34th Seoul Music Awards
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| 34th Seoul Music Awards | |
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| Date | June 21, 2025 |
| Venue | Inspire Arena |
| Country | South Korea |
| Hosted by | Kang Seung-yoon Miyeon Soobin |
| Most wins | Young Tak (4) |
| Website | seoulmusicawards.com |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | BIGC |
The 34th Seoul Music Awards (Korean: 34th 서울가요대상; RR: 34th Seoul Gayo Daesang) is an award ceremony held on June 21, 2025, in Inspire Arena, South Korea.[1] Organized by Y Global Music and Sports Seoul.[2] The show is hosted by Kang Seung-yoon, Miyeon, and Soobin.[3]
Only songs and albums released from January 2024 to March 2025 were eligible to be nominated.[4]
| Category | Online voting | Panelist | Music sales (Album/ Digital sales) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Prize (Bonsang) | 30% | 40% | 30% |
| Rookie Award | |||
| Genre Awards | |||
| Popularity Awards | 100% | N/a | |
| Special Awards | N/a | 100% | N/a |
Performers
The first list of performers was announced on May 16.[5] The second list of performers was announced on May 21.[6] The third list of performers was announced on May 26.[7]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) performed |
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| Doyoung | "Little Light" "Flying Duck" "Memory" |
| Say My Name | "ShaLaLa" |
| VVUP | "4 Life" "Giddy Boy" |
| QWER | "Dear" "T.B.H" |
| Fifty Fifty | "SOS" "Pookie" |
| KiiiKiii | "I Do Me" |
| Hwang Karam | "If the World Turns Against You" "I'm Firefly" |
| Wave to Earth | "Annie." |
| Hearts2Hearts | "The Chase" |
| KickFlip | "Mama Said" "Freeze" |
| Chanelle Moon Hana |
"Y (Please Tell Me Why)" |
| Hitomi Honda Kanny Dohee |
"My Lips... Warm Like Coffee" |
| Allen Wonjin Taeyoung |
"Officially Missing You" |
| Cravity | "Love or Die" "Now or Never" |
| Illit | "Magnetic" "Do the Dance" |
| NCT Wish | "Wish" "Steady" |
| P1Harmony | "Duh!" "Sad Song" |
| Seo Eun-kwang Donghyeon Minnie |
"Reflection of You in Your Smile" (Seo only) "Sad Fate" (Donghyeon only) "Violet Fragrance" (Minnie only) "To Lady" (with Byun Jin-sub) |
| Young Tak | "Unpredictable Life" "SuperSuper" |
| Zerobaseone | "Devil Game" "Blue" |
| BtoB | "Love Today" "Missing You" |
| Tomorrow X Together | "Deja Vu" "Danger" "Love Language" |
| I-dle | "Good Thing" "Fate" |
Presenters
The first list of presenters was announced on May 6.[8] The second list of presenters was announced on May 30.[9]
- Jang Gyu-ri and Ong Seong-wu – presented Rising Star Award, Discovery of the Year, and Rookie of the Year
- Kang You-seok and Shin Si-ah – presented Main Prize (Bonsang)
- Chang Ryul and Park Ju-hyun – presented Best Performance Award, Band Award, Ballad Award, R&B/ Hip-hop Award, OST Award, and Trot Award
- Soobin – presented Popularity Award and K-Wave Special Award
- Kim Sung-cheol and Nam Gyu-ri – presented Best Group, Best Solo Award, and K-pop Special Award
- Kang Seung-yoon – presented K-pop World Choice – Group and K-pop World Choice – Solo
- Jung Eun-chae – presented World Best Artist, Best Album Award, and Best Song Award
- Byeon Woo-seok – presented Grand Prize (Daesang)
Winners and nominees
Winners and nominees were listed in alphabetical order. Winners were listed first and emphasized in bold.[10]
The list of nominees was announced on March 24, 2025, through the official website. Voting opened on March 24, 2025, and closed on May 10, 2025.[11][12]
Main awards
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | |
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| Main Prize (Bonsang) |
Rookie of the Year |
List of nominated artists |
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| Best Song Award | Best Album Award |
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| Ballad Award | R&B/ Hip-hop Award |
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| OST Award | Trot Award |
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| Rising Star Award[13] | |
Popularity awards
Special awards
| Best Group Award | Best Performance Award |
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| Best Solo Award | Band Award |
| K-pop Special Award | Discovery of the Year |
| World Best Artist | |