ATEEZ added another major trophy to their collection on Sunday, winning the Grand Record award at the 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) during the ceremony’s Music Day at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome.
Ilgan Sports, the newspaper behind the awards, reported from the venue that the eight-member group took the stage on November 8 to accept the honor and deliver their acceptance remarks, on the second and final night of the third edition of the ceremony.
The Grand Record award is one of the five grand prizes handed out at the KGMA, alongside Grand Artist, Grand Performer, Grand Song and Grand Honors Choice. The ceremony’s chart data is supplied by Hanteo Chart, Genie Music, Flo and Bugs, while official fan voting runs through the Kookong app. Music Day was broadcast live on ENA in South Korea, on Hulu in Japan and via TikTok Live for global audiences outside Japan and China.
No transcript of the group’s acceptance speech was published with the report.
The win arrives in the middle of a packed run for ATEEZ. Their 15th mini album, ‘GOLDEN HOUR : Part.6,’ is due November 13 with the title track ‘UP,’ following the October 23 pre-release single ‘DRIP.’ Their previous release, ‘GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5,’ topped the Billboard 200 after its June release, the group’s third No. 1 on the chart, with first-week sales of more than 1.88 million copies, while its title track ‘BAD’ passed 100 million YouTube views on October 17. The group has also mapped out a 2027 world tour, ‘ZERO TO ALL,’ opening with three shows in Incheon from January 22 to 24.
The KGMA was established in 2024 by Ilgan Sports, which is marking its 57th anniversary this year, making the 2026 edition its third. With a new album due within days and a world tour on the horizon, the Grand Record win caps a year in which ATEEZ’s chart run has kept pace with their touring ambitions.
