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Despite a respectfully subdued atmosphere and toned-down 2025 MAMA Awards taking place in Hong Kong, the major Asian music ceremony began its first of two nights with globally beloved stars ROSÉ, ENHYPEN and IVE emerging as early top winners.
Hosted by actor-singer Park Bo Gum, the MAMAs’ first night included two of the show’s biggest Daesang (grand prize awards) winners announced. ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ Grammy-nominated smash “APT.” won Song of the Year, while ENHYPEN was named Fans’ Choice of the Year, following 20 male and female artists who were named finalists in the Fans’ Choice category.
Eight-member girl group Hearts2Hearts also emerged as a breakout star at the MAMAs after being named one of the two Best New Artist winners. SM Entertainment’s newest act was also named one of the Fans’ Choice Female Top 10 winners alongside their label mates Red Velvet leader Irene and aespa. As the youngest group among the winners, being voted by fans as one of the top 10 female acts indicates a strong fanbase very early in their careers.
The final night of the 2025 MAMA Awards will take place on November 29 at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium. Hosted by actress Kim Hye Su, night two will open with Kim performing alongside Felix of Stray Kids and other major Daesang awards including Album of the Year and Artist of the Year.
Beyond the spectacles of the actual MAMA Awards, several K-pop artists, labels and fanbases have all stepped up and donated millions in aid to Hong Kong following the disastrous structure fire that’s claimed dozens of lives.
2025 MAMA AWARDS Nominees & WinnersBEST NEW ARTISTWINNER: CORTISWINNER: Hearts2HeartsAHOFALLDAY PROJECTBaby DONT CryCLOSE YOUR EYESIDIDiznaKickFlipKiiiKiiiBEST MALE ARTISTMARKBAEKHYUNJinG-DRAGONj-hopeBEST FEMALE ARTISTYUQIJENNIEJISOOTAEYEONROSÉBEST MALE GROUPSEVENTEENTOMORROW X TOGETHERBOYNEXTDOORENHYPENRIIZEStray KidsZEROBASEONEBEST FEMALE GROUPaespaBABYMONSTERi-dleIVELE SSERAFIMTWICEBEST DANCE PERFORMANCE MALE SOLOMARK – “1999”KEY – “HUNTER”G-DRAGON – “TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)”j-hope – “MONA LISA”KAI – “Wait On Me”BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE FEMALE SOLODAYOUNG – “body”MINNIE – “HER”JENNIE – “like JENNIE”JISOO – “earthquake”KARINA (aespa) – “UP”BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE MALE GROUPSEVENTEEN – “THUNDER”BOYNEXTDOOR – “IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU”NCT DREAM – “When I’m With You”NCT WISH – “poppop”PLAVE – “Dash”RIIZE – “Fly Up”TWS – “Countdown!”BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE FEMALE GROUPILLIT – “Cherish (My Love)”aespa – “Whiplash”BABYMONSTER – “DRIP”BLACKPINK – “JUMP”IVE – “REBEL HEART”LE SSERAFIM – “HOT”BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE SOLODOYOUNG – “Memory”Roy Kim – “If You Ask Me What Love Is”LEE MU JIN – “Coming Of Age Story”TAEYEON – “Letter To Myself”ROSÉ – “toxic till the end”BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE GROUPDAVICHI – “Stitching”HIGHLIGHT – “Endless Ending”MEOVV – “DROP TOP”TREASURE – “YELLOW”ZEROBASEONE – “Doctor! Doctor!”BEST BAND PERFORMANCE N.Flying – “Everlasting”CNBLUE – “A Sleepless Night”DAY6 – “Maybe Tomorrow”QWER- “Dear”Xdinary Heroes – “Beautiful Life”BEST RAP & HIP HOP PERFORMANCE HAON – “Skrr (Feat. GISELLE of aespa)”Dynamicduo & GUMMY – “Take Care”BIG Naughty – “MUSIC (Feat. LEE CHANHYUK)”pH-1 – “Life Is A Movie (Feat. Jung Zi So)”TABLO & RM – “Stop The Rain (TABLO X RM)”BEST COLLABORATIONMARK – “Fraktsiya (Feat. Lee Young Ji)”JENNIE & Doechii – “ExtraL (Feat. Doechii)”G-DRAGON – “TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)”ROSÉ, Bruno Mars – “APT.”V & Park Hyo Shin – “Winter Ahead (With Park Hyo Shin)”BEST OSTPark Hyo Shin – “HERO (From the Film ‘Firefighters’)” (Firefighters OST)TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “When the