2025 Melon Music Awards
2025 South Korean music award ceremony
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The 2025 Melon Music Awards (Korean: 2025 멜론 뮤직어워드), part of the Melon Music Awards series, was held on December 20, 2025, at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea.[1] It was organized by Melon, and Kakao Entertainment and broadcast through Melon and Wavve in South Korea, 1theK for international audience, U-Next in Japan and MagentaTV in selected European territories.[2]
| 2025 Melon Music Awards | |
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Coming soon poster | |
| Date | December 20, 2025 |
| Venue | Gocheok Sky Dome |
| Country | South Korea |
| Most wins | G-Dragon (7) |
| Most nominations | G-Dragon (8) |
| Website | melon.com/mma/info.htm |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | |
G-Dragon is the biggest winner of the night, winning seven awards, with three Daesangs for Song of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year, while Record of the Year went to Jennie.[3]
Criteria
All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from October 31, 2024, to November 19, 2025.[4]
| Category | Digital sales | Online voting | Panelist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prize[A] | 60% | 20% | 20% |
| Record of the Year | N/A | 100% | |
| Main Awards[B] | 60% | 20% | 20% |
| Millions Top 10 | 80% | 20% | N/A |
| Special Awards[C] | N/A | 100% | |
| Kakao Bank's Favorite Star Award | N/A | 80% | 20% |
| Berriz Global Fan's Choice | |||
| Track Zero Choice | 20% | 20% | 60% |
| Japan Favorite Artist by U-Next | N/A | 50% | 50% |
Performers
The list of performers was announced throughout November, with the final line-up revealed on November 20.[5]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) performed | Segment |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Drive One | "Hola Solar" (MMA version) "Formula" |
K-pop Formula: Cleared for Takeoff |
| KiiiKiii | "To Me from Me" (MMA version) "I Do Me" (MMA version) "Dancing Alone" (MMA version) |
나의 모든 순간 들에게 |
| Hanroro | "0+0" "Landing in Love" |
Me: Self Love |
| Woodz | "Drowning" "00:30" |
You: Release |
| 10cm | "CDEFG" (acoustic version) "To Reach You" (with Joo Woo-jae) |
Us: Unrequited Love |
| Idid | "Chan-Ran" (MMA version) "Push Back" (MMA version) |
The Adventures of Idid |
| Jay Park H1ghr Music Lngshot |
"DNA" (remix; Jay Park solo) "Blue Check" (Jay Park solo) "The Purge" (H1ghr Music) "Back Seat" (LNGSHOT) "Saucin'" (LNGSHOT) "Keep It Sexy (Mommae 2)" (with Dayoung; Jay Park) |
History |
| AllDay Project | "One More Time" "Look At Me" "Famous" |
All Day, Level Up |
| Hearts2Hearts | "The Chase" (MMA version) "Focus" (MMA version) |
Into the Secret Garden |
| Illit | "Do the Dance" "Not Cute Anymore" |
Now Trending: Illit |
| NCT Wish | "Poppop" "Videohood" "Color" |
Midnight: Wish |
| Riize | "Fame" "Bag Bad Back" "Fly Up" |
The World in My Hands |
| BoyNextDoor | "Hollywood Action" (MMA version) "If I Say, I Love You" |
Next BoyNextDoor: Finding Our Next Home |
| Zico | "Tough Cookie" "No You Can't" "Duet" (with Lilas) |
Count It! |
| Ive | "XOXZ" "Attitude" "Rebel Heart" |
Dominance Mode |
| Plave | "Dash" "BBUU!" |
Our Journey with PLLI: Complete |
| Exo | "Wolf" "Monster" "The Eve" "Love Shot" "Growl" "Back It Up" |
Embark on the Beyond |
| Aespa | "Drift" "Rich Man" "Dirty Work" |
No Limits |
| Jennie | "Seoul City" "Zen" "Like Jennie" |
Nirvana to Self |
| G-Dragon | "Drama" (with Song So-hee; dance performance by Choi Ho-jong) "Power" "Home Sweet Home"[a] "Too Bad" (Big Naughty and Dress remix; dance performance by RHTokyo) "Too Bad" (Alan Walker remix) "Crooked" |
