ATEEZ Take Second Straight Grand Record Trophy as Young K and ITZY Collect Five Awards Each at KGMA

ATEEZ won the Grand Record Trophy at the 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards for the second year running, as the two-day Seoul show closed with Young K and ITZY each collecting five trophies.

The ceremony was held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul over two days: Artist Day on Nov. 7 and Music Day on Nov. 8. The Grand Record Trophy is the highest honor of the show, alongside grand prizes such as Grand Artist.

Artist Day: Young K sweeps

Young K won every award he was up for on Nov. 7. His five trophies were Grand Artist, Best Artist, Best Solo, Best OST and the coogoong Most Popular Artist Award, according to Yahoo Entertainment.

BTS took Best Selling Album for ARIRANG.

Music Day: ATEEZ and ITZY lead

Music Day on Nov. 8 was hosted by Kim Jae Won and IVE's Liz.

ITZY finished with five awards between the group and its members. As a group, they won Grand Honors Choice (shared with KiiiKiii) and Best Music. Yuna took Best Solo Performance and the coogoong Most Popular Artist award, while Ryujin won Trend of the Year Female Solo.

Other winners included RIIZE, who took Grand Performer, and MONSTA X, named Best Group. Minho and Choi Yena won Best Solo, TWS took Best Fabulous and NEXZ won Best Global K-pop Star.

• Grand Record Trophy: ATEEZ
• Grand Artist: Young K
• Grand Performer: RIIZE
• Grand Honors Choice: ITZY and KiiiKiii
• Best Group: MONSTA X
• Best Music: ITZY
• Best Solo: Young K (Artist Day); Minho and Choi Yena (Music Day)
• Best OST: Young K
• Best Selling Album: BTS, ARIRANG
• Best Fabulous: TWS
• Best Global K-pop Star: NEXZ
• Best Solo Performance: Yuna (ITZY)
• coogoong Most Popular Artist: Young K and Yuna

ATEEZ's repeat win makes them the act to beat at the awards, which now turn to the next edition with the Grand Record Trophy still in their hands.