34th Seoul Music Awards 2025: Nominees, Date, Venue, and Presenter

With the aim of honoring the stellar performers and achievers in the music industry of South Korea, the yearly prestigious event is taking place in Korea. And the 34th Seoul Music Awards 2025 organised by Sports Seoul and Y Global Music will take place at Inspire Arena. Traditionally, this event would be scheduled in January or February but for this year it is rescheduled to the month of June as a symbol of a new beginning in the history of this award show ever since 1990.

34th Seoul Music Awards 2025 – Other Details:

• Date of the Event – 21 June 2025
• Venue – Inspire Arena, Incheon, South Korea
• Time – TBA
• Streaming Details – U+Idol Live [Live Stream], Yippi [Live Streaming]
• Presenters – Byeon Woo Seok, Ong Seong Wu, Nam Gyu Ri, Park Ju Hyun, Jung Eun Chae and Jang Gyuri.

34th Seoul Music Awards 2025 – List of Nominees & Categories:

1.Main Prize

• RIIZE
• Kang Daniel
• Young Tak
• G-Dragon (BIGBANG)
• TWS
• TXT
• Stray Kids
• Lee Chan-won
• BTS
• ATEEZ
• IU
• ZEROBASEONE
• SEVENTEEN
• NCT DREAM
• D.O. (EXO)
• Jimin (BTS)
• Baekhyun (EXO)
• Jeong Dong-won
• NCT WISH
• Jin (BTS)
• RM (BTS)
• ENHYPEN
• DOYOUNG (NCT 127)
• NCT 127
• Jennie (BLACKPINK)
• PLAVE
• Wendy (Red Velvet)
• Rose (BLACKPINK)
• aespa
• BOY NEXT DOOR
• Jungkook (BTS)
• LE SSERAFIM
• UNIS
• (G)I-DLE
• GOT7
• Nayeon (TWICE)
• NewJeans
• THE BOYZ
• DAY6
• MEOVV
• Minnie ((G)I-DLE)
• Park Ji-hyeon
• BABYMONSTER
• BSS
• BIBI
• BTOB
• xikers
• IVE
• ILLIT
• NMIXX
• Yuqi ((G)I-DLE)
• ONE PACT
• Lee Mu-jin
• Lee Young-ji
• izna
• Lee Chang-sub (BTOB)
• ECLIPSE
• Lim Young-woong
• ITZY
• JxW
• Jisoo (BLACKPINK)
• ZICO (Block B)
• Kep1er
• QWER
• Crush
• KISS OF LIFE
• Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation)
• TREASURE
• tripleS
• TWICE
• P1 Harmony
• FIFTY FIFTY
• Hwang Ga-ram

2.Korean Wave Award

• Jungkook (BTS)
• G-Dragon (BIGBANG)
• TXT
• Jimin (BTS)
• IU
• UNIS
• DOYOUNG (NCT 127)
• RIIZE
• Lee Chan-won
• Baekhyun (EXO)
• BTS
• BOY NEXT DOOR
• ATEEZ
• BABYMONSTER
• NCT WISH
• D.O. (EXO)
• NCT DREAM
• (G)I-DLE
• RM (BTS)
• GOT 7
• Kang Daniel
• Nayeon (TWICE)
• NewJeans
• THE BOYZ
• DAY6
• Rose (BLACKPINK)
• LE SSERAFIM
• MEOVV
• Minnie ((G)I-DLE)
• Park Ji-hyeon
• BSS
• BIBI
• BTOB
• SEVENTEEN
• Stray Kids
• xikers
• IVE
• ILLIT
• aespa
• NMIXX
• NCT 127
• ENHYPEN
• Young Tak
• Yuqi ((G)I-DLE)
• ONE PACT
• Wendy (Red Velvet)
• Lee Mu-jin
• Lee Young-ji
• izna
• Lee Chang-sub (BTOB)
• ECLIPSE
• Lim Young-woong
• ITZY
• Jeong Dong-won
• JxW
• Jennie (BLACKPINK)
• ZEROBASEONE
• Jisoo (BLACKPINK)
• Zico (Block B)
• Jin (BTS)
• Kep1er
• QWER
• Crush
• KISS OF LIFE
• Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation)
• TWS
• TREASURE
• tripleS
• TWICE
• PLAVE
• P1 Harmony
• FIFTY FIFTY
• Hwang Ga-ram

3.ROOKIE AWARD

• Hearts2Hearts
• NouerA
• MADEIN
• MEOVV
• ODD YOUTH
• NEWBEAT
• izna
• KickFlip
• 3PIECE
• KiiiKiii
• DIGNITY
• LOVEON
• BlingOne
• SAY MY NAME
• ARrC

4.BALLAD AWARD

• number one girl – Rose (BLACKPINK)
• Handlebars (ft. Dua Lipa) – Jennie (BLACKPINK)
• Love wins all – IU
• Candy – SEVENTEEN
• From – PLAVE
• Igloo – KISS OF LIFE
• I Think I Did – Yoo Hwe-seung (N.Flying)
• Remember Me – Hwagok-dong green frog
• I’m Firefly – Hwang Ga-ram
• If You Ask Me What Love Is – Roy Kim
• Hold Me Back – Heize
• Love You With All My Heart – Crush
• Bam Yang Gang – BIBI
• Spring Snow – 10cm
• Old Song – SBS Hanbam
• Warmth – Lim Young-woong
• Heavenly fate – Lee Chung-sub
• Coming of Age Story – Lee Mu-jin

