'2025 TMA' to be held at Macau Outdoor Performance Venue on September 20

'Hot Rookie' MEOVV, AHOF, Close Your Eyes, TWS

Source: The Black Label, F&F Entertainment, WakeOne, Pledis Entertainment, Wake One, Belift Lab

[The Fact | Reporter Park Ji-yoon] Representative artists of the 4th and 5th generations leading the global advancement of K-pop are heating up the '2025 The Fact Music Awards'.

The 'THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS (TMA)' organizing committee announced on the 15th, "MEOVV, AHOF, ENHYPEN, ZEROBASEONE, CLOSE YOUR EYES, and TWS will be appearing at the '2025 THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS'." With this, 12 teams have been unveiled, in addition to NEXZ, BOYNEXTDOOR, NMIXX, NCT WISH, KiiiKiii, and Hearts2Hearts, who were named in the first lineup.

Source: The Black Label, The Fact DB

MEOVV, who officially debuted in September last year with their first single 'MEOVV', left a strong impression with their powerful yet sophisticated music and performance. They then established a clear team color with their second single 'TOXIC' and their first EP album 'MY EYES OPEN VVIDE', and stood out on overseas music charts beyond Korea.

Formed through the SBS audition program 'Universe League', AHOF made their debut in the music industry on the 1st with their first mini-album 'WHO WE ARE'. They ranked high on major domestic and international music charts right after their debut, recording over 360,000 copies sold in the first week after release and achieving the feat of winning three music show crowns with their title song 'Rendezvous'.

MEOVV, who is receiving attention as a next-generation girl group that will lead the K-pop market while showing steady growth, and AHOF, who have been setting records right after their debut, have joined the lineup for the '2025 The Fact Music Awards' and will continue their extraordinary momentum.

Enhypen, who has captivated K-pop fans around the world beyond Asia, recorded the second-highest initial sales (weekly sales after release) of 2.14 million copies with their 6th mini-album 'DESIRE: UNLEASH' released last month among K-pop albums released this year, and proved their irreplaceable global popularity by rising to 9th place in both the 'Combined Album Ranking' and 'Album Ranking' in just 3 days on the Japanese Oricon 'First Half Ranking 2025'.

Enhypen, who has achieved significant results with their new album and is radiating powerful influence, plans to continue their global activities by holding a world tour in Japan, the US, and Europe in the second half of the year. Among them, attention is focused on what kind of splendid stage they will captivate audiences around the world with when they appear at the '2025 The Fact Music Awards'.

Source: WakeOne, The Fact DB

ZerobaseOne, who established themselves as a representative fifth-generation boy group by setting various K-pop records right after their debut, showed off their prowess by rising to the ranks of million-seller albums in a row with their fifth mini-album 'BLUE PARADISE' released in February. They also entered the upper ranks of Billboard's main album chart, Billboard 200, for the first time, and have been steadily rising globally, topping major local charts such as Oricon and Billboard Japan with their first Japanese EP, "PREZENT," released in January.

Close Your Eyes is a group that was formed through JTBC's audition program, "PROJECT 7," and made a powerful first step into the music industry with their first mini-album, "ETERNALT," in April. The members quickly made a comeback with their second mini-album, "Snowy Summer," on the 9th, and recorded album sales of over 200,000 copies on the day of release, settling in the upper ranks of major global music charts.

In particular, Close Your Eyes has maintained a stable angle despite the constantly changing choreography and has shown stable live skills that show off a variety of tones, so expectations are high for the stage they will present at the '2025 The Fact Music Awards'.

TWS, who won three awards at the '2024 The Fact Music Awards', led the refreshing craze with their third mini-album 'TRY WITH US' released in April, and showed off their power by sweeping the first place trophies on all domestic music shows.

After that, the members made their official debut in Japan on the 2nd with the release of their first single 'Nice to see you again (original title はじめまして/Hajimemashite)' and boasted explosive popularity by rising to the top of major local charts such as Oricon and Billboard Japan. TWS, who are continuing their unstoppable global run, are drawing attention to what trophies they will add to the '2025 The Fact Music Awards'.

With the next-generation K-pop icons and artists leading the global advancement of K-pop participating in the '2025 The Fact Music Awards', attention is focused on which artists will be included in the 3rd lineup that will be revealed in the future.

Source: The Fact DB

The '2025 The Fact Music Awards', hosted by The Fact and organized by Fan N Star and The Square E&M, will be held on September 20 at the Macao Outdoor Performance Venue.

The Macao Outdoor Performance Venue is the largest outdoor performance venue in the country, capable of accommodating 50,000 spectators. This is the first time that an awards ceremony hosted by South Korea will be held at the venue, and the '2025 The Fact Music Awards' is expected to set a new milestone in the history of K-pop awards ceremonies.

The Fact Music Awards is a large-scale global music festival created by K-pop artists and fans around the world. Since the inaugural awards ceremony in 2018, top-class artists active not only in Korea but around the world have gathered every year to present special stages that cannot be seen anywhere else.

This year, the overwhelming quality and rich lineup of the best premium K-pop awards ceremony in South Korea, the city of light and art where Eastern and Western cultures blend, as well as super-luxurious special stages that will satisfy both domestic and international fans, are expected to be presented.

In particular, this time, it will be held outdoors for the first time ever, not indoors, so it is planned to present an even more diverse impression as an awards ceremony with a sense of openness and liveliness that cannot be felt on an indoor stage.

Detailed information regarding the '2025 The Fact Music Awards' will be announced sequentially through the official website in the future.