The Fan Choice final round voting for the music awards ceremony 'KMA (KM Chart Awards) 2026' will officially begin today (the 8th) at 10:00 AM.

'KMA 2026,' scheduled to be held at the Hwajeong Gymnasium of Korea University in Seoul on July 25th, is a music festival for artists and fans who have been active throughout the year. This final round of voting will run until 11:59 PM on July 6th.

Through the preceding first and second rounds of the main voting, 10 final candidates were confirmed in each of the 7 categories. The final candidates for each category are as follows:

• Best Popular Song: Tomorrow X Together, BTS, ENHYPEN, Stray Kids, EXO, Lim Young-woong, PLAVE, RIIZE, Young-tak • Best Popular Trot: Young-tak, Kim Yong-bin, Jeon Yu-jin, Lim Young-woong, Lee Chan-won, Jang Min-ho, Jung Dong-won, Son Tae-jin, My Jin, Park Ji-hyun • Global Rising Star: Alpha Drive One, Longshot, Cortis, Ahop, Yours, Modisay, Kickflip, Heartsway, Kibit Up, New Beat • Best Popular Male Solo Singer: Yeonjun, Choi Rip-u, D.O., Kang Min, Yook Sung-jae, Jin, Han, Kang Daniel, Baekhyun, Beomgyu • Best Popular Female Solo Singer: Minnie, Yuqi, Winter, Yuna, IU, Jennie, Jisoo, Miyeon, Sunmi, Irene • Best Popular Boy Group: Tomorrow X Together, PLAVE, BTS, ENHYPEN, Stray Kids, ASTRO, VERIVERY, EXO, Cortis, TO1 • Best Popular Girl Group: UNIS, Hades, YUAYU, Hearts2Hearts, NiziU, KIRAS, BABYMONSTER, Kep1er, Isedol, Exin

'KMA 2026,' hosted by KM Chart and KM Chart World and organized by the KMA Organizing Committee and UPICK, will see the awarding of the final 7 Fan Choice categories take place at the main ceremony on July 25th.

Photo provided by = KMA 2026