The 32nd Hanteo Music Awards () presented by Hanteo Global is an award show held at Jangchung Arena in Seoul from February 15 to 16, 2025. It recognized the best artists and recordings, primarily based on Hanteo Chart data gathered from January 1 to December 31, 2024.
Criteria All songs and albums that are eligible to be nominated must be released from January to December 2024.
Category Hanteo Global score Global voting score Judging score Grand Prize 50% 20% 30% Categories by Artist 40% 30% 30% Special Genre Award 30% 40% 30% Global Artist Award 50% 50% WhosFandom Award 100%
Performers The first line-up of performers were announced on January 23. The second and final line-up were announced on February 4.
Day 1 (February 15) + Artist(s) Song(s) Performed Artms "Virtual Angel" Nowadays "OoWee" "Let's Get It" Say My Name "WaveWay" "Goldilocks Water" TripleS "Girls Never Die" Lee Mu-jin "Ordinary Confession" "Coming of Age Ceremony" Yeonjun "Ggum" Epex "Sunshower" "Universe" Minnie "Her" "Cherry Sky" Kim Jae-joong "Devotion" "Glorious Day" Nowadays Epex Artms TripleS Say My Name Dance Cover Tribute Medley "Please Look at Me" "T.O.P. (Twinkling of Paradise)" "So Hot" "Boss" "Mister" Tomorrow X Together "Deja Vu" "Over the Moon" Insooni "Goose's Dream" "Happy"
Day 2 (February 16) + Artist(s) Song(s) Performed Young Posse 8Turn Lightsum Dance Cover Tribute Medley "Boy with Luv" "Just Right" "Into the New World" Evnne "Badder Love" "Hot Mess" 8Turn "Like A Friend" Young Posse "XXL" HYB "Plot Twist""Love 119""Fate""T.B.H""Promise" Lightsum "Honey or Spice" "Pose!" Riize "Hug" NCT Wish "Wish" "Steady" Lee Seung-yoon "Anthem of Defiance" Yena "It Was Love" "Nemonemo" Young Tak "What Did You Say?" "SuperSuper" Riize "Boom Boom Bass"
Presenters The line-up of presenters was announced on February 6.
Day 1 (February 15) Hwanhee – presented Artist of the Year (Bonsang) and Post Generation Award Jeong Sunah and Johan Kim – presented Special Award – Ballad and Global Generation Icon Kahi and Nicole – presented Emerging Artist, Blooming Star – Male, and Blooming Star – Female Brian Joo and Hwanhee – presented Global Artist – Oceania, Global Artist – North America, and Great Male Artist Kwon In-ha – presented Great Songwriter and Global Rising Star Andy Lee – presented Grand Wave Musician and The Most Prime Solo Artist Brian Joo – presented Artist of the Year (Bonsang) and Top Touring Artist Yoon Sang – presented Best Artist (Daesang) and Best Performance (Daesang)
Day 2 (February 16) Jang Woo-hyuk – presented Rookie of the Year – Male and Post Generation Award Kim Yong-jun and Soyou – presented Artist of the Year (Bonsang) and Blooming Performance Group Lee Hee-jin – presented Emerging Artist and Best Trend Leader Muzie – presented Special Award – Band and Special Award – Trot Kim Ho-young and JeA – presented Great Female Artist, Hanteo-choice K-pop Male Artist, and Hanteo-choice K-pop Female Artist Jang Woo-hyuk and Muzie – presented The Most Prime Group and Great Vocal Group Hwangbo and JeA – presented Next Worldwide Artist and Artist of the Year (Bonsang) Insooni – presented Best Album (Daesang) and Best Song (Daesang)
Winners and nominees Winners and nominees are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Grand Prize Best Artist(Daesang) Best Album(Daesang) Aespa Seventeen – Spill the Feels Best Song(Daesang) Best Performance(Daesang) (G)I-dle – "Fate" Tomorrow X Together
