MAMA Awards 2025 Day 1: Complete winners list, performances, and more explored

This year’s much-awaited MAMA Awards finally kicked off on November 28.

On Day 1 of the award ceremony, K-pop soloists like BTS’ Jin, J-hope, BLACKPINK’s Rosé, and popular K-pop acts like ENHYPEN, BABYMONSTER, and TWICE won awards across different categories.

The rising K-pop groups like CORTIS and Hearts2hearts were also honored at the MAMA Awards.

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More about MAMA Awards Day 1 winners and performances

The nominees for ten categories received awards on the first day of the MAMA Awards. Here’s the complete list of winners for Day 1:

Fans' Choice Awards Female

• Hearts2Hearts
• BABYMONSTER
• Aespa
• i-dle
• IILIT
• IU
• Irene
• TWICE
• LE SSERAFIM
• ITZY

Fans' Choice Awards Male

• ENHYPEN
• RIIZE
• Stray Kids
• ZEROBASEONE
• BTS’ Jin
• BTS’ j-hope
• Baekhyun
• SEVENTEEN
• G-Dragon
• NCT DREAM

Visa Song of the Year (Daesang)

• APT. - BLACKPINK’s Rosé ft. Bruno Mars

Visa Fans Choice of the Year (Daesang)

• ENHYPEN

Best New Artist

• CORTIS
• Hearts2Hearts

Favourite Global Performer

• IVE

Telasa Favorite Global Artist

• ENHYPEN

Favourite Female Group

• IVE

Global Trend Song

• Rebel Heart by IVE

Favourite Male Group

• BOYNEXTDOOR

Inspiring Achievement

• Super Junior

The total of eleven K-pop groups took over the stage with their amazing performances on Day 1. Here’s the complete rundown of the performances:

• Hearts2Hearts (FOCUS) x NCT WISH (Colour).
• BABYMONSTER - We Go Up + Drip
• Flip the Coin: TWS (Intro + Overdrive) x MEOVV (HANDS UP + Intro + BURNING UP changed to TURN IT UP)
• Alpha Drive One - Intro + FORMULA
• TREASURE - 2025 FREE (RAP) ＋PARADAISE (REMIX) ＋I WANT YOUR LOVE (Band ver)
• i-dle - Intro + Good Thing
• Super Junior - Express Mode + Mr. Simple + Sorry, Sorry
• IVE - Intro + EXOZ + Rebel Heart
• ENHYPEN - Intro+ No Doubt + Bridge + Bad Desire

The MAMA Awards is a two-day ceremony, which is slated for November 28 and November 29. The event is being held in Hong Kong’s Kai Tak stadium this year. Kim Hye-soo served as the presenter at the prestigious award show.

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In related news, the red carpet for MAMA Awards has been officially cancelled following Hong Kong’s tragic fire incident earlier this week.

The Wang Fuk Court residential complex in the Tai Po district of northern Hong Kong caught fire on November 26. Reports stated that between 75 and 94 individuals died, many are still missing, and others were injured.

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