2025 MAMA Awards: BLACKPINK’s Jennie, Rosé, and the BTS members dominate this year’s nominations

The 2025 MAMA Awards are officially here, and they’re loaded with K-pop royalty! Announced this October 16th, 2025, the full list of nominees proves that this event will have a strong presence of soloists (but groups will have a chance to shine, as usual). The event will be held on November 28th and 29th, 2025, at the Kai Stadium in Hong Kong.

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2025 MAMA AWARDS

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BLACKPINK’s Jennie stands tall as the most nominated artist of the year, with Rosé, aespa, SEVENTEEN, and multiple BTS members following close behind. While BTS, as a group, is on a military break, their solo projects are making a big noise! In addition, KPop Demon Hunters groups HUNTRIX and Saja Boys landed major nominations for their soundtracks.

Check out the complete list of 2025 MAMA Award 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 (Albums selling over 1 million copies)

aespa – Whiplash
ATEEZ – GOLDEN HOUR: Part.2
BABYMONSTER – DRIP
Baekhyun – Essence of Reverie
BOYNEXTDOOR – No Genre
ENHYPEN – DESIRE: UNLEASH
G-Dragon – Übermensch
i-dle – We are
IVE – IVE EMPATHY
Jin – Happy
NCT DREAM – DREAMSCAPE
NCT WISH – COLOR
PLAVE – Caligo Pt.1
RIIZE – ODYSSEY
SEVENTEEN – SPILL THE FEELS
Stray Kids – KARMA
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – The Star Chapter: TOGETHER
ZEROBASEONE – NEVER SAY NEVER

Fans’ Choice Male

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📍 1st VOTE : 2025.10.16 18:00 – 2025.10.26 23:59 (KST)

* The voting will take place on Mnet Plus and X.
* Check the artists' official hashtags on Mnet Plus

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— MAMA AWARDS (@MnetMAMA) October 16, 2025

10CM
82MAJOR
8TURN
AB6IX
AHOF
AMPERS&ONE
ARrC
ASTRO
ATEEZ
Baekhyun
BOYNEXTDOOR
BTOB
CLOSE YOUR EYES
CNBLUE
CORTIS
CRAVITY
D.O. (Doh Kyung Soo)
Daesung
DAY6
Doyoung
ENHYPEN
Epik High
EVNNE
G-Dragon
GOT7
IDID
j-hope
Jay Park
Jin
Kai
KickFlip
Lee Mu Jin
N.Flying
NCT DREAM
NCT WISH
NEXZ
P1Harmony
PLAVE
RIIZE
SEVENTEEN
SHINee
Stray Kids
Super Junior
TIOT
TREASURE
TWS
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
WayV
Xdinary Heroes
ZEROBASEONE

Fans’ Choice Female

[#2025MAMA] FANS' CHOICE FEMALE Nominees | VOTE NOW!

📍 1st VOTE : 2025.10.16 18:00 – 2025.10.26 23:59 (KST)

* The voting will take place on Mnet Plus and X.
* Check the artists' official hashtags on Mnet Plus

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📍 1차 투표 : 2025.10.16 18:00 – 2025.10.26 23:59 (KST)

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— MAMA AWARDS (@MnetMAMA) October 16, 2025

aespa
ALLDAY PROJECT
Apink
ARTMS
AtHeart
Baby DONT Cry
BABYMONSTER
BIBI
Billlie
BLACKPINK
BoA
BOL4
Chungha
Chuu
Davichi
FIFTY FIFTY
fromis_9
H1-KEY
Hearts2Hearts
Hwasa
Hyolyn
i-dle
ILLIT
Irene
ITZY
IU
IVE
izna
Jeon Somi
Joy
KARD
Kep1er
KiiiKiii
KISS OF LIFE
LE SSERAFIM
MEOVV
NiziU
NMIXX
OH MY GIRL
QWER
SAY MY NAME
Seulgi
STAYC
Taeyeon
tripleS
TWICE
UNIS
VIVIZ
Wendy
Yena