{"id":168761,"date":"2026-06-09T14:19:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=168761"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:19:49","slug":"the-melon-music-awards-2026-will-take-place-for-two-days-at-the-gocheok-sky-dome-in-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/the-melon-music-awards-2026-will-take-place-for-two-days-at-the-gocheok-sky-dome-in-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"The Melon Music Awards 2026 will take place for two days at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<strong> 18th Melon Music Awards<\/strong>, also known as <strong>MMA 2026<\/strong>, will be held over two days for the first time in its history. Kakao Entertainment announced that the award show will take place on November 14 and November 15, 2026, at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. The expansion wants to bring together a wider range of artists and fans from around the world while fostering its position as one of K-Pop\u2019s biggest events in history.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ko\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2b50\ufe0f\uc5ed\ub300 \ucd5c\ucd08 \uc591\uc77c\uac04 \uac1c\ucd5c\u2b50\ufe0f<br \/>11\uc6d4 14~15\uc77c <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%EB%A9%9C%EB%A1%A0%EB%AE%A4%EC%A7%81%EC%96%B4%EC%9B%8C%EB%93%9C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\uba5c\ub860\ubba4\uc9c1\uc5b4\uc6cc\ub4dc<\/a>\u00a0Coming Soon!<\/p>\n<p>\uc804 \uc138\uacc4 \ud32c\ub4e4\uc774 \ubaa8\uc5ec \ud558\ub098\uac00 \ub418\ub294 \uc21c\uac04<br \/>K-POP \ub300\ud45c \uc74c\uc545 \uc2dc\uc0c1\uc2dd, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/MMA2026?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MMA2026<\/a>\u00a0\uc5d0\uc11c \ub9cc\ub098\uc694\ud83d\udc9a<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f 2026\ub144 11\uc6d4 14\uc77c(\ud1a0) ~ 15\uc77c(\uc77c)<br \/>\ud83d\udccd \uace0\ucc99\uc2a4\uce74\uc774\ub3d4<\/p>\n<p>K-POP CONNECT: The New Pulse<br \/>MELON MUSIC AWARDS 2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<br \/>\ud558\uc774\ub77c\uc774\ud2b8 \ubb34\ub300\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o9G5757Vd2\">pic.twitter.com\/o9G5757Vd2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Melon \uba5c\ub860 (@melon) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/melon\/status\/2064135386411221256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme is \u201cConnect,\u201d with the slogan \u201cK-POP CONNECT: The New Pulse.\u201d The concept was created to capture the idea of global fans uniting beyond borders and time zones through music. Since its 2005 beginning, the Melon Music Awards has become known for honoring top artists using a combination of Melon chart data, fan votes, and expert evaluations. In addition, the show has a reputation for its iconic performances, including\u00a0 BTS\u2019 traditional Korean-style \u201cIdol\u201d stage in 2018 and IU\u2019s emotional \u201cDear Name\u201d performance in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Kakao Entertainment plans to connect MMA 2026 with its new Global-K Chart, developed in partnership with Tencent Music in China and LINE MUSIC in Japan. The chart combines streaming data with fandom activity to measure global influence and fan engagement, which makes it the first-ever K-pop chart to combine music streaming and fandom activity. More details and special events will be unveiled through the official MMA 2026 website in the coming months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 18th Melon Music Awards, also known as MMA 2026, will be held over two days for the first time in its history. Kakao Entertainment announced that the award show will take place on November 14 and November 15, 2026, at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. 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