BLACKPINK members Rose, Lisa, Jennie and Jisoo will each receive the Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit at the '2026 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards'. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency will hold the ceremony at the National Theater of Korea in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 29th, presenting orders and commendations to 36 individuals and teams who contributed to the development of popular culture and arts. This year's honorees include 10 recipients of orders of cultural merit, 7 of presidential commendations, 8 of prime minister's commendations and 11 of minister's commendations. The Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit will be awarded posthumously to the late Shin Hae-chul, while the Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit goes to Yoo Jae-suk, who has worked in broadcasting for more than 30 years, Han Young-ae, marking her 50th debut anniversary, performance producer Park Myung-sung, voice actor Park Young-nam and jazz musician Shin Kwan-woong. The four BLACKPINK members are listed as recipients of the Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit. Presidential commendations go to music director Kang Seung-won, band Boohwal, group SUPER JUNIOR, film director Jang Hang-jun and actors Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Seung-ryong and So Ji-sub. Now in its 17th year, the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards are the most prestigious government honors in the field, created to recognize the contributions of singers, actors, comedians, voice actors, broadcast writers, musicians and others.