Lim Young-woong, Lee Chan-won, and SKZ clash: Who will be the star with both popularity and buzz in November?

[MBC Entertainment = Reporter Kyunghee Kim] The global standard K-pop chart 'KM Chart' will conduct a K-MUSIC preference survey (6 categories) for November 2025 until the 24th. A large number of candidates with both popularity and buzz have been nominated across 6 categories: K-MUSIC (music), ARTIST (artist), HOT CHOICE (popularity award) male/female, and ROOKIE (newcomer award) male/female.

In the K-MUSIC category, 50 songs from various genres were nominated, including Lim Young-woong's "Moment Like Eternity," Boynextdoor's "Hollywood Action," Le Seraphim's "SPAGHETTI," Monsta X's "N the Front," Young Tak's "Juicy Go," Lee Chan-won's "Somehow Today," J-Hope (BTS)'s "Killin' It Girl," Jin (BTS)'s "Don't Say You Love Me," and Playbe's "Hide and Seek."

The K-MUSIC ARTIST category also boasts a stellar lineup of nominees. A total of 30 individuals (groups) have been nominated, including Stray Kids, GOT7, Seventeen, SHINee, IVY, aespa, NCT Dream, NCT Wish, ENHYPEN, TWICE, TXT, Highlight, and V (BTS).

In the HOT CHOICE male category, 30 people (teams) will compete including Kang Daniel, NCT 127, Nsign, ENHYPEN, Lee Chan-won, Lim Young-woong, Jang Min-ho, Jungkook (BTS), Jimin (BTS), Stray Kids, Young Tak, and Playbe. In the female category, 30 people (teams) will compete including Dreamcatcher, Rosé (BLACKPINK), Le Seraphim, B.BIG, Suzy, IVY, aespa, X-G, NMIX, Oh My Girl, ITZY, Jennie (BLACKPINK), Kepler, and Youngpa C.

The nominees for the ROOKIE category are also strong. In the male category, 10 members (teams) including NOWZ, NouerA, NEXZ, NEWBEAT, IDID, AHOF, AxMxP, AM8IC, CORTIS, and CLOSE YOUR EYES will be competing for the Best New Artist title.

In the female category, 10 members (teams) were nominated: ILLIT, iii, AtHeart, ALLDAY PROJECT, BABYMONSTER, SAY MY NAME, izna, ifeye, UNIS, and Hearts2Hearts. Allday Project, a co-ed group, was classified in the female category because more than half of its members are female.

Voting for the KM Chart November preference survey can be done through the apps "My One Pick" and "Idol Champ." Votes from both apps will be combined, each weighing 50%. Once the preference survey concludes, the final results will be announced, including the vote tally, judges' evaluations, and objective indicators such as KM Chart data scores.

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