MMA2026 Sets 26-Act Lineup for Two Nights at Gocheok Sky Dome
The 18th Melon Music Awards will take place at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome on Nov. 14 and 15, Melon announced Wednesday. The event, titled MMA2026, will feature 26 K-pop acts, with KakaoBank as its title sponsor. Its theme is “K-POP CONNECT: The New Pulse.”
Eleven newly announced performers are I.O.I, aespa, IVE, Dragon Pony, KiiiKiii, CORTIS, IDID, hrtz.wav, AEN, TUIDE and HANA; they join 15 acts revealed earlier. The Nov. 14 program has 14 performers, including I.O.I, whose reunion appearance comes about nine years after the group’s previous activities. aespa and HANA are also on the first-night bill, alongside NCT DREAM, ATEEZ, YENA, RIIZE, TWS, RESCENE, Hearts2Hearts, Dragon Pony, IDID, AEN and TUIDE.
The second night will feature 12 acts: IVE, KiiiKiii, CORTIS, hrtz.wav, NCT 127, PLAVE, 82MAJOR, NCT WISH, ILLIT, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, LNGSHOT and AND2BLE. MMA2026 will also introduce a Global Top 10 category connected to the Global-K Chart.
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Summary based on reporting by The Korea Times.