The winners of the first-ever Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA) have been revealed!
On April 10, the Asia Star Entertainer Awards—a new awards show launched by Newsen and @star1 magazine—held its star-studded first ceremony in Yokohama, Japan, where it celebrated the top K-pop artists and Asian singers who lit up the world stage over the past year.
Stray Kids won this year’s Daesang (Grand Prize), in addition to snagging the prizes for Album of the Year (for their 2023 album “★★★★★ [5-STAR]”) and Best Group.
TXT took home a total of four awards, including Artist of the Year, The Platinum, Best Performance (Group), and Global K-Pop Leader.
Finally, BTS’s Jungkook won Song of the Year for his hit solo debut single “Seven.”
Check out the full list of winners below!
Daesang (Grand Prize): Stray Kids
Artist of the Year: TXT
Album of the Year: Stray Kids (“★★★★★ [5-STAR]”)
Song of the Year: BTS’s Jungkook (“Seven”)
The Platinum Award: TXT
Best Group: Stray Kids, NiziU
Best Solo: TWICE’s Jihyo, Lim Young Woong
Best Band: DAY6
Global K-Pop Leader: TXT
Best Performance (Group): TXT
Best Performance (Solo): SHINee’s Taemin
Best Performance (Japan): INI
Best Stage: THE BOYZ
Best Stage (Japan): JO1
Platinum Worldwide: TREASURE
Best New Artist: NCT WISH, TWS, ZEROBASEONE
Best Conceptual Artist (Group): THE BOYZ
Best Conceptual Artist (Solo): SHINee’s Taemin
Best Star: STAYC
Best Touring Artist: TREASURE
Best Virtual Artist: PLAVE
Best Hip-Hop: TREASURE
Best Rock Ballad: DAY6’s Young K
Best Trot: Young Tak
Hot Trend: ATBO, Creepy Nuts
Hot Icon: Billlie, FANTASY BOYS
Fan Choice Artist: Lim Young Woong
Fan Choice Rookie: Jeong Dong Won (JD1)
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!
cr: Soompi