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Today is September 6th, 2026, and we've got some incredible stories to share with you. Let's dive right in. At the 2026 SPO TVK Pop-Up, awards held at Kintex in Goyang, JYP Entertainment's Boy Group, NFlying took home the SPO TV Ground Performance Award. The group expressed their gratitude to fans and promised to deliver powerful energy and impressive performances during the ceremony. NFLing has been steadily building their reputation as a performance-focused act, and this recognition highlights their growing presence in the competitive K-pop landscape. The award ceremony combined objective evaluations based on circle chart data with global fan voting to determine winners.

Tempest member Han Bin wrapped up his solo debut promotions with a final performance of No Fear, featuring Punch Nello on SBS Inkagayo. The rising artist showcased explosive energy and free-spirited charisma throughout the stage, demonstrating impressive control over the performance's dynamics from start to finish. His debut solo single has been performing well internationally, maintaining top positions on Vietnam's iTunes Top Song Chart and gaining steady traction on local YouTube charts. Hemban's playful ending pose during the final broadcast showed his confidence as a complete solo artist, proving his potential beyond his group activities.

Three rising K-pop groups swept multiple awards at the 2026 SPO TV K-pop awards, with Rise, Modicy, and 82 Major all receiving the Global Connect Award. Rice thanked fans for their support and promised to continue expanding globally, while Modicey emphasized staying true to their roots despite their rapid growth. Major, who recently achieved their highest first week sales with their fifth mini album, Film, in April, dedicated their award to fans and expressed gratitude to their agency staff. The group is preparing to release a new single album on September 1st, continuing their momentum with hip-hop-based music and powerful performances.

Zhang Hao won both the BIGC Times Coupang Global Fan Choice Award for OST and the Best Iconic Award, expressing his honor at being able to contribute to quality drama soundtracks. Ricky captured the Best Spotlight Award, thanking fans for their dedicated voting efforts and sharing how meaningful it is to receive love through doing what he enjoys. The duo's success is particularly impressive, considering NTeam debuted just 100 days ago in May with their first mini-album, Sequence 01 Curiosity. Yet they've already established strong international presence through solo tours and showcase concerts.

Recently cementing their status as summer queens with their latest comeback track, Sweat, following hits like Sticky. Enerflying continues their steady growth trajectory with their intense performances and free-spirited energy, having showcased an even more refined musical identity through their fourth mini album, My First Kick, and title track I Popin, released in April. Both groups thanked their agency staff, production teams, and devoted fans for making their achievements possible.

Major is riding a wave of success following their comeback with second single Heat and title track Like Fire on September 1st. The group performed on SBS Inkigao wearing vintage white jackets paired with distressed denim pants with bandages wrapped around their fingers to emphasize the song's fighter concept. Their new release has achieved impressive chart performance, marking their highest entry on Mellon's Hot 100 chart at number 64 and claiming their first ever number one spot on the Bugs real-time chart. Internationally, Like Fire reached third place on iTunes, Spain's top song chart and all genre chart, while also charting in Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada, demonstrating the group's expanding global reach.

The 2026 SPO TVK Pop awards brought together the biggest names in Korean entertainment for a celebration of musical achievement at Kintex in Goyang. The ceremony uniquely combined objective data from Circle Chart, South Korea's official music chart, with global fan voting through the BIGC platform to determine winners across multiple categories. The event was broadcast live on SPOTV2 and SPOTV Plus television channels, while online viewers could watch through DAM starting from the 3 pm red carpet coverage through the main awards ceremony. Additional fan choice awards went to UNIS, member Nana for K-pop, Trot Singer Lee Chan Won, and Band Day Six, showcasing the diversity of talent being recognized.

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