35th Seoul Music Awards
| 35th Seoul Music Awards | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for the 35th Seoul Music Awards | |
| Date | June 20, 2026 |
| Venue | Inspire Arena |
| Country | South Korea |
| Hosted by | Leeteuk Leesol Park Gun-wook |
| Most wins | BoyNextDoor Lee Chan-won (4) |
| Website | seoulmusicawards.com |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Abema |
The 35th installment of the Seoul Music Awards is an award ceremony held on June 20, 2026, in Inspire Arena, South Korea.[1] Organized by Seoul Music Awards Organizing Committee and Sports Seoul.[2] The show is hosted by Leeteuk, Leesol, and Park Gun-wook.[3]
Criteria
Criteria based on Seoul Music Awards' official website.[4]
| Category | Online voting | Panelist | Music sales (Album/ Digital sales) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | N/a | 100% | N/a |
| Best Music & Album | |||
| Main Prize (Bonsang) | 30% | 40% | 30% |
| Rookie Award | |||
| Genre Awards | |||
| Popularity Awards | 100% | N/a | |
| Special Awards | N/a | 100% | N/a |
Performers
The final line up of performers were announced on June 4, 2026.[5]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) performed |
|---|---|
| AHOF | "Pinocchio" "Sugar High" |
| Alpha Drive One | "Freak Alarm" "OMG!" |
| Ateez | "Say My Name" "Adrenaline" |
| BoyNextDoor | "Viral" "Hollywood Action" |
| Close Your Eyes | "Pose" "X" "Overdose" "We Are the Future" (with Idid) |
| Dayoung | "What's a Girl to Do" "Body" |
| Dragon Pony | "To You" "Oh Perfect!" |
| Hanroro | "Let Me Love My Youth" "0+0" "Goldfish" |
| Hearts2Hearts | "Rude!" "Focus" |
| Idid | "Attent!on" "Fly" "Fake Love" |
| Idntt | "Pretty Boy Swag" "ISTJ" |
| Izna | "Mamma Mia" "Metronome" "Diva" |
| KiiiKiii | "Underdogs" "404 (New Era)" |
| Kwon Eun-bi | "Door" "Hello Stranger" |
| Le Sserafim | "Spaghetti" "Boompala" |
| Lee Chan-won | "First Love" "Rock and Roll Life" "Maybe Today" |
| Modyssey | "Hook" |
| Roo'ra Izna Say My Name Xikers |
"3!4!" |
| Say My Name | "UFO (Attention)" "Bad Girl Good Girl" |
| Sung Han-bin | "You Are Spring" |
| Xikers | "Okay" "Fantastic Baby" |
Presenters
The list of presenters were announced in June 2026.[6]
Winners and nominees
Winners and nominees were listed in alphabetical order.[7] Winners were listed first and emphasized in bold.[8]
Main awards
Popularity awards
Special awards
| Best Group Award | Best Performance Award |
|---|---|
| Best Solo Award | Band Award |
| Global Rookie | SMA Legend Award |
| World Best Artist | |
Multiple awards
The following artist(s) received two or more awards:
| Count | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 4 | BoyNextDoor |
| Lee Chan-won | |
| 3 | Le Sserafim |
| Zerobaseone | |
| 2 | Alpha Drive One |
| Ateez | |
| Dayoung |
References
- ↑ Yoo, Ji-hee (February 25, 2026). ‘제35회 서울가요대상’, 6월 20일 인스파이어 아레나서 개최 ['35th Seoul Music Awards' to be held on June 20 at Inspire Arena] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Naver.
- ↑ Ham, Sang-hwam (June 18, 2026). 글로벌 K-팝 무대 '제35회 서울가요대상', 인천서 개최 [The global K-pop stage '35th Seoul Music Awards' to be held in Incheon] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ Son, Jin-ah (May 27, 2026). 제베원 박건욱, ‘서울가요대상’ MC 됐다…이특·이솔과 라인업 완성[공식] [Zerobaseone's Park Geon-wook became the MC of the 'Seoul Music Awards'... Lineup completed with Leeteuk and Leesol [Official]] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026 – via Naver.
- ↑ "35TH SMA - Award Categories". Seoul Music Awards. Archived from the original on June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ Moon, Wan-sik (June 4, 2026). '서울가요대상' 최종 라인업 확정, 보넥도·에이티즈·이찬원→제베원·하투하 등 참석 [Final lineup for 'Seoul Music Awards' confirmed, Bonecto, ATEEZ, Lee Chan-won→ Jebeone, Hatuha, and others attend] (in Korean). Star News Korea. Archived from the original on June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ Lee, Da-gyeom (June 19, 2026). 에이티즈→르세라핌 출격…‘제35회 서울가요대상’, 기대 포인트 셋 [ATEEZ → SSERAFIM to Appear... '35th Seoul Music Awards', Three Key Points to Look Forward To] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ 35th Seoul Music Awards – 투표현황 [35th Seoul Music Awards – Vote Status]. Seoul Music Awards (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026. (Note: Click on each subheading to view nominees.)
- ↑ Abraham, Hannah (June 20, 2026). "ATEEZ, BOYNEXTDOOR Dominate Seoul Music Awards 2026: Full Winners List". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
External links
- Official website (in English, Korean, and Japanese)