Lee Dong-hwi, Code Kunst tapped to host '2026 MBC College Song Festival' as 10 teams face off on 31

A dazzling new chapter begins on a stage for young talent

Actor 'Lee Dong-hwi' and producer 'Code Kunst' will host the youth music festival '2026 MBC College Song Festival'. MBC officially announced on the 6th that it had selected the pair as co-hosts for this year's competition.

This year's '2026 MBC College Song Festival' will unfold under the subtitle 'My Drama', with '10 teams' that advanced through fierce preliminary rounds facing off in the final. The final will begin at 6:30 p.m. on the '31st' at the main stadium of Pukyong National University's Daeyeon Campus in Busan.

The judging panel also features a formidable lineup. Led by Pentagon's 'Hui', who was appointed this year's music director, the panel will include Day6's 'Young K', emotive vocalists 'John Park' and 'Ahn Shin-ae', and trendsetting beatmaker 'Gray'. They will assess the college students' original songs with both a discerning and supportive eye.

The lineup of special performers set to heighten the competition's energy is also drawing attention. Rapper 'Now I Am Young', trot star 'Park Ji-hyun', distinctive vocalists 'Kwon Jin-ah' and 'Kwon Eun-bi', 'Lee Seung-yoon' and South Korea's leading rock band 'YB' will take the stage for a rich performance spanning generations and genres.