Winners and hosts announced ahead of the ceremony

In its 35th year, the Seoul Music Awards is set to take place on June 20, 2026 (Saturday) at Incheon’s Inspire Arena, promising a grand ceremony. The awards have stood as a living history of K-pop for 35 years. Last year’s ceremony saw I-DLE take the Daesang, crowning them as the queen of K-pop.

The Best Digital Song was awarded to Tomorrow X Together (TXT), while the Best Album went to TXT and ZerobaseOne. The World Best Artist award went to Rosé and aespa.

The ceremony was hosted by Kang Seung-yoon of WINNER. Miyeon of I-DLE and Soobin of TXT were among the hosts.