34th Seoul Music Awards announces 1st set of presenters line up featuring Byeon Woo-seok, Nam Gyu-ri, Jung Eun-chae and more

On May 6, 2025, Seoul Music Awards's X account, @SMA_korea, announced its first line of presenters for its 34th edition. It has been revealed that Miyeon of the girl group I-DLE will be the MC for the event.

The event will bring the biggest names in the music industry. It will also feature top actors from films, dramas and OTTs as presenters, which makes it a unique crossover event.

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The award ceremony will be hosted by three MCs, the first one among them is I-DLE's Miyeon, as announced by Seoul Music Awards Organizing Committee. She has previously hosted Mnet's M COUNTDOWN for almost three years and also showed her hosting skills in programs like ENA's Hye Mi Ri Ye Chae Pa, JTBC's Love Siblings and KBS's Secret of Celeb Soldiers.

Moreover, the presenter line-up is star-studded featuring notable names such as Byeon Woo-seok, Jung Eun-chae, Nam Gyu-ri. Byeon Woo-seok has been making waves for his role as Ryu Seon-jae in the tvN drama, Lovely Runner. Meanwhile, Jun Eun-chae is known for her performance as Moon Ok-kyung in the drama series Extraordinary Attorney Woo.

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Nam Gyu-ri will also join as a presenter at the Seoul Music Awards. She won the Rookie of the Year award at the 16th Seoul Music Awards as a member of the group SeeYa. The other presenters are Park Joo-hyun, who debuted with Netflix's show Extracurricular, and Ong Seong-wu, who debuted through Mnet's Produce 101 season 2.

More about the 34th Seoul Music Awards

The Seoul Music Awards is presented by Sports Seoul and winners are chosen based on a mix of music sales, popular votes, and expert judge evaluations. The award ceremony, launched in 1990, has contributed to elevating the global status of K-pop, as cited by Sports Seoul.

The second round of voting for the awards is underway which has generated a significant interest among fans, and it will end at 11:59 PM on May 10, 2025. The voting results will be announced on the day of the event. Fans can also cast their votes via the official K-POP SEOUL app and the affiliated apps such as My One Pick and Fandom Chart.

Here is the list of nominees for the 34th Seoul Music Awards

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The 2025 Seoul Music Awards MAIN PRIZE

RIIZE
Kang Daniel
Young Tak
G-Dragon (BIGBANG)
TWS
TXT
Stray Kids
Lee Chan-won
BTS
ATEEZ
IU
ZEROBASEONE
SEVENTEEN
NCT DREAM
D.O. (EXO)
Jimin (BTS)
Baekhyun (EXO)
Jeong Dong-won
NCT WISH
Jin (BTS)
RM (BTS)
ENHYPEN
DOYOUNG (NCT 127)
NCT 127
Jennie (BLACKPINK)
PLAVE
Wendy (Red Velvet)
Rose (BLACKPINK)
aespa
BOYNEXTDOOR
Jungkook (BTS)
LE SSERAFIM
UNIS
(G)I-DLE
GOT7
Nayeon (TWICE)
NewJeans
THE BOYZ
DAY6
MEOVV
Minnie ((G)I-DLE)
Park Ji-hyeon
BABYMONSTER
BSS
BIBI
BTOB
xikers
IVE
ILLIT
NMIXX
Yuqi ((G)I-DLE)
ONE PACT
Lee Mu-jin
Lee Young-ji
izna
Lee Chang-sub (BTOB)
ECLIPSE
Lim Young-woong
ITZY
JxW
Jisoo (BLACKPINK)
ZICO (Block B)
Kep1er
QWER
Crush
KISS OF LIFE
Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation)
TREASURE
tripleS
TWICE
P1Harmony
FIFTY FIFTY
Hwang Ga-ram

The 2025 Seoul Music Awards KOREAN WAVE AWARD:

IU, BTS, Jimin and G-Dragon are nominated for 2025 SMA Korean Wave Award (Image via Instagram@dlwlrma@j.m@ xxxibgdrgn@bts.bighitofficial) — IU, BTS, Jimin and G-Dragon are nominated for 2025 SMA Korean Wave Award (Image via Instagram@[email protected]@ [email protected])

