2nd D Awards
2026 South Korean music award ceremony
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The 2nd installment of the D Awards was an award ceremony held on February 11, 2026, at the Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium. Lee Jong-won, Shin Ye-eun, and Myung Jae-hyun served as hosts. It was organized by Sports Dong-a, a sister brand of the Dong-a Ilbo.
| 2nd D Awards | |
|---|---|
Official poster | |
| Date | February 11, 2026 |
| Location | Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium, Seoul |
| Country | South Korea |
| Hosted by | |
| Most wins | Enhypen (5) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Channel A |
Background and overview
In December 2025, The 2nd D Awards was announced to be held at Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium in South Korea in 2026 by Sports Dong-a.[1] The judging criteria for D Awards are a comprehensive combination of online voting through Upick application, music and album sales, and judging by the judging panel.[2] D Awards offers three varieties of trophies featuring hexahedron design, each in a distinct color derived from the awards' symbolic color: 'black' for the grand prizes, 'blue' for the main prizes and best sub-award categories, and 'silver' for the emerging K-Pop artists.[3]
On January 20, 2025, Lee Jong-won, Shin Ye-eun, and Myung Jae-hyun was announced to be the host of the event.[4] The award ceremony was broadcast via Channel A on February 22, 2025, at 18:00 KST.[5]
Performers
The first performer lineup was announced on December 4.[6] The second lineup was announced on December 18.[7] The third lineup was announced on December 31.[8]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) performed |
|---|---|
| Fifty Fifty | "Perfect Crime" "Pookie" |
| Qwer | "Blue Whale" "Dear" |
| KickFlip | "Special Point" "My First Love Song" |
| Hi-Fi Unicorn | "Teenage Blue "Beat It Beat It" |
| Nexz | "Beat-Boxer" "Next To Me" |
| Izna | "Mamma Mia" "Sign" |
| AHOF | "The Little Star" (intro) "Pinocchio" "The Sleeping Diary" (outro) |
| Chuei Liyu x AxMxP | "See You Later" |
| AxMxP | "Pass" |
| Chuei Liyu | "UxYOUxU" |
| 82Major | "D Freestyle" "Trophy" |
| Xikers | "Superpower (Peak)" |
| P1Harmony | "Look At Me Now" "Pretty Boy" "Duh!" |
| NCT Wish | "Color" "Poppop" "Melt Inside My Pocket" |
| BoyNextDoor | "Dangerous" "Hollywood Action" "I Feel Good" |
| Enhypen | "Big Girl Don't Cry" "No Way Back" "Knife" |
Presenters
The presenter lineup was announced on January 27.[9]
- Kangnam
- Kim Da-som
- Kim On-a
- Kim Hae-joon
- Na Bo-ram
- Moon You-kang
- Mimiminu
- Park Seo-ham
- Park Ji-yeon
- Song Ah
- Ahn Eun-jin
- Ahn Hyo-seop
- Oh Yeon-seo
- Yoo Jae-pil
- Lee Su-ji
- Lee Joo-ahn
- Im Soo-hyang
- Jeon Yeo-been
- Choi Jin-hyuk
- Hong Jong-hyun
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed in alphabetical order and emphasized in bold. Some award categories were announced through a pre-award system where the acceptance speech of the winner uploaded on the award's official social media account.[10]
Black Label
| Artist of the Year | Song of the Year |
|---|---|
| Enhypen
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BoyNextDoor - "If I Say, I Love You"
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| Album of the Year | Record of the Year |
| Stray Kids - Karma
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Riize - Odyssey
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| Performance of the Year | Trend of the Year |
| NCT Wish
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TWS
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| D Awards Global | D Awards Iconic |
| P1Harmony
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Zerobaseone
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Blue Label
| Delights Blue Label | |
|---|---|
| Best Band | Best Breakthrough |
| Best Choreography | Best Group |
| Best OST | Best Recording |
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| Best Stage | Best Social Contents |
| Best Song | Best Tour |
| Best Video | D Awards Impact |
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Popularity Awards
The popularity awards were determined through online voting on Upick.[11] Voting for the six popularity categories took place from December 26, 2025 to January 6, 2026 and was conducted in multiple rounds.[12]
| Best Popularity Award | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boy Solo | Girl Solo | ||||
| Boy Group | Girl Group | ||||
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| Best Rising Star | |||||
| Boy | Girl | ||||
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| UPICK Global Choice | |||||
| Boy | Girl | ||||
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Silver Label
| Dreams Silver Label | |
|---|---|
| D Awards Discovery of the Year | |
Multiple awards
The following artists has received two or more awards:
| Count | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 5 | Enhypen |
| 4 | AHOF |
| BoyNextDoor | |
| Izna | |
| NCT Wish | |
| Zerobaseone | |
| 2 | 82Major |
| Chuei Liyu | |
| Fifty Fifty | |
| KickFlip | |
| Nexz | |
| P1Harmony | |
| Qwer | |
| Xikers |