2025 MAMA AWARDS Nominations Announced

Leading entertainment company CJ ENM announced today the nominations for 2025 MAMA AWARDS, which will take place in Hong Kong for the first time in seven years in late November. 

The winners of the 2025 MAMA AWARDS, presented by Visa as the title sponsor, will be revealed at a star-studded two-day ceremony at Kai Tak Stadium, Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong starting November 28. The world’s No.1 K-Pop awards centers on “HEUNG,” the distinctly Korean spirit of fun and excitement that has captivated global audiences, with the concept slogan of “UH-HEUNG,” echoing the roar of a tiger, an animal symbolizing Korea’s strength and spirit. 

The album/song eligibility period runs from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. The albums, songs, and artists are assessed based on a holistic evaluation of global music data and a panel of specialists. 

Fan voting for the 2025 MAMA AWARDS will begin on October 16 (KST), with the “FANS’ CHOICE” 1st VOTE running through October 26 to select finalists for the “FANS’ CHOICE MALE” and “FANS’ CHOICE FEMALE” categories. FANS’ CHOICE 2nd VOTE and “VISA FANS’ CHOICE OF THE YEAR” voting will open on October 30 (KST). Fans can vote on the global K-Pop content platform Mnet Plus and X. Every year, the MAMA AWARDS have continuously reflected global K-pop trends and fan voices. 

The complete nomination list for “VISA ARTIST OF THE YEAR,” “VISA SONG OF THE YEAR,” “VISA ALBUM OF THE YEAR,” “MUSIC VISIONARY OF THE YEAR,” and “FANS’ CHOICE MALE/ FANS’ CHOICE FEMALE“ is available on Mnet Plus. See the nominations list for this year’s categories below (in alphabetical order):

BEST NEW ARTIST

AHOF

ALLDAY PROJECT

Baby DONT Cry

CLOSE YOUR EYES

CORTIS

Heart2Hearts

IDID

izna

KickFlip

KiiiKiii

BEST MALE ARTIST

MARK

BAEKHYUN

Jin

G-DRAGON

j-hope

BEST FEMALE ARTIST

YUQI

JENNIE

JISOO

TAEYEON

ROSÉ

BEST MALE GROUP

SEVENTEEN

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

BOYNEXTDOOR

ENHYPEN

RIIZE

Stray Kids

ZEROBASEONE

BEST FEMALE GROUP

aespa

BABYMONSTER

i-dle

IVE

LE SSERAFIM

TWICE

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE MALE SOLO

MARK – 1999

KEY – HUNTER

G-DRAGON – TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)

j-hope – MONA LISA

KAI – Wait On Me

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE FEMALE SOLO

DAYOUNG – body

MINNIE – HER

JENNIE – like JENNIE

JISOO – earthquake

KARINA (aespa) – UP

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE MALE GROUP

SEVENTEEN – THUNDER

BOYNEXTDOOR – IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU

NCT DREAM – When I’m With You

NCT WISH – poppop 

PLAVE – Dash

RIIZE – Fly Up

TWS – Countdown!

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE FEMALE GROUP

ILLIT – Cherish (My Love)

aespa – Whiplash

BABYMONSTER – DRIP

BLACKPINK – JUMP

IVE – REBEL HEART

LE SSERAFIM – HOT

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE SOLO

DOYOUNG – Memory

Roy Kim –  If You Ask Me What Love Is

LEE MU JIN – Coming Of Age Story

TAEYEON – Letter To Myself

ROSÉ – toxic till the end

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE GROUP

DAVICHI – Stitching

HIGHLIGHT – Endless Ending

MEOVV – DROP TOP

TREASURE – YELLOW

ZEROBASEONE – Doctor! Doctor!

BEST BAND PERFORMANCE 

N.Flying – Everlasting

CNBLUE – A Sleepless Night

DAY6 – Maybe Tomorrow

QWER- Dear

Xdinary Heroes – Beautiful Life

BEST RAP & HIP HOP PERFORMANCE 

HAON – Skrr (Feat. GISELLE of aespa)

Dynamicduo & GUMMY – Take Care

BIG Naughty – MUSIC (Feat. LEE CHANHYUK)

pH-1 – Life Is A Movie (Feat. Jung Zi So)

TABLO & RM – Stop The Rain (TABLO X RM)

BEST COLLABORATION

MARK – Fraktsiya (Feat. Lee Young Ji)

JENNIE & Doechii – ExtraL (Feat. Doechii)

G-DRAGON – TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)

ROSÉ, Bruno Mars – APT.

V & Park Hyo Shin – Winter Ahead (With Park Hyo Shin)

BEST OST

Park Hyo Shin – HERO (From the Film “Firefighters”) (Firefighters OST)

TOMORROW X TOGETHER – When the Day Comes (Resident Playbook OST)

BOYNEXTDOOR – Never Loved This Way Before (Odd Girl Out OST)

HUNTR/X – Golden (Netflix – KPop Demon Hunters OST)

Saja Boys – Soda Pop (Netflix – KPop Demon Hunters OST)

BEST MUSIC VIDEO 

LEE CHANHYUK – Vivid LaLa Love

JENNIE – ZEN

aespa – Dirty Work

ALLDAY PROJECT – FAMOUS

BLACKPINK – JUMP

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY 

JENNIE – like JENNIE

aespa – Whiplash

ALLDAY PROJECT – WICKED

CORTIS – GO!

G-DRAGON – TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)

Ticket Information

Tickets for 2025 MAMA AWARDS will be available as follows:

Visa Infinite Presale: October 17 from 10 AM to 2 PM (HKT)

Visa Presale: October 17 at 6PM (HKT) to October 18 at 2PM (HKT) via Cityline.

General Sale: October 20 at 10AM (HKT) via Cityline, Damai, Trip.com, and Qoo10.