Who were the most awarded artists at the 2026 Golden Disc Awards? Details explored

The Golden Disc Awards of this year took place at the Taipei Dome. Notably, it was the first time the Golden Disc Awards were staged at this venue which is one of Asia's largest indoor venues. The awards also introduced a third Daesang this year: Artist of the Year with the old Song of the Year and Album of the Year.

The 2026 Golden Disc Awards' winners list was led by Jennie, IVE and G-Dragon. Each of them bagged three wins. They were the most awarded artists of the 2026 Golden Disc Awards.

Jennie's awards at the 2026 Golden Disc Awards:

• Artist Daesang: Artist of the Year
• Digital Song Division Bonsang for Like JENNIE
• Global Impact Award

IVE's awards at the 2026 Golden Disc Awards:

• Digital Song Division Bonsang for REBEL HEART
• Album Division Bonsang for IVE EMPATHY
• Cosmopolitan Artist Award

G-Dragon's awards at the 2026 Golden Disc Awards:

• Digital Daesang: Song of the Year for HOME SWEET HOME (feat. Taeyang, Daesung)
• Digital Song Division Bonsang for HOME SWEET HOME (feat. Taeyang, Daesung)
• Album Division Bonsang for Ubermensch

Golden Disc Awards' 2025 winners were as follows,

Song of the Year: aespa, Supernova

Album of the Year: SEVENTEEN, Spill The Feels

Digital Song Bonsang

• (G)I-DLE: “Fate”
• aespa: “Supernova”
• BIBI: “Bam Yang Gang”
• Day6: “Welcome To The Show”
• ILLIT: “Magnetic”
• IU: “Love Wins All”
• IVE: “HEYA”
• NewJeans: “How Sweet”
• Taeyeon: “To. X”
• TWS: “plot twist”

Album Bonsang

• (G)I-DLE: [2]
• aespa: Armageddon
• ATEEZ: The World EP. Fin: Will
• ENHYPEN: Romance: Untold
• IVE: IVE Switch
• NCT DREAM: Dream()scape
• SEVENTEEN: Spill The Feels
• Stray Kids: ATE
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER: The Star Chapter: Sanctuary
• ZEROBASEONE: You Had Me At Hello

Rookie Artist of the Year

• BABYMONSTER
• ILLIT
• NCT WISH
• TWS

Popularity Awards

• Most Popular Artist Female: LE SSERAFIM
• Most Popular Artist Male: PLAVE

Special Awards

• Best Band: Day6
• Best Group: LE SSERAFIM
• Best OST: Crush, "Love You With All My Heart" from Queen of Tears
• Best Producer: Han Sung-soo
• Best Solo: Yuqi
• Cosmopolitan Artist of the Year: NewJeans
• Fans’ Choice with Nongshim Shin-Ramyun: ENHYPEN
• Global K-pop Artist: ENHYPEN, IVE
• Golden Honourable Choice: Shin Hae-chul
• Next Generation: KISS OF LIFE

The 2026 Golden Disc ceremony was hosted by singer Sung Si Kyung and actress Mun Ka Young. Presenters included Song Joong Ki, Byeon Woo Seok and Ahn Hyo Seop, among others.

Golden Disc's official website reads:

"Golden Disc Awards is presented annually to recognize the outstanding achievements of K-POP industry. It was first established in 1986 and has continued to significantly contribute to the growth of Korean music industry by fostering creative environment and encouraging new talents."

Jennie's acceptance speech at the 2026 Golden Disc Awards was as follows:

"Thank you so much to Golden Disc for giving me this incredible award. This year marks the 10th anniversary of our debut, and being here makes me feel like I am one step closer to my dream. I am truly happy. I want to thank all the staff and the OA family who made this possible, and all the dancers who have been working and sweating alongside me for the past two months."

