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CRAVITY Wins 'Best Artist' Award… Earns the Honor of a Triple Crown [2026 KGMA]

'2026 Korea Grand Music Awards' Day 1: "Artist Day"

KIM HYUNSIK
2026-11-07 20:28:55
[Edaily Reporter KIM HYUNSIK ] The group CRAVITY received the “Best Artist” trophy at the “2026 Korea Grand Music Awards” (2026 KGMA).
“Artist Day,” the first day of the “2026 Korea Grand Music Awards” (2026 KGMA), took place on the afternoon of the 7th at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul. CRAVITY, who swept three awards—Best Stage, Best Artist, and Best Music Video—are posing for a commemorative photo while holding their trophies.(Photo: KGMA Special Press Corps)
CRAVITY was named one of the “Best Artist” winners on the first day of the “2026 KGMA,” “Artist Day,” held on the 7th at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul.
At this awards ceremony, they also won the “Best Stage” (Male) and “Best Music Video” awards, securing three trophies in total.
Member Hyung-jun looked out at the fans in attendance and shouted, “Everyone, we won an award!”
Hyung-jun then shared his thoughts, saying, “I’d like to thank the agency staff who helped us grow into great artists.” He added, “We were able to receive this award thanks to our fans,” and continued, “We’ll continue to work hard and take on new challenges as CRAVITY, so we’d appreciate it if you’d continue to support us.”
The ‘KGMA’ is an awards ceremony newly established in 2024 by Ilgan Sports (Edaily M)—which celebrated its 57th anniversary this year—to present a new paradigm for the South Korean pop music industry. Now in its third year, this year’s ceremony was hosted by Ilgan Sports and co-organized by the KGMA Organizing Committee and Creatoring.
The awards ceremony takes place over two days, the 7th and 8th. On the first day, designated as “Artist Day,” performers include Nobel Bright, Nueara, Dayoung, Lucy, Lisenne, Maydin, Miyao, Cykerus, iDIT, Andable, Young K, All Day Project, Jang Min-ho, CRAVITY, Close Your Eyes, TUID, TREASURE, Triple S, P1Harmony, and Fifty Fifty (listed in alphabetical order) were among the performers. Actors Nam Ji-hyun and Lisenne’s Won-i served as MCs.
Music and album data for the “2026 KGMA” was provided by Hanteo Chart, Genie Music, FLO, and Bugs, while the official fan vote was conducted via the Kugung app. The awards ceremony was broadcast live on ENA. In Japan, it was streamed live on Hulu Japan, and in regions outside of Japan and China, it was streamed live on TikTok Live.

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