SBS 가요대전 Turns 30 With First-Ever Two-Day Show; Full MC and Performer Lineup Revealed
SBS taps An Yu-jin, Yeonjun, Sungchan, Jisoo, Unhak, and Shin Yu to host the Dec. 24–25 *가요대전* at KINTEX, with 44 acts performing across both nights.
30 years, two nights, one KINTEX
SBS has announced the MC lineup and full performer roster for the 2026 SBS 가요대전, taking place December 24 and 25 at KINTEX in Ilsan, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province. The show hits its 30th anniversary this year and, for the first time ever, spans two consecutive nights.
Forty-four acts are confirmed across both days.
The MCs
Day 1 (Dec. 24): An Yu-jin (IVE), Yeonjun (TOMORROW X TOGETHER), Sungchan (RIIZE)
Day 2 (Dec. 25): Jisoo (BLACKPINK), Unhak (BOYNEXTDOOR), Shin Yu (TWS)
An Yu-jin returns for her fifth consecutive year hosting 가요대전. Jisoo recently signed with a major U.S. agency as part of a global expansion. She'll share Christmas Day hosting duties with Unhak and Shin Yu, who just wrapped up a string of year-end award wins with TWS.
Who's performing
Day 1 brings BoA, U-KNOW (TVXQ), Nayeon (TWICE), NCT 127, Miyeon and Minnie (i-dle), TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ENHYPEN, IVE, NMIXX, &TEAM, RIIZE, NCT WISH, RESCENE, and Hearts2Hearts.
Day 2 features SHINee, CL, T-ARA, Jisoo, Stray Kids, Soyeon (i-dle), ATEEZ, TREASURE, BOYNEXTDOOR, ZEROBASEONE, TWS, BABYMONSTER, MEOVV, CORTIS, AND2BLE, EVAN, and A2O LITE.
(Day 1 skews heavily toward 4th-gen acts. Day 2 tilts toward legacy names and current award-season contenders. SBS didn't frame it that way, but the split is there.)
The two-day format marks the biggest structural shift in the show's 30-year history. A 44-team roster is what makes it work.
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