2025 MAMA Awards Nominees: BLACKPINK, BTS, SEVENTEEN & More Shine

This year’s MAMA Awards is poised to be a remarkable event! With excitement at an all-time peak, the nominations for all categories have been released. BLACKPINK’s Jennie stands out with the highest number of nominations, closely followed by Rosé, SEVENTEEN, and aespa. Meanwhile, the BTS members have received solo nominations, as the group is currently on a military hiatus.

Another interesting addition is from the KPop Demon Hunters series, featuring groups HUNTRIX and Saja Boys, who have received nominations—highlighting a shift in focus from individual artists to group projects. Check out the complete list of nominations below.

Major Nominations

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

Performance Categories

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

Vocal and Other Categories

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

Highlights Amid the Nominees

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

• 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

Fan Engagement

Fans’ Choice Male

• 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

• 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