BTOB, Suho, IDID, and More Join Special Lineup for 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards
Sep 30, 2025
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On the 30th, the KGMA Organizing Committee officially announced the appearance of BTOB, Suho (EXO), iDIT, i&I, Eunice, and P1Harmony (in alphabetical order) as a special lineup of '2025 Korea Grand Music Awards with iM Bank' (2025 KGMA) to be held at Inspire Arena in Unseo-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon, on November 14 and 15.
BTOB (Seo Eun-kwang, Lee Min-hyuk, Lim Hyun-sik, Peniel) is a talented group that debuted in 2012 and has long been loved by K-pop fans for its various charms. They are an idol group that has succeeded in ballads, not dancing, and boast a wide musical spectrum, with many of their members working as solo artists as well as singers.
Suho continues to perform variously as a group EXO leader and solo artist. Suho, who has provided a variety of rock genres through three solo albums since 2020, focused on the 'Suho Genre' through his fourth mini-album 'Who Are You' released on the 22nd. The album proved Suho's inner strength and potential by topping iTunes' 20 regions.
IDIT (Jang Yong-hoon, Kim Min-jae, Park Won-bin, Chu Yoo-chan, Park Sung-hyun, Baek Jun-hyuk, and Jeong Se-min) is a seven-member rookie group born through Starship Entertainment's mega project Debuts Plan, and debuted with its first mini album 'Id It.' on the 15th. IDIT, which combines solid skills and star quality, proved its powerful momentum by reaching the top of the music program in 12 days after its debut through the title song 「"Shining as it pleases".
I&I (INI, Richto, Takumi, Masaya, Takeru, Yudai, Pengpan, Hiromu, Shogo, Hiroto, Kyosuke, Jin) is a Japanese boy group formed through the Korea-Japan co-production 'Produce 101 Japan Season 2' and debuted with its first single 'A' in 2021. It is gaining popularity as a local top tier, recording a million seller with the album 'The Frame' released in June last year.
Eunice (Jin Hyun-joo, Nana, Jelly Danka, Kotoko, Bang Yoon-ha, Elysia, Oh Yoon-ah, and Im Seo-won) will visit KGMA again this year after winning two K-pop group titles in the first KGMA last year, including the K-pop group category of "Trend of the Year", where the final winner is decided by combining the monthly votes with 'IS Rookie Award'. They have held their first fan-con tour in Seoul and Japan, and are laying the foundation for globalization by recently releasing their first Japanese digital single 'Moshimoshi♡'.
Pewon Harmony (Kiho, Theo, Jiwoong, Intak, Soul, and Jongseop) will also join this year's KGMA following last year's awards ceremony. Starting with their 6th mini album 'Harmony: All In', they are continuing their non-stop global moves, such as the second world tour and the release of the English album 'X', which put three albums on the US Billboard main album chart 'Billboards 200'.
Prior to the announcement of the special lineup, the 2025 KGMA Organizing Committee officially announced the appearances of NexG, THE BOYZ, Lucy, Miyao, Park Seo-jin, BoiNextdoor, Stray Kids, Psychus, Ive, 9, ATEEZ, X-DINARY Heroes, All Day Project, Woods, Lee Chan-won, Jang Min-ho, CRAVITY, Close Your Eyes, Kiss of Life, Kiki, Kick Flip, Promise 9, Fifth, Hearts to Hearts, and SMTR25. A total of 32 teams, including the special lineup unveiled on the day, will fill the KGMA stage with passion.
Red Velvet's Irene and Kiss of Life Natty will be MCs on the 14th and 15th, respectively, along with actor Nam Ji-hyun, who will be MCs for two consecutive days following last year.
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