The Fact Music Awards 2026 took place on September 19, at Busan Asiad Main Stadium. BTS emerged as the night’s biggest winner, securing four awards, including JIN’s Fannstar My Star (Male). CORTIS followed closely with three awards. ATEEZ, RIIZE, NMIXX, Lim Young-woong, Lee Chan-won, TREASURE, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE took home two prizes each. Notably, NMIXX won Sound of the Year (Daesang), earning their first Daesang award.
The ninth edition of The Fact Music Awards brought together 17 performers at Busan Asiad Main Stadium. The lineup includes IDID, ATEEZ, ALLDAY PROJECT, CORTIS, KiiiKiii, tripleS, RESCENE, xikers, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, EVAN, Choi Yena, CLOSE YOUR EYES, RIIZE, ILLIT, NMIXX, Lim Young-woong and TREASURE. Jun Hyun-moo and Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun hosted the main ceremony for the eighth time together, while Jaejae handled the red carpet coverage.
TMA 2026 marked the first time the awards ceremony was held in Busan after the event staged its previous two editions overseas. The 2024 ceremony took place at Kyocera Dome in Osaka, while the 2025 edition was held at the Macau Outdoor Performance Venue.
Fan voting already determined three awards before the main ceremony. Lim Young-woong won the TMA Popularity Award, BTS took FANNSTAR Choice (Group), and Lee Chan-won received FANNSTAR Choice (Solo) after voting closed on September 7.
See the full list of winners below.
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The Fact Music Awards 2026 Winners
Record of the Year (Daesang)
CORTIS
Icon of the Year (Daesang)
ATEEZ
Muse of the Year (Daesang)
RIIZE
Sound of the Year (Daesang)
NMIXX
Artist of the Year (Bonsang)
ATEEZ
KiiiKiii
TREASURE
NMIXX
ILLIT
YENA
CORTIS
ALLDAY PROJECT
ALPHA DRIVE ONE
RIIZE
Best Music – Spring: Swim – BTS
Best Music – Summer: Hooligan – BTS
Special Jury Award: Lim Young-woong
TMA Popularity Award: Lim Young-woong
FANNSTAR Choice (Group): BTS
FANNSTAR Choice (Solo): Lee Chan-won
Fannstar Mystar (Female): SULLYOON
Fannstar Mystar (Male): JIN
Global Hot Star: PLAVE
World Best Wave: EVAN
World Best Performer: TREASURE
Today’s Choice: RESCENE
Global Hot Trend
Close Your Eyes
TripleS
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