'2026 Melon Music Awards (MMA2026)' to be held at Gocheok Sky Dome on November 14–15

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• First two-day event in MMA history

'The 18th Melon Music Awards (MMA2026)' will take place at Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome on November 14–15. For the first time, MMA will expand to a two-day (2-SHOW) format.

The core keyword for MMA2026 is 'Connect'. The main slogan is "K-POP CONNECT: The New Pulse." It defines the moment when fans worldwide become one by transcending time and space through K-pop, and signifies a starting point for new musical movements for artists and global fandoms.

MMA2026 will link some award categories with the 'Global-K Chart', launched on the 1st of this month. This chart integrates official metrics from major music platforms in key K-pop markets such as South Korea, China, and Japan. It operates as a global K-pop chart covering music streaming and fan activity indicators. Through this, MMA2026 plans to reflect the opinions of both domestic and international fans in the award results.

Ahead of MMA2026, Melon will prepare pre-event activities including TOP10 voting and category-specific voting. Related announcements and events will be released later via the official MMA2026 page within Melon.

A Melon representative stated, "MMA is K-pop's largest festival, completed through 22 years of data accumulated by Melon and the sincere participation of fans." They added, "This year, we will take a further step forward as an award ceremony created together by K-pop fans across the globe, not just in Korea, through the inaugural two-day event and the integration of the Global-K Chart."

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