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BTS won six awards at the 2026 Melon Music Awards, including two grand prizes (Daesangs), making them the most-awarded artist of the ceremony. Yonhap reports the group took the 'Artist of the Year' and 'Album of the Year' Daesangs, along with four other trophies, though they did not attend due to their world tour schedule and delivered acceptance remarks via video. The ceremony, held over two days at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, also saw grand prizes go to aespa, IVE, and CORTIS, with a total of five Daesangs awarded across both nights. Korean media, including Dong-A Ilbo, highlighted BTS's achievement as a 'global super group' dominating the event, while some online reactions, as noted by Koreaboo, showed a divided response from idols and netizens over the win.