2026 D Awards : Winners list as ENHYPEN, Stray Kids win big

The 2026 D Awards which took place in Seoul on Thursday, February 11, celebrated the best and emerging talents of K-pop.

In just its second edition, the awards which was established in 2025 by Korean newspaper Sports Dong-a to further promote the K-pop industry, rooted in themes “Delight” and “Dream,” the former honouring the veteran acts while the latter is about celebrating about rising talents.

Offering three varieties of trophies in different symbolic colours ; black trophies are top grand prizes, blue for the main general awards, and silver for the emerging artist categories, the glitzy awards show took place at Korea University’s Hwajeong Gymnasium, hosted by Lee Jong-won and Shin Ye-eun alongside BOYNEXTDOOR leader Myung Jaehyun.

Many acts- including BOYNEXTDOOR who was named the winner in the Best Group category – were already announced as winners pre-telecast. Other winners announced in advance included ENHYPEN, ZEROBASEONE, izna, NCT WISH, AHOF, Chuei Li Yu and Jennie – who all earned multiple awards.

While ENHYPEN who took home the Black Label prize for ‘Artist of the Year,’ made their presence known with six awards across multiple categories including ‘Best Group’ and ‘Best Tour’ awards as well as the ‘Popularity Award’ alongside BABYMONSTER.

Meanwhile, Stray Kids continued their momentous success with their album KARMA earning ‘Album of the Year,’ in the Black Label category.

In the Blue Label category, NCT WISH’s “poppop” won ‘Best Song’ alongside izna‘s, “SIGN.” While was also izna named with AHOF in the ‘Best Rising Star’ category, others like CORTIS,, CLOSE YOUR EYES and 82MAJOR also dominating the emerging artist ‘Silver Label’ category.

Acts like TWS, ZEROBASEONE, P1Harmony, and xikers also cemented their popularity across various categories.

In addition to the expansive awards list, several stars also took to the stage to give special performances further adding to the glitz, glamour and celebration of the event.

Sixteen acts were part of the performance line-up on the night including Hi-Fi Un!corn, QWER, FIFTY FIFTY, KickFlip as well as other popular acts like NCT WISH, ZEROBASEONE and more.

See below for the full winners list:

Black Label (Grand Prizes)

Artist of the Year: ENHYPEN
Song of the Year: BOYNEXTDOOR, “IF I SAY I LOVE YOU”
Album of the Year: Stray Kids, KARMA
Record of the Year: RIIZE, “ODYSSEY”
Performance of the Year: NCT WISH
Trend of the Year: TWS
D Awards Iconic: ZEROBASEONE
D Awards Global: P1Harmony

Blue Label (Main Prizes)

Delights Blue Label:
- NEXZ
- AHOF
- 82MAJOR
- KickFlip
- NCT WISH
- xikers
- ZEROBASEONE
- P1Harmony
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- ENHYPEN
- FIFTY FIFTY
- izna
- QWER
D Awards Impact:
- Ahn Hyo Seop
- Jeon Yeo Been
- Lee Soo Ji
Best Recording:
- P1Harmony, DUH!
- BOYNEXTDOOR, The Action
Best Song:
- izna, “SIGN”
- NCT WISH, “poppop”
Best Band: QWER
Best Choreography: FIFTY FIFTY, “Pookie”
Best Group:
- ENHYPEN
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- NMIXX
- izna
Best OST: ZEROBASEONE’s Seok Matthew & Park Gunwook, “BACK PACKER” from STUDY GROUP (Music from the Tving Original Series), Pt. 1
Best Stage:
- xikers
- NEXZ
Best Tour: ENHYPEN, ‘Walk the Line’ World Tour
Best Video: ZEROBASEONE, “ICONIK”
Best Social Contents: NCT WISH
Best Rising Star:
- AHOF
- izna
Best Solo Popularity Award:
- Boy: Chuei Li Yu
- Girl: Jennie
Best Group Popularity Award:
- Boy: ENHYPEN
- Girl: BABYMONSTER
UPICK Global Choice:
- Boy: Heeseung of ENHYPEN
- Girl: Karina of aespa

Silver Label (Emerging Artists)

Dreams Silver Label:
- AHOF
- KickFlip
- CLOSE YOUR EYES
- CORTIS
D Awards Breakthrough: 82MAJOR
D Awards Discovery of the Year:
- Hi-Fi Un!corn
- AHOF
- Chuei Li Yu
- AxMxP
D Awards Remark:
- Hi-Fi Un!corn
- Chuei Li Yu
- AxMxP