# 1st D Awards

The 1st D Awards (Korean: 제1회 디 어워즈; RR: jeilhwe di owojeu; lit. The 1st D Awards) was an award ceremony held on February 22, 2025, at the Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium. Go Min-si and Lee Jong-won served as hosts. It was organized by Sports Dong-a, a sister brand of the Dong-a Ilbo.

## Background and overview

In December 2024, The 1st D Awards was announced to be held at Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium in South Korea in 2025 by Sports Dong-a. The judging criteria for D Awards are a comprehensive combination of online voting through Upick application, music and album sales, and judging by the judging panel. D Awards offers three varieties of trophies featuring hexahedron design, each in a distinct color derived from the awards' symbolic color: 'black' for the grand prizes, 'blue' for the main prizes and best sub-award categories, and 'silver' for the emerging K-Pop artists.
On January 20, 2025, Go Min-si and Lee Jong-won was announced to be the host of the event. The award ceremony was broadcast via Channel A on February 22, 2025 at 10.30 PM KST.

## Performers

The first performer lineup was announced on January 6. The second lineup was announced on January 13. The third lineup was announced on January 31.
Performances for Day 1 :
| Artist(s) | Song(s) performed |
| KickFlip | "Umm Great" "Mama Said" |
| Unis | "Superwoman" "Curious" |
| 82Major | "Stuck" "Thorns" |
| Young Posse | "XXL" "Scars" |
| QWER | "Soda" "T.B.H" |
| TripleS | "Girls Never Die" "Hit the Floor" |
| Fifty Fifty | "Cupid" "S.O.S" "Gravity" |
| P1Harmony | "It's Alright" "Sad Song" |
| N.Flying | "Flower Fantasy" "Star" "Blue Moon" |
| NCT Wish | "Wish" "Steady" |
| TWS | "Bang!" "Plot Twist" "Last Festival" |
| Zerobaseone | "Doctor! Doctor!" "Good So Bad" |
| Riize | "Hug" "Impossible" "Boom Boom Bass" |
| Enhypen | "Daydream" "No Doubt" "Scream" |

## Presenters

The first presenter lineup was announced on January 31. The second lineup was announced on February 11.
* Hwang Chan-sung – presented D Awards Remark
* Mimiminu – presented Dreams Silver Label
* Seo Bum-june – presented Dreams Silver Label
* Kangnam – presented Delights Blue Label
* Park Sun-joo – presented Delights Blue Label
* Bang Min-ah – presented D Awards Impact
* Jung Gun-joo – presented Delights Blue Label
* Lim Chan – presented Popularity Awards
* Lee Hak-joo – presented Delights Blue Label
* Cho Yi-hyun – presented Delights Blue Label
* Go Kyung-pyo – presented Rookie of the Year
* Bae In-hyuk and Kim Ji-eun – presented Trend of the Year and Performance of the Year
* Park Jin-young and Roh Jeong-eui – presented Record of the Year and Song of the Year
* Ahn Eun-jin and Park Hyun-jin – presented D Awards Iconic
* Cha Seung-won – presented Album of the Year and Artist of the Year

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed in alphabetical order and emphasized in bold.

### Main Prize

| Artist of the Year | Song of the Year |
| Seventeen | Aespa – "Supernova" |
| Album of the Year | Record of the Year |
| Enhypen – Romance: Untold | Zerobaseone – Cinema Paradise |
| Performance of the Year | Trend of the Year |
| Riize | QWER |
| Rookie of the Year | D Awards Iconic |
| NCT Wish TWS | SM Entertainment |

### D Awards Specialty

'D Awards Delights' was given to the outstanding K-Pop artist throughout the year, while 'D Awards Dreamers' was given to the aspiring new K-Pop artist who will lead the industry in the future.
| Delights Blue Label | Dreams Silver Label |
| Aespa Day6 Enhypen Fifty Fifty Illit N.Flying NCT Wish Nmixx P1Harmony QWER Riize Seventeen Treasure TripleS TWS Zerobaseone | 82Major Babymonster Illit NCT Wish TWS Unis Young Posse |
| Aespa Day6 Enhypen Fifty Fifty Illit N.Flying NCT Wish Nmixx P1Harmony QWER Riize Seventeen Treasure TripleS TWS Zerobaseone | D Awards Discovery of the Year |
| Aespa Day6 Enhypen Fifty Fifty Illit N.Flying NCT Wish Nmixx P1Harmony QWER Riize Seventeen Treasure TripleS TWS Zerobaseone | 82Major Fifty Fifty KickFlip TripleS Unis Young Posse |
| D Awards Impact | D Awards Remark |
| Jo Yu-ri Mimiminu Seo Bum-june | KickFlip |

