2nd D Awards
| 2nd D Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Date | February 11, 2026 |
| Location | Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium, Seoul |
| Country | South Korea |
| Hosted by | |
| Most wins | Enhypen (5) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Channel A |
The 2nd installment of the D Awards was an award ceremony held on February 11, 2026, at the Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium. Lee Jong-won, Shin Ye-eun, and Myung Jae-hyun served as hosts. It was organized by Sports Dong-a, a sister brand of the Dong-a Ilbo.
Background and overview
In December 2025, The 2nd D Awards was announced to be held at Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium in South Korea in 2026 by Sports Dong-a. The judging criteria for D Awards are a comprehensive combination of online voting through Upick application, music and album sales, and judging by the judging panel. D Awards offers three varieties of trophies featuring hexahedron design, each in a distinct color derived from the awards' symbolic color: 'black' for the grand prizes, 'blue' for the main prizes and best sub-award categories, and 'silver' for the emerging K-Pop artists.
On January 20, 2025, Lee Jong-won, Shin Ye-eun, and Myung Jae-hyun was announced to be the host of the event. The award ceremony was broadcast via Channel A on February 22, 2025, at 18:00 KST.
Performers
The first performer lineup was announced on December 4. The second lineup was announced on December 18. The third lineup was announced on December 31.
| Artist(s) | Song(s) performed |
|---|---|
| Fifty Fifty | "Perfect Crime" "Pookie" |
| Qwer | "Blue Whale" "Dear" |
| KickFlip | "Special Point" "My First Love Song" |
| Hi-Fi Unicorn | "Teenage Blue "Beat It Beat It" |
| Nexz | "Beat-Boxer" "Next To Me" |
| Izna | "Mamma Mia" "Sign" |
| AHOF | "The Little Star" (intro) "Pinocchio" "The Sleeping Diary" (outro) |
| Chuei Liyu x AxMxP | "See You Later" |
| AxMxP | "Pass" |
| Chuei Liyu | "UxYOUxU" |
| 82Major | "D Freestyle" "Trophy" |
| Xikers | "Superpower (Peak)" |
| P1Harmony | "Look At Me Now" "Pretty Boy" "Duh!" |
| NCT Wish | "Color" "Poppop" "Melt Inside My Pocket" |
| BoyNextDoor | "Dangerous" "Hollywood Action" "I Feel Good" |
| Enhypen | "Big Girl Don't Cry" "No Way Back" "Knife" |
Presenters
The presenter lineup was announced on January 27.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed in alphabetical order and emphasized in bold. Some award categories were announced through a pre-award system where the acceptance speech of the winner uploaded on the award's official social media account.
Black Label
| Artist of the Year | Song of the Year |
|---|---|
| Enhypen
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BoyNextDoor - "If I Say, I Love You"
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| Album of the Year | Record of the Year |
| Stray Kids - Karma
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Riize - Odyssey
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| Performance of the Year | Trend of the Year |
| NCT Wish
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TWS
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| D Awards Global | D Awards Iconic |
| P1Harmony
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Zerobaseone
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Blue Label
| Delights Blue Label | |
|---|---|
| Best Band | Best Breakthrough |
| Best Choreography | Best Group |
| Best OST | Best Recording |
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| Best Stage | Best Social Contents |
| Best Song | Best Tour |
| Best Video | D Awards Impact |
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Popularity Awards
The popularity awards were determined through online voting on Upick. Voting for the six popularity categories took place from December 26, 2025 to January 6, 2026 and was conducted in multiple rounds.
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| Boy Solo | Girl Solo | ||||
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| Boy | Girl | ||||
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| UPICK Global Choice | |||||
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Silver Label
| Dreams Silver Label | |
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| D Awards Discovery of the Year | |
Multiple awards
The following artists has received two or more awards:
| Count | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 5 | Enhypen |
| 4 | AHOF |
| BoyNextDoor | |
| Izna | |
| NCT Wish | |
| Zerobaseone | |
| 2 | 82Major |
| Chuei Liyu | |
| Fifty Fifty | |
| KickFlip | |
| Nexz | |
| P1Harmony | |
| Qwer | |
| Xikers |
References
- ↑ Lee, Da-won (December 1, 2025). 제2회 '디 어워즈', 내년 2월11일 개최 [2nd 'D Awards' will be held on February 11 next year]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ↑ Kim, Myeong-mi (December 26, 2025). K팝 시상식 '제1회 디 어워즈' 내년 2월22일 개최[공식] [K-Pop Award Ceremony 'The 1st D Awards' will be held on February 22 next year [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ↑ Heo, Min-nyeong (February 13, 2025). 디 어워즈 빛낼 3색 트로피 '디 큐브' 주인공은 누가 될까 [Who will be the winner of D Awards' Shining 3-Color Trophy 'D Cube'?]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ↑ Jang, Ju-yeon (January 15, 2026). 이종원·신예은·보넥도 명재현, '2026 디 어워즈' MC 확정 [Lee Jong-won, Shin Ye-eun, BND Myung Jae-hyun confirmed as MC at the '2026 D Awards']. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ An, Byeong-gil (January 20, 2026). '제2회 디 어워즈' 채널A서 본다...중계 확정 [Watch 'The 2nd D Awards' on Channel A...Broadcast confirmed]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ Ahn, Byeong-gil (December 4, 2025). '디 어워즈' 1차 라인업, 엔하이픈·제베원·아홉... ['D Awards' First Lineup, Enhypen, ZB1, AHOF...]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ↑ Jang, Eun-ji (December 18, 2025). 보이넥스트도어부터 QWER까지... '디 어워즈' 2차 라인업 확정 [From BoyNextDoor Until QWER...Second Lineup of 'D Awards']. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ↑ Hwang, Hye-jin (December 31, 2025). NCT WISH·NEXZ·킥플립·AxMxP·최립우 '디 어워즈' 3차 라인업 [NCT Wish, Nexz, KickFlip, AxMxP, Chuei Liyu, Third Lineup of 'D Awards']. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ↑ Heo, Min-nyeong (January 27, 2026). 디 어워즈 '올해도 어벤져스급 시상자' 안은진·전여빈·안효섭·이수지까지 [D Awards 'Presenters This Year are Avangers level' Ahn Eun-jin, Jeon Yeo-been, Ahn Hyo-seop, and Lee Su-ji]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 18, 2026.
- ↑ Heo, Min-nyeong (February 6, 2026). 엔하이픈→최립우, 디 어워즈 사전 시상 첫 수상자 나왔다 [Enhypen→Chuei Liyu, the first winner of the D Award's Pre-Announcement]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ Choi, Lee-jung (December 20, 2024). '디 어워즈(D Awards)' 투표 앱 · 주관사 선정 '유픽' ['D Awards' Voting App 'U-Pick' selected by the organizer]. Osen (newspaper) (in Korean). Retrieved February 10, 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Myeong, Hee-suk (January 8, 2025). '제1회 디 어워즈', 인기상 투표 13일 시작...6개 부문 수상자 선정 ['The 1st D Awards' Popularity award voting start from the 13th...Winners selected in 6 categories]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.