'KMA 2026' 'Final' Race Begins with 10 Candidates in 7 Categories

[My Daily = Reporter Kim Jin-seok] The 'KMA (KM Chart Awards) 2026' will be held at Hwajung Gymnasium, Korea University, Seoul on July 25, and the final Fan's Choice is scheduled to take place from 10:00 AM on the 8th to 11:59 PM on July 6th. A total of 10 nominees have been selected across 7 categories. The nominees for Best Popular Song are Tomorrow X Together's 'One More Day', BTS's 'SWIM', ENHYPEN's 'Knife', Stray Kids' 'Shinseonnoleum' and 'CEREMONY', EXO's 'Crown', Lim Young-woong's 'Like a Moment for Eternity', Playve's 'Born Savage', Rize's 'Fly Up', and Young Tak's 'Juicy Go'.

The Best Popular Trot nominees are Young Tak, Kim Yong-bin, Jeon Yu-jin, Lim Young-woong, Lee Chan-won, Jang Min-ho, Jeong Dong-won, Son Tae-jin, My Jin, and Park Ji-hyun, and the 10 Global Rising Star teams are Alpha Drive One, Long Shot, Cortis, Nine, Yours, Modisey, Kickflip, Hearts Wave, K-Bit Up, and New Beat. The Best Popular Male Solo Singers are Yeonjun, Choi Rip-woo, D.O., Kang Min, Yook Sung-jae, Jin, Han, Kang Daniel, Baekhyun, and Beomgyu, and the Best Popular Female Solo Singers are Minnie, Yuqi, Winter, Yuna, IU, Jennie, Jisoo, Miyeon, Sunmi, and Irene, for a total of 10 people.

The competition for Best Popular Male Group is fierce. The finalists are Tomorrow X Together, Flave, BTS, ENHYPEN, Stray Kids, Astro, Verivery, EXO, Cortis, and Tours. For Best Popular Female Group, the finalists include Eunice, Hades, YouAhU, Hearts to Hearts, NiziU, Kiras, Baby Monster, Kepler, Isekai Idol, and Exyn.

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