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The 2025 MAMA AWARDS will showcase 17 K-POP artists in Hong Kong, promising a grand celebration of music and performance.

The 2025 MAMA AWARDS will showcase 17 K-POP artists in Hong Kong, promising a grand celebration of music and performance.

October/17/2025 12:35

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The '2025 MAMA AWARDS' has released the lineup of performers. The 'MAMA AWARDS' annually spotlights trends and artist achievements over the year, documenting the present of K-POP and presenting the future as a 'global K-POP awards ceremony.' This year, a large-scale and luxurious stage is expected to be showcased, much to the anticipation of music fans worldwide. After 7 years, it will be held in Hong Kong, which has created many iconic moments over its 26-year history, promising new challenges and differentiated productions to create a legendary stage once again. The awards ceremony will be held at the Kai Tak Stadium, a new landmark in Hong Kong boasting a large scale and state-of-the-art facilities, over two days on November 28 and 29, featuring a total of 17 teams (in alphabetical order): ALLDAY PROJECT, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, BABYMONSTER, BOYNEXTDOOR, BUMSUP, CORTIS, ENHYPEN, Hearts2Hearts, IVE, izna, KickFlip, MEOVV, RIIZE, Stray Kids, SUPER JUNIOR, TWS, and ZEROBASEONE as the first lineup announcement. This performance will gather super rookies leading the new generation of K-POP and global top artists active on the world stage, drawing attention. On 'Chapter 1' on November 28, the super rookie ALPHA DRIVE ONE, who is racing towards 'global K-POP top,' BABYMONSTER, who topped the Oricon chart with their 2nd mini-album, BOYNEXTDOOR, who is attracting interest with their 5th mini-album release on the 20th, BUMSUP, who drew explosive reactions with their mega crew mission video and garnered global interest in Korean dance, ENHYPEN, who proved their name as 'performance strongmen' with their largest world tour, and Hearts2Hearts, who recorded the top spot for their debut album as a girl group, will perform. Additionally, IVE, who topped the US Billboard 'Emerging Artists' chart and proved the influence of K-POP girl groups, and MEOVV, who is expanding their spectrum of concepts with refined performances and stage mastery, will also take the stage. SUPER JUNIOR, celebrating their 20th anniversary this year and drawing attention as 'K-POP legends' with their world tour 'SUPER SHOW 10,' and TWS, who achieved half a million sales in one day through their 4th mini-album, will also be performing. On the following day, 'Chapter 2' on November 29, the mixed-gender group ALL DAY PROJECT, who debuted with overwhelming presence as a 'monster rookie,' CORTIS, who achieved 100 million cumulative streams on Spotify in the shortest time since their album release just one month ago, and the well-rounded girl group izna, excelling in vocals, visuals, and performances, will appear. Furthermore, KickFlip, who has shown their musical potential at major global music festivals, RIIZE, who recorded three consecutive million sellers with their 1st full album and successfully held their first world tour, and Stray Kids, who are preparing for an encore performance as the grand finale of their world tour, will also be featured. ZEROBASEONE, who achieved the first 'six consecutive million sellers' among K-POP groups and ranked two albums consecutively on the 'Billboard 200,' will also be performing, showcasing K-POP artists that the world is paying attention to. The 'MAMA AWARDS,' which has created scenes symbolizing 'K-POP of the year' with its unique stage composition, will once again serve as a 'global festival' showcasing the pinnacle of music and performance, proving the influence of artists. This year's concept slogan is 'UH-HEUNG,' focusing on the joy energy that sprouts within us during moments of freely singing and dancing, leaving a strong visual and auditory impression, raising expectations early on. - '2025 MAMA AWARDS' concept and logo teaser video released! - '2025 MAMA AWARDS' confirmed to be held in Hong Kong in November! Scale expansion also announced.

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