List of Winners of Korea First Brand Awards 2026, aespa to CORTIS!
JAKARTA - Korea First Brand Awards was successfully held at the beginning of 2026. This event is an appreciation after conducting a survey to experts to determine the name that is most awaited for its activities.
aespa and NCT Dream, two groups from SM Entertainment, are the female and male groups most anticipated for their activities. In addition, various names were also announced as winners ranging from senior to junior artists.
This year, the Korea First Brand Awards were also held in Vietnam and Indonesia with results not much different from Korea.
Here is the list of winners of the Korea First Brand Awards 2026:Figures to lead 2026: CEO Noh Hee Young, artist Han Suk JoonFemale Idol: aespaMale Idol: NCT DREAMCo-ed Group: ALLDAY PROJECTFemale Idol (Hot Trend): BABYMONSTER
Male Idol (Hot Trend): NCT WISH Rising Female Idol: RESCENERising Male Idol: AMPERS&ONERookie Male Idol: CORTISRookie Female Idol: Hearts2Hearts
Male Vocalist: Changsub Female Vocalist: Kwon Jin Ah Band: DAY6 Rising Band: Xdinary Heroes Male Solo Artist: Doyoung
Female Solo Artist: Jeon Somi Rookie Female Solo Artist: Dayoung Singer-Songwriter: HANRO Drama Actor: Yook Sungjae Drama Actress: Lim YoonA
Actor (Hot Trend): Lee Chae MinRising Actor: Hong KyungRising Actress: Kim Min HaRookie Actor: DexRookie Actress: Choi Yoon Ji
OTT Actor: Im Si WanOTT Actress: SuzyFilm Actor: Lee Byung HunFilm Actress: Yeom Hye RanScene-Stealer Actor: Oh Jung Se
Scene-Stealer Actress: Jang Yoon Ju Female Idol Variety Star: An Yu Jin Male Variety Show Star: Moon Se Yoon Female Variety Show Star: Jang Do Yeon Male Multi-Entertainer: Kim Ji Hoon
Female Multi-Entertainer: Seol In Ah Male Sports Entertainer: Choo Sung Hoon Female Sports Entertainer: Kim Yeon Kyung Rising Trot Entertainer: Park Ji Hyun Specialist-Entertainer: Jung Seung Je
Female Commercial Model: IUMale Commercial Model: Lim Young WoongMale Celebrity YouTube: EPIK HIGH (EPIK HIGH)Female Celebrity YouTuber: Lee Min Jung (Lee Min Jung MJ)Chef: Yoon Nam No
eSports: PUBG: BattlegroundseSports Player: FakerMale Hot Icon: Shin Seung HoFemale Hot Icon: HUNTR/XMale Radio DJ: Haha (Haha’s Super Radio)
Female Radio DJ: Hyojung (Hyojung's Volume Up) Comedienne: Lee Soo Ji Comedian: Kim Won Hoon Male Web Variety Program MC: Jonathan (K-Star Next Door) Female Web Variety Program MC: Kany (Find Kany)
Character: Catch! Teenieping K-Culture Icon: Squid Game OTT Variety Program: Physical: Asia Music Variety Program: The Ballad of Us Criminal Variety Program: Brave Detectives 4 Sports Variety Program: The Wonder Coach
List of Winners of Korea First Brand Awards 2026 (Indonesia):Female Idol: aespa Male Idol: RIIZE Female Rookie Idol: Hearts2Hearts
Male Rookie Idol: CORTISCo-ed Group: KARDRising Female Group: VVUP
Rising Male Idol: XODIAC Band: Xdinary Heroes Female Solo Artist: BIBI
Male Solo Artist: Seunghan Rookie Female Solo Artist: Chaeyoung Female Vocalist: Taeyeon
Actor: Ahn Hyo Seop Actress: Lim Yoon Rising Actor: Lee Chae Min Character: Larva