Jungkook (BTS)
G-Dragon (BIGBANG)
TXT
Jimin (BTS)
IU
UNIS
DOYOUNG (NCT 127)
RIIZE
Lee Chan-won
Baekhyun (EXO)
BTS
BOYNEXTDOOR
ATEEZ
BABYMONSTER
NCT WISH
D.O. (EXO)
NCT DREAM
(G)I-DLE
RM (BTS)
GOT7
Kang Daniel
Nayeon (TWICE)
NewJeans
THE BOYZ
DAY6
Rose (BLACKPINK)
LE SSERAFIM
MEOVV
Minnie ((G)I-DLE)
Park Ji-hyeon
BSS
BIBI
BTOB
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
xikers
IVE
ILLIT
aespa
NMIXX
NCT 127
ENHYPEN
Young Tak
Yuqi ((G)I-DLE)
ONE PACT
Wendy (Red Velvet)
Lee Mu-jin
Lee Young-ji
izna
Lee Chang-sub (BTOB)
ECLIPSE
Lim Young-woong
ITZY
Jeong Dong-won
JxW
Jennie (BLACKPINK)
ZEROBASEONE
Jisoo (BLACKPINK)
Zico (Block B)
Jin (BTS)
Kep1er
QWER
Crush
KISS OF LIFE
Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation)
TWS
TREASURE
tripleS
TWICE
PLAVE
P1Harmony
FIFTY FIFTY
Hwang Ga-ram

The 2025 Seoul Music Awards ROOKIE AWARD:

Hearts2Hearts
NouerA
MADEIN
MEOVV
ODD YOUTH
NEWBEAT
izna
KickFlip
3PIECE
KiiiKiii
DIGNITY
LOVEON
BlingOne
SAY MY NAME
ARrC

The 2025 Seoul Music Awards BALLAD AWARD:

number one girl– Rose (BLACKPINK)
Handlebars (ft. Dua Lipa)- Jennie (BLACKPINK)
Love wins all– IU
Candy– SEVENTEEN
From– PLAVE
Igloo– KISS OF LIFE
I Think I Did– Yoo Hwe-seung (N.Flying)
Remember Me– Hwagok-dong green frog
I’m Firefly– Hwang Ga-ram
If You Ask Me What Love Is– Roy Kim
Hold Me Back– Heize
Love You With All My Heart– Crush
Bam Yang Gang– BIBI
Spring Snow– 10cm
Old Song– SBS Hanbam
Warmth– Lim Young-woong
Heavenly fate– Lee Chung-sub
Coming of Age Story– Lee Mu-jin

The 2025 Seoul Music Awards TROT AWARD:

Lee Chan-wan
Young Tak
Hong Jin-young
Jang Min-ho
Jeong Dng-won
Choi Soo-ho
Park Ji-hyeon
Kim Young-bin
Kang Moon-kyung
Kang Jin
Kang Hyeyeon
Kim Da-hyun
Kim So-yeon
Kim Soo-chan
Kim Yang
Kim Yonja
Kim Yong-im
Kim Junsu
Kim Tae-yeon
Kim Hee-jae
Na Yeong
Na Tae-joo
Nam Seung-min
Nam Jin
MARIA
MaIjin
Miss Kim
Min Soo-hyun (BTF4)
Park Min-su (BTF4)
Park Seo-jin
Park Hye-sin
Bae A-hyun
Son Bin-ah
Son Tae-jin
Song Ga-in
Shin Seong
Shin Seung-tae
Shin Yu
Ahn Sung-hoon
Yang Jieun
Enoch
Oh Yu-jin
YOYOMI
Eun Ga-eun
Lim Young-woong
Jeon Yu-jin
Jung Mi-ae
Jung Seo-joo
Jung Min-jo
Jinsung
Jin UK
Jin Hae-sung
J.Lee
Choi Jae-myung
HYUKJIN
Chun-gil
Taejin-ah
Hongja
Hong Ji-yun

The 2025 Seoul Music Awards R&B, Hip Hop Award:

RM, j-hope, G-dragon nominated for 2025 SMA R&B, Hip Hop Award (Image via Instagram@rkive@uarmyhope@xxxibgdrgn)

RM (BTS)
G-Dragon (BIGBANG)
j-hope (BTS)
BOBBY (iKON)
Daniel Jikal
Jay Park
BIBI
B.I
BE’O
I.M (MONSTA X)
HOONY (WINNER)
Lee Young-ji
Lee Hi
ZICO (Block B)
Heize

