Jennie x aespa Added to Final Lineup of 2025 Melon Music Awards

BLACKPINK’s Jennie and the representative 4th-generation K-pop girl group aespa have been confirmed as part of the final lineup for “The 17th Melon Music Awards (MMA2025)” taking place at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on December 20. Melon announced them as the last artists to join, completing the highly exclusive lineup. Jennie has been leading the global music scene with her first solo studio album “Ruby,” released in March. Its Title Track, “like JENNIE,” received massive acclaim worldwide thanks to Jennie’s confident lyrics and intense performances. It was repeatedly named one of “the best albums of 2025” by major international media outlets, earning widespread praise in the global music market. “like JENNIE” entered the Melon TOP100 chart shortly after its release and has remained on the chart for 9 months so far. It also reached number one on the Melon daily chart a total of 14 times, demonstrating its strong musical impact. Jennie had a remarkable year by balancing her identity as a solo artist with her career as a member of BLACKPINK. aespa solidified their status as the representative group of the 4th generation last year by winning 7 awards, including the Grand Prize, at MMA2024 with three consecutive mega-hits: “Supernova,” “Armageddon,” and “Whiplash.” This year, they continue their unstoppable rise by expanding on their musical signature, the “steel sound.” Both “Dirty Work,” which features a restrained dirty steel sound, and “Rich Man,” which delivers an even more intense steel sound through electronic elements, reached number 2 on the Melon TOP100 and number 1 on the HOT100, reaffirming aespa’s unique presence. aespa is currently on their third world tour, visiting key regions including Japan and Thailand, and they have announced plans to expand the tour scale next year with dome shows in Japan and performances across Asia. Fans are highly interested in the performances that aespa, who will appear at MMA for the third consecutive year, will deliver. MMA2025 has now completed its lineup of top artists, including Jennie and aespa, along with G-Dragon, Park Jae-beom, Zico, EXO, IVE, BOYNEXTDOOR, and RIIZE. The main slogan is “Play The Moment,” symbolizing the idea of experiencing all moments connected and recorded through music. Sponsored by KakaoBank, the first round of ticket sales for Melon subscribers will take place from 8 p.m. on the 24th for about 4 hours, while the second round, open to all Melon account holders, will begin at 8 p.m. on the 27th.