'2025 MAMA AWARDS' First Round Voting Starts After Nomination Broadcast on the 16th

The '2025 MAMA AWARDS' will announce the start of the first round of voting through the nomination broadcast.

The global K-POP awards '2025 MAMA AWARDS' will hold its nomination broadcast on October 16 at 5 PM. Through this broadcast, the nominated artists and works in each category will be revealed for the first time, and immediately after the broadcast, from 6 PM until midnight on the 26th, K-POP fans will participate in the 'FANS' CHOICE' first round voting.

The nomination broadcast will be hosted by critic Kim Young-dae and announcer Lee Hye-sung, and will be live-streamed worldwide through YouTube channels such as Mnet, Mnet K-POP, Mnet TV, M2, and KCON official. The first round of voting will be conducted through the 'Mnet Plus' platform and X (formerly Twitter) hashtags.

Judging will be based on music and albums released from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025, and the final winners of the '2025 MAMA AWARDS' will be determined by combining global voting results, music and album performance, and evaluations from industry experts. The awards will be held on November 28 and 29 (local time) at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong.