MMA2026 to be held at Gocheok Dome on November 14-15... 11 teams including I.O.I and aespa to participate

Melon Music Awards (MMA2026) has finalized the final lineup of K-pop artists representing this year. On November 14 and 15, ’The 18th Melon Music Awards, MMA2026’ will be held at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome, with KakaoBank participating as the title sponsor. The awards ceremony will take place over two days and is drawing global K-pop fans’ expectations with a large-scale lineup. The newly announced artists include a total of 11 teams: I.O.I, aespa, IVE, Dragon Pony, KiiiKii (KiiiKiii), CORTIS, IDID, hrtz.wav, AEN, TUIDE, and HANA. Under the main slogan ″K-POP CONNECT: The New Pulse,″ themed around ″Connect,″ MMA2026 will present a stage where fans worldwide unite through K-pop. In collaboration with the ’Global-K Chart,’ an integrated Korea-China-Japan index launched by Melon, Tencent Music, and Line Music, a new ’Global TOP10’ category will be established, reflecting the opinions of global fans widely in the award results. On November 14, ’DAY1,’ a total of 14 teams will perform, including NCT DREAM, ATEEZ, YENA, RIIZE, TWS, RESCENE, Hearts2Hearts, along with I.O.I, aespa, Dragon Pony, IDID, AEN, TUIDE, and HANA. On November 15, ’DAY2,’ IVE, KiiiKii, CORTIS, and hrtz.wav will newly join, performing alongside NCT 127, PLAVE, 82MAJOR, NCT WISH, ILLIT, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, LNGSHOT, and AND2BLE, with a total of 12 teams performing.