Stray Kids, IVE and 5th-Gen Acts to Headline KGMA 2025 Special Stages
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The "2025 Korea Grand Music Awards with iM Bank" (2025 KGMA) will be held at Inspire Arena in Incheon on November 14 and 15. This year's KGMA will be decorated with various stages that link the history of the song stage generation K-pop as one in line with the theme of 「Link to K-pop」. On the second day of the event, Music Day on the 15th, a total of 16 teams are preparing a stage full of individuality.
While Stray Kids has drawn attention by announcing that it will unveil a stage that has never been shown on the show, all the singers are raising expectations by preparing special performances for KGMA audiences.
Ive, who has steadily built his identity by singing 'self-love' since his debut, will once again perform 'Ive Special' performance to solidify his subjective self at this KGMA. It plans to organically express a story that encompasses 'Rebel Heart', which recorded a perfect all-kill on the domestic music chart earlier this year, as well as the active song 'XZ', which expanded its spectrum through a different transformation. Solo performances in addition to group dance are also expected to show off their skills gained through various stage experiences such as Lollapalooza and express the peak of 'Ive Syndrome'.
Kiss of Life Natty, who is the host of Music Day, will perform a hit song performance by the country's best solo female singer as a special MC stage. Nati, who gained the modifier 'Hot Girl' with her intense performances on various stages after her debut, predicted an all-time solo performance through the KGMA MC special stage. He is determined to open the awards ceremony with a spectacular resolution by dissolving Nati's unique Y2K sensibility with the charm of the original song. It is expected to be an intense stage comparable to the stage of 'Spark' performed by Espa Winter, who played as an MC last year.
The special stage, which will be presented by the fifth-generation K-pop representative boy groups that debuted this year, including Idit, 9, Close Your Eyes, and Kick Flip, is an ambitious stage prepared by KGMA. From H.O.T. to Stray Kids, they plan to perform hit song stages of groups representing the first to fourth generations with their own passion. As the 5th generation juniors will cover and present the hits of senior singers who have written the history of K-pop, which is hotly loved on the global stage, it is expected that the K-pop generation will be integrated by keeping the meaning of Link to K-pop intact.
While the lineup of presenters as colorful as the artists in the show is drawing attention, Byun Woo-seok, the star of 'Popular' star, appears as a presenter on the KGMA stage on the 15th and shines the scene splendidly. Last year, Byun Woo-seok, who rose to stardom with tvN drama `Bounce With Sunjae' and dominated the advertising market, met fans at home and abroad through KGMA while busy filming his next MBC drama '21st Century Grand Prince Lady'. Attention is focusing on which singer Byun Woo-seok, who will be on a large domestic stage for the first time in a long time, will hand over the honor trophy to.
KGMA, which marks its second anniversary this year, will provide fans around the world with a more colorful and colorful experience through a stage that combines musical evolution and the latest technology. On Nov. 14 and 15, respectively, the two dates will be 'Artist Day' and 'Music Day' for THE BOYZ, Miyao, Park Seo-jin, BoiNextdoor, Psycus, I.N., ATEEZ, X-Dinnery Heroes, All Day Project, Woods, Lee Chan-won, CRAVITY, Kiki, Fifift, SMTR25 (in alphabetical order), NexG, Lucy, BTOB, Suho (EXO), Stray Kids, Idit, Ive, 9, Eunice, Jang Min-ho, Close Your Eyes, Kiss of Life, Kick Flip, Promise 9, P1. Following last year, actor Nam Ji-hyun will be the MC for two consecutive days, working with Irene (Red Velvet) on the first day and Natty on the second day.
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