The 33rd installment of the Hanteo Music Awards, presented by Hanteo Global, took place on February 15, 2026, at Seoul’s KSPO Dome. The annual ceremony honors the top artists and releases based primarily on Hanteo Chart data collected between January and December 2025. This year’s event was hosted by Lee Chan-won and Tiffany Young.
To be eligible, songs and albums must have been released between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
See the full list of winners below.
Best Artist (Daesang)
Ateez
Best Album (Daesang)
Karma – Stray Kids
Best Song (Daesang)
HOME SWEET HOME (feat. TAEYANG, DAESUNG)’ – G-DRAGON
Best Performance (Daesang)
ENHYPEN
Artist of the Year Top 10 (Bonsang)
BOYNEXTDOOR
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
Aespa
ENHYPEN
G-DRAGON
NCT Wish
Plave
Lee Chan Won
ATEEZ
Rookie of the Year
AHOF
AllDay Project
AxMxP
Close Your Eyes
Cosmosy
Cortis *WINNER*
Hearts2Hearts *WINNER*
Hebi.
Hitgs
Idid
Ifeye
In a Minute
KickFlip
Kiiikiii
Newbeat
Nouera
UAU
Uspeer
Xlov
XngHan&Xoul
Post Generation Award
Epex
Fifty Fifty
H1-Key
Isegye Idol *WINNER*
Kep1er
Park Ji-hyeon
P1Harmony
STAYC
Tempest
Viviz
WEi *WINNER*
Xdinary Heroes
Xikers
Yena
Younite
Emerging Artist
Ampers&One
Artms *WINNER*
Evnne *WINNER*
Izna
Kiss of Life
Meovv
Nexz
Nowz
N.SSign
QWER
Rescene
Say My Name
TripleS
Unis
Special Award – Ballad
Brown Eyed Soul
Car, the Garden
Davichi
Hwang Ka-ram
Jung Seung-hwan
Lee Mu-jin *WINNER*
Paul Kim
Roy Kim
Woody
Yerin Baek
Special Award – Band
CNBLUE
Day6
Lee Seung-yoon
Lucy *WINNER*
N.Flying
Onewe
QWER
Xdinary Heroes
Special Award – Independent
Lee Seung-yoon *WINNER*
Choi Yu-ree
George
Hanroro
Heo Hoy-kyung
Nerd Connection
O3ohn
Touched
Woo Ye-rin
YdBB
Special Award – R&B or Hip-Hop
Ash Island
Changmo
Crush
Dynamic Duo
Heize
J-Hope
Lee Young-ji *WINNER*
Woodz
Zion.T
Zico
Special Award – Trot
Lee Chan-won *WINNER*
Ahn Sung-hoon
Daesung
Jang Min-ho
Kim Hee-jae
Kim Yong-bin
Lim Young-woong
Park Ji-hyun
Park Seo-jin
Song Ga-in
Young Tak
Special Award – Virtual
Hebi.
Iiterniti
Isegye Idol
Naevis
Plave *WINNER*
Re:Revolution
Skinz
Special Award Hip-hop
LEE YOUNG JI
Special Award – Remake
Hwang Ka-ram
Special Award – OST
Lim Young-woong – “Heavenly Ever After” (from Heavenly Ever After) *WINNER*
D.O. – “Forever” (from Resident Playbook)
Doyoung – “I Find You” (from Bon Appétit, Your Majesty)
Huntrix, Saja Boys, and KPop Demon Hunters Cast – KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
Kenshi Yonezu – “Iris Out” (from Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada – “Jane Doe” (from Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc)
Paul Kim – “Always Be With You” (from Love Scout)
Rosé – “Messy” (from F1)
Tomorrow X Together – “When the Day Comes” (from Resident Playbook)
Yang Ji-eun – “You’re Enough for Me” (from Marie and Her Three Daddies)
Young Tak – “Unknown Life” (from For Eagle Brothers)
Best Artist Pick
Hearts2Hearts
Lee Chan-won
10th Anniversary Influential Artist
Pentagon
Special Crossover
Forestella
Blooming Star Award
8Turn
Idntt
Nowz
New Wave
Billlie
TripleS
Xikers
Special Collaboration
Wing
World Stage
Ateez
Best of Ballad
LEE CHANGSUB
Best Popular Artist
Lim Young Woong
Global Popular Artist
BTS
WhosFandom Award
Lim Young Woong
Best Continent Artist in Asia
TXT
Best Continent Artist in North America
Stray Kids
Best Continent Artist in South America
Stray Kids
Best Continent Artist in Oceania
TXT
Best Continent Artist in Europe
TXT
Best Continent Artist in Africa
Stray Kids
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