Overview
- Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters and its in-film group Huntr/x led the haul with three trophies, taking Duo/Group of the Year, fan-voted Favorite Soundtrack, and K-pop Song of the Year for Golden.
- BLACKPINK's Rosé earned two major honors, winning Best Collaboration for APT. with Bruno Mars and taking K-pop Artist of the Year.
- Jennie (BLACKPINK) won K-pop Album of the Year for Ruby, while Stray Kids took K-pop Group of the Year and rookie act Cortis was named Best New Artist in K-pop.
- BTS-linked projects also scored, as J-Hope won Favorite TikTok Dance for Mona Lisa and Favorite K-pop Collab for Sweet Dreams with Miguel, and the Disney+ series Are You Sure?! starring Jimin and Jungkook won Favorite On Screen.
- Outside the Korean categories, Taylor Swift led the night with seven awards including Artist of the Year, as iHeartRadio's mix of performance data and public voting highlighted the pull of streaming tie-ins and organized fandoms.