Nominasi Korean Music Awards 2025: aespa Dominasi Kategori K-Pop

Jakarta - Korean Music Awards (KMA) 2025 siap digelar dan nominasinya sudah diumumkan. Di perhelatan tahun ke-22 ini, KMA 2025 kembali memberikan penghargaan buat musisi dari segala genre baik K-Pop, K-Rock, K-R&B, K-Electronic, K-Metal, hingga K-Folk.

Beda dari penghargaan musik lainnya, Korean Music Awards nggak fokus ke angka penjualan dalam penentuan pemenang. Komite penyelenggara KMA fokus pada pencapaian musik sebagai kriteria utama pemenangnya.

Siapa saja nominasi tahun ini?

aespa mendominasi sederet kategori nominasi di Korean Music Awards 2025 buat genre K-Pop. Girlband andalan SM Entertainment itu mendapat total 5 nominasi termasuk Song of the Year (Supernova), Album of the Year (Armageddon), Artist of the Year, Best K-Pop Album (Armageddon), dan Best K-Pop Song (Supernova).

Grup rock Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble jadi peraih nominasi terbanyak tahun ini. Mereka dinominasikan di 6 kategori berbeda di antaranya Song of the Year (Independent), Album of the Year (Hail to the Music), Artist of the Year, Best Rock Song (Independent), Best Modern Rock Album (Hail to the Music), dan Best Modern Rock Song (Days Happier Than Today Will Be Few in My Remaining Life).

Kolaborasi SUMIN dan Slom dapat 4 nominasi di Korean Music Awards 2025. Di antaranya Song of the Year (WHY, WHY, WHY), Album of the Year (MINISERIES 2), Best R&B and Soul Album (MINISERIES 2), dan Best R&B and Soul Song (WHY, WHY, WHY).

Pendatang baru yang bersinar dan dapat nominasi pertama mereka tahun ini termasuk Hyelyn Joo, ILLIT, meeroo choi, SamSan, Sanmanhan, dan TWS. HYBE sukses meroketkan dua artis rookie mereka yang debut 2024 hingga masuk nominasi KMA 2025.

Comeback G-Dragon tahun lalu dengan single POWER juga diganjar satu nominasi Best Rap and Hip Hop Song. Membuktikan kekuatan musik G-Dragon yang masih disukai kritikus.

G-Dragon Foto: dok. Galaxy Corporation

Berikut daftar lengkap nominasi Korean Music Awards 2025:

Song of the Year

aespa - Supernova
BIBI - Bam Yang Gang
Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble - Independent
Rosé (BLACKPINK), Bruno Mars - APT.
SUMIN, Slom - WHY, WHY, WHY

Album of the Year

aespa - Armageddon
Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble - Hail to the Music
Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster - AAA
Silica Gel - POWER ANDRE 99
SUMIN, Slom - MINISERIES 2

Artist of the Year

aespa
Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble
Lee Seung Yoon
Rosé (BLACKPINK)
Silica Gel

Rookie of the Year

Hyelyn Joo
ILLIT
meeroo choi
SamSan
Sanmanhan
TWS

Best K-Pop Album

aespa - Armageddon
(G)I-DLE - 2
RIIZE - RIIZING
tripleS - ASSEMBLE24
Yves (LOONA) - I Did

Best K-Pop Song

aespa - Supernova
ILLIT - Magnetic
Rosé (BLACKPINK), Bruno Mars - APT.
tripleS - Girls Never Die
TWS - plot twist

Best Pop Album

John Park - PSST!
Kim Yoon Ah (Jaurim) - Sensual Novel
Rooftop Moonlight - 40
Savina & Drones - Lasha
Sunwoo Jung-a - Beyond

Best Pop Song

BIBI - Bam Yang Gang
IU - Love wins all
Lee Young Ji - Small girl (featuring EXO's Doh Kyung Soo [D.O.])
Rooftop Moonlight - Diving
Sunwoo Jung-a - STAR CANDY

