BTS’ JIN, J-HOPE WIN BIG HONOURS ON DAY 1 OF 2025 KOREA GRAND MUSIC AWARDS

Congratulations are in order for all the South Korean artists who took home some of the most prestigious honours on the first day, titled Artist Day, of the Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA). The event, held on Friday, November 14, at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon, honoured the mainstream artists from a variety of genres, including K-pop and trot, for their music released between October 2024 and September 2025. This marks the second edition of the awards ceremony, introduced in 2024.

ATEEZ, FIFTY FIFTY, Red Velvet’s Irene, BOYNEXTDOOR, ALLDAY PROJECT, MEOVV, WOODZ, KiiiKiii, INI, xikers, Xdinary Heroes, CRAVITY, and THE BOYZ were in attendance at the event, which was hosted by Nam Ji Hyun and Irene. Several Korean actors, like Ahn Hyo Seop, Bae Hyeon Sung, Uhm Tae Goo, Seo Eun Soo, Seo Ji Hun, Kim Yo Han, Cho Young Woo and Ha Young, also graced the event to present the awards to the winners.

Full List Of Winners On KGMA Day 1

The second edition of the awards ceremony saw ATEEZ, BOYNEXTDOOR, THE BOYZ, and ALLDAY PROJECT taking home the grand prizes or Daesang, for their remarkable projects in the past year. Here’s a full list of all the winners:

Best Artist (Top 10)

BLACKPINK’s Jennie, RIIZE, BOYNEXTDOOR, FIFTY FIFTY, ATEEZ, THE BOYZ, CRAVITY, Lee Chan Won, Xdinary Heroes, xikers

Best OST

EXO’s D.O. (Doh Kyungsoo), Forever (Resident Playbook)

Best Music Video

BTS’ Jin, Don’t Say You Love Me

Best Hip Hop

BTS’ J-Hope, Killin’ It Girl

Trend of the Year (K-pop group)

NewJeans

Trend of the Year (Trot)

Lee Chan Won

Overseas K-pop Artist

INI

Best Band

Xdinary Heroes

Best Trot Performance

Park Seo Jin

IS Rising Star

ALLDAY PROJECT, KiiiKiii

IS Rookie

MEOVV

iM Bank Smart Supporter

THE BOYZ

Best Memory

WOODZ

Best Adult Contemporary

Lee Chan Won

Most Popular Award

Lee Chan Won

Best Stage

CRAVITY

Best Producer

Teddy (THEBLACKELABEL)

Grand Artist (Daesang)

ATEEZ

Grand Honour Choice (Daesang)

ALLDAY PROJECT, THE BOYZ

Grand Performer (Daesang)

BOYNEXTDOOR

Date, Location, Artist Line-up For KGMA Day 2

The second day of the Korea Grand Music Awards, titled Music Day, is scheduled for today, November 15, at the same location, and will be hosted by Nam Ji Hyun and Kiss of Life’s Natty. Stray Kids, BtoB, IVE, Kiss of Life, P1Harmony and Hearts2Hearts are expected to perform at the ceremony. Actors like Byeon Woo Seok, Choi Yoon Ji, Joo Hyun Young, Jung Jun Won, Kang Tae Oh, Kim Dan, Kim Doyeon, Kim Min Seok, Lee Joo Yeon, Lee Se Young, Ong Seong Wu, Park Se Wan, Sooyoung, and Yoon Ga Yi will present the awards.

2025-11-15T03:26:46Z