5.TROT AWARD

• Lee Chan-wan
• Young Tak
• Hong Jin-young
• Jang Min-ho
• Jeong Dong-won
• Choi Soo-ho
• Park Ji-hyeon
• Kim Young-bin
• Kang Moon-kyung
• Kang Jin
• Kang Hyeyeon
• Kim Da-hyun
• Kim So-yeon
• Kim Soo-chan
• Kim Yang
• Kim Yonja
• Kim Yong-im
• Kim Junsu
• Kim Tae-yeon
• Kim Hee-jae
• Na Yeong
• Na Tae-joo
• Nam Seung-min
• Nam Jin
• MARIA
• MaIjin
• Miss Kim
• Min Soo-hyun (BTF4)
• Park Min-su (BTF4)
• Park Seo-jin
• Park Hye-shin
• Bae A-hyun
• Son Bin-ah
• Son Tae-jin
• Song Ga-in
• Shin Seong
• Shin Seung-tae
• Shin Yu
• Ahn Sung-hoon
• Yang Jieun
• Enoch
• Oh Yu-jin
• YOYOMI
• Eun Ga-eun
• Lim Young-woong
• Jeon Yu-jin
• Jung Mi-ae
• Jung Seo-joo
• Jung Min-jo
• Jinsung
• Jin UK
• Jin Hae-sung
• J.Lee
• Choi Jae-myung
• HYUKJIN
• Chun-gil
• Taejin-ah
• Hongja
• Hong Ji-yun

6.R&B, Hip Hop Award

• RM (BTS)
• G-Dragon (BIGBANG)
• j-hope (BTS)
• BOBBY (iKON)
• Daniel Jikal
• Jay Park
• BIBI
• B.I
• BE’O
• I.M (MONSTA X)
• HOONY (WINNER)
• Lee Young-ji
• Lee Hi
• ZICO (Block B)
• Heize

7.O.S.T Award

• An Unknown Life – Young Tak
• BACK PACKER – Seok Matthew, Park Gun-wook
• Can’t Stop – TXT
• Close to You – Jin (BTS)
• A Day – Jongho (ATEEZ)
• The First Moment – Winter (aespa)
• My Destiny – Seungmin (Stray Kids)
• Love You With All My Heart – Crush
• Sudden Shower – ECLIPSE
• Star – N.Flying
• A-YO – LUCY
• Dreaming – Ahn Yu-jin (IVE)
• Playing Pretend – Sam Kim
• Say My Name – Yoo Yeon-seok
• Stand By Me – Elaine
• Our Timeless Moments – Lee-hi
• One Day – Sohyang
• She Woke Me Up – Kang Seung-yoon (WINNER)
• Whenever, Wherever – Roy Kim
• I’ll Take You In My Arms – Son Tae-jin
• I Think I Did – N.Flying
• Like A Dream – Minnie ((G)I-DLE)
• Always With You – Paul Kim
• Tomorrow – MeloMance
• In Love With You – Ha Sung-woon
• Maru is a Puppy – Haewon (NMIXX)
• We Don’t Stop – PLAVE
• LIKE THAT TIME WHEN I SENT YO WITH SMILE – LeeJean
• Like the Wind Didn’t Blow – Mr.Choi (Yanbian)
• The Rose of Versailles – FT Island
• Spring days pass – Jo Yu-ri
• Spring Snow – 10cm
• Ask Out – Jung Seunghwan
• In Our Lives – Lee Mu-jin
• So Sick – Annyeong
• Eternity – DK (DECEMBER)
• All Our Days – Kim Feel
• Our Days – Baek-A
• Such a Day Female Ver – Oh Naye
• ETERNITY reprise – Hee Sang-byun
• Heavenly fate – Lee Chang-sub

8.K-POP WORLD CHOICE- GROUP

• RIIZE
• BTS
• BABYMONSTER
• TXT
• UNIS
• ZEROBASEONE
• Kep1er
• BOY NEXT DOOR
• TWS
• SEVENTEEN
• NCT WISH
• ATEEZ
• tripleS
• Stray Kids
• IVE
• ENHYPEN
• ONE PACT
• (G)I-DLE
• GOT7
• NewJeans
• THE BOYZ
• DAY6
• LE SSERAFIM
• MEOVV
• BSS
• BTOB
• xikers
• ILLIT
• aespa
• NMIXX
• NCT 127
• NCT DREAM
• izna
• ECLIPSE
• ITZY
• JxW
• QWER
• KISS OF LIFE
• TREASURE
• TWICE
• PLAVE
• P1 Harmony
• FIFTY FIFTY

9.K-POP WORLD CHOICE- Solo

• Lee Chan-won
• Young Tak
• Jungkook (BTS)
• Jimin (BTS)
• G-Dragon (BIGBANG)
• IU
• Doyoung (NCT 127)
• Kang Daniel
• Baekhyun (EXO)
• RM (BTS)
• Jennie (BLACKPINK)
• Jin (BTS)
• Wendy (Red Velvet)
• D.O. (EXO)
• Rose (BLACKPINK)
• Nayeon (TWICE)
• Minnie (G)I-DLE)
• Park Ji-hyeon
• BIBI
• Yuqi (G)I-DLE)
• Lee Mu-jin
• Lee Young-ji
• Lee Chang-sub (BTOB)
• Lim Young-woong
• Jeong Dong-won
• Jisoo (BLACKPINK)
• ZICO (Block B)
• Crush
• Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation)
• Hwang Garam