'SBS Gayo Daejeon' to Hold First-Ever Two-Day Event in Its 30-Year History, Bringing the Heat to KINTEX in December With a Star-Studded Lineup

First two-day schedule in its 30-year history… A spectacular festival spanning every generation of K-pop

The 'SBS Gayo Daejeon', one of South Korea’s leading year-end music festivals on terrestrial television, will stage a large-scale celebration over two days for the first time.

SBS announced on the 9th that it will hold the '2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon' at KINTEX in Goyang on Dec. 24 and 25. To mark the show’s 30th anniversary, the festival will depart from its usual single-day format and run on two consecutive days for the first time, presenting an expanded scale and a strong lineup.

On Dec. 24, the first day of the event, the lineup will be led by BoA, who helped shape the history of Korean pop, and will also feature TVXQ’s U-KNOW, TWICE’s Nayeon, NCT 127, and (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon and Minnie. TOMORROW X TOGETHER, YEONJUN, ENHYPEN, IVE, NMIXX, &TEAM, RIIZE, NCT WISH, RESCENE and Hearts2Hearts will also take the stage, heating up Christmas Eve. TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s YEONJUN, IVE’s ANYUJIN and RIIZE’s SUNGCHAN will host the first day.

The festivities will continue on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, with a dazzling lineup spanning generations. K-pop trailblazers SHINee, 2NE1’s CL and T-ARA will perform alongside BLACKPINK’s JISOO, Stray Kids, (G)I-DLE’s SOYEON, ATEEZ and TREASURE. BOYNEXTDOOR, ZEROBASEONE, TWS, BABYMONSTER, MEOVV, CORTIS, ANDABLE, EVAN and A2O LITE will also join the lineup to bring the festival to a close. BOYNEXTDOOR’s WOONHAK, JISOO and TWS’ SHINYU will serve as the main MCs on Dec. 25.