Fan N Star Choice Award 1st round voting, divided into groups and solos

'Global Hot Star Award' newly established... Competitive 4th and 5th generation artists

Source: All Entertainment Companies

'2025 The Fact Music Awards (TMA)' begins online voting for the Fan N Star category ahead of the K-pop fan festival.

The 'THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS (TMA)' organizing committee announced on the 23rd, "The first round of voting for the 'Fan N Star Choice Award' group and solo categories of the '2025 The Fact Music Awards' and the final round of voting for the 'Global Hot Star Award' newly established this year began on the 21st."

First, the 'Fan N Star Choice Award' is an award given to the K-pop artist group and solo that domestic and international fans loved the most throughout the year. The top 20 teams will advance to the second round of voting after the first round of voting until August 4th.

It targets artists who have released music within the past year as of July 2025. The groups NEXZ, RIISE, Le SSeraphim, Boynextdoor, Seventeen, Super Junior, Stray Kids, IVE, AESPA, NMIXX, NCT Wish, NCT Dream, Enhypen, All Day Project, Zerobase One, TWS, Twice, and Hearts2Hearts (in alphabetical order) are nominated. The solo candidates include Kang Daniel, Kwon Eunbi, Kim Jaejoong, BTS V, J-Hope, Jin, IU, NCT Doyoung, NCT Mark, Onew, Younha, Lee Chanwon, Lim Youngwoong, Jeon Somi, G-Dragon, and Taeyeon.

The 'Global Hot Star Award' is a new category this year. This award is given to the 4th and 5th generation K-POP artists who received the most love from domestic and international fans in 2025. The winner is decided by a vote from global fandoms in Korea, Japan, English-speaking countries, China, and Vietnam.

The nominees for the 'Global Hot Star Award', which was held through pre-voting from September last year to the 21st of this month, include Nexz, Boynextdoor, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, N.SSign, ENHYPEN, ZerobaseOne, Tempest, TXT, and PLAVE. They will hold the final vote until August 11.

Voting will be conducted through Fan N Star, an idol comprehensive service operated by online comprehensive media The Fact, and you can participate by 'daily stars', 'rainbow star', or 'video vote' by watching video ads.

The first place winner of the 'Fan N Star Choice Award' first round of voting will be given the privilege of advertising exposure on the Hongdae AM Board, the second place winner will be given the privilege of advertising exposure on the Dongdaemun Maxstyle, and the third place winner will be given the privilege of advertising exposure on the Sinchon Megabox. The first place winner of the 'Global Hot Star Award' final round of voting will be given the 'Global Hot Star Award' trophy, the second place winner will be given the privilege of advertising exposure on the Tokyo Harajuku Change Vision, and the third place winner will be given the privilege of advertising exposure on the City Tour Bus.

In addition, the '2025 The Fact Music Awards' ticket event, which only Fan N Star members can participate in, is also underway. If you complete the Today's Star Collection mission on Fan N Star by August 10, you can obtain a ticket application, and you can apply once a day.

Source: TMA Organizing Committee

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 20th at the Macao Outdoor Performance Venue (澳門戶外表演區).

The 'The Fact Music Awards', a large-scale global music festival where K-pop artists and fans from around the world come together, will present a special stage for top artists in Macao, a city of light and art where Eastern and Western cultures come together this year.

With the addition of Nexz, Meovv, Boynextdoor, Ahof, Nmixx, NCT Wish, Enhypen, Zerobaseone, Close Your Eyes, Kiiikiii, TWS, and Hearts2Hearts, the third lineup is about to be revealed, raising much anticipation.

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