The prestigious 2025 MelOn Music Awards (MMA) has unveiled the highly anticipated list of male nominees for its “Millions Top 10” category, celebrating albums that have achieved over one million streams on the MelOn platform within their first 24 hours of release. This year’s lineup showcases a powerful blend of K-Pop titans, rising stars, and beloved solo artists, reflecting the diverse landscape of male talent dominating the charts.
Among the formidable contenders are K-Pop giants like G-DRAGON with Übermensch, SEVENTEEN’s HAPPY BURSTDAY, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) with The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY. Fan favorites Lim Young-woong (IM HERO 2) and several members of NCT (Mark, Haechan, Doyoung) also secured nominations, highlighting their immense digital power and dedicated fanbases on Korea’s largest music platform.
The list also shines a spotlight on newer groups and sub-units that have rapidly achieved massive streaming success. Groups like RIIZE (ODYSSEY), BOYNEXTDOOR (No Genre), ZEROBASEONE (ZB1) (BLUE PARADISE), and the popular virtual group PLAVE (Caligo Pt.1) have demonstrated their ability to quickly garner over a million streams, solidifying their positions as forces to be reckoned with in the industry.
The 2025 MelOn Music Awards Millions Top 10 Male Nominees category is a critical barometer of album popularity and fan engagement, emphasizing the importance of initial digital performance. As the MMA ceremony approaches, fans eagerly await to see which of these powerhouse acts will ultimately claim the coveted Millions Top 10 awards, alongside the top female nominees.
