'2025 Melon Music Awards' full winners list featuring G-Dragon, Jennie, aespa, IVE, and more

The 'Melon Music Awards 2025' have officially commenced, with winners being announced live as the ceremony unfolds. As one of South Korea’s most prestigious annual music award ceremonies, the event honors the artists, albums, and songs that demonstrated exceptional performance and influence on the Melon platform over the past year.

Earlier this year, Melon unveiled the full list of nominees for the 2025 awards, including those competing in the highly coveted Daesang (Grand Prize) categories. G-Dragon, Jennie, Rosé, IVE, and PLAVE emerged as the most-nominated acts of the year, earning five nominations each. SEVENTEEN, IU, BABYMONSTER, and TXT also secured multiple nominations across major categories, highlighting the competitiveness of this year’s awards.

The eligibility period for the 'Melon Music Awards 2025' spans from October 31, 2024, to November 19, 2025, reflecting a full year of digital performance data accumulated on the Melon platform. Melon also disclosed the official evaluation criteria used to determine the winners. With the exception of the Millions Top 10 and Track Zero Choice categories, most awards are decided through a weighted system consisting of 60 percent digital performance (streaming and downloads), 20 percent expert judges’ evaluations, and 20 percent fan voting. The Millions Top 10 category places greater emphasis on platform performance, with 80 percent of the score based on streaming and downloads and 20 percent on fan votes.

Fan voting opened on December 5 and concluded on December 19, allowing listeners to actively participate in the final selection process. The ceremony is being held on December 20 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. Confirmed performers include G-Dragon, ILLIT, and Hearts2Hearts, with additional special stages scheduled throughout the evening.

Below is the complete and official list of winners at the 'Melon Music Awards 2025,' updated as each category is announced.

17th Melon Music Awards 2025 – Winners

Daesang / Grand Prizes

• Song of the Year: G-Dragon – "HOME SWEET HOME (feat. Taeyang, Daesung)"
• Artist of the Year: G-Dragon
• Record of the Year: Jennie
• Album of the Year: G-Dragon – 'Übermensch'

Main Awards

• New Artist of the Year: ALLDAY PROJECT, Hearts2Hearts

TOP 10

• Rosé
• Lim Young Woong
• Jennie
• aespa
• BOYNEXTDOOR
• G-Dragon
• IVE
• NCT WISH
• PLAVE
• RIIZE

Millions TOP 10

• Rosé – 'Rosie'
• SEVENTEEN – 'HAPPY BURSTDAY'
• IU – 'A flower bookmark, Pt. 3'
• Lim Young Woong – 'IM HERO 2'
• Jennie – 'Ruby'
• BOYNEXTDOOR – 'No Genre'
• G-Dragon – 'Übermensch'
• IVE – 'IVE EMPATHY'
• PLAVE – 'Caligo Pt.1'
• RIIZE – 'ODYSSEY'

Category Awards

• Best Solo – Female: Rosé
• Best Solo – Male: G-Dragon
• Best Group – Female: IVE
• Best Group – Male: BOYNEXTDOOR
• Best OST: HUNTR/X – "Golden" ('KPop Demon Hunters' OST)
• Best Pop Artist: Ed Sheeran
• Stage of the Year: aespa
• Best Music Video: KiiiKiii – "I DO ME"
• Best Songwriter: G-Dragon
• Best Performance – Female: ILLIT
• Best Performance – Male: RIIZE
• Best Music Style: ALLDAY PROJECT, 10CM
• Best Producer: Zico

Global & Special Awards

• Global Artist: aespa
• Global Rising Artist: IDID
• 1theK Global Icon: KiiiKiii
• Hot Trend: WOODZ
• Berriz Global Fans’ Choice: Hearts2Hearts
• TrackZero Choice: HANRORO – "Goodbye, My Summer"
• J-Pop Favorite Artist: Kenshi Yonezu
• Japan Favorite Artist by U-NEXT: BOYNEXTDOOR
• KakaoBank Everyone’s Star: NCT WISH