MAMA Awards 2025 Day 1’Day 2 FULL Winners List: APT’G-Dragon’Stray Kids’ENHYPEN Grab Daesangs; aespa’IVE’ HUNTRIX Rule
The 2025 MAMA Awards main ceremony took place over two days at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium on November 28 and 29. APT by Rosé and Bruno Mars, along with G-Dragon, Stray Kids, and ENHYPEN, grabbed the Daesangs.
The 2025 MAMA Awards were held over a span of two days, November 28-29 at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium. After intense speculation about its postponement and cancellation following the deadly Hong Kong fire, the organisers went ahead with the schedule and held a memorable ceremony that raised a toast to the biggest names in the K-pop and Korean music industry.
The MAMA’s Day 1 included the two biggest Daesang (grand prize awards) winners. Song of the Year, which was won by the smash hit APT by Rosé and Bruno Mars. ENHYPEN picked two trophies: Favorite Global Artist and Fans’ Choice Top 10. Day 2 honoured the final two Daesangs. Stray Kids’ chart-topping record KARMA won Album of the Year, while G-Dragon was named Artist of the Year.
2025 MAMA Awards FULL Winners List – Day 1 and Day 2
DAY 1
Fans’ Choice of the Year: ENHYPEN
Song of the Year: Rosé and Bruno Mars for APT
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
Inspiring Achievement: Super Junior
Global Trend Song: IVE for REBEL HEART
Best New Artist: CORTIS, Hearts2Hearts
Favourite Male Group: BOYNEXTDOOR
Favourite Female Group: IVE
TELASA Favorite Global Artist: ENHYPEN
Favourite Global Performer: IVE
DAY 2
Best Dance Performance – Male Solo: Too Bad by G-Dragon (Ft. Anderson .Paak)
Favorite Rising Artist: izna
Best Choreography: Whiplash by aespa
Visa Super Stage Artist: TXT
Best Male Artist of the Year: G-Dragon
Best Dance Performance – Female: Whiplash by aespa
Olive Young K-Beauty Artist: Hearts2Hearts
Music Visionary of the Year: K-Pop Demon Hunters
Favorite Asian Artist: JO1
Breakthrough Artist: ALLDAY PROJECT
Worldwide KCONers’ Choice: ZEROBASEONE
Best OST: Golden by HUNTRIX
Best Female Group: aespa
Best Male Group: SEVENTEEN
Best Female Artist: BLACKPINK’s Rosé
Best Dance Performance – Female Solo: Like JENNIE by Jennie
Best Dance Performance – Male Group: Thunder by SEVENTEEN
Best Vocal Performance Solo: Toxic till the end by Rosé
Best Vocal Performance Group: Stitching by Davichi
Best Band Performance: Maybe Tomorrow by DAY6
Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance: MUSIC by BIG Naughty ft. Lee Chan Hyuk
Best Music Video: Zen by Jennie
Best Collaboration: APT by Rosé and Bruno Mars
Album of the Year: KARMA by Stray Kids
Artist of the Year: G-Dragon
Performances at the 2025 MAMA Awards
The artists who delivered sizzling performances were IVE, ENHYPEN, BOYNEXTDOOR, Yeonjun, Treasure, I-dle, Super Junior, BABYMONSTER, Alpha Drive One, Meovv, TWS, Hearts2Hearts, NCT Wish, and Bumsup. A segment around Netflix hit KPop Demon Hunters included HUNTR/X. Though a performance by Saja Boys got cancelled.
While Day 1 was hosted by actor-singer Park Bo-Gum, Actress Kim Hye-Su hosted Day 2.