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BTS and aespa won the two grand prizes on the opening night of the 2026 Melon Music Awards on Saturday at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome, with about 18,000 spectators in attendance. BTS took three awards—the Kakaobank Album of the Year, Stage of the Year, and Global Top 10—while aespa won two, including the Global-K Artist of the Year. Yonhap reports the two groups shared the top honors on the first day, and Big Hit Music's deputy CEO Kim Hyun-jung won Best Producer, thanking BTS. Korean media coverage highlights the excitement, with Dong-A Ilbo calling BTS a "global super group" and aespa a "supernova girl group." aespa member Winter said, "Please look forward to next year too," according to Hankyung.