On November 14 KST, the 2025 KGMA (Korea Grand Music Awards) kicked off its highly anticipated first day ceremony, titled ‘ARTIST DAY’, hosted by Nam Ji Hyun and Irene.
The Daesang titles of the night were awarded to ATEEZ as the ‘Grand Artist’, to BOYNEXTDOOR as the ‘Grand Performer’, and THE BOYZ alongside with ALLDAY PROJECT as the ‘Grand Honor’s Choice’.
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The ceremony honored various artists in major categories including the Best Artist 10, which featured ATEEZ, BOYNEXTDOOR, CRAVITY, FIFTY FIFTY, Jennie, Lee Chan Won, RIIZE, THE BOYZ, Xdinary Heroes, and xikers.
WOODZ earned ‘Best Memory’, Xdinary Heroes were named ‘Best Band’, CRAVITY took home ‘Best Stage’, Teddy was awarded ‘Best Producer’, and j-hope won ‘Best Hip Hop’. Jin secured ‘Best Music Video’ for ‘Don’t Say You Love Me’, while Doh Kyung Soo won ‘Best OST’ for ‘FOREVER’ from ‘Resident Playbook’ series.
The other recognitions includes Lee Chan Won for ‘Best Popularity’ and ‘Best Adult Contemporary’, Park Seo Jin for ‘Best Trot Performance,’ MEOVV for ‘IS Rookie’ and KiiiKiii and ALLDAY PROJECT for ‘IS Rising Star’. INI took home ‘K-pop Global Artist’, and THE BOYZ received the ‘iMBANK Smart Supporter Award’. Lee Chan Won and NewJeans were also named as ‘Trend of the Year’.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Written by: Shrutha Keerthi E
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