Melon Music Awards' "Top 10" Draws 30 Nominees; Voting Through Oct. 29
Kakao Entertainment's music platform Melon said it will hold voting from October 15 through October 29 to select the Top 10, one of the main awards at the 2026 Melon Music Awards (MMA 2026).
The Top 10 award recognizes 10 acts that were active on Melon during the year. The winners will be determined based on a combined score of digital music performance (60%), judges' evaluations (20%), and user votes (20%).
The nominees include BTS, BLACKPINK, Lim Young-woong, Taeyeon, BOL4, Soonsunhee (Jihwan), I.O.I, ILLIT, Lee Changsub, fromis_9, aespa, AKMU, ALLDAY PROJECT, ATEEZ, and BIG Naughty.
BOYNEXTDOOR, CORTIS, Hearts2Hearts, IVE, KiiiKiii, LE SSERAFIM, NCT WISH, NMIXX, PLAVE, RESCENE, RIIZE, TWS, WOODZ, Choi Yena, and Young K (DAY6) are also nominees. Fourteen of these acts will also perform at this year's awards ceremony.
Melon will give invitations to the awards ceremony to 300 voters. It will also hold a separate invitation event for members who have subscribed for at least three years.
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The 18th Melon Music Awards will be held on November 14 and 15 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. KakaoBank is the title sponsor, and for the first time, this year's event will span two days.
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