Archive · 6 Jan 2026
2025 Hanteo Music Awards: Voting Begins
The 2025 Hanteo Music Awards have started their first voting round.
There are 80 artists nominated for the Popularity Award and 16 fandoms nominated for the WhosFandom Award.
Fans can vote on three platforms: Whosfan, Fancast, and Mubeat.
The voting is divided into three rounds, with the final round having the most weight.
The awards ceremony will be held on February 15, 2026, at the KSPO Dome.
The winners are decided based on album sales, streaming, and fandom influence.
Some awards are decided by fan votes, while others are decided by judges.
The 2025 Hanteo Music Awards first voting round began on January 5, 2025, with 80 nominees for the Popularity Award and 16 for the WhosFandom Award.
Fans can vote on three platforms: Whosfan, Fancast, and Mubeat, with different weightage for each round.
The awards ceremony will be held on February 15, 2026, at the KSPO Dome.
Winners are decided based on physical album sales, digital music streaming, and fandom influence.
Some awards are fully based on fan votes, while others are decided by judges and Hanteo Music chart global scores.
- Who
- K-pop fans and artists nominated for the 2025 Hanteo Music Awards
- What
- The first voting round for the 2025 Hanteo Music Awards has begun, with 80 nominees for the Popularity Award and 16 for the WhosFandom Award
- When
- The first voting round started on January 5, 2025, and the awards ceremony will be held on February 15, 2026
- Where
- The awards ceremony will be held at the KSPO Dome
- Why
- The Hanteo Music Awards recognize achievements in K-pop based on various indices such as physical album sales, digital music streaming, and fandom influence
- Event
- 2025 Hanteo Music Awards
- Date
- February 15, 2026
- Location
- KSPO Dome
- Voting Platforms
- Whosfan, Fancast, Mubeat
- Popularity Award Nominees
- 80
- WhosFandom Award Nominees
- 16
- Voting Rounds
- 3
- Voting Weightage
- Round 1: 30%, Round 2: 30%, Round 3: 40%
