The clock is ticking down for one of the biggest nights in K-pop. The prestigious MAMA Awards are set to take place in Hong Kong on 28 and 29 November, and 2025’s edition promises an exhilarating lineup of performers and nominees, as well as a few things we’ve never seen before on a MAMA stage.
It’s worth noting that there has been some uncertainty about how the MAMA Awards ceremony will proceed this week, following the recent catastrophic fires in Hong Kong. While there is a possibility that the ceremony will be pre-recorded out of respect, the evening will no doubt present a chance for the industry’s top talents to come together in a tribute to the city’s resilience. As we await further details, read on for the full list of confirmed nominees and performers at the 2025 MAMA Awards.
Performers
K-pop is an industry built on stage presence, notorious for the rigorous training idols undergo to ensure that every hair flip, shimmy, and wink is perfectly choreographed. It’s no surprise, then, that one of the industry’s most prominent events would go all out on the performance front. The list of performers for the 2025 MAMA Awards is stacked with talent, blending both familiar faces like Enhypen and Meovv with exciting newcomers like boy group Alpha Drive One.
While superstar groups like Stray Kids and Aespa are sure to own the stage, our prediction for the buzziest performance at this year’s MAMA Awards goes to a blend of groups that has never before performed together. In a tribute to the year’s biggest K-pop phenomenon, the MAMA Awards are bringing together members of Babymonster, Zerobaseone, Boynextdoor, and Riize to recreate an epic showdown from the global hit K-pop Demon Hunters. Pharita, Ahyeon, and Rora from Babymonster will perform as demon-hunting girl group Huntrix, with their concept titled Gonna Be Golden—which should give you a little hint as to which viral hit they might be singing. Playing the devilishly charming Saja Boys are a blend of male idols from different groups, including Zerobaseone’s Park Gun-wook and Han Yu-jin, Boynextdoor’s Leehan, Riize’s Wonbin, and TWS’s Shinyu. The boys’ concept is titled I’ll Be Your Idol, suggesting that the Saja Boys’ eerily catchy song Your Idol will play a starring role.
See the full list of performers at the 2025 MAMA Awards below.
CHAPTER 1 RED CARPET PERFORMERS—NOVEMBER 28
Izna
Kickflip
CHAPTER 1 PERFORMERS—NOVEMBER 28
Alpha Drive One
Babymonster
Boynextdoor
Bumsup
Enhypen
Hearts2Hearts
I-dle
Ive
Meovv
Mirror
NCT Wish
Super Junior
Treasure
TWS
Yeonjun of Tomorrow X Together
CHAPTER 2 RED CARPET PERFORMERS—NOVEMBER 29
Hearts2Hearts
TWS
CHAPTER 2 PERFORMERS—NOVEMBER 29
Aespa
All Day Project
Cortis
G-Dragon
Kickflip
Idid
Izna
JO1
Kyoka
Riize
Stray Kids
Tomorrow X Together
Zerobaseone
Nominees
K-pop fans are famed for their unwavering, fervent support of their favourite idols, so we can expect that the results of the evening’s awards categories are going to be as closely anticipated as the thrilling performances, if not more so. This year’s nominees are as exciting as ever, featuring high-profile industry giants like BTS and Blackpink, as well as rookie names like the co-ed Allday Project and boy group Cortis. The most prestigious awards of the evening are the four that fall in the Grand Prize, or Daesang, category, which includes Fan’s Choice of The Year, Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Last year’s MAMA Awards saw Seventeen take home two awards in the Daesang category, with Aespa and BTS’s Jimin winning in the Song of the Year and Fan’s Choice categories, respectively.
As for who might be the lucky winners in 2025, we can only speculate—but until the big reveal, read on for the full list of nominees at the 2025 MAMA Awards.
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—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)
Huntrix—Golden (Netflix – K-Pop Demon Hunters OST)
Saja Boys—Soda Pop (Netflix – K-Pop 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)
The 2025 MAMA Awards will take place on 28 and 29 November from 6:30pm onwards. The ceremony will be aired on Mnet’s TV channel, YouTube channel, and mobile app, as well as on HBO Max.
This story first appeared on GRAZIA Singapore.
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