Closing out K-pop 2025: Stray Kids 'dominATE' as girl groups go 'Golden'

From chart dominators and breakout hits to viral moments and interviews that offered rare insight, this review revisits the artists and stories that shaped K-pop in 2025. Together, they trace a year marked by shifting sounds, global ambition and a changing conversation around K-pop’s place in pop culture. Artist of the year — Stray Kids Stray Kids K-POP GROUP Stray Kids is an eight-member self-producing boy group known for intense performances, experimental sound, and powerful rap lines. Stray Kids Stray Kids K-POP GROUP Stray Kids is an eight-member self-producing boy group known for intense performances, experimental sound, and powerful rap lines. cemented their status as one of K-pop’s most dominant global acts in 2025, backed by record-breaking performances across major music charts. On Billbo