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1st D Awards
2025 South Korean music award ceremony From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1st D Awards (Korean: 제1회 디 어워즈; RR: jeilhwe di owojeu; lit. The 1st D Awards) was an award ceremony held on February 22, 2025, at the Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium. Go Min-si and Lee Jong-won served as hosts. It was organized by Sports Dong-a, a sister brand of the Dong-a Ilbo.
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Background and overview
In December 2024, The 1st D Awards was announced to be held at Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium in South Korea in 2025 by Sports Dong-a.[1] The judging criteria for D Awards are a comprehensive combination of online voting through Upick application, music and album sales, and judging by the judging panel.[2] D Awards offers three varieties of trophies featuring hexahedron design, each in a distinct color derived from the awards' symbolic color: 'black' for the grand prizes, 'blue' for the main prizes and best sub-award categories, and 'silver' for the emerging K-Pop artists.[3]
On January 20, 2025, Go Min-si and Lee Jong-won was announced to be the host of the event.[4] The award ceremony was broadcast via Channel A on February 22, 2025 at 10.30 PM KST.[5]
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Performers
The first performer lineup was announced on January 6.[6] The second lineup was announced on January 13.[7] The third lineup was announced on January 31.[8]
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Presenters
The first presenter lineup was announced on January 31.[9] The second lineup was announced on February 11.[10]
- Hwang Chan-sung – presented D Awards Remark
- Mimiminu – presented Dreams Silver Label
- Seo Bum-june – presented Dreams Silver Label
- Kangnam – presented Delights Blue Label
- Park Sun-joo – presented Delights Blue Label
- Bang Min-ah – presented D Awards Impact
- Jung Gun-joo – presented Delights Blue Label
- Lim Chan – presented Popularity Awards
- Lee Hak-joo – presented Delights Blue Label
- Cho Yi-hyun – presented Delights Blue Label
- Go Kyung-pyo – presented Rookie of the Year
- Bae In-hyuk and Kim Ji-eun – presented Trend of the Year and Performance of the Year
- Park Jin-young and Roh Jeong-eui – presented Record of the Year and Song of the Year
- Ahn Eun-jin and Park Hyun-jin – presented D Awards Iconic
- Cha Seung-won – presented Album of the Year and Artist of the Year
Winners and nominees
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Winners are listed in alphabetical order and emphasized in bold.[11][12]
Main Prize
D Awards Specialty
'D Awards Delights' was given to the outstanding K-Pop artist throughout the year, while 'D Awards Dreamers' was given to the aspiring new K-Pop artist who will lead the industry in the future.[13]
Artists Awards
The award categories were announced daily on D Awards' social media accounts, starting a week before the event.[14]
Popularity Awards
The popularity awards were determined through online voting on Upick.[15] Voting for the six popularity categories took place from January 13 to February 13 and was conducted in multiple rounds.[16]
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Multiple awards
The following artists has received two or more awards:
References
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