Main & Special Awards The list of main categories and genre nominees was announced on December 11, 2024, through Hanteo Music Awards social media posts. Voting opened on the WhosFan and BIGC app on December 23, 2024, and will run until January 12, 2025. Artists of the Year (Bonsang) Emerging Artist (G)I-dle Aespa Day6 Enhypen IU Ive Le Sserafim NCT Dream NewJeans Plave Riize Seventeen Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together TWS Young Tak Zerobaseone Artms Evnne 8Turn Fifty Fifty Hui Lun8 Meovv N.SSign Nexz Xikers Young Posse Younite Post Generation Award Rookie of the Year – Female Epex Yena BAE173 Billlie CIX DKB Drippin Kim Hee-jae Purple Kiss Tempest Weeekly STAYC Xdinary Heroes Illit Artms Babymonster Badvillain Candy Shop Izna Katseye Madein Meovv Rescene Say My Name Unis Rookie of the Year – Male Special Award – Ballad NCT Wish All(H)Ours ASC2NT B.D.U Dxmon JD1 Nexz NOMAD Nowadays TIOT TWS Waker Lee Mu-jin 10cm Bol4 Davichi D.O. Heize Kyuhyun Roy Kim Taeyeon Younha Special Award – Band Special Award – Hip-hop Lee Seung-yoon CNBLUE Day6 Lucy N.Flying Onewe QWER Xdinary Heroes RM Crush Dean Jay Park J-Hope Lee Young-ji Zico Special Award – Trot Young Tak Hwang Young-woong Jang Minho Jeong Dong-won Kim Hee-jae Lee Chan-won Lim Young-woong
Global Artist & Popularity Awards The list of nominees for Global Artist Award was announced on December 17, 2024, and the voting began on December 23, 2024, until January 12, 2025. The list of nominees for WhosFandom Award was announced through Whosfan official Twitter account on November 28, 2024, and voting for Top 40 started through the platform from December 2 to 5, 2024. while voting for Top 16 to Final commenced on Whosfan app from December 9, 2024, to December 30, 2024. The winner for WhosFandom Award was announced on December 31, 2024. Global Artist – Africa Global Artist – Asia Ateez Chanyeol Doyoung Itzy J-Hope Jimin Jin RM Taeyong Wendy Plave Chanyeol G-Dragon Jaehyun Jimin Jin Super Junior-D&E Taeyong Tomorrow X Together Vanner Global Artist – Europe Global Artist – North America Jimin Chanyeol G-Dragon Itzy J-Hope Jin Taeyong Tomorrow X Together Yeonjun Zerobaseone Tomorrow X Together Cha Eun-woo Chanyeol G-Dragon Itzy Jimin Jin SF9 Vanner Yeonjun Global Artist – Oceania Global Artist – South America Yeonjun Chanyeol G-Dragon Jaehyun Jimin Jin Taeyong Tomorrow X Together Twice Wendy Rosé Cha Eun-woo Chanyeol G-Dragon J-Hope Jimin Jin Taeyong Tomorrow X Together Tzuyu WhosFandom Award – Female WhosFandom Award – Male Oh My Girl – Miracle Lim Young-woong – Hero Generation
Other Awards + Best Trend Leader Blooming Performance Group Riize Young Posse Blooming Star – Female Blooming Star – Male Say My Name Nowadays Global Generation Icon Global Rising Star (G)I-dle TripleS Grand Wave Musician Great Female Artist Kim Jae-joong Yena Great Male Artist Great Songwriter Kim Jae-joong Lee Mu-jin Great Vocal Group Hanteo-choice K-pop Female Artist HYB Lightsum Hanteo-choice K-pop Male Artist Infinite Inspiring Icon 8Turn Insooni The Most Prime Group The Most Prime Solo Artist Riize Minnie Next Worldwide Artist Top Touring Artist NCT Wish Tomorrow X Together
Multiple awards The following artist(s) received two or more awards:
Count Artist(s) 4 Tomorrow X Together3 (G)I-dle Riize 2 Aespa Ateez Kim Jae-joong Lee Mu-jin NCT Wish Plave Seventeen Yena Young Tak
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