Korean Music Awards 2025: Aespa and Lee Seung Yoon Dominate the Night
At the 22nd Korean Music Awards, held in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Aespa and Lee Seung Yoon emerged as the biggest winners of the night, each securing three prestigious awards.
Aespa took home Song of the Year for their chart-topping hit Supernova, alongside Best K-pop Album for their debut full-length album Armageddon and Best K-pop Song, also for Supernova. Expressing their gratitude, the group shared, "We previously won an award for Next Level, and we are incredibly honored to receive another recognition after three years. We will continue working hard this year to give back the love we've received, so please keep supporting us."
Matching Aespa's success, Lee Seung Yoon also won three major awards, including Musician of the Year, Best Rock Song for Anthems of Defiance, and Best Modern Rock Song for Waterfall.
Complete List of Winners - Korean Music Awards 2025
- Album of the Year: Danpyunsun and the Sailors – Hail to the Music
- Song of the Year: Aespa – Supernova, NewJeans – Ditto
- Musician of the Year: Lee Seung Yoon
- Rookie of the Year: Sanmanhan
- Best Rock Album: Soumbalgwang – Fire & Light
- Best Rock Song: Lee Seung Yoon – Anthems of Defiance
- Best Modern Rock Album: Danpyunsun and the Sailors – Hail to the Music
- Best Modern Rock Song: Lee Seung Yoon – Waterfall
- Best Metal & Hardcore Album: Seaweed Mustache – 2
- Best Rap & Hip-hop Album: B-FREE, Hukky Shibaseki – Free Hukky Shibaseki & the God Sun Symphony Group: Odyssey.1
- Best Rap & Hip-hop Song: G-Dragon – Power
- Best R&B & Soul Album: Sumin, Slom – Miniseries 2
- Best R&B & Soul Song: Jung In, Mild Beats – Blame
- Best Pop Album: John Park – PSST!
- Best Pop Song: BIBI – Bam Yang Gang
- Best K-pop Album: Aespa – Armageddon
- Best K-pop Song: Aespa – Supernova
- Best Electronic Album: NET GALA – GALAPAGGOT
- Best Electronic Song: Mount XLR – Oving
- Best Folk Album: Moher – Kaleidoscope
- Best Folk Song: Kang A Sol – Anyone But Me
- Best Jazz-Vocal Album: Nam Yeji – Old Songs, Tmmm
- Best Jazz-Instrumental Album: Jihye Lee Orchestra – Infinite Connections
The 2025 Korean Music Awards celebrated the diversity of Korea’s music industry, honoring artists across multiple genres. With Aespa and Lee Seung Yoon leading the wins, this year’s event marked another milestone in recognizing outstanding musical talent. Stay tuned for more updates on the latest in K-pop and global music!
0 Comments