K-pop artists excel at 2025 Japan Gold Disc Awards

The 39th Japan Gold Disc Awards recognized several K-pop artists this week. SEVENTEEN won four awards, including Best Asian Artist for the second consecutive year and Album of the Year (Asia) for "17 IS RIGHT HERE." ILLIT received three awards for their song "Magnetic," while Stray Kids won two awards, including Music Video of the Year (Asia). aespa was named New Artist of the Year (Asia) after their debut in Japan last year. Other winners included Rosé from BLACKPINK and Bruno Mars for Song of the Year by Streaming (Western), and NEXZ was recognized as one of the Best 5 New Artists in Japan.