KiiiKiii, AKMU top Billboard's best K-pop songs and albums of 2026 lists

Rookie girl group KiiiKiii and sibling duo AKMU topped Billboard's editorial picks for the best K-pop releases of 2026 so far, with KiiiKiii's "404 (New Era)" named the year's best K-pop song and AKMU's fourth full-length album "Flowering" selected as the best K-pop album.

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