Just in time for the annual tradition, the 2025 KBS Song Festival, also known as KBS Gayo Daechukje, will again unleash a celebratory K-pop run this weekend. Bringing back the yearly excitement as we near the end of December, the show will make way for an unlikely collaboration between broadcaster Jang Do Yeon, actor Moon Sang Min and Minju, a member of the K-pop girl group ILLIT, as the main MCs of the colourful show.
The large-scale music program held by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) will see Moon Sang Min and Minju join forces yet again, as they have doing this past year as ‘Music Bank’ partners.
Here’s everything you need to keep an eye on before the show goes live at Songdo Convensia Convention Centre in Incheon.
When and where to watch KBS Song Festival 2025
This year’s KBS Song Festival will be held on Friday, December 19. The show will be aired live on the South Korean channel KBS 2TV, with the ceremony kicking off at 7:15 pm KST (3:45 pm IST). International audiences may keep an eye on the official YouTube channels of KBS for the livestream or individuals artist performance videos.
The show is expected to have a runtime of 190 minutes.
2025 KBS Song Festival lineup
The following artists from across K-pop, band music and trot genres will take the stage as performers on Friday:
- CNBLUE
- 10CM
- Roy Kim
- Park Seo Jin
- JANNABi
- Lovelyz
- Dayoung
- NCT DREAM
- NCT’s Mark
- NCT’s Haechan
- THE BOYZ
- fromis_9
- Lee Chan Won
- P1Harmony
- STAYC
- aespa
- LE SSERAFIM
- tripleS
- KISS OF LIFE
- n.SSign
- EVNNE
- CLOSE YOUR EYES
- HITGS
- Baby DONT Cry
- AHOF
Just this week, K-media outlet Maeil Business Newspaper also reported that IVE’s Liz and LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Chaewon will be presenting a special collaboration stage at the KBS Gayo Daechukje 2025, producing a “heavenly harmony” for the audience to relish.
10CM and ILLIT’s Minju will also be joining hands to present a special duet called “Touch You, according to a mk.co.kr report.
