rising Star
LNGSHOT
KM Next Potential
NEWBEAT
VVUP
KM Chart Awards 2026 Ultimate 12 (Bonsang)
ZEROBASEONE
TXT
BTS
HWASA
CORTIS
Hearts2Hearts
NCT WISH
Riize
ALPHA DRIVE ONE
ALLDAY PROJECT
KickFlip
P1Harmony
New Artist
LNGSHOT
ALPHA DRIVE ONE
KM Favorite Icon
82MAJOR
UNIS
KM Band Icon
Hi-Fi Un!corn
Best Female Group
Hearts2Hearts
Best Male Group
P1Harmony
KM Chart Awards 2026 Daesang Winners Are
KM Chart Awards 2026 Song of the Year
Good Goodbye by Hwasa
KM Chart Awards 2026 Album of the Year
ARIRANG by BTS
KM Chart Awards 2026 Record of the Year
CORTIS
KM Chart Awards 2026 Artist of the Year
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2026 KM Chart Awards!
Stay tuned as we continue updating the complete list of winners from the KM Chart Awards 2026 throughout the live ceremony.
