Jisoo, Yeonjun and An Yujin lead MC lineup for two-day 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon
SBS announced on Nov. 9 KST that TXT's Yeonjun, IVE's An Yujin and RIIZE's Sungchan will host Day 1 of the 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon on Dec. 24, while BOYNEXTDOOR's Woonhak, BLACKPINK's Jisoo and TWS's Shinyu will host Day 2 on Dec. 25.
The 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon has its hosts. SBS announced on Nov. 9 KST that TXT's Yeonjun, IVE's An Yujin and RIIZE's Sungchan will lead the Dec. 24 show, and BOYNEXTDOOR's Woonhak, BLACKPINK's Jisoo and TWS's Shinyu will take over on Dec. 25.
This year's edition marks the year-end festival's 30th anniversary and, for the first time, runs over two days. Both nights take place at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.
Alongside the MCs, SBS has revealed additional performers. According to Yonhap, Day 1 features acts including BoA, U-Know Yunho, Nayeon, NCT 127, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ENHYPEN, IVE and RIIZE, while Day 2 includes SHINee, CL, T-ara, Jisoo, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, TREASURE, BABYMONSTER and CORTIS.
Confirmed
- SBS said on Nov. 9, 2026 (KST) that TXT's Yeonjun, IVE's An Yujin and RIIZE's Sungchan will host the first day of the 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon on Dec. 24, per Yonhap.
- SBS said BOYNEXTDOOR's Woonhak, BLACKPINK's Jisoo and TWS's Shinyu will host the second day on Dec. 25, per Yonhap.
- Marking its 30th anniversary, the 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon will be held over two days for the first time, on Dec. 24 and 25 at KINTEX in Goyang (Ilsan), per SBS via Yonhap.
Reported by other outlets
- Yonhap reports the Day 1 performer lineup includes BoA, TVXQ's U-Know Yunho, TWICE's Nayeon, NCT 127, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ENHYPEN, IVE, NMIXX, &TEAM, RIIZE, NCT WISH, RESCENE and Hearts2Hearts, among others.
- Yonhap reports the Day 2 lineup includes SHINee, 2NE1's CL, T-ara, Jisoo, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, TREASURE, BOYNEXTDOOR, ZEROBASEONE, TWS, BABYMONSTER, MEOVV, CORTIS and AND2BLE, among others.
Analysis
2FC NEWSROOM analysis: Splitting the hosting duties into two trios lets SBS put a host from many of the night's performing groups on stage, with Jisoo doing double duty as both Day 2 MC and performer.