ATEEZ won two awards at the 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards (2025 KGMA).
On the 14th, at the 2025 KGMA held at Incheon Inspire Arena, ATEEZ received the “Best Artist 10” Award followed by the highest honor, the “Grand Artist Award,” proving their soaring world-class popularity.
The Best Artist Award is given to 10 teams that showed outstanding performance throughout 2025. The Grand Artist Award, the highest honor at the 2025 KGMA, is presented to the artist who has received both public love and high musical acclaim for their exceptional activities this year.
In June this year, ATEEZ rose to No. 2 on the Billboard 200, the main U.S. Billboard chart, with their 12th mini-album. The title track “Lemon Drop” entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 69, marking the team’s first entry and making them the third K-pop boy group to ever make the Hot 100.
Then, in July, “In Your Fantasy,” also entered the Hot 100 at No. 68, breaking their own record and proving their powerful global popularity.
Upon being announced as Best Artist, ATEEZ said, “We were able to come this far to receive this award thanks to the faith and support of ATINY (official fandom name). We are so grateful for the warmth you always give us. Since we received such a big award, we will continue to work hard with greater responsibility, so please keep watching over us.”
As the recipient of the grand prize, ATEEZ shared, “ATINY, who always makes us dream of forever, we truly love and thank you. We will cherish every moment and perform each stage with earnestness and gratitude. It’s our 7th debut anniversary, and we are spending more time with ATINY. We promise to make you happy during that time.”
Along with their awards, ATEEZ heated up the ceremony with a fantastic performance. Hits that tell the ATEEZ story—”HALA HALA” by Hongjoong and Wooyoung, “WONDERLAND” by Seonghwa and Jongho, “The Real (흥 : 興 Ver.)” by Yunho and Mingi, and “BOUNCY (K-HOT CHILLI PEPPERS)” by Yeosang and San—elicited explosive reactions from global fans.
In addition, they passionately performed “In Your Fantasy.” Along with San’s sexy solo performance, the stage showcased ATEEZ’s top-tier performance skills, wrapping the venue in cheers and affirming their status as “global top performers.”