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G-Dragon dominates Melon Music Awards with 7 wins

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December 24, 2025

G-Dragon emerged as the biggest winner of the 2025 Melon Music Awards, sweeping seven trophies — including all three grand prizes — at the annual ceremony held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Dec 20.

Hosted by Kakao Entertainment’s music platform Melon and sponsored by KakaoBank, the 17th edition of the awards drew more than 18,000 fans. A total of 29 categories were presented, along with large-scale performances showcasing 2025’s most influential artistes and releases.

The night firmly belonged to G-Dragon, who won Artiste of the Year, KakaoBank Album of the Year and Song of the Year, in addition to Top 10, Millions Top 10, best male solo artiste and best songwriter.

His third album Ubermensch, released in February, surpassed one million streams within four hours of release, becoming the fastest solo album to enter Melon's “Millions Album” Hall of Fame.

Home Sweet Home, featuring fellow BigBang members Taeyang and Daesung, was named Song of the Year.

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