The 2nd edition of the Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) is set to take place on November 14–15, 2025, at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea. It is a two-day event held to celebrate and honour the best in South Korean music. Let’s dive into this National Film Awards 2025 guide to know everything.
The Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) ceremony is back to celebrate and honour the best in South Korean Music for a second year this week, released between October 2024 and September 2025. It is a two-day event organized by the same Korean newspaper, Ilgan Sports, which also produces the popular Golden Disc Awards series.
Beloved Korean Actress Nam Ji Hyun (Good Partner) will return for her MC duties for the 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards with iM Bank. She will lead the show as the main host on both days.
While Red Velvet’s Irene and KISS OF LIFE’s Natty will join her as co-hosts on Friday and Saturday, respectively, at the Incheon Inspire Arena. The highly anticipated event will bring together beloved celebrities from the K-drama and K-pop worlds.
Well-known actors such as Byeon Woo-seok, Ahn Hyo-seop, and Choi Sooyoung, who have built a strong fan base, will present shining awards to deserving music stars throughout the celebration.
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Daesang (Grand Prize) winners of last year’s ceremony, which also happened to be the inaugural Korea Grand Music Awards, were:
- Grand Artist: NewJeans
- Grand Performer: Day6
- Grand Record: (G)I-DLE (now i-dle)
- Grand Song: “Supernova” by aespa
- Grand Honor’s Choice: aespa, ATEEZ and ZEROBASEONE
2nd Korea Grand Music Awards 2025 Winners
The winners of the 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards Day 1 are mentioned below.
Best Artist (Top 10): BLACKPINK’s Jennie, RIIZE, BOYNEXTDOOR, FIFTY FIFTY, ATEEZ, THE BOYZ, CRAVITY, Lee Chan Won, Xdinary Heroes, xikers
Best OST: EXO DO aka Doh Kyungsoo for “Forever” (Resident Playbook)
Best Music Video: BTS’ Jin for “Don’t Say You Love Me”
Best Hip Hop: BTS’ J-Hope for “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 (The Black Label)
Grand Prize winners at KGMA Day 1
Grand Artist (Daesang): ATEEZ
Grand Honor Choice (Daesang): AllDay Project, THE BOYZ
Grand Performer (Daesang): BOYNEXTDOOR
The Korea Grand Music Awards will continue tomorrow, November 15. Stay tuned for the Day 2 winners list.
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When & Where to Watch Korea Grand Music Awards 2025?
This year’s KGMA 2025 ceremony is scheduled to take place over two days: Friday, November 14, known as ‘Artist Day,’ and Saturday, November 15, referred to as ‘Music Day.’ The Red Carpet segment will kick off at 5:30 pm KST (2:00 pm IST) and will be followed by the Main Ceremony, which is scheduled to take place from 6:30 to 10:30 pm KST (3:00 pm to 7:00 pm IST).
The KGMA event will be streamed live through the TikTok platform, while the South Korean audience will watch a live broadcast on the TV network ENA.
However, this does not apply to viewers in Japan and China. Viewers in Japan can follow the broadcast on Hulu Japan.
2nd Korean Grand Music Awards Lineup & Presenters
Below we present a list of the 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards lineup and presenters.
KGMA Artists Lineup
| Friday, Nov 14 | Saturday, Nov 15 |
| THE BOYZ | Hearts2Hearts |
| MEOVV | BtoB |
| BOYNEXTDOOR | Stray Kids |
| xikers | IVE |
| INI | UNIS |
| ATEEZ | CLOSE YOUR EYES |
| Xdinary Heroes | KISS OF LIFE |
| CRAVITY | KickFlip |
| FIFTY FIFTY | P1Harmony |
| KiiiKiii | Jang Min Ho |
| Pre-debut team SMTR25 | AHOF |
| Red Velvet’s Irene | Idid |
| WOODZ | EXO’s Suho |
| Lee Chan Won | LUCY |
| AllDay Project (ADP) | NEXZ |
| fromis_9 | |
| WJSN’s Dayoung |
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KGMA Presenter Lineup
| Friday, Nov 14 | Saturday, Nov 15 |
| Ahn Hyo Seop | Byeon Woo Seok |
| Choo Young Woo | Choi Sooyoung |
| Bae Hyeon Sung | Ong Seong Wu |
| Kim Yo Han | Yoon Ga I |
| Moon Chae Won | Lee Se Young |
| Gong Seung Yeon | Park Se Wan |
| Kim Do Hoon | Lee Joo Yeon |
| Uhm Tae Goo | Kang Tae Oh |
| Shin Seung Ho | Kim Do Yeon |
| Kwon Yul | Joo Hyun Young |
| Yeonwoo (aka Lee Da Bin) | Kim Dan |
| Ha Young | Kim Min Seok |
| Kim Hyeong Seok | Choi Yoon Ji |
| Chae Seo An | Jung Joon Won |
| Seo Ji Hoon | Tony An |
| Lee Seol | |
| Lee Yul Eum | |
| Lee Ju Myoung | |
| Seo Eun Soo |
2025 Korea Grand Music Awards Categories
Artists will be honoured throughout the two-day event. Here’s how each day’s schedule, according to categories set to be announced, will look:
| Nov 14 (Artist Day) | Nov 15 (Music Day) |
| 2025 Grand Artist (Daesang) | 2025 Grand Record (Daesang) |
| 2025 Grand Performer (Daesang) | 2025 Grand Song (Daesang) |
| 2025 Grand Honor’s Choice (Daesang) | 2025 Grand Honor’s Choice (Daesang) |
| Best Artist | Best Music 10 |
| Best Hip Hop | Best Vocal |
| Best Adult Contemporary | Best Solo Artist – Male |
| Best OST | Best Solo Artist – Female |
| Best Band | Best Band |
| Best Music Video | Best Trot Stage |
| Best Stage | Best Dance Performance |
| Best Memory | Best Visual Artist |
| Best Trot Performance | Best Global K-pop Star |
| Best Producer | Best Selling Album |
| K-pop Overseas Artist | Best Streaming Song |
| IS Rising Star | IS Rising Star |
| IS Rookie | IS Rookie |
| iMbank Smart Supporter Award | Style Icon |
| Best Popularity (Artist Day) | K-pop Global Artist |
| Fan Favourite Artist – Male | 2025 BIGC Global Star Award |
| Fan Favourite Artist – Female | Hulu Japan Popularity Award |
| Trend of the Year | ENA K-pop Artist |
| Best Listener’s Pick | Best Popularity (Music Day) |
| Fan Favourite Artist – Male | |
| Fan Favourite Artist – Female | |
| Trend of the Year | |
| Best Listener’s Pick |
KGMA Awards 2025 Date & Venue
| Event | Korea Grand Music Awards 2025 |
| Date | 14-15 November 2025 |
| Time | NA |
| Venue | Incheon Inspire Arena, South Korea |
| Host | Nam Ji-hyun, Irene, and Natty |
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