Now that the explosive festivities of the year-end music festivals of KBS and SBS have been wrapped up, all eyes are on the 2025 MBC Gayo Daejejeon lineup, the final stop in the K-pop year-end circuit and the one fans wait for to go all out. Putting together a powerful combination of top-tier acts, trendy rookies, and genre-crossing performers, the yearly festival once again cements its place as one of the most highly anticipated musical events to round off the year in style.
The 2025 MBC 가요대제전 is a festival embracing the theme of “MEOT”, highlighting K-pop’s unique style while connecting generations of artists. It will take place at Ilsan MBC Dream Center Open Hall and will fill the venue with energy, music, art, and culture, with performers offering their take on what “style” really means in K-pop today.
MC Lineup for 2025 MBC Gayo Daejejeon
The 2025 MBC Music Festival will go live on December 31 at 8:50 p.m. KST as a grand musical send-off for the year. It will be hosted by SHINee’s Minho, Hwang Minhyun, and ALLDAY PROJECT’s Annie, a set of hosts who will bring charisma, chemistry, and smooth transitions throughout the night.
Where to watch 2025 MBC Gayo Daejejeon Live
Fans wondering where to watch the 2025 MBC Music Festival can tune in on MBC’s live broadcast in South Korea. Muniverse is also airing the MBC Gayo Daejejeon online with an exclusive online livestream using paid tickets for streaming. The broadcast becomes a meaningful collaboration between Muniverse and Save the Children, and part of the ticket proceeds will go to the Red Tree Project, a charity project to help children in Nepal. Tickets are available to buy via the website of Muniverse, while further details can also be found on the official socials via links on the platform.
International viewers might also be able to watch the red carpet for free on MBC’s official MBCkpop YouTube channel, which would provide them with a sneak peek at artist arrivals and pre-show excitement before the main broadcast airs.
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2025 MBC Gayo Daejejeon Lineup
The official 2025 MBC Music Festival Lineup features an impressive roster including aespa, Stray Kids, IVE, TXT, RIIZE, LE SSERAFIM, NCT DREAM, ATEEZ, TREASURE, ITZY, LUCY, Minho, NCT DREAM, NMIXX, THE BOYZ, TXT, Yeonjun, NMIXX, PLAVE, BEATPELLA HOUSE, HANRORO and YB, with emerging artists such as BOYNEXTDOOR, ZEROBASEONE, ILLIT, Hearts2Hearts, MEOVV, NCT WISH, NEXZ, KickFlip, IDID, ALLDAY PROJECT, TWS, izna, CORTIS and KiiiKiii.
2025 MBC Gayo Daejejeon Special Collaboration & Concept Stages
The Special 2025 MBC Music Festival Performances, specially prepared for this end-of-year music festival, add to the excitement: a vocal collaboration between HANRORO and TXT’s Taehyun, a joint stage by YB and Stray Kids’s Seungmin, and a medley inspired by Y2K, performed by several rookie groups who will reinterpret iconic 2005 hits.
Living up to its reputation, MBC Gayo Daejejeon 2025 also focuses on emotionally charged and conceptual stages: IVE’s Liz will perform a touching stage, while the fans are in for a surprise when ILLIT appears as a special guest on a one-of-a-kind, specially designed concept stage for this festival only.
At the 2025 MBC Music Festival, there will also be a meaningful group vocal performance with idols born in 2007, signifying their coming of age into adulthood in 2026. Artists from ZEROBASEONE, TWS, NCT WISH, NEXZ, MEOVV, izna, Hearts2Hearts, KickFlip, and IDID will unite for this special stage, offering a heartfelt, symbolic finale.
Is everyone hyped to watch the MBC Music Festival 2025? Let us know in the comments whose performance you are most looking forward to at the year-end show?
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TWS is “emerging artist”? TWS even debuted earlier than izna LOL
izna and TWS both are 5th Gen artist