Casablanca – K-pop girl group ITZY had a big night at the 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA), taking home their first Grand Honor’s Choice award, one of the ceremony’s Daesang prizes. And that was only one of five awards the group and its members collected during the ceremony.
ITZY shared the Grand Honor’s Choice win with fellow girl group KiiiKiii, marking the group’s first time receiving this particular distinction at the KGMA.
A Daesang to celebrate
The Grand Honor’s Choice belongs to the KGMA’s grand-prize categories, commonly known as Daesangs. These awards represent some of the ceremony’s top honors, making the win a major moment in ITZY’s KGMA record.
The KGMA considers several factors when selecting its winners, including expert evaluations, digital music and album sales, and mobile fan voting. But the Grand Honor’s Choice was far from ITZY’s only reason to celebrate. The group also won Best Music, bringing its collective awards to two.
The remaining three wins came through individual recognition for Yuna and Ryujin. Yuna took home Best Solo Performance and the coogoong Most Popular Artist award for Music Day, while Ryujin received Trend of the Year Female Solo.
Established by Korean newspaper Ilgan Sports in 2024, the ceremony held its third edition on November 7 and 8 at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome.
Chaeryeong makes her solo debut
The celebrations also come at an exciting moment for another ITZY member. On November 9, just a day after the KGMA ceremony, Chaeryeong released her first solo mini-album, “Lovesick,” marking her debut as a solo artist.
The four-track EP features the title song alongside “Moonlit Club,” “Scent,” and “Favorite Reason.”
With the group’s first Grand Honor’s Choice win at the KGMA and Chaeryeong’s solo debut arriving just a day apart, November has given MIDZY, ITZY’s fandom, plenty to celebrate.
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