Zhang Hao of AND2BLE attends the ‘2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer’ Music Festival Blue Carpet at KINTEX Exhibition Center 2 in Goyang, South Korea on August 09, 2026 (Photo by HLL/Imazins via Getty Images)
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The 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards saw AND2BLE as the night’s most-decorated act, collecting five trophies at the ceremony held Sunday, September 6, at the Korea International Exhibition Center in Goyang, South Korea — the same venue that hosted the K-World Dream Awards just 10 days earlier.
Barely three months after AND2BLE’s May debut with the mega-selling mini album Sequence 01: Curiosity, the five-member YH Entertainment group won the Best New Artist Award — shared with another chart-topping act ALPHA DRIVE ONE — and one of the night’s major awards with Artist of the Year. Three more went to individual members: Zhang Hao took two of the fan-voted BIGC X coogoong Global Fan Choice categories, winning both in the “OST” and “iCONIC” categories, while Ricky won “Best Spotlight.” It’s a strong start for a group built from familiar faces — Zhang Hao, Ricky, Kim Gyuvin and Han Yujin all spent the past three years in ZEROBASEONE before exiting the project group in March, while Yoo Seungeon debuted in another popular project group EVNNE — with Yujin also serving as one of the evening’s three hosts.
AND2BLE’s agency YH Entertainment had a strong night more broadly, as the label’s co-CEO Jung Haechang was named Best Creative Producer. Beyond AND2BLE, the K-pop company is also behind breakout soloist Yena and boy band TEMPEST.
The night’s three overall top prizes went to three distinct artists. Rookie girl group KiiiKiii won Best Song of the Year, folk-pop duo AKMU took Best Artist of the Year and BTS claimed Best Album of the Year — the group’s second major album honor in as many weeks after landing Best Album Award at the 2026 K-World Dream Awards. All three acts were also named winners in the Artist of the Year category, which spread across seven winners in total: BTS, AKMU, KiiiKiii, AND2BLE, KISS OF LIFE, NCT WISH and ALPHA DRIVE ONE.
Behind AND2BLE’s five trophies, the winner’s list included several other acts also finishing with two wins apiece.
Joining BTS, AKMU, KiiiKiii and ALPHA DRIVE ONE, KISS OF LIFE paired Best Female Group with their Artist of the Year award, while KickFlip took Best Male Group alongside the SPOTV Ground Performance Award. RESCENE combined a Global Connect Award — shared with boy bands MODYSSEY and 82MAJOR — with the SPOTV Ambassador Award.
Performances came from Yena, Jeon Yujin, Billlie, KISS OF LIFE, xikers, POW, RESCENE, KickFlip, CLOSE YOUR EYES, KiiiKiii, 82MAJOR, cosmosy, IDID, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, MODYSSEY, AND2BLE, Seongri, with an opening performance built as a tribute to K-pop’s earlier generations. Broadcaster Jang Sung Kyu, Billlie’s Tsuki and AND2BLE’s Han Yujin hosted the ceremony, which aired on South Korea’s SPOTV2 and SPOTV PLUS.
See the full list of awards and winners below.
2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards Winners List
Next Generation
Global New Wave
Global Connect
Best New Artist
Best Genre – Rock/Indie Artist: Hanroro
Best Genre – Trot Female Artist: Jeon Yujin
Best Genre – Trot Male Artist: Seongri
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE K-POP: Nana of UNIS
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE TROT: Lee Chan Won
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE BAND: DAY6
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE OST: Zhang Hao of AND2BLE
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE iCONIC: Zhang Hao of AND2BLE
BIGC X coogoong GLOBAL FAN CHOICE Best Spotlight: Ricky of AND2BLE
Best Female Group: KISS OF LIFE
Best Male Group: KickFlip
Artist of the Year (Bonsang)
- AKMU
- BTS
- NCT WISH
- ALPHA DRIVE ONE
- AND2BLE
- KiiiKiii
- KISS OF LIFE
SPOTV Ground Performance: KickFlip
SPOTV Ambassador: RESCENE
Best Creative Producer: Jung Haechang of YH Entertainment
Daum Best Male Solo Artist: Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.)
Daum Best Female Solo Artist: Yena
Casanello Best Performer: Billlie
Best Song of the Year: KiiiKiii
Best Artist of the Year: AKMU
Best Album of the Year: BTS
The 2026 SPOTV K-Pop Awards took place on September 6, 2026, at KINTEX in Goyang, South Korea, in the Seoul Metropolitan area.
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