[CBC News] The April 2026 Netizen Awards kicked off at midnight on April 1. The month-long vote pits established acts against fresh contenders, setting up another potentially bruising fan-driven showdown.
Powered by online voting, the Netizen Awards have become a bellwether for both fandom mobilization and mainstream buzz. Each month’s contest is monitored closely for ranking shifts, late surges and the inevitable “fan wars” that decide final outcomes.
This April already shows signs of a shake-up. New entries have appeared across several categories, threatening to reshuffle the leaderboard, while incumbent frontrunners are expected to marshal their supporters to hold ground. Early momentum, in this environment, may prove decisive.
From the opening days through the mid-month surge and the final tally, breaking into the top tier and the timing of vote concentration are crucial variables. While the monthly cycle repeats, the Netizen Awards reliably deliver different results each time.
The April vote will test fan strategies and engagement from day one. Industry watchers will be tracking how the initial standings—often set on the first day—shape the contest that follows.
As with past editions, the race could come down to the wire. Voters will once again determine who walks away with the trophies.
Below are the nominees for each category in the April Netizen Awards.
Male Singer nominees
▲Kang Hyung-ho
▲Park Seo-jin
▲Park Ji-hyun
▲Park Chang-geun
▲Park Hyo-shin
▲Seo Young-taek
▲Son Tae-jin
▲Song Min-jun
▲Ahn Sung-hoon
▲Enock
▲Young Tak
▲Lee Chan-won
▲Lim Young-woong
▲Jung Dong-won
▲Jang Min-ho
▲Jinwon
▲Jannabi's Choi Jung-hoon
▲Chun-gil
▲Hwang Young-woong
▲Hong Isaak
Female Singer nominees
▲Kang Hye-yeon
▲Kim Da-hyun
▲Kim So-yeon
▲Kim Eui-young
▲Kim Tae-yeon
▲Nayoung
▲Mai Jin
▲Miss Kim
▲Park Hye-won (Hynn)
▲Bin Ye-seo
▲Solji
▲Song Ga-in
▲IU
▲Yang Ji-eun
▲Jeon Yu-jin
▲Jung Seo-joo
▲Heo Chan-mi
▲Hong Ja
▲Hong Ji-yoon
▲Hwasa
Album of the Year nominees
▲Kim Da-hyun — Black Swan
▲Riberante — BRILLANTE
▲Mai Jin — Love’s Recall
▲Min Su-hyun — Kong : [Gong]
▲Park Ji-hyun — MASTER VOICE
▲Park Chang-geun — I’m Curious (Gunggeumhae)
▲Byun Woo-seok — The Christmas Song
▲Bin Ye-seo — First Story 'Memories'
▲Son Tae-jin — Love’s Melody
▲Song Ga-in — Love, Love
▲Yang Ji-eun — Picnic
▲Enock — Mr. SWING
▲Jannabi — Sound of Music Pt.2: LIFE
▲Jang Min-ho — Good Times (好時節)
▲Jung Dong-won (JD1) — Collection Vol.2
▲Jung Seo-joo — Please Remember Me
▲Cho Yong-pil — 20
▲Fortena — Heartless Heart (Core 'Ngrato)
▲Hong Isaak — Hello, goodbye.
