This year’s MAMA Awards 2025 is shaping up to be one of the biggest and most highly anticipated editions yet. The full list of nominations has officially been unveiled, and it is already stirring major buzz. BLACKPINK’s Jennie has secured the most nominations of the night. Close behind are fellow artistes like Rosé, SEVENTEEN, and aespa, all earning multiple nods.
Notably, while the BTS members have received individual nominations for their solo work, the group itself is absent from the group categories. One of the biggest surprises this year is the inclusion of the fictional K-Pop groups from KPop Demon Hunters, HUNTRIX and Saja Boys, who landed nominations in place of the actual artistes behind them.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
Best New Artist
AHOF
ALLDAY PROJECT
Baby DONT Cry
CLOSE YOUR EYES
CORTIS
Hearts2Hearts
IDID
izna
KickFlip
KiiiKiii
Best Male Artist
Baekhyun
G-Dragon
j-hope
Jin
Mark
Best Female Artist
Jennie
Jisoo
Rosé
Taeyeon
Yuqi
Best Male Group
BOYNEXTDOOR
ENHYPEN
RIIZE
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
ZEROBASEONE
Best Female Group
aespa
BABYMONSTER
i-dle
IVE
LE SSERAFIM
TWICE
Best Dance Performance Male Solo
G-Dragon: TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)
j-hope: MONA LISA
Kai: Wait On Me
Key: HUNTER
Mark: 1999
Best Dance Performance Female Solo
Dayoung: body
Jennie: like JENNIE
Jisoo: earthquake
Karina: UP
Minnie: HER
Best Dance Performance Male Group
BOYNEXTDOOR: IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU
NCT DREAM: WHEN I’M WITH YOU
NCT WISH: poppop
PLAVE: Dash
RIIZE: Fly Up
SEVENTEEN: THUNDER
TWS: Countdown
Best Dance Performance Female Group
aespa: Whiplash
BABYMONSTER: DRIP
BLACKPINK: JUMP
ILLIT: Cherish (My Love)
IVE: REBEL HEART
LE SSERAFIM: HOT
Best Vocal Performance Solo
Doyoung – Memory
Lee Mu Jin – Coming of Age Story
Rosé – toxic till the end
Roy Kim – If You Ask Me What Love Is
Taeyeon – Letter To Myself
Best Vocal Performance Group
Davichi – Stitching
HIGHLIGHT – Endless Ending
MEOVV – DROP TOP
TREASURE – YELLOW
ZEROBASEONE – Doctor! Doctor!
Best Band Performance
CNBLUE – A Sleepless Night
DAY6 – Maybe Tomorrow
N.Flying – Everlasting
QWER – Dear
Xdinary Heroes – Beautiful Life
Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance
BIG Naughty – MUSIC (feat. Lee Chanhyuk)
Dynamic Duo and Gummy – Take Care
HAON – Skrr (feat. Giselle)
pH-1 – Life Is A Movie (feat. Jung Zi So)
Tablo and RM – Stop The Rain
Best Collaboration
G-Dragon – TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)
Jennie and Doechii – ExtraL
Mark – Fraktsiya (feat. Lee Young Ji)
Rosé and Bruno Mars – APT.
V – Winter Ahead (with Park Hyo Shin)
Best OST
BOYNEXTDOOR – Never Loved This Way Before (Odd Girl Out OST)
HUNTR/X – GOLDEN (KPop Demon Hunters OST)
Park Hyo Shin – HERO” (Firefighters OST)
Saja Boys – Soda Pop (KPop Demon Hunters OST)
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – When the Day Comes (Resident Playbook OST)
Best Music Video
aespa – Dirty Work
ALLDAY PROJECT – FAMOUS
BLACKPINK – JUMP
Jennie – ZEN
Lee Chanhyuk – Vivid LaLa Love
Best Choreography
aespa – Whiplash
ALLDAY PROJECT – WICKED
CORTIS – GO!
G-Dragon – TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)
Jennie – like JENNIE
Artist of the Year
aespa
AHOF
ALLDAY PROJECT
Baby DONT Cry
BABYMONSTER
Baekhyun
BOYNEXTDOOR
CLOSE YOUR EYES
CORTIS
ENHYPEN
G-Dragon
Hearts2Hearts
i-dle
IDID
IVE
izna
j-hope
Jennie
Jin
Jisoo
KickFlip
KiiiKiii
LE SSERAFIM
Mark
RIIZE
Rosé
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
Taeyeon
TWICE
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Yuqi
ZEROBASEONE
Song of the Year
aespa: Dirty Work
aespa: Whiplash
ALLDAY PROJECT: FAMOUS
ALLDAY PROJECT: WICKED
BABYMONSTER: DRIP
BIG Naughty: MUSIC (feat. Lee Chanhyuk)
BLACKPINK: JUMP
BOYNEXTDOOR: IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU
BOYNEXTDOOR: Never Loved This Way Before
CNBLUE: A Sleepless Night
CORTIS: GO!
Davichi: Stitching
DAY6: Maybe Tomorrow
Dayoung: body
Doyoung: Memory
Dynamic Duo and Gummy: Take Care
G-Dragon: TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)
HAON: Skrr (feat. Giselle)
HIGHLIGHT: Endless Ending
HUNTR/X: GOLDEN
ILLIT: Cherish (My Love)
IVE: REBEL HEART
j-hope: MONA LISA
Jennie: like JENNIE
Jennie: ZEN
Jennie and Doechii: ExtraL
Jisoo: earthquake
Kai: Wait On Me
Karina: UP
Key: HUNTER
LE SSERAFIM: HOT
Lee Chanhyuk: Vivid LaLa Love
Lee Mu Jin: Coming of Age Story
Mark: 1999
Mark: Fraktsiya (feat. Lee Young Ji)
MEOVV: DROP TOP
Minnie: HER
N.Flying: Everlasting
NCT DREAM: WHEN I’M WITH YOU
NCT WISH: poppop
Park Hyo Shin: HERO
pH-1: Life Is A Movie (feat. Jung Zi So)
PLAVE: Dash
QWER: Dear
RIIZE: Fly Up
Rosé: toxic till the end
Rosé and Bruno Mars: APT.
Roy Kim: If You Ask Me What Love Is
Saja Boys: Soda Pop
SEVENTEEN: THUNDER
Tablo and RM: Stop The Rain
Taeyeon: Letter To Myself
TREASURE: YELLOW”
TWS: Countdown
TOMORROW X TOGETHER: When the Day Comes
V: Winter Ahead (with Park Hyo Shin)
Xdinary Heroes: Beautiful Life
ZEROBASEONE: Doctor! Doctor!
Album of the Year (Criteria: Albums selling over 1 million copies)
This year’s MAMA Awards 2025 is shaping up to be one of the biggest and most highly anticipated editions yet. The full list of nominations has officially been unveiled, and it is already stirring major buzz. BLACKPINK’s Jennie has secured the most nominations of the night. Close behind are fellow artistes like Rosé, SEVENTEEN, and aespa, all earning multiple nods.
