Over the weekend, the best and brightest of the K-pop industry gathered at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul for the annual Melon Music Awards (MMA) 2025 awards ceremony. In attendance were K-pop legends like G-Dragon and BLACKPINK singer Jennie, who not only swept the four major awards categories but dominated our social media feeds with jaw-dropping stages.
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New faces Hearts2Hearts, KiiiKiii and BOYNEXTDOOR also got their moment to shine, taking home Best New Artist, Best Music Video and Best Male Group respectively, backing up their wins that same night through their performances. Meanwhile, fan favourites like IVE, aespa and virtual boyband PLAVE continued to achieve recognition for their 2025 releases.
See the full list of MMA 2025 winners below:
Daesang (Grand Prizes)
Song of the Year: G-Dragon - “Home Sweet Home” featuring Taeyang, Daesung
Artist of the Year: G-Dragon
Record of the Year: Jennie
Album of the Year: G-Dragon - Übermensch
Top 10 Artist Award
Rosé
BOYNEXTDOOR
RIIZE
Jennie
G-Dragon
PLAVE
aespa
Lim Young-woong
IVE
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Millions Top 10 Album Award
Jennie - Ruby
Rosé - Rosie
PLAVE - Caligo Pt. 1
IVE - IVE Empathy
G-Dragon - Übermensch
IU - A Flower Bookmark 3
Lim Young-woong - Im Hero 2
RIIZE - Odyssey
BOYNEXTDOOR - No Genre
SEVENTEEN - Happy Burstday
Best New Artist
ALLDAY PROJECT
Hearts2Hearts
Best Solo Artist
Male: G-Dragon
Female: Rosé
Best Group
Male: BOYNEXTDOOR
Female: IVE
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Best OST
HUNTR/X - “Golden” (Kpop Demon Hunters Original Soundtrack)
Best Pop Artist
Ed Sheeran
Stage of the Year
aespa
Best Music Video
KiiiKiii - “I DO ME”
Best Songwriter
G-Dragon
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Best Performance
Male: RIIZE
Female: ILLIT
Best Music Style
ALLDAY PROJECT
10CM
Best Producer
Zico
Global Artist
aespa
Global Rising Artist
IDID
1theK Global Icon
KiiiKiii
Hot Trend
WOODZ
Berriz Global Fans’ Choice
Hearts2Hearts
TrackZero Choice
HANRORO – "Goodbye, My Summer"
J-Pop Favorite Artist
Kenshi Yonezu
Japan Favorite Artist by U-NEXT
BOYNEXTDOOR
KakaoBank Everyone’s Star
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