The 2025 MAMA Awards are shaping up to be one of the grandest K-pop celebrations of the year! With anticipation at an all-time high, the nominations for every category have officially been announced— and BLACKPINK’s Jennie has emerged as the frontrunner with the most nominations this year. Close behind her are fellow bandmate Rosé, SEVENTEEN, aespa, and other powerhouse names in the industry.
While the BTS members each secured solo nominations, the group itself was not included in the group categories due to their ongoing military service hiatus. Another unexpected surprise came from the KPop Demon Hunters universe, as fictional in-universe groups HUNTRIX and Saja Boys landed nominations in major categories instead of the voice actors or singers behind them— an unprecedented move that has fans buzzing online.
Below is the complete list of nominees for the 2025 MAMA Awards:
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, (G)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
…and the list goes on with nominations for Vocal Performance, Band Performance, Hip-Hop/Rap, Collaboration, OST, and Music Video categories featuring some of the most celebrated acts in the scene.
Jennie’s dominance across multiple categories— including Best Female Artist, Best Dance Performance (Female Solo), Best Collaboration, and Song of the Year— has cemented her as one of the top contenders for Artist of the Year. Meanwhile, aespa, SEVENTEEN, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER continue to prove their consistent impact in group and performance categories.
With such a competitive lineup, the 2025 MAMA Awards promise to be a spectacular showdown celebrating K-pop’s evolution, artistry, and global power.