G-Dragon's long-awaited return to music in 2025 delivered chart-topping success and historic awards-but the BIGBANG leader also faced his toughest criticism in years over live performance quality and concert management issues.
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Mnet Digital Studio M2's performance video series "MOVE TO PERFORMANCE" has earned recognition at four international creative competitions in 2025, demonstrating the growing global appeal of Korean entertainment content production.
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IU topped Gallup Korea's 2025 year-end survey as the #1 singer among voters aged 13-39 with 20.1% and ranked second in the actress category with 11.3%, solidifying her status as South Korea's top dual-threat entertainer following her Netflix hit "When Life Gives You Tangerines" and May 2025 remake album release.
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The New York Times named NewJeans K-pop's most innovative group in a December 25 analysis, but warned that their 18-month hiatus from a legal battle with HYBE has silenced the act that was reshaping the genre's creative direction.
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EXO made their first awards show appearance in eight years at the 2025 Melon Music Awards on December 20, performing iconic hits and debuting new track "Back It Up" ahead of their January 19, 2026 comeback album REVERXE.
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K-pop legend Seo Taiji shared his annual Christmas update on December 25, 2024, revealing autonomous driving technology as his year's highlight while describing a hilarious family moment watching Netflix's "The Tyrant's Chef" when his 1995 hit "Come Back Home" appeared in Joseon-era style. The 52-year-old "President of Culture" apologized for no comeback news but shared Alaska travel memories and health reminders for aging fans.
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BTS Jungkook's cover of "The Christmas Song" reached 2 million views in 38 hours and topped YouTube's Global Popular Music Videos chart, trending across 56 countries including No. 1 in Mexico. The self-filmed holiday release marks his second Christmas cover following his 2017 "Oh Holy Night," which has accumulated 13 million SoundCloud streams.
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aespa's Winter received a silent reception from fans at the 2025 SBS Gayo Daejeon red carpet on December 25 when she greeted them with "Merry Christmas," contrasting sharply with the loud cheers her groupmates received. The awkward incident has been linked to ongoing dating rumors with BTS member Jungkook that began in early December after fans noticed matching tattoos on both idols.
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MAMAMOO's Hwasa became 2025's only female solo artist to achieve a Perfect All-Kill with "Good Goodbye," which also made history as the first No. 1 on Billboard's newly launched Korea Hot 100 chart following a viral performance at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. The self-written ballad dominated Korean charts with six Circle Chart crowns and climbed to No. 32 on Billboard Global 200, marking her biggest international success.
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