Pentagon's announcement of a 10th anniversary stage has prompted an explosive reaction from fans. The milestone of the 10th debut anniversary, combined with the fact that the reunion will take place on a glamorous "awards ceremony" stage, has amplified expectations.
Pentagon will perform at the "33rd Hanteo Music Awards 2025" (hereinafter "HMA 2025") stage held on Feb. 15 next month. Members Jinho, Hui, Hongseok, Shinwon, Yeoone, Kino and Wooseok reunite as Pentagon.
According to the organizers, Pentagon will win the "10th anniversary - influential artist (10TH ANNIVERSARY – INFLUENTIAL ARTIST)" category at the ceremony that day and will present a special performance proving their 10-year trajectory.
This stage is expected to remain a meaningful record in K-pop history. Debuting in 2016, Pentagon produced numerous hit songs such as "Shine" and "Daisy," establishing themselves as a byword for "self-producing idols." They have built the team's distinctive narrative not merely by performing songs but by writing songs themselves and designing stages.
In particular, because the past three years have been a time of waiting for fans, this appearance news carries meaning beyond a simple performance. Members who had been active in their own spheres reuniting under the name Pentagon is a tacit promise that "our music has never stopped" and the warmest reply to the fandom Universe that has stood by them for a long time.
The "HMA 2025" stage will be a moment for Pentagon to officially revisit the narrative of a team that endured 10 years. How the music that colored a page of youth will be reinterpreted on the 2025 stage will be a point of interest.
This stage, which summons the memories shared by fans and the group into the present, is expected to offer those in attendance a deep sense of nostalgia and emotion.
Furthermore, the symbolic significance of the stage called "HMA" is great. "HMA 2025" is a K-pop festival that spans generations and genres. Pentagon's appearance will not linger on past glory but will serve as an opportunity to prove their influence as artists who are active in the present.
For new fans, it will be an opportunity to confirm the prowess of Pentagon, a "hotbed of hit songs," and for long-time fans, it will be a festival to savor the return of "our season."
Meanwhile, "HMA 2025" is an awards ceremony hosted and organized by Hanteo Global, operator of the world's only real-time music chart Hanteo Chart, and will open at 6 p.m. on Feb. 15, the Lunar New Year holiday, at Seoul Olympic Park KSPO Dome. It will be broadcast live worldwide via TikTok Live and also aired on the MBN channel.
[Photo] Courtesy of Hanteo Global
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