40th Golden Disc Awards: BLACKPINK's Jennie, NCT, Stray Kids and more bag awards | Full Winners List

The Golden Disc Awards 2026 was a star-studded night. The event was held at Taipei Dome in Taipei, Taiwan. The award event was hosted by Sung Si Kyung and Moon Ga Young. It honoured some of the best South Korean music released between early November 2024 and early November 2025. From BLACKPINK member Jennie to Stray Kids, many graced the ceremony with their talent and charisma.

Here's the complete list of winners.

Complete list of Winners- Golden Disc Awards 2026

Daesang

Digital Daesang (Song of the Year)- G-Dragon (Home Sweet Home- featuring Taeyang and Daesung)

Album Daesang (Album of the Year)- Stray Kids (Karma)

Artist Daesang (Artist of the Year)- Jennie

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Rookie Artist of the Year

-ALLDAY PROJECT

-CORTIS

Golden Disc Upbit Most Popular Artist Award

Make: Jin (BTS)

Female: Hearts2Hearts2

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Special Awards

Golden Choice Award: ARrC, Close Your Eyes

Next Generation Award: KiiiKiii

Cosmopolitan Artist Award: IVE

Global Impact Award: Jennie (BLACKPINK)

Best Performance Award: izna

Naver AI Choice Award: TWS, BOYNEXTDOOR

Best Group Award: MONSTA X

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Best Album (Bonsang / Main Prize)

NCT WISH – Color

ATEEZ – Golden Hour: Part 2

IVE – IVE EMPATHY

RIIZE – Odyssey

Stray Kids – Karma

G-Dragon – Übermensch

ZEROBASEONE – Never Say Never

TOMORROW X TOGETHER – The Star Chapter: Together

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Digital Song Bonsang

Aespa – Dirty Work

ALLDAY PROJECT – Famous

BLACKPINK – Jump

BOYNEXTDOOR – If I Say, I Love You

Jennie – Like JENNIE

LE SSERAFIM – Hot

Rosé – Toxic Till the End

ZO ZAZZ – Don’t You Know

All about Golden Disc Awards

From its inception in 1986, the event was called the Korea Visual and Records Grand Prize Award until 2001, when the event name was changed to the Golden Disk Awards. The spelling was later changed to the Golden Disc Awards in 2015.

It is an annual South Korean major music awards ceremony that honours achievements in the local music industry. The awards ceremony was founded with the purpose of promoting popular culture creativity, discovering new artists, and contributing to the growth of the music industry.