Melon Music Awards 2025: Complete list of winners and nominees

The Melon Music Awards have officially announced their winners for this year. The Melon Music Awards ceremony took place on December 20, 2025, at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome. The event covered releases from October 31, 2024, to November 19, 2025.

The Daesang or grand prizes at the 2025 Melon Music Awards were as follows,

• Record of the Year
• Song of the Year
• Album of the Year
• Artist of the Year

G-Dragon bagged three Daesang awards at the 2025 Melon Music Awards. Übermensch was released after G-Dragon left YG Entertainment and was operated through Galaxy Corporation. BLACKPINK’s Jennie won Record of the Year.

Melon Music Awards' latest official Instagram post reads:

"Good Bye, #MMA2025 👋🏻It was filled with joy and enthusiasm from everyone. 17th #멜론뮤직어워드 🎉 Legend from the stage that I want to see again. Until the moment you want to remember🎆 MMA2025 on site photos and videos. See you again in Melon! Play The Moment, MMA2025🏆"

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Complete list of winners and nominees at the 2025 Melon Music Awards

Daesang Grand Prizes at the 2025 Melon Music Awards

Record of the Year

JENNIE (Winner)

Artist of the Year

G-Dragon (Winner)

Album of the Year

BABYMONSTER: DRIP

G-Dragon: Übermensch (Winner)

IU: Kkot Galpi 3

IVE: IVE EMPATHY

Jennie: Ruby

Lim Young Woong: IM HERO 2

PLAVE: Caligo Pt.1

RIIZE: ODYSSEY

Rosé: rosie

SEVENTEEN: HAPPY BURSTDAY

Song of the Year

10CM: To Reach You

BABYMONSTER: DRIP

BOYNEXTDOOR: IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU

G Dragon: HOME SWEET HOME featuring Taeyang and Daesung (Winner)

HUNTR X: Golden sung by EJAE Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami

IVE: REBEL HEART

Jennie: like JENNIE

Maktub: Starting With You

Rosé: toxic till the end

ZO ZAZZ: Don't you know

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Top 10 artists Bonsang at the 2025 Melon Music Awards

aespa (Winner)

BOYNEXTDOOR (Winner)

G Dragon (Winner)

IVE (Winner)

Jennie (Winner)

Lim Young Woong (Winner)

NCT WISH (Winner)

PLAVE (Winner)

RIIZE (Winner)

Rosé (Winner)

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Millions Top 10 albums

Baekhyun: Essence of Reverie

BOYNEXTDOOR: No Genre (Winner)

BSS: TELEPARTY

CxM: HYPE VIBES

DAY6: The DECADE

Doyoung: Soar

G Dragon: Übermensch (Winner)

Haechan: TASTE

ISEGYE IDOL: Stargazers

IU: Kkot Galpi 3 (Winner)

IVE: IVE EMPATHY (Winner)

Jennie: Ruby (Winner)

Jin: Happy

Lee Chan Won: bright

Lim Young Woong: IM HERO 2 (Winner)

Mark: The Firstfruit

NCT DREAM: Go Back To The Future

NCT WISH: COLOR

NMIXX: Blue Valentine

PLAVE: Caligo Pt.1 (Winner)

RIIZE: ODYSSEY (Winner)

Rosé: rosie (Winner)

SEVENTEEN: HAPPY BURSTDAY (Winner)

Sungjin: 30

TXT: The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY

ZEROBASEONE: BLUE PARADISE

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New Artist of the Year

ALLDAY PROJECT (Winner)

Hearts2Hearts (Winner)

JAESSBEE

KiiiKiii

ZO ZAZZ

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Best group female

aespa

BABYMONSTER

Hearts2Hearts

IVE (Winner)

LE SSERAFIM

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Best group male

BOYNEXTDOOR (Winner)

PLAVE

RIIZE

SEVENTEEN

TXT

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Best solo artist female

IU

Jennie

Jisoo

Rosé (Winner)

Taeyeon

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Best solo artist male

10CM

G-Dragon (Winner)

Lim Young Woong

Maktub

ZO ZAZZ

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Best OST

Changsub: True Love from Secret Relationships

Doh Kyung Soo: FOREVER from Resident Playbook

HUNTR X: Golden from KPop Demon Hunters (Winner)

PLAVE: We Don't Stop from The Fiery Priest 2

TXT: When the Day Comes from Resident Playbook

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Best pop artist

Don Toliver

Ed Sheeran (Winner)

Justin Bieber

KATSEYE

Lady Gaga

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Track zero choice

Baek Hyunjin: Mogwa

CHS: ECHO

CHUDAHYE CHAGIS: Jakdu: Standing on Blades

Effie: MORE HYPER

HANRORO: Goodbye, My Summer (Winner)

huijun woo: spacious house

Kim Oki: Lucky featuring Wonstein

Sanmanhan: Heart of a Dog

Shin In Ryu: Attack!

Wah Wah Wah and Noridogam: Uncertainty

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Special and additional awards

Best songwriter: G Dragon (Winner)

Stage of the year: aespa (Winner)

Best music style: 10CM, ALLDAY PROJECT (Winners)

Hot trend: WOODZ (Winner)

Best music video: I Do Me by KiiiKiii (Winner)

Best producer: Zico (Winner)

Berriz Global Fan’s Choice: Hearts2Hearts (Winner)

1theK Global Icon: KiiiKiii (Winner)

Best performance female: ILLIT (Winner)

Best performance male: RIIZE (Winner)

Japan favorite artist: BOYNEXTDOOR (Winner)

Global rising star: IDID (Winner)

Kakaobank Everyone's Star: NCT WISH (Winner)

Global artist: aespa (Winner)

Congratulations to all the winners of this year's Melon Music Awards.