2025 MAMA Awards: Performers, Full Nominees List, How to Vote, And How To Watch

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The 2025 MAMA Awards has officially unveiled its nominations, marking the beginning of another exciting season celebrating the best in K-Pop.

On October 16, Mnet announced the nominees for this year’s prestigious awards ceremony, which will take place at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong on November 28 and 29, 2025.

Fans around the world are gearing up to support their favorite idols through voting on Mnet Plus and X (formerly Twitter). Here’s everything you need to know about the nominees, how to vote, and where to watch the 2025 MAMA Awards.

🎤 2025 MAMA Awards Performers

The 2025 MAMA Awards has unveiled its first lineup of performers!

📅 Chapter 1 – November 28, 2025

ALPHA DRIVE ONE

BABYMONSTER

BOYNEXTDOOR

BUMSUP

ENHYPEN

Hearts2Hearts

IVE

MEOVV

SUPER JUNIOR

TWS

📅 Chapter 2 – November 29, 2025

ALL DAY PROJECT

CORTIS

KickFlip

izna

Stray Kids

RIIZE

ZEROBASEONE

Stay tuned for the next performer lineup reveal!

🧾 2025 MAMA AWARDS NOMINEES

BEST NEW ARTIST

AHOF

ALLDAY PROJECT

Baby DONT Cry

CLOSE YOUR EYES

CORTIS

Heart2Hearts

IDID

izna

KickFlip

KiiiKiii

BEST MALE ARTIST

MARK

BAEKHYUN

Jin

G-DRAGON

j-hope

BEST FEMALE ARTIST

YUQI

JENNIE

JISOO

TAEYEON

ROSÉ

BEST MALE GROUP

SEVENTEEN

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

BOYNEXTDOOR

ENHYPEN

RIIZE

Stray Kids

ZEROBASEONE

BEST FEMALE GROUP

aespa

BABYMONSTER

(G)I-DLE

IVE

LE SSERAFIM

TWICE

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE – MALE SOLO

MARK – “1999”

KEY – “HUNTER”

G-DRAGON – “TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)”

j-hope – “MONA LISA”

KAI – “Wait On Me”

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE – FEMALE SOLO

DAYOUNG – “body”

MINNIE – “HER”

JENNIE – “like JENNIE”

JISOO – “earthquake”

KARINA (aespa) – “UP”

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE – MALE GROUP

SEVENTEEN – “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 GROUP

ILLIT – “Cherish (My Love)”

aespa – “Whiplash”

BABYMONSTER – “DRIP”

BLACKPINK – “JUMP”

IVE – “REBEL HEART”

LE SSERAFIM – “HOT”

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE – SOLO

DOYOUNG – “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 – GROUP

DAVICHI – “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 COLLABORATION

MARK – “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 OST

Park Hyo Shin – “HERO” (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” (KPop Demon Hunters OST)

Saja Boys – “Soda Pop” (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)”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

(Nominees for artist categories are automatically nominated)
aespa · AHOF · ALLDAY PROJECT · Baby DONT Cry · BABYMONSTER · Baekhyun · BOYNEXTDOOR · CLOSE YOUR EYES · CORTIS · ENHYPEN · G-DRAGON · Hearts2Hearts · (G)I-DLE · IDID · IVE · izna · j-hope · Jennie · Jin · Jisoo · KickFlip · KiiiKiii · LE SSERAFIM · Mark · RIIZE · Rosé · SEVENTEEN · Stray Kids · Taeyeon · TWICE · TXT · Yuqi · ZEROBASEONE

SONG OF THE YEAR

(Nominees for all song and genre categories are automatically nominated)

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 & 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 & 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”
Rosé & Bruno Mars – “APT.”
Roy Kim – “If You Ask Me What Love Is”
Saja Boys – “Soda Pop”
SEVENTEEN – “THUNDER”
Tablo & 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!”

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

(Only albums that sold over one million copies are eligible)

aespa – Whiplash
ATEEZ – GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2
BABYMONSTER – DRIP
Baekhyun – Essence of Reverie
BOYNEXTDOOR – No Genre
ENHYPEN – DESIRE : UNLEASH
G-DRAGON – Übermensch
(G)I-DLE – We Are
IVE – IVE EMPATHY
Jin – Happy
NCT DREAM – DREAMSCAPE
NCT WISH – COLOR
PLAVE – Caligo Pt.1
RIIZE – ODYSSEY
SEVENTEEN – SPILL THE FEELS
Stray Kids – KARMA
TXT – The Star Chapter: TOGETHER
ZEROBASEONE – NEVER SAY NEVER

FANS’ CHOICE – MALE

10CM · 82MAJOR · 8TURN · AB6IX · AHOF · AMPERS&ONE · ARrC · ASTRO · ATEEZ · Baekhyun · BOYNEXTDOOR · BTOB · CLOSE YOUR EYES · CNBLUE · CORTIS · CRAVITY · D.O. · Daesung · DAY6 · Doyoung · ENHYPEN · Epik High · EVNNE · G-DRAGON · GOT7 · IDID · j-hope · Jay Park · Jin · Kai · KickFlip · Lee Mu Jin · N.Flying · NCT DREAM · NCT WISH · NEXZ · P1Harmony · PLAVE · RIIZE · SEVENTEEN · SHINee · Stray Kids · Super Junior · TIOT · TREASURE · TWS · TXT · WayV · Xdinary Heroes · ZEROBASEONE

FANS’ CHOICE – FEMALE

aespa · ALLDAY PROJECT · Apink · ARTMS · AtHeart · Baby DONT Cry · BABYMONSTER · BIBI · Billlie · BLACKPINK · BoA · BOL4 · Chungha · Chuu · Davichi · FIFTY FIFTY · fromis_9 · H1-KEY · Hearts2Hearts · Hwasa · Hyolyn · (G)I-DLE · ILLIT · Irene · ITZY · IU · IVE · izna · Jeon Somi · Joy · KARD · Kep1er · KiiiKiii · KISS OF LIFE · LE SSERAFIM · MEOVV · NiziU · NMIXX · OH MY GIRL · QWER · SAY MY NAME · Seulgi · STAYC · Taeyeon · tripleS · TWICE · UNIS · VIVIZ · Wendy · Yena

📺 2025 MAMA AWARDS TICKET & PRESALE INFORMATION

Visa Infinite Presale: October 17 at 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. HKT (via Cityline)
Visa Presale: October 17 at 6 p.m. HKT – Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. HKT ( via Cityline)
General sale: October 20, 10 a.m. HKT via Cityline, Damai, Trip.com and Qoo10.
Check official ticket pages for seat maps and local time conversions.

⚙️ 2025 MAMA AWARDS CRITERIA

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