K-pop girl group aespa made a huge splash at the 16th Melon Music Awards (MMA), winning seven awards, including three major honors.
Held at Inspire Arena on Incheonโs Yeongjong Island, the MMA is one of Koreaโs largest music award ceremonies, drawing 13,000 fans.
The quartetโKarina, Giselle, Ningning, and Winterโtook home the top awards: Artist of the Year, KakaoBank Album of the Year, and Best Song of the Year.
They also won Best Female Group, Best Female Performance, Top 10, and Millions Top 10, cementing their place among K-popโs elite.
Aespaโs success is backed by their impressive streaming achievements. Their pre-release track โSupernovaโ broke records, becoming the longest-running No. 1 on Melonโs Top 100 chart for 2024.
Meanwhile, (G)I-DLE won Record of the Year for their album 2, and the Rookie of the Year award went to TWS and ILLIT, two new acts under HYBE Labels. Fans were also thrilled to hear (G)I-DLEโs Soyeon confirm the groupโs contract renewal for future music releases.
This yearโs MMA further solidified aespaโs dominance in the K-pop industry and their bright future ahead.