The 2025 Seoul Music Awards O.S.T Award:

An Unknown Life– Young Tak
BACK PACKER– Seok Matthew, Park Gun-wook
Can’t Stop– TXT
Close to You– Jin (BTS)
A Day– Jongho (ATEEZ)
The First Moment– Winter (aespa)
My Destiny– Seungmin (Stray Kids)
Love You With All My Heart– Crush
Sudden Shower– ECLIPSE
Star– N.Flying
A-YO– LUCY
Dreaming– Ahn Yu-jin (IVE)
Playing Pretend– Sam Kim
Say My Name– Yoo Yeon-seok
Stand By Me– Elaine
Our Timeless Moments– Lee-hi
One Day– Sohyang
She Woke Me Up- Kang Seung-yoon (WINNER)
Whenever, Wherever– Roy Kim
I’ll Take You In My Arms– Son Tae-jin
I Think I Did– N.Flying
Like A Dream– Minnie ((G)I-DLE)
Always With You– Paul Kim
Tomorrow– MeloMance
In Love With You– Ha Sung-woon
Maru is a Puppy– Haewon (NMIXX)
We Don’t Stop– PLAVE
LIKE THAT TIME WHEN I SENT YO WITH SMILE– LeeJean
Like the Wind Didn’t Blow– Mr. Choi (Yanbian)
The Rose of Versailles– FT Island
Spring days pass– Jo Yu-ri
Spring Snow– 10cm
Ask Out– Jung Seunghwan
In Our Lives– Lee Mu-jin
So Sick– Annyeong
Eternity– DK (DECEMBER)
All Our Days– Kim Feel
Our Days– Baek-A
Such a Day Female Ver.- Oh Naye
ETERNITY reprise- Hee Sang-byun
Heavenly fate- Lee Chang-sub

The 2025 Seoul Music Awards K-POP WORLD CHOICE- GROUP:

RIIZE
BTS
BABYMONSTER
TXT
UNIS
ZEROBASEONE
Kep1er
BOYNEXTDOOR
TWS
SEVENTEEN
NCT WISH
ATEEZ
tripleS
Stray Kids
IVE
ENHYPEN
ONE PACT
(G)I-DLE
GOT7
NewJeans
THE BOYZ
DAY6
LE SSERAFIM
MEOVV
BSS
BTOB
xikers
ILLIT
aespa
NMIXX
NCT 127
NCT DREAM
izna
ECLIPSE
ITZY
JxW
QWER
KISS OF LIFE
TREASURE
TWICE
PLAVE
P1Harmony
FIFTY FIFTY

The 2025 Seoul Music Awards K-POP WORLD CHOICE- Solo:

Lee Chan-won
Young Tak
Jungkook (BTS)
Jimin (BTS)
G-Dragon (BIGBANG)
IU
Doyoung (NCT 127)
Kang Daniel
Baekhyun (EXO)
RM (BTS)
Jennie (BLACKPINK)
Jin (BTS)
Wendy (Red Velvet)
D.O. (EXO)
Rose (BLACKPINK)
Nayeon (TWICE)
Minnie (G)I-DLE)
Park Ji-hyeon
BIBI
Yuqi (G)I-DLE)
Lee Mu-jin
Lee Young-ji
Lee Chang-sub (BTOB)
Lim Young-woong
Jeong Dong-won
Jisoo (BLACKPINK)
ZICO (Block B)
Crush
Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation)
Hwang Garam

The award ceremony will be held on June 21, 2025, at Inspire Arena in Incheon.

About the author

Priyadarshini Kaul is a K-Pop and K-Drama writer at Sportskeeda. She holds a Master of Arts degree in English Literature, which sparked her interest in global popular culture, particularly Korean entertainment. With over eight years of experience, including a role at Buzztribe, she has collaborated with notable clients such as ONDC, Max Healthcare, Tetra Pak, Pacific Mall, and Glance.

Priyadarshini draws inspiration from BTS and admires their journey and powerful messages of self-love. She enjoys bringing the stories of Korean artists to a global audience, highlighting how their work provides comfort and a sense of belonging. She is committed to delivering accurate and unbiased content by rigorously fact-checking information and staying up to date on industry developments.

If given the chance, she would love to travel back in time to attend an Elvis Presley concert and witness the artist's electrifying performance. When she's not writing, Priyadarshini enjoys reading and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.

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