Updated July 11, 2026. Which K-pop artists collected the most weekly music-show trophies in the first half of 2026? RankingTour counted every No. 1 awarded from January 1 through June 30 across Korea’s six major weekly programs: The Show, Show Champion, M Countdown, Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo.
BTS finished the period in first place with 15 trophies, powered by the extraordinary run of “SWIM.” CORTIS followed with 11 wins for “REDRED,” while IVE ranked third with nine trophies across two songs.
Top K-Pop Artists With the Most Music Show Wins in the First Half of 2026
| Rank | Artist | Wins | Winning song(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTS | 15 | “SWIM” (14), “2.0” (1) |
| 2 | CORTIS | 11 | “REDRED” (11) |
| 3 | IVE | 9 | “BANG BANG” (8), “BLACKHOLE” (1) |
| 4 | ILLIT | 6 | “NOT CUTE ANYMORE” (1), “It’s Me” (4), “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” (1, collaboration) |
| 5= | ATEEZ | 5 | “Adrenaline” (5) |
| 5= | EXO | 5 | “Crown” (5) |
| 5= | Hearts2Hearts | 5 | “RUDE!” (5) |
| 5= | Tomorrow X Together (TXT) | 5 | “Stick With You” (5) |
| 9 | ALPHA DRIVE ONE | 4 | “FREAK ALARM” (4) |
| 10= | i-dle | 3 | “Mono” featuring skaiwater (3) |
| 10= | KiiiKiii | 3 | “404 (New Era)” (3) |
| 10= | NCT WISH | 3 | “Ode to Love” (3) |
| 10= | NMIXX | 3 | “Blue Valentine” (1), “Heavy Serenade” (2) |
| 10= | RIIZE | 3 | “Do your dance” (3) |
Why the table contains 14 artists: this is a Top 10 ranking-position list with ties included. Four artists share fifth place and five artists share tenth place. Removing artists with the same number of wins would make the ranking arbitrary.
1. BTS — 15 Wins
BTS dominated the first half of 2026. “SWIM” earned 14 music-show trophies from late March through April, including wins across all five regularly active Wednesday-to-Sunday programs and multiple triple-crown runs. The group added another trophy with “2.0,” bringing its six-month total to 15.
What stands out: BTS did not merely lead the ranking; its total was four trophies ahead of second place. “SWIM” alone would still have ranked No. 1 among artists.
2. CORTIS — 11 Wins
CORTIS produced the other double-digit run of the half-year. “REDRED” won its first trophy on M Countdown on April 30, then swept through May with victories on Show Champion, Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo.
What stands out: all 11 trophies came from a single song, giving “REDRED” one of the most concentrated music-show campaigns of 2026.
3. IVE — 9 Wins
IVE’s total came from two tracks. “BANG BANG” collected eight trophies between late February and mid-March, while “BLACKHOLE” won Show Champion on March 4.
What stands out: IVE showed both sustained strength and depth, winning with more than one song during the same promotion cycle.
4. ILLIT — 6 Wins
ILLIT accumulated wins across three credits. “NOT CUTE ANYMORE” added one 2026 trophy in January, “It’s Me” won four times in June, and the group shared an M Countdown victory for the collaboration “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” with LE SSERAFIM and KATSEYE.
What stands out: ILLIT’s ranking reflects staying power across different releases rather than one uninterrupted sweep.
5=. ATEEZ — 5 Wins
ATEEZ earned five trophies with “Adrenaline” in February. The song won on Show Champion, Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo, then added another Music Bank victory the following week.
5=. EXO — 5 Wins
EXO’s “Crown” completed a five-show sweep from January 28 through February 1. Its wins covered Show Champion, M Countdown, Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo.
5=. Hearts2Hearts — 5 Wins
Hearts2Hearts won five times with “RUDE!” in March. The victories were spread across M Countdown, Music Core and Inkigayo, showing strong performance on both cable and terrestrial charts.
5=. Tomorrow X Together — 5 Wins
TXT’s “Stick With You” achieved a five-show sweep in late April, winning on every major program that aired during its run. It was one of the cleanest grand-slam-style weeks of the first half.
9. ALPHA DRIVE ONE — 4 Wins
Rookie group ALPHA DRIVE ONE broke through with “FREAK ALARM,” collecting four trophies in January across Show Champion, Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo.
10=. Five Artists With 3 Wins Each
Five acts share tenth place:
- i-dle — three wins for “Mono” featuring skaiwater.
- KiiiKiii — three wins for “404 (New Era).”
- NCT WISH — three wins for “Ode to Love.”
- NMIXX — one 2026 win for “Blue Valentine” and two for “Heavy Serenade.”
- RIIZE — three June wins for “Do your dance.”
Where Is aespa?
aespa finished just outside the Top 10 cutoff with two music-show wins during the first half of 2026. “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” featuring G-DRAGON won Music Bank on June 5, and “LEMONADE” won M Countdown on June 18. Because the artists tied for tenth place each earned three trophies, aespa did not enter the ranking.
How the Ranking Was Counted
Each weekly No. 1 trophy awarded between January 1 and June 30, 2026 counts once. A trophy is included even if the regular broadcast was cancelled but the chart winner was still officially announced. Weeks with no announced winner are excluded.
The count follows the credited artist on the winning release. For a jointly credited collaboration, each named act receives one win; this affects ILLIT’s total through “ICONIC BY MISTAKE.” Song totals include trophies won during the period even when the song was released in 2025.
Music-show wins are not a perfect measure of overall popularity. Each program uses its own mix of digital performance, physical sales, broadcast activity, video views and voting. The result is best understood as a measure of weekly chart success across Korea’s television music-show system.
Sources
The tally was compiled from the 2026 weekly winner archive maintained by KPOP INFO JAPAN, month-by-month winner records from KProfiles, the cross-show archive at K-Pop Kiwi, and individual chart pages such as the 2026 Music Bank winner list. Where sources differed in presentation, individual dates and song credits were checked before aggregation.
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