Salah satu ajang penghargaan tertinggi insan musik Korea Selatan, yakni Korean Music Awards 2025 sebentar lagi bakal digelar. Sejumlah musisi top Negeri Ginseng pun sudah masuk dalam nominasinya seperti aespa, IU, RIIZE, G-Dragon, dan masih banyak lainnya.
Pada 27 Februari 2025 mendatang akan dihelat Korean Music Awards ke-22, yang diselenggarakan oleh Korean Music Awards Selection Committee dan disponsori oleh Kementrian Budaya, Olahraga, dan Pariwisata Korea Selatan.
Dalam ajang ini nantinya akan dicari musik-musik terbaik dalam berbagai ketegori, yang telah dirilis ke masyarakat selama periode 1 Desember 2023 hingga 30 November 2024.
Nominasi Korean Music Awards 2025
Berikut Kovermagz Indonesia rangkum selurun nominasi yang ada di Korean Music Awards 2025:
Song of the Year
- aespa – Supernova
- BIBI – Bam Yang Gang
- Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble – Independent
- Rosé (BLACKPINK), Bruno Mars – APT.
- SUMIN, Slom – WHY, WHY, WHY
Album of the Year
- aespa – Armageddon
- Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble – Hail to the Music
- Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster – AAA
- Silica Gel – POWER ANDRE 99
- SUMIN, Slom – MINISERIES 2
Artist of the Year
- aespa
- Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble
- Lee Seung-yoon
- Rosé (BLACKPINK)
- Silica Gel
Rookie of the Year
- Hyelyn Joo
- ILLIT
- meeroo choi
- SamSan
- Sanmanhan
- TWS
Best K-Pop Album
- aespa – Armageddon
- (G)I-DLE – 2
- RIIZE – RIIZING
- tripleS – ASSEMBLE24
- Yves (LOONA) – I Did
Best K-Pop Song
- aespa – Supernova
- ILLIT – Magnetic
- Rosé (BLACKPINK), Bruno Mars – APT.
- tripleS – Girls Never Die
- TWS – plot twist
Best Pop Album
- John Park – PSST!
- Kim Yoon-ah (Jaurim) – Sensual Novel
- Rooftop Moonlight – 40
- Savina & Drones – Lasha
- Sunwoo Jung-a – Beyond
Best Pop Song
- BIBI – Bam Yang Gang
- IU – Love wins all
- Lee Young-ji – Small girl (feat. Doh Kyung-soo EXO)
- Rooftop Moonlight – Diving
- Sunwoo Jung-a – STAR CANDY
Best Rock Album
- Kim Soo-chul – 45th Anniversary Where Are You
- Lee Seung-yoon – YEOK SEONG
- MONO4OLY – ORDINARY CHAOS
- SEOUL BUSAN INCHEON – Wrecking Havoc
- Soumbalgwang – Fire & Light
Best Rock Song
- Bongjeingan – Know You Did
- Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble – Independent
- Kim Soo-chul – Where Are You
- Lee Seung-yoon – Anthems of Defiance
- MONO4OLY – Fake Empire
Best Modern Rock Album
- Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble – Hail to the Music
- Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster – AAA
- Leaves Black – Flight
- Meaningful Stone – Angel Interview
- Silica Gel – POWER ANDRE 99
Best Modern Rock Song
- Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble – Days Happier Than Today Will Be Few in My Remaining Life
- HANRORO – H O M E
- Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster – Young Man
- Lee Seung-yoon – Waterfall
- wave to earth – annie
Best R&B and Soul Album
- BRWN – Monsoon
- JINBO the SuperFreak, Hersh, PoPoMo – PoPoMo
- Jung In, Mild Beats – Jung In & Mild Beats
- SOLE – Time Machine
- SUMIN, Slom – MINISERIES 2
Best R&B and Soul Song
- Hyelyn Joo – Crazy
- John Park – Like A Dream
- Jung In, Mild Beats – Blame
- SOLE – Still LOVE
- SUMIN, Slom – WHY, WHY, WHY
Best Rap and Hip Hop Album
- B-Free, Hukky Shibaseki – Free Hukky Shibaseki & the God Sun Symphony Group : Odyssey.1
- EK – ESCAPE
- Garion – Garion 3
- KWAII – DISTORTED
- O’KOYE – Whether The Weather Changes Or Not
Best Rap and Hip Hop Song
- B-Free, Hukky Shibaseki – INDO
- Fleeky Bang – Fire (featuring CHANGMO)
- G-Dragon (BIGBANG) – POWER
- KWAII – PRIDE
- QM – Got yourself a gun (featuring Block B’s Zico)
Best Electronic Album
- GAZAEBAL – Texture Music: 2011 – 2020
- HWI – humanly possible
- HYPNOSIS THERAPY – RAW SURVIVAL
- NET GALA – GALAPAGGOT
- Sound Supply_Service – SCA2
Best Electronic Song
- HAEPAARY – The Night
- HWI – Your My Past Lives
- HYPNOSIS THERAPY – BLAZE
- Mount XLR – Oving
- swimrabbit – EVOLUTION (featuring HUNJIYA)
Best Folk Album
- Kang Asol – From Where No One Is, To Where Everyone Is
- Kim Sawol – Default
- Moher – Kaleidoscope
- Sanmanhan – Sanmanhan
- Xeuda – How can I tell you love
Best Folk Song
- Kang Asol – Anyone But Me
- meeroo choi – Dap
- Moher – Baksugijeong
- Sanmanhan – When It Becomes A Song
- Xeuda – How can I tell you love
Best Metal & Hardcore Album
- Fecundation – Moribund
- The Holy Mountain – The Holy Mountain
- Materials Pound – Bulb
- SAHON – Blood Shall Be Paid
- Seaweed Mustache – 2
Best Jazz & Crossover Album
- BANDO – Shape of the Land
- Dulabam – Dulabam
- Hae In-cho – Sight Beyond Sight
- Hwang Minwang – Jang:dan (with Satoshi Takeishi)
- Jihye Kim – PADO
- Jihye Lee Orchestra – Infinite Connections
- Juhwan Kim – AFTER MIDNIGHT : Still in the Moonlight
- Kim Min Hee – Confessin’
- Liberosis – Re-mind
- Nam Yeji – Old Songs, Tmmm
- Nubim – Crossroads: Live in Amsterdam
- Pudditorium – Prologue : Hope
- Sunji Lee – Eternal
- Teho – Pierrot le Fumeur
- Youn Sun Nah – Elles
- Yun Seok Cheol Trio – My summer’s not over yet
