ATEEZ sweep 4 awards, LE SSERAFIM take 3 at 2026 K World DREAM AWARDS

ATEEZ left the 2026 K World DREAM AWARDS on August 27 with four trophies. Male Group Popularity Award. Best Stage Award. Best Artist Award. K World Dream Best Artist Award. They were the night's top winners at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.

Fans alone decided the Male Group Popularity Award. The other three came after a commercially dominant year: their 14th mini album Golden Hour: Part 5 hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 when it dropped in June, with title track BAD. First-week domestic sales landed at 1.88 million copies—their seventh million-seller album.

ATEEZ took the stage to thank ATINYs directly. "If it weren't for ATINYs, we wouldn't have been able to create these memories," they said. "No matter what activities we do, we don't exist without ATINYs. We will work hard to become artists who can hold up our shoulders while protecting our 8 members and ATINYs."

LE SSERAFIM walked away with three awards: Artist Award, Best Visual Content Award, and K World Dream Best Artist Award. They've been promoting BOOMPALA, the title track from their second full-length album PUREFLOW pt.1, which came out in May.

In their speech, LE SSERAFIM reflected on what "artist" means to them. "Whether it's love for fans, a sense of lack about oneself, or gratitude — I will work hard to become an artist who feels something and makes others feel something."

Jeon Hyun-moo and Jang Do-yeon hosted the ceremony.