Ed Sheeran, Aespa, BOYNEXTDOOR won big at Melon Music Awards 2025.

The 2025 edition of the Melon Music Awards concluded on December 20 at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome, spotlighting the year’s standout artists and releases. Major wins, competitive categories, and global fan participation defined the ceremony, which drew thousands to the venue and millions to digital streams.

G-Dragon dominated the night, securing seven trophies. His wins included three Daesang titles — Song of the Year for “HOME SWEET HOME” (featuring Taeyang and Daesung), Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year for Übermensch. Jennie also took centre stage, earning three awards, among them the Daesang for Record of the Year.

BOYNEXTDOOR delivered a strong showing, picking up four awards, while Rosé led female soloists after being named Best Solo – Female.

Ed Sheeran won Best Pop Artist, marking one of the ceremony’s notable international recognitions. Aespa secured Stage of the Year and was also awarded Global Artist.

HUNTR/X earned Best OST for “Golden,” the theme song of KPop Demon Hunters.

Below is the complete list of winners announced at the ceremony:

Daesang (Grand Prize) Categories

Song of the Year: G-Dragon – HOME SWEET HOME (feat. Taeyang, Daesung)

Artist of the Year: G-Dragon

Record of the Year: Jennie

Album of the Year: G-Dragon – Übermensch

New Artist of the Year

ALLDAY PROJECT

Hearts2Hearts

TOP 10

Rosé, Lim Young Woong, Jennie, aespa, BOYNEXTDOOR, G-Dragon, IVE, NCT WISH, PLAVE, RIIZE

Millions TOP 10

Rosé – “rosie”; SEVENTEEN – “HAPPY BURSTDAY”; IU – “A flower bookmark, Pt. 3″; Lim Young Woong – “IM HERO 2″; Jennie – “Ruby”; BOYNEXTDOOR – “No Genre”; G-Dragon – “Übermensch”; IVE – “IVE EMPATHY”; PLAVE – “Caligo Pt.1″; RIIZE – “ODYSSEY”

Performance, Group and Solo Categories

Best Solo – Female: Rosé

Best Solo – Male: G-Dragon

Best Group – Female: IVE

Best Group – Male: BOYNEXTDOOR

Best Performance – Female: ILLIT

Best Performance – Male: RIIZE

Other Major Wins

Best OST: HUNTR/X – “Golden” (KPop Demon Hunters OST)

Best Pop Artist: Ed Sheeran

Stage of the Year: aespa

Best Music Video: KiiiKiii – I DO ME

Best Songwriter: G-Dragon

Best Music Style: ALLDAY PROJECT, 10CM

Global Artist: aespa

Global Rising Artist: IDID

1theK Global Icon: KiiiKiii

Hot Trend: WOODZ

J-Pop Favorite Artist: Kenshi Yonezu

Best Producer: Zico

Berriz Global Fans’ Choice: Hearts2Hearts

TrackZero Choice: HANRORO – “Goodbye, My Summer”

Japan Favorite Artist by U-NEXT: BOYNEXTDOOR

KakaoBank Everyone’s Star: NCT WISH