The 2nd D Awards announced winners, including ENHYPEN for BEST TOUR. Ceremony on Feb 11, broadcast live on Channel A Plus.
February/8/2026 22:00
The 2nd D Awards announced the winners. The 2nd D Awards revealed the winners through a unique pre-award system called 'Pre-Announcement', raising expectations for the award ceremony to be held on the 11th. The honor of BEST TOUR, symbolizing K-POP in the world, is awarded to ENHYPEN. BEST RECORDING, awarded to albums with high completeness and artistry, goes to P1Harmony's 'DUH!' and BOYNEXTDOOR's 'The Action'. BEST SONG, awarded to songs loved by many listeners last year, includes NCT WISH's 'poppop' and izna's 'SIGN'. NCT WISH is also chosen as the winner of BEST SOCIAL CONTENTS, awarded to artists leading trends through challenges on social media. In the BEST STAGE category, which selects artists showing overwhelming performances on stage, xikers and NEXZ are chosen. For BEST GROUP, two teams each from male and female categories are selected, including ENHYPEN, BOYNEXTDOOR, NMIXX, and izna. ZEROBASEONE wins BEST VIDEO for 'ICONIK', and the OST 'Backpacker' sung by members Seok Matthew and Park Gonuk wins BEST OST. BEST CHOREOGRAPHY goes to FIFTY FIFTY, the protagonist of last year's so-called 'Fishing Dance Syndrome' with 'Pookie'. Additionally, QWER wins BEST BAND for the second consecutive year. The BREAKTHROUGH award, indicating growth, is awarded to 82MAJOR. The Discovery award for artists contributing to K-POP's growth goes to Hi-Fi Un!corn, AHOF, AMPERS&ONE, and Choi Lib this year. The 2nd D Awards, hosted by Sports Dong-A, will be held on February 11 at 6 PM at Korea University in Seongbuk District, Seoul, broadcast live on Channel A Plus and later on Channel A at 11:40 PM.
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