'Melon Music Award', 26 teams to perform…"I.O.I→CORTIS"

[Dispatch=Lee Myeong-joo] A total of 26 K-pop artists who shone throughout this year will take the stage at 'MMA 2026'.

Kakao Entertainment announced on the 26th, "A total of 26 artist teams will attend the main ceremony of 'Melon Music Awards' (hereinafter 'MMA 2026'), which will be held over two occasions."

On the first day, December 14th, 14 teams will visit Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome. I.O.I, NCT Dream, ATEEZ, aespa, Choi Ye-na, and RIIZE will appear.

TWS, Lissom, Dragon Pony, Hearts2Hearts, Aidith, Tweed, and AN will also head to 'MMA 2026'. Japanese girl group 'HANA' will also join.

The stage on the second day, the 15th, will feature strong chart contenders in full force. NCT 127, IVE, PLAVE, 82MAJOR, ILLIT, and NCT Wish will take the stage.

KiiiKiii, CORTIS, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, LNGSHOT, and AND2BLE can also be seen. Band Hatswave, formed through Mnet's 'Still Heart Club', will also appear.

The theme for this awards ceremony is 'K-POP CONNECT: The New Pulse', representing a moment when the world becomes one through K-pop.

The ceremony's scale and broadcast range have been expanded compared to the previous year. It will be viewable on Melon and Wave, Japan's U-NEXT, Taiwan's TVBS42 and Catchplay Plus, and WonderK.

Prior to the ceremony, Melon is conducting voting for 'Top 10', the main award category. The voting results will also be reflected in the selection of 'Artist of the Year'.

Meanwhile, 'MMA 2026' will be held at Gocheok Sky Dome on December 14-15.