Day Comes” (Resident Playbook OST)BOYNEXTDOOR – “Never Loved This Way Before” (Odd Girl Out OST)HUNTR/X – “Golden” (Netflix – KPop Demon Hunters OST)Saja Boys – “Soda Pop” (Netflix – KPop Demon Hunters OST)BEST MUSIC VIDEO LEE CHANHYUK – “Vivid LaLa Love”JENNIE – “ZEN”aespa – “Dirty Work”ALLDAY PROJECT – “FAMOUS”BLACKPINK – “JUMP”BEST CHOREOGRAPHY JENNIE – “like JENNIE”aespa – “Whiplash”ALLDAY PROJECT – “WICKED”CORTIS – “GO!”G-DRAGON – “TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)”2025 MAMA AWARDS ARTIST OF THE YEARaespaAHOFALLDAY PROJECTBaby DONT CryBABYMONSTERBaekhyunBOYNEXTDOORCLOSE YOUR EYESCORTISENHYPENG-DragonHearts2Heartsi-dleIDIDIVEiznaj-hopeJennieJinJisooKickFlipKiiiKiiiLE SSERAFIMMarkRIIZEROSÉSEVENTEENStray KidsTaeyeonTWICETXTYuqiZEROBASEONE2025 MAMA AWARDS SONG OF THE YEARWINNER: ROSÉ and Bruno Mars – “APT.”aespa – “Dirty Work”aespa – “Whiplash”ALLDAY PROJECT – “FAMOUS”ALLDAY PROJECT – “WICKED”BABYMONSTER – “DRIP”BIG Naughty – “MUSIC (feat. Lee Chanhyuk)”BLACKPINK – “JUMP”BOYNEXTDOOR – “IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU”BOYNEXTDOOR – “Never Loved This Way Before”CNBLUE – “A Sleepless Night”CORTIS – “GO!”Davichi – “Stitching”DAY6 – “Maybe Tomorrow”Dayoung – “body”Doyoung – “Memory”Dynamic Duo and Gummy – “Take Care”G-Dragon – “TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)”HAON – “Skrr (feat. Giselle)”HIGHLIGHT – “Endless Ending”HUNTR/X – “GOLDEN”ILLIT – “Cherish (My Love)”IVE – “REBEL HEART”j-hope – “MONA LISA”Jennie – “like JENNIE”Jennie – “ZEN”Jennie and Doechii – “ExtraL”Jisoo – “earthquake”Kai – “Wait On Me”Karina – “UP”Key – “HUNTER”LE SSERAFIM – “HOT”Lee Chanhyuk – “Vivid LaLa Love”Lee Mu Jin – “Coming of Age Story”Mark – “1999”Mark – “Fraktsiya (feat. Lee Young Ji)”MEOVV – “DROP TOP”Minnie – “HER”N.Flying – “Everlasting”NCT DREAM – “WHEN I’M WITH YOU”NCT WISH – “poppop”Park Hyo Shin – “HERO”pH-1 – “Life Is A Movie (feat. Jung Zi So)”PLAVE – “Dash”QWER – “Dear”RIIZE – “Fly Up”ROSÉ – “toxic till the end”Roy Kim – “If You Ask Me What Love Is”Saja Boys – “Soda Pop”SEVENTEEN – “THUNDER”Tablo and RM – “Stop The Rain”Taeyeon – “Letter To Myself”TREASURE – “YELLOW”TWS – “Countdown”TXT – “When the Day Comes”V – “Winter Ahead (with Park Hyo Shin)”Xdinary Heroes – “Beautiful Life”ZEROBASEONE – “Doctor! Doctor!”2025 MAMA AWARDS ALBUM OF THE YEARaespa – WhiplashATEEZ – GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2BABYMONSTER – DRIPBaekhyun – Essence of ReverieBOYNEXTDOOR – No GenreENHYPEN – DESIRE : UNLEASHG-Dragon – Übermenschi-dle – We areIVE – IVE EMPATHYJin – HappyNCT DREAM – DREAMSCAPENCT WISH – COLORPLAVE – Caligo Pt.1RIIZE – ODYSSEYSEVENTEEN – SPILL THE FEELSStray Kids – KARMATXT – The Star Chapter: TOGETHERZEROBASEONE – NEVER SAY NEVERFans’ Choice Male — Fans’ Choice Male Top 10WINNER: BaekhyunWINNER: SEVENTEENWINNER: JinWINNER: ENHYPENWINNER: G-DRAGONWINNER: j-hopeWINNER: NCT DREAMWINNER: RIIZEWINNER: Stray KidsWINNER: ZEROBASEONE10CM82MAJOR8TURNAB6IXAHOFAMPERS&ONEARrCASTROATEEZBOYNEXTDOORBTOBCLOSE YOUR EYESCNBLUECORTISCRAVITYD.O. (Doh Kyung Soo)DaesungDAY6DoyoungEpik HighEVNNEGOT7IDIDJay ParkKaiKickFlipLee Mu JinN.FlyingNCT WISHNEXZP1HarmonyPLAVESHINeeSuper JuniorTIOTTREASURETWSTOMORROW X TOGETHERWayVXdinary HeroesFans’ Choice Female — Fans’ Choice Female Top 10WINNER: IRENEWINNER: IUWINNER: ILLITWINNER: aespaWINNER: BABYMONSTERWINNER: Hearts2HeartsWINNER: i-dleWINNER: ITZYWINNER: LE SSERAFIMWINNER: TWICEALLDAY PROJECTApinkARTMSAtHeartBaby DONT CryBIBIBilllieBLACKPINKBoABOL4ChunghaChuuDavichiFIFTY FIFTYfromis_9H1-KEYHwasaHyolynIVEiznaJeon SomiJoyKARDKep1erKiiiKiiiKISS OF LIFEMEOVVNiziUNMIXXOH MY GIRLQWERSAY MY NAMESeulgiSTAYCTaeyeontripleSUNISVIVIZWendyYena2025 MAMA AWARDS Additional WinnersFAVORITE GLOBAL PERFORMERTELASA FAVORITE GLOBAL ARTISTFAVORITE FEMALE GROUPFAVORITE MALE GROUPGLOBAL TREND SONGWINNER: IVE – REBEL HEARTINSPIRING ACHIEVEMENTVISA FANS’ CHOICE OF THE YEAR
Stay tuned for the full list of 2025 MAMA Awards winners.