KMA 2026: BTS, aespa, Im Young-woong among nominees as fan voting opens through July 24

KM차트 has opened global fan voting for its July 2026 monthly chart awards. The ceremony—KMA 2026—takes place July 25 at Korea University's Hwajung Gymnasium in Seoul.

Fifty songs compete in the K-MUSIC track category. BTS's SWIM, aespa's LEMONADE and WDA, Im Young-woong's 잊혀진 계절, Lee Chan-won's 오늘은 왠지, and AKMU's 소문의 낙원 are among the nominees.

The K-MUSIC ARTIST category has 30 acts: Taeyeon, LE SSERAFIM, BTS, Stray Kids, IVE, RIIZE, Young Tak, and Im Young-woong.

HOT CHOICE splits into male and female brackets with 30 nominees each. Male side: V (BTS), TREASURE, SEVENTEEN, ATEEZ. Female side: LE SSERAFIM, MIYAO, BABYMONSTER, QWER, aespa.

The ROOKIE category runs 10 acts per gender. Male newcomers include LONGSHOT, IDENTITY, ANDBLE, ALPHADRIVE1. Female newcomers: DODRI, ATHEART, HYPE PRINCESS, LATENCY, UNCHILD.

Voting closes July 24 on MyOnePick and IdolChamp, each weighted at 50%. Final rankings blend fan votes with scores from a judges' panel and KM차트's data.