MBC rang in 2026 with its annual year-end music competition!
On December 31, a star-studded lineup of artists gathered for the 2025 MBC Music Pageant, which was hosted by SHINee’s Minho, Hwang Minhyun, and ALLDAY PROJECT’s Annie.
The artist who took the stage at this 12 months’s present included aespa, ALLDAY PROJECT, ATEEZ, BEATPELLA HOUSE, BOYNEXTDOOR, CORTIS, HANRORO, Hearts2Hearts, IDID, ILLIT, ITZY, IVE, izna, KickFlip, KiiiKiii, LE SSERAFIM, LUCY, MEOVV, Minho, NCT DREAM, NCT WISH, NEXZ, NMIXX, PLAVE, RIIZE, Stray Youngsters, THE BOYZ, TREASURE, TWS, TXT, Yeonjun, YB, and ZEROBASEONE.
Take a look at all of this 12 months’s collaborations, covers, and performances under!
ATEEZ – “The Actual (Heung Ver.)”
BEATPELLA HOUSE – MUT Medley
IDID – “CHAN-RAN”
KiiiKiii – “Strawberry Cheesegame” + “DANCING ALONE”
CORTIS – TXT’s “Deja Vu”; “FaSHioN”
Hearts2Hearts – “STYLE”
ALLDAY PROJECT – “WICKED” + “LOOK AT ME” + “ONE MORE TIME”
KickFlip – “Mama Mentioned” + “My First Love Music”
TWS’s Dohoon, Youngjae, and Jihoon – EXO’s “Love Shot”
izna – “SIGN” + “Racecar”
PLAVE – “BBUU!” + “Sprint”
NEXZ – “Beat-Boxer”
ILLIT – “NOT CUTE ANYMORE” + “Do the Dance”
LUCY – “The place’s Your Love”
HANRORO and TXT’s Taehyun – “Touchdown in Love”
MEOVV – “DROP TOP” + “HANDS UP”
NCT WISH – “COLOR” + “poppop”
Hearts2Hearts’ Ian, izna’s Bang Jeemin, and ILLIT’s Wonhee – aespa’s Karina’s “UP” + f(x)’s “Rum Pum Pum Pum” + IU’s “Good Day”
TXT’s Yeonjun – “Speak to You”
LE SSERAFIM – “HOT” + “Come Over”
TWS – “Countdown!” + “GO BACK”
(MBC has not but posted an official video of this efficiency.)
THE BOYZ – “You and I”
YB and Stray Youngsters’ Seungmin – “Stormbron” + “Peppermint Sweet”
Hearts2Hearts, ALLDAY PROJECT, KickFlip, KiiiKiii, CORTIS, and IDID – 2005 Medley
RIIZE – “Sticky Like” + “Fame”
NMIXX – “Papillon” + “Blue Valentine”
ZEROBASEONE – “ICONIK” + “Star Eyes”
SHINee’s Minho – “TEMPO”
IVE’s Liz – Sondia’s “Grown Ups”
Workforce 20’s – Buzz’s “Journey for Myself”
BOYNEXTDOOR – “As Time Goes By” + “IF I SAY, I LOVE YOU”
IVE – “GOTCHA” + “REBEL HEART”
ILLIT – “Secret Quest”
TREASURE – “PARADISE” + “EVERYTHING”
aespa – “Kill It” + “Wealthy Man”
TXT – “Music of the Stars” + “Lovely Strangers”
ITZY – “FOCUS” + “TUNNEL VISION”
ATEEZ – “Lemon Drop” + “Arriba” + “Django”
Stray Youngsters – “Thunderous” + “DIVINE”
NCT DREAM – “Beat It Up” + “CHILLER”
All Performers – Kim Gained Jun’s “Present”
