2026 in Asian music

See also: Timeline of musical events

Events

• 10 January – Izna and AllDay Project are among the performers at the 40th Golden Disc Awards in Taiwan. ^[1] G-Dragon wins Digital Daesang and Stray Kids win Album Daesang.

Albums

• Enhypen – The Sin: Vanish (EP; 16 January) ^[2]
• Joji – Piss in the Wind (6 February) ^[3]
• MiSaMo – Play (4 February) ^[4]

Musical films

• Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Japan), with music by Conisch ^[5]
• The RajaSaab (India - Telugu), with music by Thaman S. ^[6]

Deaths

• 11 January – Prashant Tamang, 34, Indian singer and film actor ^[7]
• 15 January – Raju Bandara, 65, Sri Lankan singer (kidney failure) ^[8]
• 25 January – Abhijit Majumdar, 54, Indian composer and music director (liver disease) ^[9]
• 2 February – Yuan Wei-jen, 57, Taiwanese singer-songwriter (brain haemorrhage) ^[10]
• 4 February – Tōsha Meishō, 84, Japanese hayashi musician ^[11]
• 15 February – Kazue Sawai, 85, Japanese koto player ^[12]
• 17 February – Shinya, 56, Japanese rock drummer (cancer) ^[13]

See also

• 2026 in music

References

1. Lee, Da-gyeom (November 26, 2025). "아이브·엔하이픈·제로베이스원, '제40회 골든디스크' 1차 라인업 공개" [Ive, ENHYPEN, and ZEROBASEONE unveil the first lineup of the '40th Golden Disc'] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on November 27, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025– via Naver.
2. Dutta, Debashree (December 17, 2025). "Enhypen to Return with Dark New EP 'The Sin: Vanish'". Rolling Stone India . Retrieved January 15, 2026.
3. Putri, Widyaningsih Utami (November 19, 2025). "Menghilang 3 Tahun, Musisi Joji Siap Comeback dengan Album Terbarunya" [After a 3-Year Absence, Musician Joji is Ready to Make a Comeback with His New Album]. Kabar Priangan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2026-01-05.
4. Kim, Ji-ye (November 22, 2025). "Twice's subunit MiSaMo to release full-length Japanese album Play". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
5. 山下清悟監督作、Netflixアニメ「超かぐや姫！」配信記念上映会に20人を招待. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
6. "Prabhas' next The Raja Saab to have iconic remake song in its music album? Composer S Thaman spills beans". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
7. Menon, Balaram (2026-01-11). "Indian Idol star Prashant Tamang found dead at home". Gulf News. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
8. "Veteran singer Raju Bandara passes away". dailymirror.lk. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
9. "Popular Odia singer Abhijit Majumdar dies at 54". The Tribune. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
10. 莊, 婷伃 (2 February 2026). "袁惟仁57歲病逝！瞞老婆陸元琪外遇13年　重摔變植物人小三也落跑". Nownews (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
11. "藤舎名生さん死去 長唄鳴物の人間国宝".(in Japanese)
12. "箏曲家の沢井一恵さん死去、85歳　世界的に活躍". Asahi. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
13. "LUNA SEAの真矢、逝去". Barks (in Japanese). 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-02-22.