BLACKPINK’s Jennie attended a domestic year-end awards ceremony for the first time in six years.
The 17th Melon Music Awards (MMA2025) was held on December 20 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.
Actress Shin Eun-soo, serving as presenter, announced Jennie as the final recipient of the ‘TOP10’ award, following G-Dragon, IVE, RIIZE, and aespa.
Wearing a white dress, Jennie took to the stage and started her speech, saying, “Thank you for loving my music so much this year.”
She continued, “It’s been a really long time since I’ve been to a Korean awards ceremony, and I’m so happy to receive an award thanks to all the fans. I will continue to make good music. Thank you,” she stated sincerely.
Earlier, Jennie released her first solo studio album ‘Ruby’ in March, and its title track ‘like JENNIE’ swept domestic and international music charts, receiving explosive support from listeners worldwide.
Meanwhile, the ‘2025 Melon Music Awards’ featured performances by G-DRAGON, Jay Park, 10CM, Zico, EXO, WOODZ, JENNIE, aespa, IVE, Hanroro, BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, PLAVE, NCT WISH, ILLIT, Hearts2Hearts, KiiiKiii, ALLDAY PROJECT, IDID, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE.
Image source: Melon
