Some of Asia’s biggest and brightest stars graced the Philippine Arena as the Philippines hosted South Korea’s Asia Artist Awards for the first time. Dec. 14 was a day that celebrated and honored Asian artistry and talent. Japanese and Chinese stars, South Korean actors, solo singers, and pop acts, as well as Filipino actors and groups, were in attendance for the 8th edition of the prestigious awards ceremony.
The red carpet event started at 12:30 p.m., with Ryan Bang as the host. The hottest stars walked the red carpet, and it was just a taste of what the awards show had to offer. The ceremony started at 3:00 p.m. Singer and actor Kang Daniel, IVE’s Jang Wonyoung, and ZEROBASEONE’s Sung Hanbin were this year’s emcees.
As this unforgettable day comes to a close, let’s look back at the winners of this year’s Asia Artist Awards:
Focus Award: HORI7ON, LUN8, YOUNGHOON, Ahn Dong Gu
Potential Award: LAPILLUS, ATBO, Paul Blanco, Yoo Seonho
New Wave Award: Yaochen, KINGDOM, ASH ISLAND, Jae Chan
Best Creator: 3RACHA (Stray Kids)
Best Producer: Seo Hyun Joo
Icon Award: Tempest, NMIXX, KEP1ER, Cha Joo Young
Popularity Award: Lim Young Woong, Sakurazaka46, Lee Junho, Kim Se Jeong
Hot Trend: NewJeans, SB19, Lim Young Woong, Ahn Hyo Seop, Lee Junho
Emotive Award: ONEUS, BOYNEXTDOOR, EXO’s Suho, &TEAM
Asia Celebrity Award: NewJeans, LE SSERAFIM, Jang Wonyoung, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Kim Seon Ho
Rookie Award: ZEROBASEONE, Moon Sangmin, Lee Eun Saem
Best Choice Award: Lee Young Ji, BOYNEXTDOOR, Kang Daniel, &TEAM, NewJeans, NMIXX, Ben&Ben, Dreamcatcher, Lim Young Woong, Dindin, Kim Jae Joong
Best Acting Performance: Kim Young Dae, Lee Jun Young, Suho, Mun Ka Young
Fabulous Award: NewJeans, Stray Kids, Lim Young Woong, Daniel Padilla, Kathryn Bernardo
Best Musician Award: KARD, STAYC, ZEROBASEONE, Kwon Eun Bi, Sakurazaka46
Scene Stealer Award: Jung Sung Il
Best Actor: Kim Sejeong, Ahn Hyo Seop, Lee Dong Hwi, Melai Cantiveros-Francisco, Lee Jun Hyuk
Top of K-pop Record: Kim Jae Joong
Best Performance: LE SSERAFIM
Best Artist (Singer): AKMU, ITZY, The Boyz, Le Sserafim, IVE, SB19
Best Artist (Actor): Kentaro Sakaguchii, Kim Jihoon, Kim Seon Ho
GRAND PRIZE – Fandom of the Year (Star Ranking King of Kings): Lim Young Woong
GRAND PRIZE – Performance of the Year: BSS (Seventeen)
GRAND PRIZE – Stage of the Year: Stray Kids
GRAND PRIZE – Song of the Year: NewJeans
GRAND PRIZE – Album of the Year: SEVENTEEN
GRAND PRIZE – Singer of the Year: NewJeans
GRAND PRIZE – Actor of the Year: Lee Junho
Asia Artist Awards 2023 is presented by STAR NEWS, TONZ ENTERTAINMENT, and PULP Live World.
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