ILLIT appeared on the blue carpet at the 2026 K-WORLD DREAM AWARDS, which featured many major K-pop artists.
August/27/2026 18:56
ILLIT 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. The awards ceremony featured representative K-pop artists, including ATEEZ, P1Harmony, RIIZE, &TEAM, KickFlip, xikers, NOWZ, 82MAJOR, AMPERS&ONE, AHOF, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, IDID, and AND2BLE, as well as See Ya, LE SSERAFIM, QWER, MEOVV, ILLIT, RESCENE, Hearts2Hearts, KiiiKiii, GOT7’s JAY B, Kim Sung-ri from RAINZ, EVAN (former ENHYPEN member Heeseung), Park Ji-hyun, XLOV, and Hi-Fi Un!corn, among other K-pop representative artists. • ILLIT’s story of growth woven through its first live tour! Successfully completed a total of 15 performances in 7 cities • ILLIT appeared in school uniforms with HANA members! First unveiled the Korean version stage of the popular song "I Got Your Back" (video available)
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