2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards: The K-pop Winners List

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards happened last night, and some of our favorites took home awards.

Yeonjun (TXT) won the newly introduced Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge category for “GGUM,” while ATEEZ was named K-pop Artist of the Year. Jimin’s “Who” took K-pop Song of the Year, and Stray Kids’ Ate earned K-pop Album of the Year. ILLIT also secured a win as Best New Artist (K-pop).

Fans showed their support, making sure these artists were recognized for their impact over the past year.

K-pop Artist of the Year:

• aespa
• ATEEZ — WINNER
• ENHYPEN
• Jimin
• Lisa

K-pop Song of the Year:

• “Chk Chk Boom” – Stray Kids
• “Magnetic”- ILLIT
• “Supernova” – aespa
• “Who”- Jimin — WINNER
• “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN 

 K-pop Album of the Year:

• Stray Kids, Ate — WINNER

Best New Artist (K-pop):

• BABYMONSTER
• BADVILLAIN
• ILLIT — WINNER
• NCT WISH
• TWS

(New for 2025) Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge: *Socially Voted Category 

• “GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT) — WINNER
• “MAESTRO” – Seventeen
• “Magnetic”- ILLIT
• “Smart”- LE SSERAFIM
• “Sticky”- Kiss of Life 
• “Supernova” – aespa
• “Touch” – KATSEYE
• “UP”- Karina (aespa)
• “WORK”- ATEEZ
• “XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN