Kstyle AWARDS 2026 has started on IDOLCHAMP, with fan voting open for five categories and a ticket giveaway for APAN Star Awards.

Kstyle’s fan voting project to close out 2026, “Kstyle AWARDS 2026,” has started! Preliminary voting began on Friday, November 13, on the fan voting app “IDOLCHAMP.” “Kstyle AWARDS 2026” is a year-end awards project by “Kstyle” and “IDOLCHAMP,” which globally operates a K-POP idol support app. It is a fan-voting-style award in which votes from the app are reflected 100% in the rankings. Please tell us the artists you think were active this year and the artists whose future activity is expected. >> Click here to download the IDOLCHAMP app The voting categories are five: “BEST ARTIST (Men),” “BEST ARTIST (Women),” “BEST SOLO ARTIST,” “NEXT STAR,” and “Global Rising Star.” In particular, for “Global Rising Star,” artists such as NiziU, &TEAM, and JO1, who are expanding their global activities and are expected to be active in the future, are appearing one after another. In addition, popular artists who are active globally based in various countries such as Thailand, the Philippines, and Europe have been nominated. In December, final voting will be held by candidates who entered the TOP 20 in the preliminary voting! The final ranking will be decided by the total number of votes in the preliminary voting and the final voting, so please continue to participate. Furthermore, to commemorate the holding of “Kstyle AWARDS 2026,” a ticket giveaway campaign for the year-end awards ceremony “2026 APAN Star Awards,” which will be held in Seoul on Wednesday, December 23, will start from 18:00 on Friday, November 13! Five people will be invited by lottery. Detailed information such as application rules and eligibility conditions is summarized at the end of the article, so please apply enthusiastically. ◆BEST ARTIST (Men) 2PM / AHOF / ATEEZ / BIGBANG / BOYNEXTDOOR / BTS / CLOSE YOUR EYES / CORTIS / CRAVITY / DAY6 / ENHYPEN / EVNNE / EXO / In A Minute / KickFlip / MONSTA X / n.SSign / NCT 127 / NCT DREAM / NCT WISH / ONEUS / P1Harmony / PLAVE / RIIZE / SEVENTEEN / SHINee / Stray Kids / SUPER JUNIOR / TOMORROW X TOGETHER / TREASURE / TWS / WayV / Xdinary Heroes / xikers / XLOV / ZEROBASEONE / TVXQ >> Click here to vote for BEST ARTIST (Men) ◆BEST ARTIST (Women) aespa / Apink / ARTMS / BABYMONSTER / Billlie / BLACKPINK / EVERGLOW / FIFTY FIFTY / fromis_9 / H1-KEY / Hearts2Hearts / i-dle / I.O.I / ICHILLIN’ J / ILLIT / IRENE & SEULGI (Red Velvet) / ISEGYE IDOL / ITZY / IVE / IVNIT / izna / Kep1er / KiiiKiii / KIIRAS / KISS OF LIFE / LATENCY / LE SSERAFIM / LIGHTSUM / MADEIN / MAMAMOO / MEOVV / NMIXX / QWER / RESCENE / SAY MY NAME / STAYC / tripleS / TWICE / UAU (DREAMCATCHER) / WOOAH >> Click here to vote for BEST ARTIST (Women) ◆BEST SOLO ARTIST G-DRAGON (BIGBANG) / JAY B (GOT7) / MASHIRO (MADEIN) / ONEW (SHINee) / SOL (BIGBANG) / XngHan / YOUNG K (DAY6) / Yesung (SUPER JUNIOR) / Wonho / Kang Daniel / Kangmin (VERIVERY) / Kino (PENTAGON) / Jaejoong / Jooheon (MONSTA X) / Junsu / Shownu (MONSTA X) / Jung Yong Hwa (CNBLUE) / Soyeon (i-dle) / Sung Han Bin (ZEROBASEONE) / Dayoung (WJSN) / Changmin (TVXQ) / Dino (SEVENTEEN / Picheolin) / Taemin (SHINee) / Taeyong (NCT) / Donghae (SUPER JUNIOR) / Nayeon (TWICE) / Ha Sung Woon / Park Ji Hoon / Hyungwon (MONSTA X) / Hwang Minhyun / Baekhyun (EXO) / BamBam (GOT7) / Yang Yoseop (HIGHLIGHT) / Yuta (NCT) / Yoon San Ha (ASTRO) / Yunho (TVXQ) / Yeonjun (TOMORROW X TOGETHER) / Ryeowook (SUPER JUNIOR) >> Click here to vote for BEST SOLO ◆NEXT STAR A2O LITE / A2O SOUL / AEN / AFuture / ALPHA DRIVE ONE / AmbiO / AND2BLE / ASCENDER / CHASER / DAILY:DIRECTION / EMOTI:M / FRAME THE X / GENUS / H.O.W (HEART OF WOMAN) / H//PE Princess / HADES / Keyveatz / KEYVITUP / KO1KEYZ / LNGSHOT / MODYSSEY / NAVILLERA / NAZE / NewKin / OURBIRTHDAY / OWIS / S2iT / SAVVVY / STRITZ / TUIDE / TUNEXX / UNCHILD / VAYONN / VIBY / WE GO-6 / YUHZ / ZENITH >> Click here to vote for NEXT STAR ◆Global Rising Star &TEAM / =LOVE / ≠ME / ≒JOY / 4EVE / AKB48 / aoen / BINI / BUS / CANDY TUNE / CUTIE STREET / DOLLA / DXTEEN / fav me / FRUITS ZIPPER / G22 / GIRLSET / HORI7ON / iLiFE! / INI / IS:SUE / JO1 / juice=juice / KATSEYE / LYKN / ME:I / NEXZ / NiziU / no na / ONE OR EIGHT / ORBIT / OWV / PiXXiE / PROXIE / SB19 / Sơn Tùng M-TP / SOOBIN / WILD BLUE / XG / Kyururin te Shitemite / Monaki / Sakurazaka46 / Nogizaka46 / Hinatazaka46 >> Click here to vote for Global Rising Star “Kstyle AWARDS 2026 ~Powered by IDOLCHAMP~” Preliminary Voting <Voting period> Friday, November 13, 2026, 12:00 to Thursday, November 26, 2026, 23:59 <Voting categories> 1) BEST ARTIST (Men) 2) BEST ARTIST (Women) 3) BEST SOLO ARTIST 3) NEXT STAR 5) GLOBAL RISING STAR <Voting conditions> Voting requires “Ruby CHAMSIM” usable within IDOL CHAMP. You can vote with 20 Ruby CHAMSIM as one vote. ◆Click here for iPhone users to vote ◆Click here for Android users to vote ※Ruby CHAMSIM (red) can be earned by watching in-app ads. It can also be purchased in the IDOL CHAMP shop in the app. ※The “IDOL CHAMP” app is an app that makes your “oshi” a champion through voting linked with the popular Korean program “SHOW CHAMPION.” You want more Japanese K-POP fans to know about your beloved “oshi.” You want them to shine in the rankings. At such times, you can easily support them with the device you have in your hand now. To commemorate the holding of “Kstyle AWARDS 2026,” five people will be invited to the year-end awards ceremony “2026 APAN Star Awards” in Seoul ■Award overview “2026 APAN Star Awards” Date and time: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 Venue: Sangmyung Art Center, Kedaeng Hall, South Korea [Application period] Friday, November 13, 18:00 to Tuesday, November 17, 11:00 Apply by following Kstyle’s official X (@Kstyle_news) and IDOLCHAMP’s official X (@idolchamp_jp), and reposting the relevant post. *The prize is only an invitation ticket to the awards ceremony. *Travel expenses to Korea, accommodation expenses, etc. are to be borne by the winner. *DMs to winners will be sent individually from IDOLCHAMP’s official X (@idolchamp_jp). “Kstyle AWARDS 2026 ~Powered by IDOLCHAMP~” Preliminary Voting <Voting period> Friday, November 13, 2026, 12:00 to Thursday, November 26, 2026, 23:59 <Voting categories> 1) BEST ARTIST (Men) 2) BEST ARTIST (Women) 3) BEST SOLO ARTIST 3) NEXT STAR 5) GLOBAL RISING STAR <Voting conditions> Voting requires “Ruby CHAMSIM” usable within IDOL CHAMP. You can vote with 20 Ruby CHAMSIM as one vote. ◆Click here for iPhone users to vote ◆Click here for Android users to vote ※Ruby CHAMSIM (red) can be earned by watching in-app ads. It can also be purchased in the IDOL CHAMP shop in the app. ※The “IDOL CHAMP” app is an app that makes your “oshi” a champion through voting linked with the popular Korean program “SHOW CHAMPION.” You want more Japanese K-POP fans to know about your beloved “oshi.” You want them to shine in the rankings. At such times, you can easily support them with the device you have in your hand now.