Organizers of 2026 ROUND joined by Filipino pop acts HORI7ON and KAIA, and Ben&Ben at the press conference for the festival at a mall in Quezon City, January 28, 2026. Screenshot from ROUND Festival on YouTube
MANILA — OPM hitmakers will be part of the 2026 edition of ROUND, a music festival uniting artists from South Korea and the ASEAN region, organizers said Wednesday.
The Philippines serves as the host of ROUND 2026, which will be held at the Araneta Coliseum on April 18 and 19.
The lineup of Filipino performers was unveiled at a press conference in a Quezon City mall, which was also live-streamed on YouTube.
Among the performers are Baguio-rooted band Cup of Joe, the most-listened-to local artist on Spotify last 2025, National Commission for Culture and the Arts chairman Eric Zerrudo said.
Also part of the lineup are Ben&Ben and TJ Monterde, both among the top local acts on Spotify in the Philippines, Zerrudo said.
The three acts will join HORI7ON, the all-Filipino boy band that debuted in South Korea in 2023, which had been announced earlier.
Meanwhile, the Korean lineup features 10cm, who will also host the event, and the duo MeloMance — both known for their K-drama soundtracks.
Based on posts on the festival's social media pages, the following are the artists from the other participating countries:
Chillies - Vietnam
Regina Song - Singapore
Tilly Birds - Thailand
Pamungkas - Indonesia
JoJo Miracle - Laos
Mimi Fly - Malaysia
Velocity - Myanmar
G-Devith - Cambodia
Syafiq Abdilah - Brunei
ROUND aims to "promote exchanges between Korea and ASEAN countries by utilizing popular music," according to the festival's website.
Filipino acts who have previously performed at ROUND include Ben&Ben, SB19, Zack Tabudlo, KAIA and 1st One.