Singer Han Young-ae, the voice of “Is Anybody There?” and “Tuning,” received the Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit at the 2026 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards, 50 years after her debut, then sang at the ceremony.
All four BLACKPINK members, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa, received the Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit at the 2026 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards for a decade of Billboard 200, UK chart and YouTube firsts.
Korea awarded the late Shin Hae-chul the Silver Crown Order of Cultural Merit at the 2026 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards. His son accepted it, two days after the 12th anniversary of his death.
