Winners of the 2025 'Korea Grand Music Awards' Day 2

Day 2 of the 'Korea Grand Music Awards' (KGMA) took place today, November 15, at Inspire Arena in Unseo-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon. The hosts for today's ceremony were Nam Ji Hyun and KISS OF LIFE's Natty. Today was designated as 'Music Day,' following yesterday's 'Artist Day.'

KGMA is a two-day event with a star-studded lineup of performances. Designed to recognize the best talent in K-pop, the KGMA honors artists who have contributed the most to music and entertainment. Winners are determined through expert judge evaluations, fan voting, and album sales.

KGMA Day 2 Winners:

2025 Grand Record: Stray Kids

2025 Grand Song: IVE

2025 Grand Honor's Choice: Stray Kids

Best Music 10: EXO’s Suho ('Who Are You'), fromis_9 ('From Our 20’s'), IVE ('Ive Secret'), ENHYPEN ('Desire: Unleash'), SEVENTEEN ('Spill the Feels'), NCT’s Mark ('The Firstfruit'), aespa ('Dirty Work'), KISS OF LIFE ('224'), P1Harmony ('Duh!'), Stray Kids ('KARMA')

Best Adult Contemporary: Jang Min Ho

Best Trot Performance: Jang Min Ho

Best Dance Performance: AHOF

Best Band: LUCY

Best Solo Artist (Female): WJSN's Dayoung

Best Solo Artist (Male): EXO's Suho

Best Virtual Artist: PLAVE

Best Vocal: BTOB

Best Global K-pop Star: IVE

Best Streaming Song: 'Whiplash' by aespa

Best Streaming Album: 'KARMA' by Stray Kids

Best Listeners' Pick: UNIS

IS Rising Star: IDID, KickFlip, Hearts2Hearts

IS Rookie: AHOF, CLOSE YOUR EYES

K-pop International Artist: NEXZ

Most Popular Artist: Stray Kids

Hulu Japan Popularity Award: NEXZ

ENA K-pop Artist: IVE

2025 BIGC Global Star Award: Suho

Trend of the Year: V, Carmen

Style Icon: UNIS

Fan Favorite Artist: Jimin, Yuqi

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