Kakao Entertainment to Launch Overseas Voting for Berriz MMA2026 'Global TOP10'

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Kakao Entertainment (Co-CEOs Ko Jung-hee and Jang Yoon-jung, hereinafter Kakao Entertainment) will begin voting on the 30th for the 'Global TOP10' category of 'MMA2026 (2026 Melon Music Awards),' which is scheduled to be held at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome on the 14th and 15. Domestic fans can participate through the music platform Melon, while overseas fans can vote via the global K-culture fan platform Berriz.

The 'Global TOP10' category, newly established this year, is linked to Melon's 'Global-K Chart.' Alongside the 'TOP10' division, it serves as a main award category for MMA2026.

The 'Global-K Chart' is a chart that aggregates streaming data and various fan activity metrics from representative music platforms in Korea, China, and Japan, including Melon, Tencent Music of China, and LINE MUSIC of Japan. It allows users to view global K-pop trends in real time.

For the 'Global TOP10,' 30 candidate teams are selected based on cumulative scores from the Global-K Chart. Ten artists are then chosen by combining chart performance (60%), jury evaluation (20%), and voting results (20%). Domestic votes conducted on Melon and overseas votes conducted on Berriz are combined at a 1:1 ratio for inclusion in the final tally.

As a main award category reflecting global fan sentiment has been newly added to MMA, Korea's representative awards ceremony, attention is expected to focus on award-winning artists who receive widespread love from the global fandom.

The voting period runs from 10:00 a.m. on October 30 through November 13. Fans can join the 'K-Pop Square' community on Berriz and vote once per day for their preferred artist among the candidates. The list of 30 candidate teams will be revealed on the first day of voting.

A Kakao Entertainment official stated, "As a global K-culture fan platform, Berriz plans to continuously present various events and content so that K-pop fans around the world can enjoy every moment of anticipation for MMA together with Berriz."

Berriz, Kakao Entertainment's global K-culture fan platform, is a space where fans worldwide who love K-culture—including K-pop, dramas, variety shows, and sports—can gather and communicate.

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