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Here are all of the performers and presenters for the 2025 MAMA Awards

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The full list of performers and presenters for the 2025 MAMA Awards have been revealed – see all the details below.

This year’s edition of the annual K-pop wards is slated over two days in Hong Kong on November 28 and 29. Previously 10 acts were announced to perform over the course of the two days.

The original slate of performers for November 28 was ALPHA DRIVE ONE, BABYMONSTER, BOYNEXTDOOR, BUMSUP, ENHYPENHearts2Hearts, IVE, MEOVV, Super Junior and TWS. The original announcement for day two’s (November 29) performers were: ALL DAY PROJECT, CORTIS, KickFlip, izna, Stray Kids, RIIZE and ZEROBASEONE.

Now, more acts have been announced to perform. Day one will now include i-dle, MIRROR, NCT WISH and TREASURE, while day two includes aespa, G-Dragon, IDID, JO1, KYOKA and Tomorrow X Together.

The presenters for this year’s awards have also been revealed: Go Youn Jung, Noh Sang Hyun, Roh Yoon Seo, Park Hyung Sik, Shin Seung Hun, Shin Ye Eun, Shin Hyun Ji, Arden Cho, Ahn Eun Jin, Ahn Hyo Seop, Lee Kwang Soo, Lee Do Hyun, Lee Soo Hyuk, Lee Jun Young, Lee Jun Hyuk, Yim Si Wan, Jang Do Yeon, Jeon Yeo Been, Cho Sae Ho, Jo Yu Ri, Cho Han Gyeol, Ju Ji Hoon, Cha Joo Young, Choi Dae Hoon and Hyeri

Additionally, the nominees for this year’s ceremony have also been revealed. See the complete list below.

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)’

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Written by: Brady Donovan

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