2025-12-04
“2026 D Awards” Announces First Lineup
The first lineup for the 2026 D Awards, scheduled for February 11, 2026, has been announced.On the 4th, the D Awards revealed the first lineup, confirming the participation of five teams: P1Harmony, ENHYPEN, xikers, ZEROBASEONE, and AHOF (in order of debut).P1Harmony will join the D Awards again for the 2nd year following their participation in the inaugural ceremony in February. After releasing their eighth mini-album DUH! this past May, they proved their global popularity and strength once more by ranking 7th on the Billboard World Albums chart, 25th on Top Album Sales, and 21st on Top Current Album Sales.ENHYPEN became the fastest overseas artist to perform at a Japanese stadium just 4 years and 7 months after debut and held 32 performances across 19 cities during their world tour, meeting 670,000 global fans known as ENGENE. Their performance on the stage of Coachella, the largest music festival in the U.S., last April has further heightened expectations for what they will showcase at the D Awards.xikers achieved a “career high” with their sixth mini-album released last October, HOUSE OF TRICKY: WRECKING THE HOUSE, recording over 320,000 copies sold in the first week—double the amount of their previous release. They further solidified their global fandom through their world tour.ZEROBASEONE will also appear consecutively following their performance at the first event. In September, they reached a major milestone with their first full-length album NEVER SAY NEVER, achieving “six consecutive million-seller” albums. They also reached 23rd place on the Billboard 200, demonstrating a strong presence in the global market.AHOF, the “power rookies” formed through SBS‘s Universe League, had a spectacular debut by placing high on major domestic and international music charts. Their second mini-album The Passage, released last month, sold over 380,000 copies in just one week, surpassing the sales of their previous work and proving their growth and increasing global fan interest.Hosted by Sports DongA, the 2026 D Awards will take place on February 11, 2026, at the Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul.