The annual music festival featured performances from aespa, NCT U, ZEROBASEONE and more.

With the end-of-year festivities kicking into high gear, the K-pop music scene is also celebrating a year of new record-breaking music releases, with bigger and brighter stages than ever before. 
To wrap up the successes of this year&rsquo;s top K-pop artists, the annual music festival Gayo Daejeon, by Korean broadcasting network SBS, was held on Christmas day. Hosted by IVE&rsquo;s Yu-jin, SHINEE&rsquo;s Key and TXT&rsquo;s Yeon-jun, the festival was a star-studded affair that showcased many special performances by the incredible lineup of idols.

NMIXX&rsquo;s white, wintery looks had us feeling the holiday spirit on the red carpet, while Aespa&rsquo;s easy elegance was brought to life with their evening numbers. 
The girls of NewJeans also took to the red carpet dressed in cute, frilled numbers, opting for a more youthful choice, than their previous year-end red carpet looks. Amongst the male idols, NCT&rsquo;s maroon velvet blazers were a standout, as were the festive looks worn by BoyNextDoor, complete with adorable festive-themed headbands. 
Check out the best fits from the red carpet below:

The musical festival, which took place at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, saw a massive lineup of special stages from the artists. 
Notably, Aespa and members of NCT each performed homages to TVXQ, second-generation legends of the K-pop world and seniors from their shared record label SM Entertainment. The girls of aespa performed TVXQ&rsquo;s most iconic song &lsquo;Mirotic&rsquo;, while XiaoJun, Doyoung and Chenle from NCT performed a soft ballad from TVXQ&rsquo;s 2004 album Tri-Angle, &lsquo;I Believe&rsquo;.&nbsp;

aespa(에스파) - MIROTIC (TVXQ!)(주문) @가요대전 GayoDaejeon 20231225

LE SSERAFIM channelled the Christmas energy last night with a holiday mix of their hit English song &lsquo;Perfect Night&rsquo;, and Yuna from ITZY performed a very special rendition of Blackpink Jennie&rsquo;s solo track &lsquo;You &amp; Me&rsquo;. 
Plus, rookie boyband ZEROBASEONE performed &lsquo;Crush&rsquo;, while fan-favourites NewJeans sang a holiday medley of &lsquo;New Jeans&rsquo;, &lsquo;Ditto&rsquo; and &lsquo;OMG&rsquo;. 
Check out more performances from the 2023 SBS Gayo Daejeon below:

Favourite moments from the 2023 SBS Gayo Daejeon music festival

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