32nd Hanteo Music Awards
The 32nd Hanteo Music Awards presented by Hanteo Global is an award show held at Jangchung Arena in Seoul from February 15 to 16, 2025. It recognized the best artists and recordings, primarily based on Hanteo Chart data gathered from January 1 to December 31, 2024.
Criteria
All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from January to December 2024.| Category | Hanteo Global score | Global voting score | Judging score |
| Grand Prize | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| Categories by Artist | 40% | 30% | 30% |
| Special Genre Award | 30% | 40% | 30% |
| Global Artist Award | 50% | 50% | |
| WhosFandom Award | 100% |
Performers
The first line-up of performers were announced on January 23. The second and final line-up were announced on February 4.Presenters
The line-up of presenters was announced on February 6.Day 1 (February 15)
- Hwanhee – presented Artist of the Year and Post Generation Award
- Jeong Sunah and Johan Kim – presented Special Award – Ballad and Global Generation Icon
- Kahi and Nicole – presented Emerging Artist, Blooming Star – Male, and Blooming Star – Female
- Brian Joo and Hwanhee – presented Global Artist – Oceania, Global Artist – North America, and Great Male Artist
- Kwon In-ha – presented Great Songwriter and Global Rising Star
- Andy Lee – presented Grand Wave Musician and The Most Prime Solo Artist
- Brian Joo – presented Artist of the Year and Top Touring Artist
- Yoon Sang – presented Best Artist and Best Performance
Day 2 (February 16)
- Jang Woo-hyuk – presented Rookie of the Year – Male and Post Generation Award
- Kim Yong-jun and Soyou – presented Artist of the Year and Blooming Performance Group
- Lee Hee-jin – presented Emerging Artist and Best Trend Leader
- Muzie – presented Special Award – Band and Special Award – Trot
- Kim Ho-young and JeA – presented Great Female Artist, Hanteo-choice K-pop Male Artist, and Hanteo-choice K-pop Female Artist
- Jang Woo-hyuk and Muzie – presented The Most Prime Group and Great Vocal Group
- Hwangbo and JeA – presented Next Worldwide Artist and Artist of the Year
- Insooni – presented Best Album and Best Song
Winners and nominees
Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.Main & Special Awards
The list of main categories and genre nominees was announced on December 11, 2024, through Hanteo Music Awards social media posts. Voting opened on the WhosFan and BIGC app on December 23, 2024, and will run until January 12, 2025.Global Artist & Popularity Awards
The list of nominees for Global Artist Award was announced on December 17, 2024, and the voting began on December 23, 2024, until January 12, 2025. The list of nominees for WhosFandom Award was announced through Whosfan official Twitter account on November 28, 2024, and voting for Top 40 started through the platform from December 2 to 5, 2024. while voting for Top 16 to Final commenced on Whosfan app from December 9, 2024, to December 30, 2024. The winner for WhosFandom Award was announced on December 31, 2024.| Global Artist – Africa | Global Artist – Asia |
| Ateez | Plave |
| Global Artist – Europe | Global Artist – North America |
| Jimin | Tomorrow X Together |
| Global Artist – Oceania | Global Artist – South America |
| Yeonjun | Rosé
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| WhosFandom Award – Female | WhosFandom Award – Male |
| Oh My Girl – Miracle | Lim Young-woong – Hero Generation |
Multiple awards
The following artist received two or more awards:| Count | Artist |
| 4 | Tomorrow X Together |
| 3 | (G)I-dle |
| 3 | Riize |
| 2 | Aespa |
| 2 | Ateez |
| 2 | Kim Jae-joong |
| 2 | Lee Mu-jin |
| 2 | NCT Wish |
| 2 | Plave |
| 2 | Seventeen |
| 2 | Yena |
| 2 | Young Tak |