ATEEZ Takes Two Awards in Busan
ATEEZ (에이티즈) won the Icon of the Year grand prize at the 2026 The Fact Music Awards on September 19. The group also received an Artist of the Year award at the same ceremony. Icon of the Year was presented as one of the night’s grand-prize categories, and ATEEZ accepted the trophy on stage in Busan.
The ceremony took place at Busan Asiad Main Stadium. The red carpet started at 16:00 KST, and the main show began at 18:00 KST. The 2026 TMA lineup included 17 artists in total.
Why the ‘MAMACITA’ Stage Mattered
ATEEZ used the Busan ceremony to perform “MAMACITA” for the first time. The song is a B-side track and had not appeared on any music show before this stage. The group prepared the performance specifically for the 2026 TMA.
“MAMACITA” comes from ATEEZ’s 14th mini album, GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5. The EP was released on June 26, 2026.
GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 Track List
GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 is a five-track EP. The tracklist includes:
- BAD
- MAMACITA
- TOXIN
- Fallin’
- Body
The Billboard Momentum Behind the Award
GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The EP earned 228,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. This marked ATEEZ’s third No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and its ninth top-10 entry on the chart.
Album sales made up most of that first-week total. Of the 228,000 units, 223,000 came directly from album purchases in the United States. That means most of the first-week units came from purchases rather than streaming.
Viewing Information for Overseas Fans
The 2026 TMA ceremony started at 18:00 KST on September 19. For fans in Jakarta, Bangkok, and Hanoi, that time was 16:00 local. For fans in Manila, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore, the show started at 17:00 local.
Japan’s Nico Nico livestream service carried the ceremony and kept an archive available for replay. The archive can be viewed through September 30 at 23:59 JST.
What International Fans Should Watch Next
ATEEZ has not announced any new tour dates in Latin America along with this award. Fans in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Colombia can follow the group’s music through streaming for now. GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 is available on Spotify, and the official “BAD” video is posted on ATEEZ’s channel.
ATEEZ debuted on October 24, 2018, with the mini album TREASURE EP.1 : All To Zero. The group’s official Korean spelling is 에이티즈.
Editor’s Take
Most of the first-week units for GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5, 223,000 of 228,000, came from album purchases, so the Billboard 200 No. 1 sits beside an award year built on buying rather than streaming. Performing a B-side such as “MAMACITA” for its first stage, instead of the title track, is a notable choice for a ceremony performance, though the sources do not say why it was chosen. Artist of the Year was also won by other acts, so Icon of the Year is the headline result for ATEEZ.
Sources
- Soompi · 2026-09-19
- The Fact Music Awards · date unknown
- The Fact · 2026-09-19
- Sports Kyunghyang · 2026-09-16
- Spotify · date unknown
- PR Times · date unknown
- Melon · date unknown
- Billboard Japan · 2026-07-06
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