▲Hwang Young-woong — Oppa's Back
Top Group nominees
▲NewJeans
▲La Poem
▲LE SSERAFIM
▲Riberante
▲BTS
▲BabyMonster
▲Boy Next Door
▲BLACKPINK
▲IVE
▲Aileet
▲AKMU
▲SF9
▲N.Flying
▲ITZY
▲Jannabi
▲TWICE
▲Forestella
▲Fortena
▲Forte di Quattro
▲Plave
Neo Star Award nominees
▲Kim Jung-yeon
▲Kim Yong-bin
▲Kim Ji-hoon
▲Nam Seung-min
▲Daily:Direction
▲Min Su-hyun
▲Park Min-su
▲Miyao Anna
▲Yang Ji-won
▲Austin Kim
▲Yoo Chae-hoon
▲Plave Eun-ho
▲Lee So-na
▲Lee Solomon
▲Lee Seung-yun
▲Jo Min-kyu
▲Jin-wook
▲Cheon Nok-dam
▲Choi Jae-myung
▲Hong Sung-yoon
Best Actor nominees
▲Kim Nam-gil
▲Kim Seon-ho
▲Na In-woo
▲Romon
▲Rowoon
▲Park Bo-gum
▲Park Ji-hoon
▲Park Hyung-sik
▲Bae In-hyuk
▲Byun Woo-seok
▲Seo In-guk
▲Song Kang
▲Uhm Tae-goo
▲Lee Min-ho
▲Lee Je-hoon
▲Lee Joon-gi
▲Lee Junho
▲Jang Keun-suk
▲Jang Ki-yong
▲Choo Young-woo
Best Actress nominees
▲Go Yoon-jung
▲Gong Seung-yeon
▲Kim Se-jeong
▲Kim Yoo-jung
▲Kim Ji-won
▲Kim Hye-yoon
▲Park Min-young
▲Park Eun-bin
▲Son Ye-jin
▲Shin Hye-sun
▲Ahn Eun-jin
▲Lee Se-young
▲Im Yoon-ah (Yoona)
▲Jeon Yeo-been
▲Jung In-sun
▲Jung So-min
▲Jung Chae-yeon
▲Cho Yu-ri
▲Hyeri
▲Hwang Jung-eum
Film of the Year nominees
▲20th Century Girl
▲30 Days
▲The Nobleman
▲Salmokji
▲Soulmate
▲The Man Who Lives with the King
▲No Choice
▲Omniscient Reader
▲Zombie Daughter
▲Humint
Drama of the Year nominees
▲MBC — The 21st Century Great Madam
▲MBC — Motel California
▲Netflix — Monthly Boyfriend
▲SBS — From Today, I’m Human
▲SBS — Universe, Mary Me
▲Netflix — Can This Love Be Interpreted?
▲SBS — Don’t Kiss Without Reason!
▲Disney+ — Dark Tide
▲tvN — Tempest Co.
▲Disney+ — Hyper Knife
Masterpiece Award nominees
▲tvN — Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
▲SBS — My Demon
▲tvN — Crash Landing on You
▲Coupang Play — Things That Come After Love
▲tvN — Sun-jae, Carry and Run
▲MBC — The Loyal Miss Park: Contract Marriage Tale
▲MBC — Lover
▲MBC — The Red Sleeve Cuff
▲ENA — Extraordinary Attorney Woo
▲JTBC — King the Land
Superstar Award nominees
▲Koo Chang-mo
▲Kim Kyung-ho
▲Kim Bum-ryong
▲Kim Soo-hee
▲Kim Yeon-ja
▲Kim Wan-sun
▲Na Hoon-a
▲Nam Jin
▲Bae Cheol-soo
▲Song Chang-sik
▲Shin Seung-hun
▲Lee Mi-ja
▲Lee Sun-hee
▲Lee Seung-hwan
▲Lee Eun-ha
▲Im Jae-bum
▲Cho Yong-pil
▲Joo Hyun-mi
▲Ha Chun-hwa
▲Hye Eun-yi
Grand Actor Award nominees
▲Kwon Hae-hyo
▲Kim Kap-soo
▲Kim Won-hae
▲Kim Eui-sung
▲Kim Jeong-nan
▲Kim Hye-soo
▲Na Moon-hee
▲Park Ji-young
▲Yoo Hae-jin
▲Lee Mi-sook
▲Lee Byung-hun
▲Lee Il-hwa
▲Lee Hui-hyang
▲Jung Young-joo
▲Jo Jae-yoon
▲Jo Han-chul
▲Cha Seung-won
▲Chae Shi-ra
▲Choi Soo-jong
▲Han Suk-kyu
Immortal Star nominees
▲Kim Kwang-seok
▲Kim Jeong-ho
▲Kim Hyun-sik
▲Bae Ho
▲Shin Hae-chul
▲Yoo Jae-ha
▲Jang Hyun
▲Jeon Tae-kwan
▲Turtleman
▲Hyun-chul
