2025 MAMA AWARDS announces stacked first round of performers

Enhypen [https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Enhypen-2023-Credit-Pak-Bae@2000x1270.jpg]The first round of performers for the 2025 MAMA Awards has been revealed – check out the current list of performers below. * READ MORE: ENHYPEN on The Cover: Meet the K-pop boyband destined to dominate the mainstreamThis year’s edition of the annual K-pop wards is slated over two days in Hong Kong on November 28. This week, the MAMA Awards hasannounced the first round of performers set to take the stage at the upcoming awards, with more to be announced in the comingweeks.Among the major names announced to perform so far are ENHYPEN, IVE, Stray Kids, Super Junior, ZEROBASEONE, MEOVV and more. So far,10 acts have been announced for day one, while seven have been announced for day two.Day one (November 28) will see performances from ALPHA DRIVE ONE, BABYMONSTER, BOYNEXTDOOR, BUMSUP, ENHYPEN, Hearts2Hearts, IVE,MEOVV, Super Junior and TWS. Day two (November 29) will include the following acts: ALL DAY PROJECT, CORTIS, KickFlip, izna, StrayKids, RIIZE and ZEROBASEONE.Additionally, the nominees for this year’s ceremony have also been revealed. See the complete list below.BEST NEW ARTISTAHOFALLDAY PROJECTBaby DONT CryCLOSE YOUR EYESCORTISHeart2HeartsIDIDiznaKickFlipKiiiKiiiBEST MALE ARTISTMARKBAEKHYUNJinG-DRAGONj-hopeBEST FEMALE ARTISTYUQIJENNIEJISOOTAEYEONROSÉBEST MALE GROUPSEVENTEENTOMORROW X TOGETHERBOYNEXTDOORENHYPENRIIZEStray KidsZEROBASEONEBEST FEMALE GROUPaespaBABYMONSTERi-dleIVELE SSERAFIMTWICEBEST DANCE PERFORMANCE MALE SOLOMARK – ‘1999’KEY – ‘HUNTER’G-DRAGON – ‘TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)’j-hope – ‘MONA LISA’KAI – ‘Wait On Me’BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE FEMALE SOLODAYOUNG – ‘body’MINNIE – ‘HER’JENNIE – ‘like JENNIE’JISOO – ‘earthquake’KARINA (aespa) – ‘UP’BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE MALE GROUPSEVENTEEN – ‘THUNDER’BOYNEXTDOOR – ‘IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU’NCT DREAM – ‘When I’m With You’NCT WISH – ‘poppop’PLAVE – ‘Dash’RIIZE – ‘Fly Up’TWS – ‘Countdown!’BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE FEMALE GROUPILLIT – ‘Cherish (My Love)’aespa – ‘Whiplash’BABYMONSTER – ‘DRIP’BLACKPINK – ‘JUMP’IVE – ‘REBEL HEART’LE SSERAFIM – ‘HOT’BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE SOLODOYOUNG – ‘Memory’Roy Kim –  ‘If You Ask Me What Love Is’LEE MU JIN – ‘Coming Of Age Story’TAEYEON – ‘Letter To Myself’ROSÉ – ‘toxic till the end’BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE GROUPDAVICHI – ‘Stitching’HIGHLIGHT – ‘Endless Ending’MEOVV – ‘DROP TOP’TREASURE – ‘YELLOW’ZEROBASEONE – ‘Doctor! Doctor!’BEST BAND PERFORMANCE N.Flying – ‘Everlasting’CNBLUE – ‘A Sleepless Night’DAY6 – ‘Maybe Tomorrow’QWER- ‘Dear’Xdinary Heroes – ‘Beautiful Life’BEST RAP & HIP HOP PERFORMANCE HAON – ‘Skrr’ (Feat. GISELLE of aespa)Dynamicduo & GUMMY’ – ‘Take CareBIG Naughty – ‘MUSIC’ (Feat. LEE CHANHYUK)pH-1 – ‘Life Is A Movie’ (Feat. Jung Zi So)TABLO & RM – ‘Stop The Rain’ (TABLO X RM)BEST COLLABORATIONMARK – ‘Fraktsiya’ (Feat. Lee Young Ji)JENNIE & Doechii – ‘ExtraL’ (Feat. Doechii)G-DRAGON – ‘TOO BAD’ (feat. Anderson .Paak)ROSÉ, Bruno Mars – ‘APT.’V & Park Hyo Shin – ‘Winter Ahead’ (With Park Hyo Shin)BEST OSTPark Hyo Shin – ‘HERO’ (From the Film “Firefighters”) (Firefighters OST)TOMORROW X TOGETHER – ‘When the Day Comes’ (Resident Playbook OST)BOYNEXTDOOR – ‘Never Loved This Way Before’ (Odd Girl Out OST)HUNTR/X – ‘Golden’ (Netflix – KPop Demon Hunters OST)Saja Boys – ‘Soda Pop’ (Netflix – KPop Demon Hunters OST)BEST MUSIC VIDEO LEE CHANHYUK – ‘Vivid LaLa Love’JENNIE – ‘ZEN’aespa – ‘Dirty Work’ALLDAY PROJECT – ‘FAMOUS’BLACKPINK – ‘JUMP’BEST CHOREOGRAPHY JENNIE – ‘like JENNIE’aespa – ‘Whiplash’ALLDAY PROJECT – ‘WICKED’CORTIS – ‘GO!’G-DRAGON – ‘TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)’The post 2025 MAMA AWARDS announces stacked first round of performers appeared first on NME.