G-Dragon as an Aphorism |
Presenters
The line-up of presenters was announced on December 18.[6]
- Ahn Jae-hyun – presented Top 10 Artists
- Bae Hyun-sung and Jung Ji-so – presented New Artist of the Year and Best Male Solo
- Mimiminu – presented Top 10 Artists
- Jeong Hyeok and Kani – presented Berriz Global Fan's Choice and Best Producer
- Son Na-eun – presented Top 10 Artists
- Shin Eun-soo – presented Top 10 Artists
- Moon Sang-min – presented Best Male Group and Best Female Group
- Cha Jun-hwan – presented Millions Top 10
- Kim Jae-won and Shin Do-hyun – presented Best Music Video and Track Zero Choice
- Kim Ye-won and Shin Seung-ho – presented Hot Trend and Best Music Style
- Joo Woo-jae and Kwaktube – presented Stage of the Year and Best Songwriter
- Kim Min-ha – presented Millions Top 10
- Kim Ji-yeon and Kim Min-kyu – presented New Artist of the Year and 1theK Global Icon
- Orbit and Wing – presented Best Performance – Female and Best Performance – Male
- Han Ji-eun and Ryu Kyung-soo – presented Japan Favorite Artist by U-Next
- Heo Nam-jun and Ok Ja-yeon – presented Global Rising Artist and Best Music Style
- Noh Sang-hyun – presented Millions Top 10
- Kim Do-wan and Ryu Hye-young – presented Kakao Bank Everyone's Star and Global Artist
- Park Eun-bin – presented Record of the Year (Daesang) and Album of the Year (Daesang)
- Yoon Jong-shin – presented Artist of the Year (Daesang) and Song of the Year (Daesang)
Winners and nominees
The list of nominees for the Top 10 Award was announced on November 20, 2025, through the official website. Voting took place from November 20 to December 4, 2025.[7] The remaining categories, excluding Record of the Year and Hot Trend Award, will be announced on December 5. Voting began that same day and will end on December 19.[8]
The Top 10 Artists winners were announced on December 5, while the remaining categories will be revealed during the ceremony on December 20.[9] Winners and nominees are listed in alphanumerical order, with winners listed first and emphasised in bold.[3]
Grand Prize
| Album of the Year (Daesang) |
Artist of the Year (Daesang) |
|---|---|
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| Song of the Year (Daesang) |
Record of the Year (Daesang) |
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Main awards
Popularity awards
| Track Zero Choice | Berriz Global Fan's Choice[10] |
|---|---|
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| Japan Favorite Artist by U-Next[11] | |
| Kakao Bank Everyone's Star | |
Special awards
| 1theK Global Icon | Best Music Style |
|---|---|
| Best Music Video | Best Performance – Female |
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| Best Performance – Male | Best Producer |
| Best Songwriter | Hot Trend |
| Global Artist | Global Rising Artist |
| J-Pop Favorite Artist | Stage of the Year |
Multiple awards
The following artist(s) received two or more awards:
| Count | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 7 | G-Dragon |
| 4 | BoyNextDoor |
| 3 | Aespa |
| Ive | |
| Jennie | |
| Riize | |
| Rosé | |
| 2 | AllDay Project |
| Hearts2Hearts | |
| KiiiKiii | |
| Lim Young-woong | |
| NCT Wish | |
| Plave |
Notes
- Consists of Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Song of the Year
- Consists of Top 10 Artists, Rookie of the Year, Best Pop Artist, Best Male Solo, Best Female Solo, Best Male Group, Best Female Group, and Best OST
- Consists of Stage of the Year, Hot Trend, Best Performance – Female, Best Performance – Male, Best Music Video, Songwriter Award, J-Pop Favorite Artist, Global Artist, Global Rising Artist, Best Music Style, and 1theK Global Icon