Immortal Magnate nominees
▲Koo Bon-moo — Former Chairman, LG Group
▲Kim Jong-hee — Founder, Hanwha Group
▲Park Doo-byung — Founding Chairman, Doosan Group
▲Park Tae-joon — Honorary Chairman, POSCO
▲Shin Kyuk-ho — Founder, Lotte Group
▲Yu Il-han — Founder, Yuhan Corporation
▲Lee Byung-chul — Founder, Samsung
▲Chung Ju-yung — Honorary Chairman, Hyundai Group
▲Cho Joong-hun — Founder, Hanjin Group
▲Choi Jong-hyun — Former Chairman, SK
Sports Award nominees
▲Kim Gill-lee
▲Kim Do-young
▲Kim Yeon-koung
▲Kim Yuna
▲Son Heung-min
▲An Se-young
▲Yoon In-na
▲Lee Kang-in
▲Lee Jung-hoo
▲Heo Woong
Culture/Education Award nominees
▲KBS2 — '2 Chapters, 1 Verse'
▲MBC — 'I Live Alone'
▲TV Chosun — 'Classic Song Workshop'
▲TV Chosun — 'Miss Trot 4'
▲MBN — 'Burning Rose Team'
▲KBS2 — 'Immortal Songs'
▲MBC Standard FM — 'Son Tae-jin's Trot Radio'
▲MBN — 'Earth Expedition Life'
▲TV Chosun — 'Trot All-Star Show on Wednesday Night'
▲MBC ON — 'Trot Champion'
Broadcast Award nominees
▲Kang Ho-dong
▲Kian84
▲Son Tae-jin
▲Yoo Jae-suk
▲Lee Seung-gi
▲Lee Chan-won
▲Jang Do-yeon
▲Jang Hang-joon
▲Jun Hyun-moo
▲Joo Woo-jae
Celebrity Award nominees
▲Trot Rising Star Jung Seo-joo
▲DEX101
▲PaniBottle
▲Sunja Mom
▲Aiki
▲Lee Chan-won
▲Giant Peng TV — Pengsoo
▲Jung Dong-won TV
▲Choo Sung-hoon (ChooSungHoon)
▲Car, the Garden
Businessperson Award nominees
▲Koo Kwang-mo — Chairman, LG Group
▲Kim Seung-yeon — Chairman, Hanwha Group
▲Shin Dong-bin — Chairman, Lotte Group
▲Lee Boo-jin — CEO, Hotel Shilla
▲Lee Jae-yong — Chairman, Samsung Electronics
▲Lee Jae-hyun — Chairman, CJ Group
▲Lee Hae-jin — Naver
▲Chung Yong-jin — Chairman, Shinsegae Group
▲Chung Eui-sun — Chairman, Hyundai Motor Group
▲Chey Tae-won — Chairman, SK Group
Company Award nominees
▲SK Group
▲Naver
▲Hyundai Rotem
▲Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
▲Lotte Group
▲Samsung Electronics
▲Shinsegae
▲Hanwha Ocean
▲Hyundai Motor Company
▲LG
Fanbook Award nominees
▲Kim Seon-ho
▲Kim Hye-yoon
▲Romon
▲Riberante
▲Mai Jin
▲Min Su-hyun
▲Park Ji-hyun
▲Byun Woo-seok
▲Bin Ye-seo
▲Son Tae-jin
▲Song Ga-in
▲Enock
▲Lee Se-young
▲Jang Min-ho
▲Jung Dong-won
▲Jung Seo-joo
▲Cho Yong-pil
▲Chun-gil
▲Fortena
▲Hwang Young-woong
Commercial Model Award nominees
▲Kim Hye-yoon
▲Min Su-hyun
▲Park Ji-hyun
▲Byun Woo-seok
▲Son Tae-jin
▲Song Ga-in
▲Yang Ji-eun
▲Jang Min-ho
▲Jung Seo-joo
▲Hwang Young-woong
Net Grand Prix nominees
▲Kim Seon-ho
▲Kim Hye-yoon
▲Riberante
▲Mai Jin
▲Min Su-hyun
▲Park Ji-hyun
▲Park Chang-geun
▲Byun Woo-seok
▲Bin Ye-seo
▲Son Tae-jin
▲Enock
▲Lee Se-young
▲Jang Min-ho
▲Jung Dong-won
▲Jung Seo-joo
▲Jung So-min
▲Cho Yong-pil
▲Chun-gil
▲Fortena
▲Hwang Young-woong
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