The 2026 Music Bank Global Festival in Japan just got even bigger, with a fresh wave of performing artists announced for the year-end show. The two-night event takes over the Japan National Stadium on December 12 and 13, and the hosting lineup is star power in itself: TWICE’s Sana emcees Day 1, IVE’s Jang Won Young takes Day 2, and actor and current Music Bank MC Kim Jae Won anchors both nights.
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Day 1 Lineup Brings TWICE, Stray Kids Alumni and RIIZE
Day 1 is stacked with some of K-pop’s heaviest hitters. aespa, ATEEZ, and Stray Kids alumni groupings lead the bill, joined by ALPHA DRIVE ONE, Hearts2Hearts, INI, KickFlip, MISAMO (TWICE’s Japanese sub-unit), Nayeon (TWICE), NCT WISH, NiziU, RIIZE, and TWS. That’s twelve acts on night one alone, spanning fourth- and fifth-generation K-pop across Japan and Korea.
Day 2 Answers With IVE, LE SSERAFIM and ITZY
Day 2 holds its own with IVE, LE SSERAFIM, ITZY, BOYNEXTDOOR, CORTIS, NEXZ, RESCENE, &TEAM, TUIDE, xikers, and ZEROBASEONE, plus AEN. With thirteen acts on the second night, the two-day festival now packs more than two dozen performances, making it one of the biggest year-end K-pop events on the calendar.
Three lineup announcement videos have been released so far, and more details are expected as December approaches. KBS’s Music Bank Global Festival has become a fixture of the year-end awards season, and the Japan National Stadium setting gives it the scale of a stadium concert.
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