Young K wins Grand Artist at 2026 KGMA as TREASURE take Grand Song
DAY6's Young K won Grand Artist, one of the top honors at the 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards, on Artist Day at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on November 7 KST, while TREASURE took Grand Song.
Young K closed out the first night of the 2026 KGMA with its top prize. At Artist Day on November 7 KST at Gocheok Sky Dome, the DAY6 member was named Grand Artist, the final award of the night, and left with five trophies in all, including Best Artist, Best Solo (Male), Best OST and the Kugung Most Popular Award, according to host outlet Ilgan Sports.
TREASURE took the Grand Song honor, adding it to Best Artist, Best Hip-Hop and Trend of the Year (Group), while RESCENE and AND2BLE shared Grand Honors Choice. Accepting his award, Young K thanked his family, his DAY6 bandmates and the fandom My Day. The second day of the ceremony, Music Day, follows on November 8 at the same venue.
Confirmed
- Ilgan Sports, the host of the KGMA, reports that the first day of the 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards, 'Artist Day', was held on the afternoon of November 7 KST at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul, with actor Nam Ji-hyun and RESCENE's Won-i as MCs.
- Ilgan Sports and Edaily (the host group) report that Young K won the 2026 Grand Artist award, the last award of Artist Day, and swept five trophies in total: Grand Artist, Best Artist, Best Solo (Male), Best OST and the Kugung Most Popular Award.
- The same host reports say TREASURE won the 2026 Grand Song award, and RESCENE and AND2BLE shared the Grand Honors Choice award.
- Ilgan Sports lists the Best OST win as Young K's 'The Season That Returned' from the drama OST, and BTS's ARIRANG as Best Selling Album; the ceremony continues with Music Day on November 8.
Reported by other outlets
- Ilgan Sports and Edaily report TREASURE finished with four awards: Grand Song, Best Artist, Best Hip-Hop and Trend of the Year (Group); in their speech the group thanked fans and asked for support for their November 2 comeback song 'SHOCK'.
- In Edaily's English translation of his speech, Young K said: "I'll sing as much as you want to hear," and "Thank you for making this such an amazing day."
Analysis
2FC NEWSROOM: This is the main-ceremony result following the pre-announced Best Artist list we covered earlier; the winners come from the host outlet's own reporting, so they are treated as official. Edaily's English roundup lists TREASURE as a triple winner besides the Grand prize, which matches four total.