Best Rock Album

Kim Soo Chul - 45th Anniversary Where Are You
Lee Seung Yoon - YEOK SEONG
MONO4OLY - ORDINARY CHAOS
SEOUL BUSAN INCHEON - Wrecking Havoc
Soumbalgwang - Fire & Light

Best Rock Song

Bongjeingan - Know You Did
Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble - Independent
Kim Soo Chul - Where Are You
Lee Seung Yoon - Anthems of Defiance
MONO4OLY - Fake Empire

Best Modern Rock Album

Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble - Hail to the Music
Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster - AAA
Leaves Black - Flight
Meaningful Stone - Angel Interview
Silica Gel - POWER ANDRE 99

Best Modern Rock Song

Danpyunsun and the Moments Ensemble - Days Happier Than Today Will Be Few in My Remaining Life
HANRORO - H O M E
Hyukoh, Sunset Rollercoaster - Young Man
Lee Seung Yoon - Waterfall
wave to earth - annie

Best R&B and Soul Album

BRWN - Monsoon
JINBO the SuperFreak, Hersh, PoPoMo - PoPoMo
Jung In, Mild Beats - Jung In & Mild Beats
SOLE - Time Machine
SUMIN, Slom - MINISERIES 2

Best R&B and Soul Song

Hyelyn Joo - Crazy
John Park - Like A Dream
Jung In, Mild Beats - Blame
SOLE - Still LOVE
SUMIN, Slom - WHY, WHY, WHY

Best Rap and Hip Hop Album

B-Free, Hukky Shibaseki - Free Hukky Shibaseki & the God Sun Symphony Group : Odyssey.1
EK - ESCAPE
Garion - Garion 3
KWAII - DISTORTED
O'KOYE - Whether The Weather Changes Or Not

Best Rap and Hip Hop Song

B-Free, Hukky Shibaseki - INDO
Fleeky Bang - Fire (featuring CHANGMO)
G-Dragon (BIGBANG) - POWER
KWAII - PRIDE
QM - Got yourself a gun (featuring Block B's Zico)

Best Electronic Album

GAZAEBAL - Texture Music: 2011 - 2020
HWI - humanly possible
HYPNOSIS THERAPY - RAW SURVIVAL
NET GALA - GALAPAGGOT
Sound Supply_Service - SCA2

Best Electronic Song

HAEPAARY - The Night
HWI - Your My Past Lives
HYPNOSIS THERAPY - BLAZE
Mount XLR - Oving
swimrabbit - EVOLUTION (featuring HUNJIYA)

Best Folk Album

Kang Asol - From Where No One Is, To Where Everyone Is
Kim Sawol - Default
Moher - Kaleidoscope
Sanmanhan - Sanmanhan
Xeuda - How can I tell you love

Best Folk Song

Kang Asol - Anyone But Me
meeroo choi - Dap
Moher - Baksugijeong
Sanmanhan - When It Becomes A Song
Xeuda - How can I tell you love

Best Metal & Hardcore Album

Fecundation - Moribund
The Holy Mountain - The Holy Mountain
Materials Pound - Bulb
SAHON - Blood Shall Be Paid
Seaweed Mustache - 2

Best Jazz & Crossover Album

BANDO - Shape of the Land
Dulabam - Dulabam
Hae In Cho - Sight Beyond Sight
Hwang Minwang - Jang:dan (with Satoshi Takeishi)
Jihye Kim - PADO
Jihye Lee Orchestra - Infinite Connections
Juhwan Kim - AFTER MIDNIGHT : Still in the Moonlight
Kim Min Hee - Confessin'
Liberosis - Re-mind
Nam Yeji - Old Songs, Tmmm
Nubim - Crossroads: Live in Amsterdam
Pudditorium - Prologue : Hope
Sunji Lee - Eternal
Teho - Pierrot le Fumeur
Youn Sun Nah - Elles
Yun Seok Cheol Trio - My summer's not over yet (aay/mau)

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