ATEEZ and BOYNEXTDOOR won major awards at the 2025 KGMA, celebrating their achievements in music and performance.
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ATEEZ and BOYNEXTDOOR became the protagonists of the highest award at the '2nd KOREA GRAND MUSIC AWARDS' (hereafter, '2025 KGMA'). Yesterday (14th), the '2025 KGMA' was held at Incheon Inspire Arena. The first day's award ceremony was Artist Day, with Red Velvet's Irene and actress Nam Ji-hyun serving as MCs. On this day, the trophy for the highest honor of '2025 Grand Artist Award' was taken by ATEEZ. ATEEZ debuted in 2018 and gained attention for their unique music and intense performances. They achieved significant milestones, including entering the Billboard 200 chart with their 7th mini-album in 2021 and reaching number one with their 2nd full album in 2023. Upon receiving the award, ATEEZ expressed, 'This must be an honorable award. We want to thank many people who helped us get here,' and conveyed gratitude to their agency's family, diligent staff, choreography team, and songwriters. They continued, 'To ATINY (the name of their fans), who allow us to dream forever even after a long time, we love you from the bottom of our hearts. We will cherish every moment and be grateful, becoming ATEEZ that makes you happy. We are happy to have time to create happy memories together as we turn 7 years old. We will definitely make ATINY happy. Your birthday is coming soon, congratulations. We hope this will be a good birthday present. We want to continue loving you.' The '2025 Grand Performer Award' was awarded to BOYNEXTDOOR. BOYNEXTDOOR, who debuted in 2023, has built a solid fandom by accumulating narratives of 'love' and 'youth.' In particular, they achieved a mega-hit with their digital single 'IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU' released in January, entering the Billboard 200 chart at number 40 (as of November 8) and charting five consecutive albums. Holding the trophy, the members stated, 'There must be an audience for performance. The stage exists because you are here, and BOYNEXTDOOR exists because ONEDOOR (the name of their fans) is here,' and expressed gratitude to all members of their agency HYBE and KOZ Entertainment, as well as producer Zico. The '2025 Grand Owner's Choice' was awarded to THE BOYZ and ALLDAY PROJECT. THE BOYZ released their 3rd full album 'Unexpected' and 10th mini-album 'a;effect' this year, actively interacting with fans. They also held their 4th world tour starting from the KSPO Dome in Seoul in August, meeting fans worldwide. ALLDAY PROJECT debuted in June with the single 'FAMOUS.' They made a splash in the music industry with their double title tracks 'FAMOUS' and 'WICKED,' dominating various music charts. The 'KGMA Best Artist 10' included THE BOYZ, RIIZE, BOYNEXTDOOR, xikers, ATEEZ, Xdinary Heroes, Lee Chang-won, BLACKPINK's Jennie, CRAVITY, and FIFTY FIFTY. The 'Best Memory Award' went to Cho Seung-youn (WOODZ), the 'Best Adult Contemporary Award' to Lee Chang-won, and the 'Best Trot Performance Award' to Park So-jin. The 'Best Band Award' and 'Best Stage Award' were awarded to Xdinary Heroes and CRAVITY, respectively. The once-in-a-lifetime Rookie Award, IS Rising Star, was jointly awarded to KiiiKiii and ALLDAY PROJECT. On the same day, the artist with the most trophies was Lee Chang-won, who shone as a four-time winner. He swept the previously announced 'Trend of the Year' (Trot category), 'Best Adult Contemporary,' 'Best Artist 10,' and 'Most Popular Award.' The '2025 KGMA' was held over two days, on the 14th and 15th, with the second day being Music Day. '2025 KOREA GRAND MUSIC AWARDS' winner list: Grand Artist Award: ATEEZ; Grand Performer Award: BOYNEXTDOOR; Grand Owner's Choice: THE BOYZ, ALLDAY PROJECT; Best Artist 10: THE BOYZ, RIIZE, BOYNEXTDOOR, xikers, ATEEZ, Xdinary Heroes, Lee Chang-won, BLACKPINK's Jennie, CRAVITY, FIFTY FIFTY; Best Memory Award: Cho Seung-youn (WOODZ); Best Adult Contemporary Award: Lee Chang-won; Best Trot Performance Award: Park So-jin; Best Band Award: Xdinary Heroes; Best Stage Award: CRAVITY; Best Producer Award: TEDDY; Best Hip-Hop Award: BTS's J-HOPE; Best Music Video Award: BTS's Jin 'Don't Say You Love Me'; Best OST Award: EXO D.O. ('Someday, Wise Resident Life', 'Forever'); IS Rookie Award: MEOVV; IS Rising Star Award: KiiiKiii, ALLDAY PROJECT; K-POP Overseas Artist Award: INI; Most Popular Award: Lee Chang-won; iM Bank Smart Supporter Award: THE BOYZ; Trend of the Year Award: Lee Chang-won, NewJeans.
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