Golden Disc Awards 2026: Complete list of winners explored 

The 40th Golden Disc Awards took place on January 10 in Taiwan’s capital at Taipei Dome. The winners were announced for different categories of the Golden Disc Awards. The top honors of the night, Daesangs, were won by BLACKPINK’s Jennie, G-Dragon, and Stray Kids at the Golden Disc Awards.

Several rising K-pop artists like ALLDAY PROJECT and CORTIS won awards as Rookie of The Year. Further, the fan-voted categories for Most Popular Artist, male and female, were won by BTS’ Jin and Hearts2hearts, respectively.

List of winners and nominees at the Golden Disc Awards

Here’s the complete rundown of winners at the year’s Golden Disc Awards:

Digital Daesang (Song of the Year)

• WINNER: G-Dragon – “HOME SWEET HOME (feat. Taeyang, Daesung)”
• 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)

• WINNER: Stray Kids – KARMA
• 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)
• WINNER: Jennie

Digital Song Division Bonsang (Main Award for Best Songs)

• WINNER: 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)”
• Hearts2Hearts – “The Chase”
• Hwang Karam – “I Miss You So Much”
• IU – “Never Ending Story”
• WINNER: IVE – “REBEL HEART”
• WINNER: Jennie – “Like JENNIE”
• KiiiKiii – “I DO ME”
• WINNER: LE SSERAFIM – “HOT”
• MAKTUB – “Starting With You”
• MEOVV – “HANDS UP”
• OVAN – “Flower”
• PLAVE – “Dash”
• WINNER: Rosé – “toxic till the end”
• SEVENTEEN – “THUNDER”
• Woody – “Sadder Than Yesterday”
• WINNER: ZO ZAZZ – “Don’t you know”

Album Division Bonsang (Main Award for Best Albums)

• &TEAM – Back to Life
• aespa – Rich Man
• WINNER: ATEEZ – GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2
• Baekhyun – Essence of Reverie
• SEVENTEEN CxM – HYPE VIBES
• WINNER: ENHYPEN – DESIRE : UNLEASH
• WINNER: G-Dragon – Ubermensch
• i-dle – We are
• WINNER: IVE – IVE EMPATHY
• Jennie – Ruby
• Jin – Happy
• NCT DREAM – DREAMSCAPE
• WINNER: NCT WISH – COLOR
• WINNER: RIIZE – ODYSSEY
• WINNER: SEVENTEEN – HAPPY BURSTDAY
• WINNER: Stray Kids – KARMA
• THE BOYZ – Unexpected
• TWICE – STRATEGY
• WINNER: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – The Star Chapter: TOGETHER
• WINNER: ZEROBASEONE – NEVER SAY NEVER

Rookie Artist of the Year

• AHOF
• WINNER: ALLDAY PROJECT
• CLOSE YOUR EYES
• WINNER: CORTIS
• Hearts2Hearts
• IDID
• idntt
• izna
• KickFlip
• KiiiKiii
• NouerA
• ZO ZAZZ

2026 Golden Disc Awards - Popularity Awards (Fan-Voted)

Most Popular Artist – Female

• aespa
• AllDay Project
• BLACKPINK
• WINNER: Hearts2Hearts
• i-dle
• IU
• IVE
• izna
• Jennie
• KiiiKiii
• LE SSERAFIM
• MEOVV
• Rosé
• TWICE

Most Popular Artist – Male

• &TEAM
• AHOF
• ATEEZ
• Baekhyun
• BOYNEXTDOOR
• CLOSE YOUR EYES
• CORTIS
• SEVENTEEN CxM
• ENHYPEN
• G-Dragon
• Hwang Ka-ram
• IDID
• idntt
• WINNER: Jin
• KickFlip
• Maktub
• NCT DREAM
• NCT WISH
• NouerA
• Ovan
• PLAVE
• RIIZE
• SEVENTEEN
• Stray Kids
• THE BOYZ
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER
• Woody
• ZEROBASEONE
• Zo Zazz

2026 Golden Disc Awards Winners - Special 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

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