2025 MAMA AWARDS Demonstrates Music’s Power to Heal and Unite in Moving Two Nights’ Performances

2025 MAMA AWARDS concluded its 26th edition with a thoughtfully reimagined world's No.1 K-POP Awards and demonstrated the unifying power of music. The two-night awards ceremony, held November 28-29 at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Stadium, captivated fans on-site and online around the world.

The world’s No.1 K-POP Awards opened with a moment of silence honoring those affected in the wake of the recent fire tragedy, followed by opening remarks from CHAPTER 1 host PARK BO GUM and CHAPTER 2 host KIM HYE SOO, who acknowledged the healing role music plays.

Throughout both nights, a diverse mix of artists honored the moment with subdued yet powerful performances designed to offer comfort. All presenters and performers wore black memorial ribbons in solidarity. 

This year’s winners honored the best in K-pop, with G-DRAGON claiming “VISA ARTIST OF THE YEAR”, Stray Kids’ KARMA winning  “VISA ALBUM OF THE YEAR” and ROSÉ, Bruno Mars’ APT. winning “VISA SONG OF THE YEAR” with its impactful presence. For “MUSIC VISIONARY OF THE YEAR”, Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters received, recognizing innovative storytelling that expands K-pop's global reach. Other winners included veteran K-pop group SUPER JUNIOR receiving “INSPIRING ACHIEVEMENT” and global rookies CORTIS and Hearts2Hearts being crowned as “BEST NEW ARTIST”. 

The full list of winners includes:

2025 MAMA AWARDS CHAPTER 1 WINNERS

- FANS' CHOICE MALE TOP 10:

  BAEKHYUN

  SEVENTEEN

  Jin

  ENHYPEN

  G-DRAGON

  j-hope

  NCT DREAM

  RIIZE

  Stray Kids

  ZEROBASEONE

- FANS' CHOICE FEMALE TOP 10:

  IRENE

  IU

  ILLIT

  aespa

  BABYMONSTER

  Hearts2Hearts

  i-dle

  ITZY

  LE SSERAFIM

  TWICE

- FAVORITE GLOBAL PERFORMER: IVE

- TELASA FAVORITE GLOBAL ARTIST: ENHYPEN

- FAVORITE FEMALE GROUP: IVE

- BEST NEW ARTIST: CORTIS, Hearts2Hearts

- GLOBAL TREND SONG: IVE - REBEL HEART

- FAVORITE MALE GROUP: BOYNEXTDOOR

- INSPIRING ACHIEVEMENT: SUPER JUNIOR

- VISA SONG OF THE YEAR: ROSÉ, Bruno Mars - APT.

- VISA FANS' CHOICE OF THE YEAR: ENHYPEN

2025 MAMA AWARDS CHAPTER 2 WINNERS

- BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE MALE SOLO: G-DRAGON - TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)

- BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE FEMALE SOLO: JENNIE - like JENNIE

- FAVORITE RISING ARTIST: izna

- BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: aespa - Whiplash

- VISA SUPER STAGE ARTIST: TOMORROW X TOGETHER

- BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE SOLO: ROSÉ - toxic till the end

- BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE GROUP: DAVICHI - Stitching

- BEST MALE ARTIST: G-DRAGON

- BEST FEMALE ARTIST: ROSÉ

- BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE MALE GROUP: SEVENTEEN - THUNDER

- BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE FEMALE GROUP: aespa - Whiplash

- OLIVE YOUNG K-BEAUTY ARTIST: Hearts2Hearts

- MUSIC VISIONARY OF THE YEAR: NETFLIX’S KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

- FAVORITE ASIAN ARTIST: JO1

- BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST: ALLDAY PROJECT

- WORLDWIDE KCONers’ CHOICE: ZEROBASEONE 

- BEST BAND PERFORMANCE: DAY6 - Maybe Tomorrow

- BEST RAP & HIP HOP PERFORMANCE: BIG Naughty - MUSIC (Feat. LEE CHANHYUK)

- BEST COLLABORATION: ROSÉ, Bruno Mars - APT.

- BEST OST: HUNTR/X- Golden (NETFLIX’S KPOP DEMON HUNTERS OST)

- BEST MUSIC VIDEO: JENNIE - ZEN

- BEST MALE GROUP: SEVENTEEN

- BEST FEMALE GROUP: aespa

- VISA ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Stray Kids - KARMA

- VISA ARTIST OF THE YEAR: G-DRAGON 

2025 MAMA AWARDS, presented by title sponsor Visa, also featured various cross-genre collaborations and exclusive stages that only MAMA AWARDS can deliver over two nights. The awards ceremony was livestreamed globally in 4K via Mnet Plus, with enhanced visuals and expanded viewing angles bringing the experience to fans worldwide.

2025 MAMA AWARDS is financially supported by the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.