Winners Of The 2026 MMA Day 1

The 2026 Melon Music Awards (MMA 2026) kicks off today at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, and we’re keeping track of every MMA 2026 winner from Day 1 of K-pop’s biggest year-end award show. Here is the full list of winners of the 2026 Melon Music Awards so far.

The 18th Melon Music Awards is being held on November 14 and 15 under the theme “K-POP CONNECT: The New Pulse.” Here is the lineup for Day 1 of the 2026 MMA: I.O.I, aespa, HANA, NCT DREAM, ATEEZ, Yena, RIIZE, TWS, RESCENE, Hearts2Hearts, Dragon Pony, IDID, AEN and TUIDE.

So here are the winners of Day 1 of the 2026 MMA:

Global Top 10: BTS, RIIZE, RESCENE, aespa, Hearts2Hearts and G-DRAGON

Top 10 Artists (decided through fan voting from October 15 to 29): AKMU, BTS, CORTIS, Hearts2Hearts, I.O.I, ILLIT, IVE, KiiiKiii, NCT WISH and PLAVE.

Best Performance Male: ATEEZ and RIIZE

Kakao Bank Everyone’s Star: RESCENE

Best Music Style: I.O.I

J-Pop Favorite Artist: HANA

Hot Trend: ATEEZ and RESCENE

Global Impact Artist: Hearts2Hearts and TWS

Global Rising Artist: TUIDE

Best Pop Artist: Bruno Mars

Best OST: Kim Minseok’s “Love Language”

Best Producer: Kim Hyun Jung

Stage of the Year: BTS

Best Female Solo: Yena