Stray Kids become the most awarded fourth-generation group in Daesang history

The group sets a new record at the 33rd Hanteo Music Awards with major wins across categories

Carlos Gaviria

Stray Kids win Best Album at the 33rd Hanteo Music Awards

Stray Kids officially marked a new record at the 33rd Hanteo Music Awards held on February 16, 2026. The boy group was given the Best Album Daesang, achieving their third career Grand Prize and their first Album Daesang from the Hanteo Music Awards. With this achievement, Stray Kids now hold the record for the most Daesang awards among KPop’s fourth-generation groups. Their total reached 19 Grand Prizes, and they also became JYP Entertainment’s act with the highest number of Daesangs to date.

After yesterday’s Six phenomenal wins at the Hanteo awards including 1 Daesang for ‘Album of the Year’ with ‘KARMA’

Stray Kids is:

🌟The ONLY JYPE act with 19 Daesangs.
🌟The ONLY JYPE group to have received a Daesang in the last five years

Let’s look forward to the year… pic.twitter.com/SL2H67hrAc

— Stray Kids United Kingdom (@Stray_Kids_UK) February 16, 2026

The album KARMA wins multiple Album of the Year awards

Their album “KARMA” earned the coveted honor and became a five-time Daesang-winning album. It received Album of the Year at several major ceremonies, including the Golden Disc Awards, the MAMA Awards, the Asia Artist Awards, the DAwards, and the Hanteo Music Awards. This recognition underscores the album’s strong impact on sales and overall acclaim within the industry.

<KARMA> by @Stray_Kids is now a five-time Daesang-winning album (Album of the Year).

🏆 Golden Disc Awards
🏆 MAMA Awards
🏆 Asia Artist Awards
🏆 D Awards
🏆 Hanteo Music Awards#StrayKids #스트레이키즈 #KARMApic.twitter.com/JbBSkA28zw

— billboard SKZ (@billboardskz) February 15, 2026

Stray Kids receive six awards and strengthen their global influence

In addition to the Daesang, Stray Kids won Artist of the Year Bonsang and Best Continent Artist awards for North America, South America, Europe, and Africa at the Hanteo Music Awards. With six total awards, the boy group became the most awarded artist at the show. Meanwhile, Stray Kids announced earlier in January that they have plans to release another album and tour the world in 2026.

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