The 33rd Hanteo Music Awards took place on Sunday, February 15, at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. It celebrated the biggest K-pop releases and achievements from the 2025 calendar year.
Founded in 1993 as a real-time album sales chart, Hanteo Chart has long been considered a trusted source for tracking physical sales worldwide. The awards show held its first in-person ceremony in 2023 to mark its 30th anniversary. Winners are selected through a combination of Hanteo’s global sales scores, fan voting, and judges’ evaluations.
The 2026 ceremony was hosted by trot singer Lee Chanwon and Girls’ Generation member Tiffany Young.
The red carpet featured a wide range of artists, including tripleS, ARTMS, LUCY, NOWZ, 8TURN, Billlie, Hwang Garam, Forestella, Hearts2Hearts, xikers, WEi, PENTAGON, Lee Youngji, among others.
Stray Kids emerged as the night’s biggest winner by bagging six awards, including a Daesang. Daesang winners included Stray Kids, ATEEZ, G-Dragon, and ENHYPEN. Hanteo Top 10 artists included aespa, NCT WISH, PLAVE, SEVENTEEN, and more.
Rookie of the Year award went to the promising young groups, CORTIS and Heart2Heart. The Post Generation Award recognized artists shaping the next wave of K-pop, which went to Isegye Idol and WEi.
Special Genre Awards honored artists across ballad, band, independent, R&B/hip-hop, trot, virtual, and OST categories. The OST category featured songs connected to popular dramas and films. It included contributions from D.O., Doyoung, Lim Young Woong, Paul Kim, Rosé, TXT, and Young Tak, as well as tracks tied to global projects like the Netflix film “KPop Demon Hunters.”
2025 Hanteo Music Awards Winners
The Hanteo Music Awards 2025 winners include
Best Album (Daesang)
- Karma (Stray Kids)
Best Song (Daesang)
- Home Sweet Home (G-Dragon ft. Taeyang and Daesung)
Best Artist (Daesang)
- ATEEZ
Best Performance (Daesang)
- ENHYPEN
Rookie of the Year
- CORTIS
- Heart2Heart
Artist of the Year (Hanteo Top 10)
- ATEEZ
- ENHYPEN
- Lee Chan Won
- PLAVE
- NCT WISH
- G-Dragon
- aespa
- Stray Kids
- SEVENTEEN
- BOYNEXTDOOR
Emerging Artist
- EVNNE
- ARTMS
Best OST
- Heavenly Ever After (Lim Young Woong)
World Stage
- ATEEZ
WhosFandom Award
- Lim Young Woong
Best of Ballad
- Lee Chang Sub
Special Award (Hip-Hop)
- Lee Young Ji
Special Award (Ballad)
- Lee Mujin
Special Award (Band)
- Lucy
Special Award (Independent)
- Lee Seungyoon
Special Award (Trot)
- Lee Chan Won
Special Award (Virtual)
- PLAVE
Special Award (Remake)
- Hwang Garam
Post Generation
- Isegyi Idol
- WEi
Next Wave
- Billlie
- tripleS
- xikers
Blooming Star Awards
- NOWZ
- 8TURN
- Idntt
Special Crossover
- Forestella
Special Collaboration
- Wing
Best Adult Contemporary
- Kim Hee Jae
- Park Ji Hyeon
- Son Tae Jin
10th Anniversary Influential Artist
- PENTAGON
20th Anniversary Wannabe Icon Artist
- Kyuhyun
30th Anniversary Legend of Age
- Yoon Jong Shin
Popularity Awards
Global Popular Artist
- BTS
Best Popular Artist
- Lim Young Woong
Best Continent Artist in Oceania
- TXT
Best Continent Artist in Asia
- TXT
Best Continent Artist in Africa
- Stray Kids
Best Continent Artist in South America
- Stray Kids
Best Continent Artist in North America
- Stray Kids
Best Continent Artist in Europe
- Stray Kids
Congratulations to all HMA 2025 winners!