D Awards Concert Paris 2027

Launched in Seoul under the slogan “Bringing dreams and delights to the world with our music”, the D Awards are coming to the Plenitude Arena on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 January 2027. For the first K-pop awards ceremony ever held in Europe, the artists who defined the year come together in Paris for two nights of live performances and trophy presentations. Co-organised by Sports Dong-A, WSM, STORY PEAK GLOBAL and MKT Forum, the ceremony will be broadcast live in Korea on Channel A. Produced by WSM, STORY PEAK GLOBAL, MKT Forum

D Awards 2027 in PARIS: two nights celebrating K-pop

Created in 2025 around two words, Dream and Delight, the D Awards honour each year the artists, albums and performances that carry K-pop around the world. Conceived by the South Korean daily Sports Dong-A, part of the Dong-A Ilbo group, the ceremony was announced in December 2024 before holding its first edition on 22 February 2025 at Korea University’s Hwajeong Gymnasium in Seoul.

After two editions in South Korea, the D Awards are taking a new step by leaving Korea for the first time, heading to the Plenitude Arena in Paris, the largest indoor arena in Europe. A unique opportunity for French and European fans to attend a major K-pop ceremony, with two nights of live shows and awards on the programme.

The line-up will be revealed gradually on the event’s official website, d-awards.world.

The categories

The D Awards trophies fall into four families, from the grand prizes of the year to awards dedicated to emerging talent:

• D Awards Black Label: the Daesang (grand prizes). Artist, Album, Song, Record, Performance and Trend of the Year, as well as Rookie of the Year.
• Delights Blue Label: the main prizes, awarded to artists with outstanding achievements over the year.
• Dreams Silver Label: awards for the new talents set to carry Korean music into the future.
• D Awards Iconic: an award for the artist or label that made the biggest impact on the industry as a whole over the year.

Previous editions

The first two editions took place in Seoul, on 22 February 2025 and 11 February 2026. They welcomed ENHYPEN, RIIZE, ZEROBASEONE, BOYNEXTDOOR, TWS, NCT WISH, P1Harmony, tripleS, FIFTY FIFTY and QWER, among others.

In 2025, SEVENTEEN was named Artist of the Year, aespa won Song of the Year with “Supernova” and ENHYPEN took Album of the Year with “ROMANCE: UNTOLD”. In 2026, ENHYPEN in turn claimed Artist of the Year, while Stray Kids won with the album “KARMA” and BOYNEXTDOOR with the song “If I Say, I Love You”.

The first names are in

From 30 September, the D Awards are unveiling their Paris lineup week by week. The first names are in: KISS OF LIFE, P1Harmony, JIHYO, AND2BLE and DPR IAN. New artists will join the lineup every week, all the way up to the 20 artists and groups expected.

Launched in July 2023 by S2 Entertainment, KISS OF LIFE brings together Julie, Natty, Belle and Haneul. The quartet has built a solid reputation on stage, from the 2024 summer hit “Sticky” to “Who is she”, which earned them a win on M COUNTDOWN in spring 2026.

P1Harmony already knows the D Awards well. Having performed at both previous editions, the group received the D Awards Global in 2026, after delivering “Look At Me Now”, “Pretty Boy” and “DUH!” on stage. Their eighth mini-album, DUH!, climbed to No. 7 on the Billboard World Albums chart.

Leader and main vocalist of TWICE, JIHYO is coming to Paris as a solo artist. She launched her solo career in August 2023 with the mini-album ZONE, co-writing most of its tracks. She has just wrapped THIS IS FOR, TWICE’s tour that came to a close in Seoul in July 2026 after 81 concerts in 44 cities, the biggest in the group’s history.

As for newcomers, AND2BLE is a rookie in name only. The group brings together Zhang Hao, Ricky, Kim Gyu-vin and Han Yu-jin, former members of ZEROBASEONE, along with Yoo Seung-eon, formerly of EVNNE. Launched on 26 May 2026 with the mini-album Sequence 01: Curiosity, they topped the Hanteo daily album chart on their very first day, then claimed their first music show win with “Curious”. For four of its members, it’s a homecoming of sorts: with ZEROBASEONE, they took the Plenitude Arena stage for MCOUNTDOWN IN FRANCE in 2023, then the D Awards stage in 2025.

Finally, DPR IAN brings a sound all his own. Hailing from Sydney, a founding member and creative director of the DPR collective, he blends pop, R&B, rock and electronica, from “Don’t Go Insane” to “No Blueberries”. Paris audiences already know him: he performed with DPR at the Salle Pleyel in November 2022.

The Plenitude Arena and K-pop

After Music Bank, MCOUNTDOWN IN FRANCE, ATEEZ and G-Dragon, the Plenitude Arena is hosting a K-pop awards ceremony for the first time, once again confirming its place as Europe’s leading K-pop venue.

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