ATEEZ, BOYNEXTDOOR Dominate Seoul Music Awards 2026: Full Winners List
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- Hollywood & Entertainment ATEEZ, BOYNEXTDOOR Dominate Seoul Music Awards 2026: Full Winners List By Hannah Abraham,
- The win places them among an elite group of past Daesang recipients that includes BTS, EXO, Girls’ Generation, and Super Junior, continuing a tradition that dates back to the ceremony’s founding in 1990.
- OSAKA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 22: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Taesan, Jaehyun, Woonhak, Leehan, Sungho and Riwoo of boy band BOYNEXTDOOR arrive at the 2024 MAMA Awards - Chapter 1 at Kyocera Dome on November 22, 2024 in Osaka, Japan.
Hollywood & Entertainment ATEEZ, BOYNEXTDOOR Dominate Seoul Music Awards 2026: Full Winners List By Hannah Abraham,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hannah Abraham covers entertainment, culture and business.Follow Author Jun 20, 2026, 03:53pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 30: ATEEZ performs at The Forum on January 30, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe 35th Seoul Music Awards took place June 20 at Inspire Arena in Incheon, bringing together some of K-pop’s biggest names for one of the industry’s most celebrated annual ceremonies.
Hosted by Super Junior’s Leeteuk, KiiiKiii’s Leesol and ZEROBASEONE’s Park Gun-wook, the ceremony saw KQ Entertainment’s ATEEZ taking home the Daesang, while KOZ Entertainment’s BOYNEXTDOOR emerged with the broadest reach of the night, winning across four separate categories.