2026 KGMA Lineup: ATEEZ, RIIZE and ITZY Head to Gocheok

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The 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) will bring 40 acts to Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome on November 7 and 8. The organising committee has revealed the line-up for both days, along with the hosts and a long list of presenters. This is the third edition of the awards, and each day has 20 performers. EDAILY says the line-up spans K-pop, rock bands and trot. Hosts: IVE's Liz on Music Day IVE's Liz and actor Kim Jae-won will host the second day, "Music Day", on November 8. Resenne's Won-i and actress Nam Ji-hyun host the first day, "Artist Day", on November 7. IVE are among the busiest acts this autumn; we covered their October 26 comeback clash with ILLIT and RIIZE . Artist Day, November 7 The first-day performers are NOBELBRIGHT, NouerA, Dayoung, LUCY, Resenne, Maiden, Miaoyao, PSYCHERS, IDID, AND2BLE, Young K, ALLDAY PROJECT, Jang Min-ho, CRAVITY, CLOSE YOUR EYES, TUIDE, TREASURE, tripleS, P1Harmony and FIFTY FIFTY. DAY6's Young K performs as a solo artist. Resenne, which CBC Globe says topped music charts through a reverse-chart run, also joins. ALLDAY PROJECT return after performing at KGMA last year. EDAILY highlights the genre spread on the first night, with Young K sharing the bill with the band LUCY and trot singer Jang Min-ho. Music Day, November 8 The second day features NEXZ, RIIZE, SHINee's Minho, Park Ji-hyun, Billlie, MONSTA X's Shownu X Hyungwon, AHOF, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AEN, ATEEZ, WayV, Yuna, ITZY, Choi Ye-na, KISS OF LIFE, KiiiKiii, KickFlip, Touched, TOURS and Hearts2Hearts. ATEEZ play KGMA for the third year in a row. CBC Globe describes them as maintaining million-seller status and a No. 1 record on the Billboard 200. Minho and ITZY's Yuna appear as solo artists, while Shownu X Hyungwon perform as a unit. The band Touched and trot singer Park Ji-hyun widen the range further. Key facts Event: 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards (third edition) Dates: November 7 (Artist Day) and November 8 (Music Day) Venue: Gocheok Sky Dome, Guro-gu, Seoul Performers: 40 acts, 20 per day Day 1 hosts: Won-i (Resenne) and Nam Ji-hyun Day 2 hosts: Liz (IVE) and Kim Jae-won Presenters: 39 Presenters and organisers Thirty-nine presenters have been named, including Go Youn-jung, Lee Jun-ho, Lee Chae-min, Jeon Yeo-bin, Jung Kyung-ho, Lee Min-ki, Lee Sun-bin, Han Sun-hwa, Cha Jun-hwan and Choi Hyun-wook. The event is hosted by Ilgan Sports (EdailyM) and co-organised by the KGMA Organizing Committee and Creatorlink. Hanteo Chart, Genie Music, FLO and Bugs provide streaming and album data, and the official fan vote takes place on the Kugung app. How to watch The ceremony will air live on ENA in Korea. Viewers in Japan can watch on Hulu Japan, and it will stream on TikTok Live in other regions outside Japan and China, which includes Africa, Europe and the Americas. A crowded November for K-pop Gocheok Sky Dome is becoming a familiar stop for the scene. NCT WISH will play the same venue in January 2027 . Several KGMA performers, including ATEEZ, RIIZE, Hearts2Hearts and ALPHA DRIVE ONE, are also up for the 2026 MAMA Awards, which take place in Osaka later in November. Tickets, voting and the new Star Road Domestic ticket sales opened at 6pm KST on October 2 through the fandom platform NOL, YTN reports. This year KGMA also introduces "KGMA STAR ROAD", an offline-only event that reworks the traditional red carpet, alongside on-site extras such as a K-Beauty Festa. The official site says all reserved tickets must be collected on site, with booths opening six hours before each show. Voting is still running. According to the KGMA website, the domestic final round of global voting runs from October 12 to 24, after the overseas final closed on October 10. Live voting for each day's top popularity award opens on October 26 for Artist Day and October 27 for Music Day, and closes on the day of each show. The Hallyu Popularity Award, new this year, is voted for by overseas fans only. What's next With the line-up and hosts confirmed, attention turns to fan voting on the Kugung app and the winners themselves, who will be named across the two nights. Follow more K-pop news on Entzopedia. Sources: CBC Globe | EDAILY | YTN | KGMA