2nd KGMA Music Day LIVE Updates: The 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards Day 2 ceremony has officially kicked off at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea. The red carpet was rolled out for the main host of the evening, Good Partner actor Nam Ji Hyun, and her fellow MC KISS OF LIFE’s Natty.
Some other big-shot industry personalities from across the K-drama and K-pop boards attending the second day of the South Korean awards night were Byeon Woo Seok, Choi Sooyoung, Ong Seong Wu, Park Se Wan and Lee Se Young. They are set to step up as trophy presenters for the best the K-entertainment has to offer.
Performances by beloved music acts BtoB, Stray Kids, IVE, P1Harmony, EXO’s Suho, fromis_9, WJSN’s Dayoung, LUCY, NEXZ, KISS OF LIFE and Jang Min Ho were scheduled to light up the main stage on Saturday. Rising stars or recently debuted groups Hearts2Hearts, UNIS, CLOSE YOUR EYES, KickFlip, AHOF and IDID were also listed as golden additions to the star-studded artists lineup for the Korea Grand Music Awards Day 2 this year.
While victories from tonight’s musical affair will be listed below, you may check out yesterday’s winners here:
2025 Korea Grand Music Awards: List of Day 2 winners
Best Music 10: EXO’s Suho, fromis_9, IVE, ENHYPEN, SEVENTEEN, NCT’s Mark, aespa
IS Rising Star: IDID, KickFlip, Hearts2Hearts
IS Rookie Award: CLOSE YOUR EYES, AHOF
Best Dance Performance: AHOF
Best Streaming Song: “Whiplash” by aespa
Best Selling Album: Stray Kids for “KARMA”
Best Virtual Artist: PLAVE
Best Band: LUCY
Best Global K-pop Star: IVE
Best Trot Stage: Jang Min Ho
Best Listener’s Pick: UNIS
Fan Favourite Artist – Female: i-dle’s Yuqi
Fan Favourite Artist – Male: BTS’ Jimin
Trend of the Year – K-pop Solo: BTS’ V
Trend of the Year – Rookie: Hearts2Hearts’ Carmen
Adult Contemporary Award: Jang Min Ho
Style Icon: UNIS
Some winners were pre-announced. The list will be updated as more announcements follow.