NCT 127, NCT DREAM, ATEEZ, and TWS to Join Melon Music Awards Lineup

MMA2026 Phase 3 Lineup Image. Provided by Melon

Kakao Entertainment's music platform Melon announced on September 30, 2026, that NCT 127, NCT DREAM, ATEEZ, TWS, ANDWABLE, and 82MAJOR have joined the third lineup for the 'MMA2026 (2026 Melon Music Awards),' which will be held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul from November 14 to 15.

NCT 127 is celebrating its 10th anniversary since debut this year. Last month, the group released its 7th full-length album 'BLINGY.' Within 24 hours of release, the album surpassed 1 million streams on Melon, earning the 'Millions Album' status. From September 18 to 20, their fifth tour 'Neo City : Seoul – The Red Line' was held at KSPO Dome in Seoul, attracting a total of 31,500 fans over three days.

NCT DREAM is also marking its 10th anniversary this year. In August, all members renewed their contracts with the agency and held a special fan meeting to celebrate the anniversary. The group is scheduled to release a new album in the fourth quarter of this year.

ATEEZ entered Melon's TOP100 at number 81 with 'BAD,' the title track of their 14th mini album released in June. As of September 13, the track climbed to 7th place. The album sold 1.88 million copies in the first week. In the United States, 223,000 copies were sold in the first week, propelling the album to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 main album chart.

82MAJOR won first place on a music show for the first time since debut with 'Like Fire,' the title track of their single 'HEAT.' The track climbed to 64th place on the Melon HOT100, while the album’s first-week sales surpassed 150,000 copies.

TWS reached 40th place on Melon's TOP100 with the digital single 'The Day We Meet Again' released in February. Their fifth mini album 'NO TRAGEDY' achieved first-week sales of over 1.11 million copies. The title track, 'You, You,' took first place twice on music shows.

ANDWABLE, who debuted in May, ranked 7th on the Melon HOT100 with 'Curious,' the title track from their debut album. The album’s first-week sales were approximately 730,000 copies.

This year marks the first time MMA will be held over two days. Melon has also introduced a new 'Global TOP10' category, linked with the global-K chart it co-manages with Tencent Music and LINE MUSIC. In Japan, online video service U-NEXT will broadcast the event live over both days.

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