MMA 2026, 26 teams to appear at Gocheok Dome in December... I.O.I·NCT Dream and others to perform

A total of 26 K-pop artist groups representing this year are scheduled to perform on the ’MMA 2026’ stage. Kakao Entertainment announced on the 26th that the Melon Music Awards (MMA 2026) will be held over two sessions, with 26 artist groups attending the main event. The awards ceremony will take place on the 14th and 15th of next month at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. On the first day, the 14th, 14 groups including I.O.I, NCT Dream, ATEEZ, aespa, YENA, and RIIZE will perform. TWS, RESCENE, Dragon Pony, Hearts2Hearts, IDID, TUIDE, AEN, and a Japanese girl group are also included in the lineup. On the second day, the 15th, teams active on the music charts such as NCT 127, IVE, PLAVE, 82MAJOR, ILLIT, and NCT Wish will take the stage. KiiiKii, CORTIS, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, Longshot, AND2BLE, and the band hrtz.wav, formed through Mnet’s ’Steel Heart Club,’ will also appear. The theme of this year’s awards ceremony is ’K-POP CONNECT: The New Pulse,’ symbolizing the moment the world unites through K-pop. The scale of the ceremony and its broadcast range have expanded compared to last year. It can be viewed on various platforms including Melon, Wavve, Japan’s U-NEXT, Taiwan’s TVBS42 and Catchplay Plus, and Wonder K. Additionally, voting is currently underway on Melon for the main award category ’Top 10,’ and the results will also be reflected in the selection of the ’Artist of the Year.’