2026 in Asian music
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Events
- 10 January – Izna and AllDay Project are among the performers at the 40th Golden Disc Awards in Taiwan.[1] G-Dragon wins Digital Daesang and Stray Kids win Album Daesang.
- 31 January – Japanese girl group Tokyo Girls' Style is to disband after celebrating its 15th anniversary.[2]
- 11 February – The 2nd D Awards ceremony is held in South Korea, with Enhypen winning Artist of the Year.[3]
- 23 April – The Metropolitan Opera announces that the government of Saudi Arabia has withdrawn from a previously discussed eight-year agreement intended to provide $200M USD to the company.[4]
- 4 May – Japanese alternative idol girl group ASP disband at the end of their seventeenth tour.[5]
Albums
- Enhypen – The Sin: Vanish (EP; 16 January)[6]
- Joji – Piss in the Wind (6 February)[7]
- MiSaMo – Play (4 February)[8]
Musical films
- Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Japan), with music by Conisch[9]
- The RajaSaab (India - Telugu), with music by Thaman S.[10]
Deaths
- 11 January – Prashant Tamang, 34, Indian singer and film actor[11]
- 15 January – Raju Bandara, 65, Sri Lankan singer (kidney failure)[12]
- 25 January – Abhijit Majumdar, 54, Indian composer and music director (liver disease)[13]
- 2 February – Yuan Wei-jen, 57, Taiwanese singer-songwriter (brain haemorrhage)[14]
- 4 February – Tōsha Meishō, 84, Japanese hayashi musician[15]
- 15 February – Kazue Sawai, 85, Japanese koto player[16]
- 17 February – Shinya, 56, Japanese rock drummer (cancer)[17]
- 7 March – Vidi Aldiano, 35, Indonesian singer-songwriter (kidney cancer)[18]
- 27 March – Mahbuba Rahman, 91, Bangladeshi playback artist[19]
- 8 March – Mantana Morakul, 102, Thai singer and actress[20]
- 10 March – Thakkali Srinivasan, 72, Indian film director, musician and producer[21]
- 1 April – Dalia Nausheen, 71, Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet singer[22]
- 4 April – Sajida Obaed, 68, Iraqi folk singer[23]
- 7 May – James F. Sundah, 70, Indonesian songwriter[24]
- 10 July – Mariazelle Goonetilleke, 68, Sri Lankan singer and musician[25]
- 22 July – Shir-Mohammad Espandar, 98, Iranian donali player[26]
- 12 August
- Chen Ying-git, 72, Taiwanese singer[27]
- Iraj, 93, Iranian singer[28]
- 20 August
- Nanda Malini, 82, Sri Lankan singer[29]
- Vanessa Rangadhol, 30, Taiwanese vocalist (Sugarpop; fall)[30]
- 21 August – Pranab Patnaik, 88, Indian playback singer[31]
- 22 August – Kaiser, 65, Burmese singer[32]
See also
References
- ↑ Lee, Da-gyeom (November 26, 2025). "아이브·엔하이픈·제로베이스원, '제40회 골든디스크' 1차 라인업 공개" [Ive, ENHYPEN, and ZEROBASEONE unveil the first lineup of the '40th Golden Disc'] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved November 27, 2025 – via Naver.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "【オフィシャルレポ】東京女子流「みんなの存在があっての15年」記念ライヴで解散発表". Ototoy (in Japanese). 2025-05-12. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ↑ Heo, Min-nyeong (February 6, 2026). 엔하이픈→최립우, 디 어워즈 사전 시상 첫 수상자 나왔다 [Enhypen→Chuei Liyu, the first winner of the D Award's Pre-Announcement]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ Adam Nagourney (2026-04-23). "Met Opera's Multimillion-Dollar Deal With Saudis Falls Through". The New York Times. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
- ↑ "ASPから大事なお知らせ - NEWS | ASP オフィシャルサイト". ASPから大事なお知らせ - NEWS | ASP オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 2025-12-31. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
- ↑ Dutta, Debashree (December 17, 2025). "Enhypen to Return with Dark New EP 'The Sin: Vanish'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
- ↑ Putri, Widyaningsih Utami (November 19, 2025). "Menghilang 3 Tahun, Musisi Joji Siap Comeback dengan Album Terbarunya" [After a 3-Year Absence, Musician Joji is Ready to Make a Comeback with His New Album]. Kabar Priangan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2026-01-05.
- ↑ Kim, Ji-ye (November 22, 2025). "Twice's subunit MiSaMo to release full-length Japanese album Play". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ↑ 山下清悟監督作、Netflixアニメ「超かぐや姫！」配信記念上映会に20人を招待. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Prabhas' next The Raja Saab to have iconic remake song in its music album? Composer S Thaman spills beans". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ↑ Menon, Balaram (2026-01-11). "Indian Idol star Prashant Tamang found dead at home". Gulf News. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
- ↑ "Veteran singer Raju Bandara passes away". dailymirror.lk. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ↑ "Popular Odia singer Abhijit Majumdar dies at 54". The Tribune. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
- ↑ 莊, 婷伃 (2 February 2026). "袁惟仁57歲病逝！瞞老婆陸元琪外遇13年 重摔變植物人小三也落跑". Nownews (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "藤舎名生さん死去 長唄鳴物の人間国宝". (in Japanese)
- ↑ "箏曲家の沢井一恵さん死去、85歳 世界的に活躍". Asahi. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "LUNA SEAの真矢、逝去". Barks (in Japanese). 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
- ↑ Istiqomatul, Hayati (7 March 2026). "Vidi Aldiano Meninggal, Dikelilingi Keluarga Tercinta". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Ekushey Padak-winning singer Mahbuba Rahman dies at 91 | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- ↑ "สิ้นศิลปินแห่งชาติ 'มัณฑนา โมรากุล'ด้วยโรคชราสิริอายุ 103 ปี". Naewna. 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Noted director-musician Thakkali Srinivasan passes away". Cinema Express. 2026-03-11. Archived from the original on 2026-03-11. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ↑ "Ekushey Padak-winning singer Dalia Nausheen passes away". Business Standard. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "من رواد الفن الشعبي.. وفاة الفنانة العراقية ساجدة عبيد". سكاي نيوز عربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-04-05.
- ↑ "Komposer James F. Sundah Meninggal di Usia 70 Tahun". Tempo. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026. (in Indonesian)
- ↑ "Veteran singer Mariazelle Goonetilleke passes away". dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "شیرمحمد اسپندار، نوازنده چیرهدست دونلی ایران، درگذشت". BBC News فارسی. July 23, 2026.
- ↑ "陳盈潔逝世許常德發文了！兩句話傾訴思念 曾為籌醫藥費努力奔波". setn. Retrieved 26 August 2026. (in Chinese)
- ↑ "Iraj, the singer of the famous Iranian song, has passed away". Radio Farda. August 12, 2026. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Nanda Malini: The Voice of a Nation Falls Silent At 82". english.newsfirst.lk.
- ↑ De Guzman, Alyana (August 20, 2026). "'DOTA O Ako' singer Vanessa Blanca passes away". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 20, 2026.
- ↑ Goswami, Roopak (2026-08-21). "Veteran Odia playback singer Pranab Patnaik dies at 88". Hub News Assam. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Death of Veteran Singer : Veteran Myanmar singer and songwriter Kai Zar dies at 65". MITV. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
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