At Kai Tak Stadium on Nov. 29, Chapter 2 of ‘2025 MAMA Awards’ paused for a tribute to victims of Hong Kong’s recent fire. Presenter Chow Yun-fat, whose attendance had been uncertain until shortly before the show, asked the crowd to observe a moment of silence; house lights went dark and the audience rose together.
The request came as the death toll in the Nov. 26 Tai Po apartment blaze reached 128 and the government declared three days of official mourning, prompting cancellations or scaled-back cultural events. In response, producers scrapped the red carpet and kept stage direction restrained; presenters and artists offered condolences from the podium, many in black.
Chapter 2 was hosted by Kim Hye Soo. Day 2’s grand prizes went to G-Dragon (‘Artist of the Year’) and Stray Kids (‘Album of the Year’). A segment tied to Netflix’s ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ proceeded with the in-film girl group Huntrix, while a planned cameo by the fictional boy group The Saja Boys was dropped given its grim-reaper motif.
Here is the full list of winners from day 2 of the ‘2025 MAMA Awards’
Best Dance Performance – Male Solo: ‘Too Bad’ by G-Dragon (Ft. Anderson .Paak)
Favorite Rising Artist: izna
Best Choreography: ‘Whiplash’ by aespa
Visa Super Stage Artist: TXT
Best Male Artist of the Year: G-Dragon
Best Dance Performance – Female: ‘Whiplash’ by aespa
Olive Young K-Beauty Artist: Hearts2Hearts
Music Visionary of the Year: K-Pop Demon Hunters
Favorite Asian Artist: JO1
Breakthrough Artist: ALLDAY PROJECT
Worldwide KCONers’ Choice: ZEROBASEONE
Best OST: ‘Golden’ by HUNTRIX
Best Female Group: aespa
Best Male Group: SEVENTEEN
Best Female Artist: BLACKPINK’s Rosé
Best Dance Performance – Female Solo: ‘like JENNIE’ by Jennie
Best Dance Performance – Male Group: ‘Thunder’ by SEVENTEEN
Best Vocal Performance Solo: ‘toxic till the end’ by Rosé
Best Vocal Performance Group: ‘Stitching’ by Davichi
Best Band Performance: ‘Maybe Tomorrow’ by DAY6
Best Rap & Hip Hop Performance: ‘MUSIC’ by BIG Naughty ft. Lee Chan Hyuk
Best Music Video: ‘Zen’ by Jennie
Best Collaboration: ‘APT’ by Rosé and Bruno Mars
Album of the Year: ‘KARMA’ by Stray Kids
Artist of the Year: G-Dragon
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