34th Seoul Music Awards
| 34th Seoul Music Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | June 21, 2025 |
| Venue | Inspire Arena |
| Country | South Korea |
| Hosted by | Kang Seung-yoon Miyeon Soobin |
| Most wins | Young Tak (4) |
| Website | seoulmusicawards.com |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | BIGC |
The 34th Seoul Music Awards (Korean: 34th 서울가요대상; RR: 34th Seoul Gayo Daesang) is an award ceremony held on June 21, 2025, in Inspire Arena, South Korea.[1] Organized by Y Global Music and Sports Seoul.[2] The show is hosted by Kang Seung-yoon, Miyeon, and Soobin.[3]
Criteria
Only songs and albums released from January 2024 to March 2025 were eligible to be nominated.[4]
| Category | Online voting | Panelist | Music sales (Album/ Digital sales) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Prize (Bonsang) | 30% | 40% | 30% |
| Rookie Award | |||
| Genre Awards | |||
| Popularity Awards | 100% | — | |
| Special Awards | — | 100% | — |
Performers
The first list of performers was announced on May 16.[5] The second list of performers was announced on May 21.[6] The third list of performers was announced on May 26.[7]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) performed |
|---|---|
| Doyoung | "Little Light" "Flying Duck" "Memory" |
| Say My Name | "ShaLaLa" |
| VVUP | "4 Life" "Giddy Boy" |
| QWER | "Dear" "T.B.H" |
| Fifty Fifty | "SOS" "Pookie" |
| KiiiKiii | "I Do Me" |
| Hwang Karam | "If the World Turns Against You" "I'm Firefly" |
| Wave to Earth | "Annie." |
| Hearts2Hearts | "The Chase" |
| KickFlip | "Mama Said" "Freeze" |
| Chanelle Moon Hana |
"Y (Please Tell Me Why)" |
| Hitomi Honda Kanny Dohee |
"My Lips... Warm Like Coffee" |
| Allen Wonjin Taeyoung |
"Officially Missing You" |
| Cravity | "Love or Die" "Now or Never" |
| Illit | "Magnetic" "Do the Dance" |
| NCT Wish | "Wish" "Steady" |
| P1Harmony | "Duh!" "Sad Song" |
| Seo Eun-kwang Donghyeon Minnie |
"Reflection of You in Your Smile" (Seo only) "Sad Fate" (Donghyeon only) "Violet Fragrance" (Minnie only) "To Lady" (with Byun Jin-sub) |
| Young Tak | "Unpredictable Life" "SuperSuper" |
| Zerobaseone | "Devil Game" "Blue" |
| BtoB | "Love Today" "Missing You" |
| Tomorrow X Together | "Deja Vu" "Danger" "Love Language" |
| I-dle | "Good Thing" "Fate" |
Presenters
The first list of presenters was announced on May 6.[8] The second list of presenters was announced on May 30.[9]
- Jang Gyu-ri and Ong Seong-wu – presented Rising Star Award, Discovery of the Year, and Rookie of the Year
- Kang You-seok and Shin Si-ah – presented Main Prize (Bonsang)
- Chang Ryul and Park Ju-hyun – presented Best Performance Award, Band Award, Ballad Award, R&B/ Hip-hop Award, OST Award, and Trot Award
- Soobin – presented Popularity Award and K-Wave Special Award
- Kim Sung-cheol and Nam Gyu-ri – presented Best Group, Best Solo Award, and K-pop Special Award
- Kang Seung-yoon – presented K-pop World Choice – Group and K-pop World Choice – Solo
- Jung Eun-chae – presented World Best Artist, Best Album Award, and Best Song Award
- Byeon Woo-seok – presented Grand Prize (Daesang)
Winners and nominees
Winners and nominees were listed in alphabetical order. Winners were listed first and emphasized in bold.[10]
The list of nominees was announced on March 24, 2025, through the official website. Voting opened on March 24, 2025, and closed on May 10, 2025.[11][12]
Main awards
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Prize (Bonsang) |
Rookie of the Year | ||
List of nominated artists
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| Ballad Award | R&B/ Hip-hop Award | ||
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| OST Award | Trot Award | ||
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| Rising Star Award[13] | |||
Popularity awards
Special awards
| Best Group Award | Best Performance Award |
|---|---|
| Best Solo Award | Band Award |
| K-pop Special Award | Discovery of the Year |
| World Best Artist | |
Multiple awards
The following artist(s) received two or more awards:
| Count | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| 4 | Young Tak |
| 3 | Tomorrow X Together |
| 2 | Aespa |
| Doyoung | |
| I-dle | |
| Illit | |
| NCT Wish | |
| Rosé | |
| Zerobaseone |
References
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- ^ Eun-ji, Jang (June 5, 2025). 강승윤·수빈·미연, 서울가요대상 MC 확정! 케미 기대↑ [Kang Seung Yoon, Soobin, and Miyeon confirmed as MCs at the Seoul Music Awards! Expect chemistry↑] (in Korean). Sports DongA. Archived from the original on June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Naver.
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- ^ K팝 별들이 온다...TXT → 피원하모니·키키, 화려하게 문 연 SMA 1차 라인업 [34th 서울가요대상] [K-pop stars are coming... TXT → P1Harmony and KiiKii, the 1st lineup of SMA that opened brilliantly [34th Seoul Music Awards]] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. May 16, 2025. Archived from the original on June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025 – via Naver.
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- ^ ‘서울가요대상’ 빛나는 3차 라인업 공개! 도영·제로베이스원·아일릿 등 참석 [34th 서울가요대상] ['Seoul Music Awards' 3rd lineup revealed! Doyoung, ZeroBaseOne, Illit, etc. [34th Seoul Music Awards]] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. May 26, 2025. Archived from the original on June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025 – via Naver.
- ^ Kaul, Priyadarshini (May 6, 2025). "34th Seoul Music Awards announces 1st set of presenters line up featuring Byeon Woo-seok, Nam Gyu-ri, Jung Eun-chae and more" (in Korean). Sports Keeda. Archived from the original on June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ Dong-je, Park (May 30, 2025). ‘제34회 서울가요대상’, 강유석·김성철·신시아·장률 2차 시상자 라인업 공개 ['The 34th Seoul Music Awards' reveals the lineup of Kang Yu-seok, Kim Sung-chul, Cynthia, and Jang Ryul for the second round] (in Korean). Break News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Yoon-bi (June 22, 2025). 아이들 '대상'→TXT, 아이브, 에스파 '본상', 영탁 4관왕까지...'서울가요대상' 빛냈다 [I-dle's 'Grand Prize' →TXT, IVE, aespa 'Main Award', and Young Tak won 4 awards... 'Seoul Music Awards' shined] (in Korean). MHN. Archived from the original on June 22, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Naver.
- ^ Han, Hyun-jung (March 24, 2025). K팝 최고 스타는...오늘 34th 서울가요대상 본상 투표 시작[공식] [The best K-pop star is...Voting for the 34th Seoul Music Awards begins today. [Official]] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Naver.
- ^ "SMA 34th - Voting Status". Seoul Music Awards. Archived from the original on March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Jang, Ju-yeon (June 4, 2025). 비비업, 제34회 서울가요대상 라이징스타 영예 [VVUP honored as a rising star at the 34th Seoul Music Awards] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025 – via Naver.
External links
- Official website (in English, Korean, and Japanese)