They dazzled the audience with their title track 'Borrowed Cat'.
Year-end performance schedules continue to build anticipation among fans.
The group ILLIT has once again proven its rising popularity by winning the 'Best Performance' award in the female category at the 2025 Melon Music Awards. The members Yuna, Minjoo, Mocha, Wonhee, and Iroha accepted the award on December 20 at the Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome.
In their acceptance speech, ILLIT expressed their joy in receiving such a prestigious award, thanking everyone who supported them along the way. They also expressed gratitude towards their fandom, GLLIT, and encouraged fans to look forward to their future activities.
The performance opened with their mini album's title track 'Borrowed Cat (Do the Dance)', showcasing a magical girl theme and captivating the audience with large-scale choreography and grand remix arrangements. A dance break reminiscent of a runway show highlighted ILLIT's appeal, and as the intro of 'NOT CUTE ANYMORE' began, the audience erupted in cheers. This track has climbed the charts in multiple countries, sustaining its popularity.
ILLIT is set to continue their year-end activities, performing at the '2025 SBS Music Awards' on the 25th, NTV's 'Annual Music Awards' on the 29th, and TBS's '67th Japan Record Awards' on the 30th. They will conclude the year with performances at the '2025 MBC Music Festival' and NHK's '76th Red and White Song Contest' on the 31st.
ILLIT has established itself as a rising group that combines popularity and talent since their debut. Winning the 'Best Performance' award signifies that their hard work is bearing fruit and suggests potential for even greater achievements in the future.
Notably, 'NOT CUTE ANYMORE' highlights ILLIT's musical identity as a trendy track that has gained wider recognition through integration with short-form content. This also demonstrates ILLIT's strategy of actively responding to trends in the modern music market.
The support from their fandom GLLIT consistently backs their activities and raises expectations for greater success in the global market ahead.
This article is KOSTAR’s reinterpretation of a story originally reported by TVDaily.
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