MMA2026 Confirms Final 26-Artist Lineup and Two-Day Performance Schedule

The 2026 Melon Music Awards (MMA2026) has finalized its performer lineup, adding 11 artists and confirming the full day-by-day schedule for its upcoming two-day ceremony in Seoul.

Kakao Entertainment announced the final additions on October 14, completing a 26-act lineup for the November 14–15 event at Gocheok Sky Dome.

The newly confirmed performers are I.O.I, aespa, IVE, Dragon Pony, KiiiKiii, CORTIS, IDID, hrtz.wav, AEN, TUIDE and HANA.

They join 15 artists previously announced across three earlier lineup reveals.

November 14 — Global Day

The first day will feature 14 acts:

* NCT DREAM * ATEEZ * YENA * RIIZE * TWS * RESCENE * Hearts2Hearts * I.O.I * aespa * Dragon Pony * IDID * AEN * TUIDE * HANA

Among the final additions, I.O.I will return to the MMA stage following the group’s reunion activities earlier this year. Japanese girl group HANA is also joining the first-day lineup.

November 15 — Music Day

The second day will bring together 12 acts:

* IVE * KiiiKiii * CORTIS * hrtz.wav * NCT 127 * PLAVE * 82MAJOR * NCT WISH * ILLIT * ALPHA DRIVE ONE * LNGSHOT * AND2BLE

The confirmation places several of 2026’s prominent chart performers alongside established acts and emerging groups across the ceremony’s two days.

This year’s MMA marks the event’s first expansion into a two-day format, a change organizers announced earlier in the year. The October 14 update completes the previously partial performer roster and establishes which artists are scheduled for each day.

The ceremony will operate under the theme “Connect” and the slogan “K-POP CONNECT: The New Pulse.”

MMA2026 will also feature the new Global TOP 10 award category, which draws on the Global-K Chart combining music-consumption data from South Korea, China and Japan.

Both days are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. KST.