RIIZE (RIIZE, SME) is filling the end of 2025 with abundant stages and content.
RIIZE began on Dec. 20 at 'MMA 2025' with "Fame" (Fame), which showcased a hip mood and boldness, then delivered "Bag Bad Back" (Bag Bad Back), which maximized grandeur with a runway performance, and followed with the "Fly Up" (Fly Up) stage, which added fun through youth musical–based arrangements and diverse compositions, once again proving the growth they achieved this year through their stage.
In particular, RIIZE at the 'MMA' that day won three crowns in the institutional sector: 'Best performance — male', 'TOP10' and 'Millions TOP10', and earlier at the 'AAA' it won three crowns including the grand prize 'Performance of the Year', 'Best artist' and 'Emotive', and it added to its significance by also taking 'Fans' Choice' at the 'MAMA AWARDS' and 'Best Artist 10' at the 'KGMA', bringing its total to eight wins at year-end award shows in 2025.
Meanwhile, RIIZE's first full-length album released in May, 'ODYSSEY' (Odyssey), was named on Billboard's 'The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2025: Staff Picks', and the album's final track "Another Life" (Another Life) was cited by Clash as one of the '15 Biggest K-Pop Statements of 2025', receiving global praise.
Also, on the 23rd RIIZE's official YouTube channel released the content '2025 RIIZING Awards Night' (2025 Riizing Awards Night), and themed as their own award ceremony under MCs Seong-chan and Eun-seok, it featured playful scenes including awards selected by guerrilla voting from members and more than 80,000 fans for this year's laugh maker, the member who became a pillar of support, the scene-stealer, best dresser, special stages and prize drawings, and the second installment, opening on the 30th, is expected to include a tearful New Year 'deep talk' segment.
Meanwhile, RIIZE will close out the year performing on Dec. 25 on SBS' Gayo Daejeon, Dec. 30 on KBS2TV's MUSIC BANK Global Festival, and Dec. 31 on MBC's Gayo Daejeon.
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