### Artists Awards

The award categories were announced daily on D Awards' social media accounts, starting a week before the event.
| Best Band | Best Choreography |
| Day6 QWER | Illit TWS |
| Best Group | Best OST |
| Enhypen Riize | N.Flying |
| Best Stage | Best Tour |
| P1Harmony Zerobaseone | Enhypen Treasure |
| Best Video ||
| Aespa Riize ||

### Popularity Awards

The popularity awards were determined through online voting on Upick. Voting for the six popularity categories took place from January 13 to February 13 and was conducted in multiple rounds.
Best Popularity Award :
| Boy Solo | Girl Solo |
| Lee Seung-yoon list of nominees Lee Seung-gi Ten Kim Jae-joong JD1 Baekhyun Jungkook Jin Jimin Lee Chan-won Yugyeom Chanyeol V Bambam J-Hope Hwiyoung Baekho D.O. Suga RM and many more | Wendy list of nominees IU Jeon Yu-jin Tzuyu Yuqi Jihyo Jennie Kim Se-jeong Irene Lisa Nayeon Kim Eui-young Jisoo Hynn Yena Rosé Hong Ji-yun Jung Seo-joo Miyeon Bae A-hyun and many more |
| Boy Group | Girl Group |
| Enhypen list of nominees BTS EXO Zerobaseone Seventeen Omega X TWS Stray Kids Nexz Plave 82Major Riize BAE173 NCT P1Harmony Got7 N.Flying Tomorrow X Together NCT Wish MCND and many more | TripleS list of nominees Le Sserafim Unis Twice Vvup Izna Qwer Everglow Fifty Fifty Blackpink Babymonster X:IN NiziU XG Mamamoo Nmixx Aespa Red Velvet Meovv NewJeans and many more |
| UPICK Global Choice ||
| Boy | Girl |
| Zhang Hao (Zerobaseone) list of nominees Kim Ji-woong (Zerobaseone) Ni-Ki (Enhypen) Lee Know (Stray Kids) Sehun (EXO) Chenle (NCT) Sung Han-bin (Zerobaseone) Joshua (Seventeen) Jimin (BTS) V (BTS) Sungchan (Riize) Yeonjun (TXT) Hanbin (Tempest) Sunoo (Enhypen) Heeseung (Enhypen) Nicholas (&Team) J-Hope (BTS) Chanyeol (EXO) Yuma (&Team) Shinyu (TWS) Noah (Plave) Shotaro (Riize) Yushi (NCT Wish) Hong Sungmin (Fantasy Boys) Renjun (NCT) Bang Chan (Stray Kids) I.N (Stray Kids) Doyoung (NCT) Hangyul (BAE173) Yook Sung-jae (BTOB) and many more | Chaeyoung (Twice) list of nominees Gehlee (Unis) Summer (Odd Youth) Pharita (Babymonster) Choi Jung-eun (Izna) Kotoko (Unis) Karina (Aespa) Sakura (Le Sserafim) Kim Chae-won (Le Sserafim) Athena (Fifty Fifty) Jeongyeon(Twice) Mashiro (Madein) Mina (Twice) Wendy (Red Velvet) Jang Won-young (Ive) Elisia (Unis) Mako (NiziU) Chiquita (Babymonster) Bang Jeemin (Izna) Miyeon ((G)I-dle) Rosé (Blackpink) YooA (Oh My Girl) Kim (VVUP) Irene (Red Velvet) Sullyoon (Nmixx) Minji (NewJeans) Chanelle Moon (Fifty Fifty) Wonhee (Illit) Park Sohyun (TripleS) Chodan (QWER) and many more |

## Multiple awards

The following artists has received two or more awards:
| Count | Artist(s) |
| 5 | Enhypen |
| 4 | Riize |
| 4 | TWS |
| 4 | Zerobaseone |
| 3 | Aespa |
| 3 | NCT Wish |
| 3 | Illit |
| 3 | QWER |
| 3 | TripleS |
| 2 | 82Major |
| 2 | Day6 |
| 2 | Fifty Fifty |
| 2 | KickFlip |
| 2 | N.Flying |
| 2 | P1Harmony |
| 2 | Seventeen |
| 2 | Treasure |
| 2 | Unis |
| 2 | Young Posse |