The 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) brought together the biggest names in K-pop for a two-day celebration held on November 14 and 15 at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon. This year’s event, titled “KGMA with iM Bank,” honored music released between October 2024 and September 2025.
Artist Day, hosted by Red Velvet’s Irene and actress Nam Ji Hyun, kicked things off with major wins and heartfelt speeches. The top awards of the night—the Daesangs—went to several leading acts. ATEEZ was named Grand Artist of 2025, while BOYNEXTDOOR took home Grand Performer. The Grand Honor’s Choice awards were given to THE BOYZ and rookie group ALLDAY PROJECT.
The Best Artist 10 lineup featured a wide mix of groups and solo artists. This year’s winners, listed alphabetically, included: ATEEZ, BOYNEXTDOOR, CRAVITY, FIFTY FIFTY, Jennie, Lee Chan Won, RIIZE, THE BOYZ, Xdinary Heroes, and xikers.
BTS members also made a strong showing. Jin won Best Music Video for “Don’t Say You Love Me,” while j-hope won Best Hip Hop.
Other notable wins included D.O. (Doh Kyung Soo) taking home Best OST for “Forever” from Resident Playbook, and Xdinary Heroes winning Best Band. Lee Chan Won was one of the night’s biggest winners, earning four awards, including Trend of the Year (Trot) and the Popularity Award.
The celebration continued on November 15 with Music Day, hosted by Natty of KISS OF LIFE and Nam Ji Hyun. This part of the show focused on performances, featuring artists like Stray Kids, IVE, BTOB, fromis_9, P1Harmony, and KISS OF LIFE.
Stray Kids took home five awards, including Daesang (Grand Prize,) and IVE also won the Grand Song award.
2025 Korea Grand Music Awards Winners
Here is a complete list of 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards winners from day 1 and 2.
Grand Song (Daesang)
- IVE
Grand Record (Daesang)
- Stray Kids
Grand Honor’s Choice (Daesang)
- THE BOYZ
- ALLDAY PROJECT
- Stray Kids
Grand Performer (Daesang)
- BOYNEXTDOOR
Grand Artist (Daesang)
- ATEEZ
Top 10 Best Artists
- Jennie
- RIIZE
- ATEEZ
- BOYNEXTDOOR
- FIFTY FIFTY
- xikers
- CRAVITY
- THE BOYZ
- Xdinary Heroes
- Lee Chanwon
Best Music 10
- Stray Kids
- IVE
- KISS OF LIFE
- Suho from EXO
- ENHYPEN
- P1Harmony
- Mark Lee
- fromis_9
- SEVENTEEN
- aespa
Best Selling Album
- “Karma” by Stray Kids
BIGC Global Star
- Suho from EXO
Best Band
- LUCY
- Xdinary Heroes
IS Rookie
- CLOSE YOUR EYES
- AHOF
- MEOVV
IS Rising Star
- Hearts2Hearts
- KickFlip
- IDID
- ALLDAY PROJECT
- KiiiKiii
Best Solo Artist (Male)
- Suho from EXO
Best Solo Artist (Female)
- Dayoung
Best K-pop Global Artist
- NEXZ
- INI
ENA K-pop Artist
- IVE
Global K-pop Star
- IVE
Best Virtual Artist
- PLAVE
Best Streaming Song
- “Whiplash” – aespa
Best Vocal
- BTOB
Style Icon
- UNIS
Best Adult Contemporary
- Jang Minho
Most Popular Artist
- Stray Kids
Fan Favorite (Male)
- Jimin of BTS
Fan Favorite (Female)
- Yuqi of i-dle
Best Stage
- CRAVITY
Best Trot Stage
- Jang Minho
Best Memory
- Woodz
Best OST
- “Forever” (“Resident Playbook”) by D.O. (Doh Kyungsoo)
Best Producer
- Teddy
Best Music Video
- “Don’t Say You Love Me” (Jin of BTS)
Best Hip-Hop
- j-hope of BTS
Best Listener’s Pick
- UNIS
Best Dance Performance
- AHOF
Best Trot Performance
- Park Seo Jin
Trend of the Year (Kpop Group)
- NewJeans
Trend of the Year (K-pop Solo)
- V (Kim Taehyung)
Trend of the Year (Rookie)
- Carmen from Hearts2Hearts
Trend of the Year (Trot)
- Lee Chanwon
Popularity Award
- Lee Chanwon
iM Bank Smart Supporter Award
- THE BOYZ
Congratulations to the KGMA 2025 winners!
