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Melon Music Awards 2026

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    BTS wins from afar as aespa claims first Global-K grand prize at MMA 2026

    BTS collected three awards without an acceptance appearance, while aespa inaugurated a new grand prize tied to a Korea-China-Japan chart. Three Daesangs remain for night two.

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    What we knew first

    • BTS fans got three awards to celebrate, but no acceptance speech from the seven members. Away on their world tour, the group did not attend the opening night of the 2026 Melon Music Awards or send a separate acceptance video—even as its comeback album, “ARIRANG,” claimed one of the ceremony’s grand prizes.

Who reported

Who reported

46 outlets · 70 sources

26 of 46 had reported by this moment

Who reported what

Points more than one outlet reported

Points only one outlet reported18

Only reported by Google News Singapore (SG:en)

Only reported by Google News 대한민국 (KR:ko)

Only reported by Google News Pakistan (PK:en)

Each line is the claim as we recorded it from that outlet's report. Compared as of .

Who's involved

Who's involved

Organizations

  • AespaSouth Korean musical group
  • BTSSouth Korean musical group; boy band
  • MelonSouth Korean online music service
  • Melon Music AwardsSouth Korean music industry achievement awards
  • Pledis EntertainmentSouth Korean entertainment management company

Places

  • Gocheok Sky Dome
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