AHOF News

The Korea Grand Music Awards released its first performer lineup for Nov. 7–8 at Gocheok Sky Dome, naming ATEEZ, RIIZE, TREASURE, CRAVITY, Hearts2Hearts, KiiiKiii and more; RESCENE’s Woni and actress Nam Ji Hyun will host Day 1, while IVE’s Liz and actor Kim Jae Won MC Day 2

ATEEZ led the night at the 2026 K-World Dream Awards, taking four trophies including Best Artist and the fan-voted Popularity Award; LE SSERAFIM and BTS each won three awards, and RIIZE also earned three trophies at the Aug. 27 ceremony held at KINTEX

The Korean Business Research Institute's August rookie idol group brand reputation rankings place RESCENE at No. 1 (6,777,877), followed by CORTIS, ILLIT, TWS, and KiiiKiii rounding out the top five based on consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and awareness

ATEEZ scored their fourth M Countdown win for “BAD” on the July 23 episode, beating TXT’s Yeonjun with 6,754 points; the show also featured performances from Yeonjun, fromis_9, OURBIRTHDAY, Hyolyn, J.Y. Park, Sunmi, TVXQ’s Yunho, BTOB’s HUTA, Wonho, and more

Rookie group idntt earned their first music show win for “Kids Return” on the July 22 episode of Show Champion, beating candidates including ATEEZ, VAYONN, TXT’s Yeonjun, and Hwang Chi Yeul; the episode also featured performances from AHOF, VAYONN, TRENDZ, Baek A Yeon, DAILY:DIRECTION and more

Circle Chart's July 5–11 rankings saw TXT’s Yeonjun score a double crown, topping the physical album and digital download charts with NO LABELS: PART 02 and title track “Ice Cream.” CORTIS also continued its run as “REDRED” led both the overall digital and streaming charts for a third week

The 2026 K-World Dream Awards will be held Aug. 27 at KINTEX in Goyang for the ceremony’s 10th anniversary; performers announced include ATEEZ, P1Harmony, RIIZE, AHOF, AND2BLE, QWER, ILLIT and RESCENE, with Jun Hyun Moo and Jang Do Yeon returning as hosts

I.O.I earned their fifth music show trophy for “Suddenly” on SBS Inkigayo (July 19), beating aespa’s “LEMONADE” and RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK.” The episode featured performances from Sunmi, (G)I-DLE, TXT’s Yeonjun, Dreamcatcher’s UAU, BTOB’s HUTA, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, and more

TXT member Yeonjun earned his second music show trophy for "Ice Cream" on MBC's Music Core (July 18), scoring 7,125 points over RESCENE and aespa; the episode also featured performances from SUPER JUNIOR-83z, (G)I-DLE, Sunmi, Kihyun, Dreamcatcher, and more

TXT's Yeonjun earned his first music show win for "Ice Cream" on Music Bank (July 17) with 6,920 points over i-dle's "Gimme Dat Love." The episode featured performances from i-dle, GIRLSET, MONSTA X's Kihyun, Sunmi, and more, with Beomgyu making a surprise encore appearance