Korean Music Awards 2025 Full Winners List: aespa, G-Dragon, BIBI and more among big takers

The Twenty 2d annual Korean Song Awards (KMA) infamous the proper in South Korean song on February 27 at 8 p.m. KST. Known for its emphasis on ingenious fulfillment in preference to business success, the KMAs proceed to be one in all the most revered song awards within the nation. Now not like many mainstream South Korean song award shows, which in total prioritize album gross sales, digital streams, and fan votes, the Korean Song Awards specializes in musical quality, innovation, and ingenious contribution.

This 365 days’s occasion known outstanding artists all the blueprint by a wide sequence of genres, from Okay-pop and hip-hop to jazz and folk. A lot of artists stood out at some stage within the night time, with aespa and Lee Seung Yoon rising as the night time’s supreme winners.

Okay-pop powerhouse aespa took home three main awards after receiving five nominations. Their hit single Supernova used to be awarded Song of the Year, whereas their album Armageddon received Excellent Okay-pop Album and Excellent Okay-pop Song.

Within the period in-between, Lee Seung Yoon furthermore claimed three awards, including the prestigious Artist of the Year. One other highlight of the night time used to be Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble, an indie band that bought frequent recognition this 365 days. Their album Hail to the Song received the extremely coveted Album of the Year award.

Elephantine List of Winners

• Song of the Year: aespa’s Supernova
• Album of the Year: Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble’s Hail to the Song
• Artist of the Year: Lee Seung Yoon
• Rookie of the Year: Sanmanhan
• Excellent Okay-Pop Album: aespa’s Armageddon
• Excellent Okay-Pop Song: aespa’s Supernova
• Excellent Pop Album: John Park’s PSST!
• Excellent Pop Song: BIBI’s Bam Yang Gang
• Excellent Rock Album: Soumbalgwang’s Fire & Mild
• Excellent Rock Song: Lee Seung Yoon’s Anthems of Defiance
• Excellent Contemporary Rock Album: Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble’s Hail to the Song
• Excellent Contemporary Rock Song: Lee Seung Yoon’s Waterfall
• Excellent R&B and Soul Album: SUMIN, Slom’s MINISERIES 2
• Excellent R&B and Soul Song: Jung In, Gentle Beats’s Blame
• Excellent Rap and Hip Hop Album: B-Free, Hukky Shibaseki’s Free Hukky Shibaseki & the God Sun Symphony Community: Odyssey.1
• Excellent Rap and Hip Hop Song: G-Dragon (BIGBANG)’s POWER

• Excellent Electronic Album: NET GALA’s GALAPAGGOT
• Excellent Electronic Song: Mount XLR’s Oving
• Excellent Folks Album: Moher’s Kaleidoscope
• Excellent Folks Song: Kang Asol’s Any individual But Me
• Excellent Steel & Hardcore Album: Seaweed Mustache’s 2
• Excellent Jazz Vocal Album: Jihye Lee Orchestra’s Countless Connections
• Excellent Jazz Song Album: Nam Yeji’s Passe Songs, Tmmm
• Excellent World Up-to-the-minute Album: BANDO’s Form of the Land
• Honorary Award: Lee Ho Jun
• Committee’s Special Award: LIVE CLUB DAY