The 2025 SBS Entertainment Awards with UPbit has revealed a show-stopping slate of celebratory performances to close out the year in style.
Airing live Dec. 30 at 8:50 p.m. KST, the ceremony will serve as a grand capstone for SBS’s variety hits that delivered a rainbow of laughs, tears, thrills, and heart throughout 2025―promising a colorful mix of special stages to match.
First up, Tak Jae-hoon and rock band Crying Nut―both marking their 30th debut anniversaries next year―are teaming for a one-night-only collaboration. With the Year of the Horse on the horizon in 2026, expect a high-spirited, high-energy set built to kick the party into overdrive.
U-KNOW Yunho of TVXQ!, who went viral in 2025 thanks to the “Lesson” meme, is also crafting a bespoke stage just for the show. He’ll rework "Thank U"―the 2021 solo track that enjoyed a surprise resurgence four years on―into a special Entertainment Awards version with witty, crowd-pleasing new lyrics. Fans are eager to see what kind of tailored “lesson” he has in store.
The Top 12 from "The Ballad of Us"―the music series that delivered both heart and humor this year―will also take the stage, each showcasing their signature style in immersive performances that amplify the year-end festivities.
Plus, the variety stars who defined SBS in 2025 are teasing large-scale, buzzworthy stages.
The 2025 SBS Entertainment Awards will be hosted by Jun Hyun-moo, Cha Tae-hyun, and Lee Su-ji, and will air live on Dec. 30 at 8:50 p.m. KST.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)