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Complete list of nominees and winners at the 2026 Golden Disc Awards

Digital Daesang: Song of the Year

G-Dragon: “HOME SWEET HOME (feat. Taeyang, Daesung)” (Winner)

aespa: “Dirty Work”

ALLDAY PROJECT: “FAMOUS”

BLACKPINK: “JUMP”

BOYNEXTDOOR: “IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU”

IVE: “REBEL HEART”

Jennie: “Like JENNIE”

LE SSERAFIM: “HOT”

Rosé: “toxic till the end”

ZO ZAZZ: “Don’t you know”

Album Daesang: Album of the Year

Stray Kids: KARMA (Winner)

ATEEZ: GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2

ENHYPEN: DESIRE : UNLEASH

G-Dragon: Ubermensch

IVE: IVE EMPATHY

NCT WISH: COLOR

RIIZE: ODYSSEY

TOMORROW X TOGETHER: The Star Chapter: TOGETHER

ZEROBASEONE: NEVER SAY NEVER

Artist Daesang: Artist of the Year at the 2026 Golden Disc Awards

Jennie (Winner)

Digital Song Division Bonsang

aespa: “Dirty Work” (Winner)

ALLDAY PROJECT: “FAMOUS” (Winner)

BLACKPINK: “JUMP” (Winner)

BOYNEXTDOOR: “IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU” (Winner)

G-Dragon: “HOME SWEET HOME (feat. Taeyang, Daesung)” (Winner)

Hearts2Hearts: “The Chase”

Hwang Karam: “I Miss You So Much”

IU: “Never Ending Story”

IVE: “REBEL HEART” (Winner)

Jennie: “Like JENNIE” (Winner)

KiiiKiii: “I DO ME”

LE SSERAFIM: “HOT” (Winner)

MAKTUB: “Starting With You”

MEOVV: “HANDS UP”

OVAN: “Flower”

PLAVE: “Dash”

Rosé: “toxic till the end” (Winner)

SEVENTEEN: “THUNDER”

Woody: “Sadder Than Yesterday”

ZO ZAZZ: “Don’t you know” (Winner)

Album Division Bonsang

&TEAM: Back to Life

aespa: Rich Man

ATEEZ: GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2 (Winner)

Baekhyun: Essence of Reverie

SEVENTEEN CxM: HYPE VIBES

ENHYPEN: DESIRE : UNLEASH (Winner)

G-Dragon: Ubermensch (Winner)

i-dle: We are

IVE: IVE EMPATHY (Winner)

Jennie: Ruby

Jin: Happy

NCT DREAM: DREAMSCAPE

NCT WISH: COLOR (Winner)

RIIZE: ODYSSEY (Winner)

SEVENTEEN: HAPPY BURSTDAY (Winner)

Stray Kids: KARMA (Winner)

THE BOYZ: Unexpected

TWICE: STRATEGY

TOMORROW X TOGETHER: The Star Chapter: TOGETHER (Winner)

ZEROBASEONE: NEVER SAY NEVER (Winner)

Rookie Artist of the Year

AHOF

ALLDAY PROJECT (Winner)

CLOSE YOUR EYES

CORTIS (Winner)

Hearts2Hearts

IDID

idntt

izna

KickFlip

KiiiKiii

NouerA

ZO ZAZZ

Popularity Awards: Most Popular Artist Female

aespa

ALLDAY PROJECT

BLACKPINK

Hearts2Hearts (Winner)

i-dle

IU

IVE

izna

Jennie

KiiiKiii

LE SSERAFIM

MEOVV

Rosé

TWICE

Popularity Awards: Most Popular Artist Male

&TEAM

AHOF

ATEEZ

Baekhyun

BOYNEXTDOOR

CLOSE YOUR EYES

CORTIS

SEVENTEEN CxM

ENHYPEN

G-Dragon

Hwang Ka-ram

IDID

idntt

Jin (Winner)

KickFlip

Maktub

NCT DREAM

NCT WISH

NouerA

Ovan

PLAVE

RIIZE

SEVENTEEN

Stray Kids

THE BOYZ

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Woody

ZEROBASEONE

ZO ZAZZ

Special Awards at the 2026 Golden Disc Awards

Best Group: Monsta X

Best Performance: izna, TWS

Cosmopolitan Artist: IVE

Global Impact: Jennie

Golden Choice: ARrC, CLOSE YOUR EYES

Naver AI Choice: BOYNEXTDOOR

Next Generation: KiiiKiii

Congratulations to all of the winners at the 2026 Golden Disc Awards.

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