Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC) 2025: Lineup, winners, sports, MCs & all we know as AHOF, &TEAM, RIIZE, and Hearts2Hearts bag medals

RIIZE and Hearts2Hearts (Image via Instagram/@riize_official, @hearts2hearts)
RIIZE and Hearts2Hearts (Image via Instagram/@riize_official, @hearts2hearts)

On Monday, August 25, ISAC 2025, otherwise known as Idol Star Athletics Championship's 15th anniversary edition, was rolled out. The event brings together K-pop groups and artists who participate in a variety of sports to showcase their talents outside the realm of music and performance.

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This year's ISAC featured around 61 teams and a total of 373 idols who participated in the five events that were conducted. The events included track and field, Korean wrestling, pistol shooting, penalty shootouts, and dance sports. While the event was held today, the official airing of ISAC 2025 is scheduled for the Chuseok holidays that fall in October.

Previously, it was announced that Jun Hyun-moo, BTOB's Changsub, Lee Eun-ji, and Jonathan would be the main hosts of the show.

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Here are some of the artists and K-pop groups that participated in this year's Idol Star Athletics Championship:

  • AHOF
  • KIIRAS
  • Billlie
  • STAYC
  • TEMPEST
  • AMPERS&ONE
  • tripleS
  • The Wind
  • FIFTY FIFTY
  • ARrC
  • n.SSign
  • NEWBEAT
  • UNIS
  • YOU DAYEON
  • MEOVV
  • idntt
  • P1Harmony
  • LUN8
  • X:IN
  • Candy Shop
  • USPEER
  • CRAVITY
  • XODIAC
  • E’LAST
  • NouerA
  • YOUNG POSSE
  • NOWZ
  • Double 0ne
  • NCT WISH
  • Heart2Hearts
  • RIIZE
  • EVNNE
  • CLOSE YOUR EYES
  • KISS OF LIFE
  • SAY MY NAME
  • POW
  • Kep1er
  • NEXZ
  • 8TURN
  • PURPLE KISS
  • KickFlip
  • ICHILLIN’
  • Dreamnote
  • 82MAJOR
  • Queenz Eye
  • KiiiKiii
  • LUCY
  • PRIMROSE
  • ifeye
  • WOOAH
  • HITGS
  • ZEROBASEONE
  • WHIB
  • MADEIN S
  • &TEAM
  • ILLIT
  • BADVILLAIN
  • Baby DON’T Cry

All we know so far about the 2025 Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC): Highlights, winners, and more

On August 25, following the completion of all the sports events, some of the winners were revealed to fans in attendance. For the 400-meter relay race between the K-pop groups, &TEAM won in the male category while Hearts2Hearts took the trophy home in the female category.

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Additionally, for the 60-meter race, JYP's rookie group, NEXZ's So Geon, won in the male category, and tripleS' Nien won in the female category. Under the pistol shooting category, which is a newly included sport in the ISAC, RIIZE took the win in the male category, and MEOVV won in the female category.

RIIZE's win at ISAC 2025 (Image via X/@riize_archives)
RIIZE's win at ISAC 2025 (Image via X/@riize_archives)

On the other hand, there was also a mixed shooting team for the newer K-pop idols called ROOKIES, and the winners of that category included AHOF's Chichen, KickFlip's Minje, Baby Don’t Cry's Yihyun, and HITGS' Hyerin. So far, only the male winners of the soccer shootout have been revealed. NCT WISH bagged the gold medal, and RIIZE took home the silver medal.

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In the Korean wrestling category, Say My Name won gold in the female category, while 82MAJOR bagged the gold medal in the male category. Lastly, for the dance sports, where only the female winners were revealed, X:IN's NOVA won with an impressive score of 29.3.


K-pop fans will be able to watch the event in its entirety when it officially airs in October.

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Edited by Niharika Dabral
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