2026 K-World Dream Awards — Winners & Fan Verdict

Live fan vote · Updated 2026-10-12 · 972 votes

✅ Show is over — official winners below

The 2026 K-World Dream Awards winners are now being confirmed across 60 published award results. K-Pop Arena's separate fan poll has 972 votes, led by XLOV — compare the official winners with the fandom verdict below.

🏆 The Aug 27 ceremony is complete. Confirmed winners appear below as soon as reliable published results pass our source checks. The separate fan ranking stays open so fandoms can compare the official night with the community pick.

🏆 Confirmed winners & results

  1. Global Next Leadership
    AMPERS&ONE
  2. Global Next Leadership
    NOWZ
  3. Global Next Leadership
    XLOV
  4. Global Spotlight Award
    xikers
  5. Global Spotlight Award
    IDID
  6. Global Spotlight Award
    AHOF
  7. Best Performance Award
    RIIZE
  8. Best Performance Award
    82MAJOR
  9. Best Performance Award
    MEOVV
  10. Best Band Artist Award
    Hi-Fi Un!corn
  11. Best Band Artist Award
    QWER
  12. Trot Artist Award
    Seongri
  13. Trot Artist Award
    Park Ji Hyeon
  14. Best Producer Award
    Jung Hae Jang (YH Entertainment)
  15. Best All-Rounder Musician Award
    JAY B
  16. Best All-Rounder Musician Award
    EVAN
  17. Best Fandom Award
    RESCENE
  18. Best Fandom Award
    AHOF
  19. Best Digital Music Award
    AKMU
  20. Best Digital Music Award
    Hwasa
  21. Best Digital Music Award
    I.O.I
  22. Best Digital Music Award
    IVE
  23. Best Digital Music Award
    aespa
  24. Best Digital Music Award
    Yena
  25. Best Album Award
    BTS
  26. Best Album Award
    ENHYPEN
  27. Best Album Award
    NCT WISH
  28. Best Album Award
    TXT
  29. Best Album Award
    BLACKPINK
  30. Best Stage Award
    ATEEZ
  31. Best Stage Award
    P1Harmony
  32. Best Stage Award
    ILLIT
  33. Listeners' Choice Award
    SEEYA
  34. Solo Popularity Award
    Park Ji Hyeon
  35. Solo Popularity Award
    Carmen (Hearts2Hearts)
  36. Group Popularity Award
    ATEEZ
  37. Group Popularity Award
    ILLIT
  38. Super Rookie Award
    CORTIS
  39. Super Rookie Award
    AND2BLE
  40. Super Rookie Award
    ALPHA DRIVE ONE
  41. Best Visual Content Award
    KiiiKiii
  42. Best Visual Content Award
    RESCENE
  43. Best Visual Content Award
    LE SSERAFIM
  44. Global Music Award
    &TEAM
  45. Global Music Award
    KickFlip
  46. Global Music Award
    Hearts2Hearts
  47. Journalist Pick Artist Award
    RIIZE
  48. Artist Award
    AND2BLE
  49. Artist Award
    ALPHA DRIVE ONE
  50. Artist Award
    CORTIS
  51. Artist Award
    KiiiKiii
  52. Artist Award
    Hearts2Hearts
  53. Artist Award
    KickFlip
  54. Artist Award
    ILLIT
  55. Artist Award
    RIIZE
  56. Artist Award
    &TEAM
  57. Artist Award
    LE SSERAFIM
  58. Artist Award
    P1Harmony
  59. Artist Award
    ATEEZ
  60. Artist Award
    Stray Kids

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⚡ Pick the act that owns the night ↓
  1. #1XLOV Confirmed performer402 votes
  2. #2EVAN Confirmed performer285 votes
  3. #3ILLIT105 votes
  4. #4ATEEZ47 votes
  5. #5LE SSERAFIM22 votes
  6. #6MEOVV Confirmed performer18 votes
  7. #7Hearts2Hearts15 votes
  8. #8ALPHA DRIVE ONE Confirmed performer9 votes
  9. #9P1Harmony8 votes
  10. #10&TEAM Confirmed performer7 votes
  11. #11KiiiKiii7 votes
  12. #12AHOF Confirmed performer6 votes
  13. #13KickFlip5 votes
  14. #14RIIZE5 votes
  15. #15AND2BLE Confirmed performer4 votes
  16. #16IDID Confirmed performer4 votes
  17. #17xikers4 votes
  18. #18RESCENE Confirmed performer3 votes
  19. #19AMPERS&ONE Confirmed performer2 votes
  20. #20Hi-Fi Un!corn Confirmed performer2 votes
  21. #21JAY B Confirmed performer2 votes
  22. #22Park Ji Hyeon Confirmed performer2 votes
  23. #23QWER2 votes
  24. #24S.E.E.YA Confirmed performer2 votes
  25. #25Seongri Confirmed performer2 votes
  26. #2682MAJOR Confirmed performer1 votes
  27. #27NOWZ Confirmed performer1 votes
See the confirmed 27-act lineup
Confirmed performers: ATEEZ, RIIZE, P1Harmony, AHOF, AND2BLE, QWER, ILLIT, RESCENE, S.E.E.YA, JAY B, Seongri, EVAN, Park Ji Hyeon, &TEAM, xikers, 82MAJOR, KickFlip, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, LE SSERAFIM, KiiiKiii, XLOV, Hi-Fi Un!corn, AMPERS&ONE, NOWZ, MEOVV, Hearts2Hearts and IDID. Lineup source ↗

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