2025 MAMA Awards
The 2025 MAMA Awards took place on November 28 and 29 at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong. Actor and singer Park Bo-gum hosted the first day of the show, while actress Kim Hye-soo hosted the second day. Due to the Wang Fuk Court fire, several performances were either cancelled or revised to a more subdued production. It was broadcast through Mnet, TVING, and live stream through HBO Max for the first time.
Background
The ceremony is organized by CJ ENM through its music channel Mnet. The theme for the 27th edition of the show is "Hear My Roar: uh-heung," a Korean expression meaning fun or excitement.Selection process
All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.Round 1 voting for Fans' Choice Male & Female started on October 16, 19:00 KST until October 26, 23:59 KST. Round 2 voting together with Fans' Choice of the Year is to be conducted from October 30, 18:00 KST until November 10, 23:59 KST. Voting for Fans' Choice of the Year reopened during the live broadcast on November 28.
Performers
The first line-up of performers were announced on October 17. The second line-up were announced on October 20.Izna, KickFlip, Hearts2Hearts, and TWS were scheduled to perform during the red carpet but it was cancelled due to the Wang Fuk Court fire. The Hong Kong boy group Mirror also announced their withdrawal from the awards due to the fire on November 27.
Chapter 1 (November 28)
Chapter 2 (November 29)
Presenters
and Kim Hye-soo were announced as the hosts of the ceremony in late October. The line-up of presenters was announced on November 4. Michelle Yeoh was originally scheduled to appear as one of the presenters but didn't attend due to the Wang Fuk Court fire which occurred on 26 November, two days before the first day of the awards.Chapter 1 (November 28)
- Park Bo-gum – Main ceremony host
- Lee Jun-young – presented Fans' Choice Top 10
- Cho Han-gyeol and Roh Yoon-seo – presented Fans' Choice Top 10
- Lee Joon-hyuk – presented Favorite Global Performer and Fans' Choice Top 10
- Cho Sae-ho and Hyun Ji Shin – presented Telasa Favorite Global Artist and Favorite Female Group
- Ahn Eun-jin – presented Best New Artist
- Honey J and Leejung Lee – presented Fans' Choice Top 10
- Lee Joon-hyuk and Jang Do-yeon – presented Global Trend Song
- Jeon Yeo-been – presented Favorite Male Group
- Park Hyung-sik – presented Fans' Choice Top 10
- Choi Dae-hoon and Lee Jun-young – presented Fans' Choice Top 10
- Sion and Sung Han-bin – presented Inspiring Achievement
- Ju Ji-hoon – presented Song of the Year and Fans' Choice of the Year
Chapter 2 (November 29)
- Kim Hye-soo – Main ceremony host
- Yim Si-wan and Jo Yuri – presented Best Dance Performance Male Solo
- Noh Sang-hyun – presented Favorite Rising Artist
- Lee Kwang-soo and Shin Ye-eun – presented Best Choreography
- Go Youn-jung – presented Visa Super Stage Artist
- Lee Hye-ri – Introduction to CJ Group & UNESCO girls' education in developing countries campaign
- Lee Soo-hyuk – presented Best Male Artist and Best Dance Performance Female Group
- Yim Si-wan – presented Olive Young K-Beauty Artist
- Kim Hye-soo – presented Music Visionary of the Year
- Cha Joo-young – presented Favorite Asian Artist and Breakthrough Artist
- Ahn Hyo-seop and Arden Cho – presented Worldwide KCONers' Choice and Best OST
- Lee Do-hyun and Lee Hye-ri – presented Best Female Group
- Shin Seung-hun – presented Album of the Year
- Chow Yun-fat – presented Artist of the Year
Winner and nominees
Grand prize
Main awards
Popularity awards
Special Awards
Multiple awards
The following artist received two or more awards:| Count | Artist |
| 4 | - |
| 4 | Aespa |
| 4 | G-Dragon |
| 4 | Rosé |
| 3 | Enhypen |
| 3 | Hearts2Hearts |
| 3 | Ive |
| 3 | Seventeen |
| 2 | Bruno Mars |
| 2 | Jennie |
| 2 | Stray Kids |
| 2 | Zerobaseone |