RIIZE appeared on the blue carpet at the 2026 K-WORLD DREAM AWARDS in Goyang, where many major K-pop artists also performed.
August/27/2026 18:52
RIIZE appeared on the blue carpet of the "2026 K-WORLD DREAM AWARDS" held on the afternoon of the 27th at KINTEX Exhibition Hall 2 in Ilsan, Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province. At the awards ceremony, K-pop representative artists such as ATEEZ, P1Harmony, RIIZE, &TEAM, KickFlip, xikers, NOWZ, 82MAJOR, AMPERS&ONE, AHOF, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, IDID, AND2BLE, as well as See Ya, LE SSERAFIM, QWER, MEOVV, ILLIT, RESCENE, Hearts2Hearts, KiiiKiii, GOT7’s JAY B, Kim Seong-ri from RAINZ, EVAN (former ENHYPEN’s Heeseung), Park Ji-hyun, XLOV, and Hi-Fi Un!corn, appeared. *This article is based on local media coverage. Please note that there may be variations in the photos. ・RIIZE’s release commemorative showcase in Osaka was a great success! They revealed the stage for their latest song... and also disclosed behind-the-scenes stories from the MV shoot ・RIIZE’s Japanese 3rd single "Sunburst" MV released... expectations are also high for today’s showcase
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