2nd D Awards
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| Date | February 11, 2026 |
| Location | Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium, Seoul |
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The 2nd D Awards (Hangul: 제2회 디 어워즈; RR: jeihwe di owojeu) is an upcoming award ceremony held on February 11, 2026, at the Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium. Lee Jong-won, Shin Ye-eun, and Myung Jae-hyun served as hosts. It was organized by Sports Dong-a, a sister brand of the Dong-a Ilbo.
Background and overview
In December 2025, The 2nd D Awards was announced to be held at Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium in South Korea in 2026 by Sports Dong-a.[1] The judging criteria for D Awards are a comprehensive combination of online voting through Upick application, music and album sales, and judging by the judging panel.[2] D Awards offers three varieties of trophies featuring hexahedron design, each in a distinct color derived from the awards' symbolic color: 'black' for the grand prizes, 'blue' for the main prizes and best sub-award categories, and 'silver' for the emerging K-Pop artists.[3]
On January 20, 2025, Lee Jong-won, Shin Ye-eun, and Myung Jae-hyun was announced to be the host of the event.[4] The award ceremony was broadcast via Channel A on February 22, 2025, at 18:00 KST.[5]
Performers
The first performer lineup was announced on January 6. The second lineup was announced on January 13. The third lineup was announced on January 31.
| Artist(s) | Song(s) performed |
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| P1Harmony | |
| Enhypen | |
| Xikers | |
| Zerobaseone | |
| AHOF | |
| BoyNextDoor | |
| 82Major | |
| Qwer | |
| Izna | |
| NCT Wish | |
| Nexz | |
| KickFlip | |
| AxMxP | |
| Chuei Liyu | |
| Fifty Fifty | |
| Hi-Fi Unicorn |
Presenters
The first presenter lineup was announced on January 31. The second lineup was announced on February 11.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed in alphabetical order and emphasized in bold.
Main Prize
| Artist of the Year | Song of the Year |
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| Album of the Year | Record of the Year |
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| Performance of the Year | Trend of the Year |
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| Rookie of the Year | D Awards Iconic |
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D Awards Specialty
'D Awards Delights' was given to the outstanding K-Pop artist throughout the year, while 'D Awards Dreamers' was given to the aspiring new K-Pop artist who will lead the industry in the future.[6]
| Delights Blue Label | Dreams Silver Label |
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| D Awards Impact | D Awards Remark |
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Artists Awards
The award categories were announced through a pre-award system where the acceptance speech of the winner uploaded on the award's official social media account.[7]
| Best Band | Best Breakthrough |
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| Best Choreography | Best Group |
| Best OST | Best Recording |
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| Best Stage | Best Social Contents |
| Best Song | Best Tour |
| Best Video | |
| D Awards Discovery of the Year | |
Popularity Awards
The popularity awards were determined through online voting on Upick.[8] Voting for the six popularity categories took place from December 26, 2025 to January 6, 2026 and was conducted in multiple rounds.[9]
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Multiple awards
The following artists has received two or more awards:
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References
- ↑ Lee, Da-won (December 1, 2025). 제2회 '디 어워즈', 내년 2월11일 개최 [2nd 'D Awards' will be held on February 11 next year]. Sports Kyunghyang (in 한국어). Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ↑ Kim, Myeong-mi (December 26, 2025). K팝 시상식 '제1회 디 어워즈' 내년 2월22일 개최[공식] [K-Pop Award Ceremony 'The 1st D Awards' will be held on February 22 next year [Official]]. Newsen (in 한국어). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Heo, Min-nyeong (February 13, 2025). 디 어워즈 빛낼 3색 트로피 '디 큐브' 주인공은 누가 될까 [Who will be the winner of D Awards' Shining 3-Color Trophy 'D Cube'?]. Sports Donga (in 한국어). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 24, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Jang, Ju-yeon. 이종원·신예은·보넥도 명재현, '2026 디 어워즈' MC 확정 [Lee Jong-won, Shin Ye-eun, BND Myung Jae-hyun confirmed as MC at the '2026 D Awards'] (in 한국어). Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ An, Byeong-gil (January 20, 2026). '제2회 디 어워즈' 채널A서 본다...중계 확정 [Watch 'The 2nd D Awards' on Channel A...Broadcast confirmed]. Sports Donga (in 한국어). Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ Kim, Myeong-mi (December 26, 2024). K팝 시상식 '제1회 디 어워즈' 내년 2월22일 개최[공식] [K-Pop Award Ceremony 'The 1st D Awards' will be held on February 22 next year [Official]]. Newsen (in 한국어). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 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 한국어). Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ Choi, Lee-jung (December 20, 2024). '디 어워즈(D Awards)' 투표 앱 · 주관사 선정 '유픽' ['D Awards' Voting App 'U-Pick' selected by the organizer]. Osen (newspaper) (in 한국어). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Myeong, Hee-suk (January 8, 2025). '제1회 디 어워즈', 인기상 투표 13일 시작...6개 부문 수상자 선정 ['The 1st D Awards' Popularity award voting start from the 13th...Winners selected in 6 categories]. Xports News (in 한국어). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025. Unknown parameter
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