Asia Artist Awards

Asia Artist Awards
Asia Artist Awards
Awarded for	Outstanding achievements in the music, television and film industry
Country	South Korea
Presented by	Money Today; StarNews; MTN
First awarded	2016
Website	asiaartistawards.com

Asia Artist Awards (abbreviated AAA) is an awards ceremony organized by South Korea-based business newspaper Money Today and its global media brands StarNews and MTN. It honors outstanding achievements and international contributions of Asian artists in television, film and music.

The inaugural ceremony was held on November 16, 2016 at Kyung Hee University's Hall of Peace in Seoul, and was broadcast live via satellite across Asia.^[1]

Ceremonies[]

Edition	Date	Venue	City	Host	Ref.
1st	November 16, 2016	Kyung Hee University's Hall of Peace	Seoul, South Korea	Leeteuk and Lee Si-young	^[1]
2nd	November 15, 2017	Jamsil Students' Gymnasium	Seoul, South Korea	Leeteuk and Lee Tae-im	^[2]
3rd	November 28, 2018	Namdong Gymnasium	Incheon, South Korea	Leeteuk and Lee Sung-kyung	^[3]^[4]
4th	November 26, 2019	Mỹ Đình National Stadium	Hanoi, Vietnam	Leeteuk and Lim Ji-yeon	^[5]
5th	November 28, 2020			Leeteuk and Park Ju-hyun	^[6]

Winners[]

Hallyu personalities Park Bo-gum and Im Yoon-ah were the first recipients of Asia Star Award, together with boy band Exo, in 2016

Grand Prize (Daesang)[]

Ed.	Year	Category	Winner
1st	2016	Television / Film	Cho Jin-woong
1st	2016	Music	Exo
2nd	2017	Television / Film	Kim Hee-sun
2nd	2017	Music	Exo
3rd	2018	Television / Film	Lee Byung-hun
3rd	2018	Music	BTS
4th	2019	Television / Film	Jang Dong-gun (Actor/Actress of the Year)
		Music	Seventeen – An Ode (Album of the Year)
			Twice (Artist of the Year)
			Got7 (Performance of the Year)
			Red Velvet – "Umpah Umpah" (Song of the Year)
5th	2020	Television / Film	Kim Soo-hyun (Actor/Actress of the Year: Drama)
		Television / Film	Lee Jung-jae (Actor/Actress of the Year: Film)
		Music	NCT – NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1 (Album of the Year)
			Twice (Artist of the Year)
			Got7 (Performance of the Year)
			BTS – "Dynamite" (Song of the Year)
			Monsta X (Stage of the Year)
			Lim Young-woong (Trot of the Year)

Artist of the Year[]

Ed.	Year	Category	Winner
3rd	2018	Television / Film	Lee Sung-kyung, Lee Jun-ho, Ryu Jun-yeol, IU, Jung Hae-in, Lee Seung-gi, Ju Ji-hoon, Yoo Yeon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Lee Byung-hun
3rd	2018	Music	Zico, Wanna One, iKon, Twice, Seventeen, Sunmi, Monsta X, Mamamoo, Got7, NU'EST W, BTS

Rookie of the Year[]

Ed.	Year	Category	Winner
1st	2016	Television / Film	Ryu Jun-yeol, Kwak Si yang, Sung Hoon
		Television / Film	Nana
		Music	NCT 127
		Music	Blackpink
2nd	2017	Television / Film	Ahn Hyo-seop
		Television / Film	Jung Chae-yeon
		Music	Wanna One
			Pristin
			Kard
3rd	2018	Television / Film	Kim Da-mi
		Television / Film	Jang Ki-yong
		Music	The Boyz
			Stray Kids
			(G)I-dle
			Iz*One
4th	2019	Television / Film	Ong Seong-wu
		Music	TXT
			AB6IX
			Itzy
5th	2020	Television / Film	Han So-hee
		Television / Film	Lee Jae-wook
		Music	Treasure
		Music	Secret Number

Popularity Award[]

(Determined through fan votes)

Ed.	Year	Category	Winner
1st	2016	Television / Film	Baekhyun
		Television / Film	Yoona
		Music	Exo
2nd	2017	Television / Film	D.O.
		Television / Film	Yoona
		Music	Exo
3rd	2018	Television / Film	Sehun
		Television / Film	IU
		Music	BTS
4th	2019	Music	Stray Kids, Loona, Kang Daniel
5th	2020	Television / Film	Jinyoung
		Television / Film	Song Ji-hyo
		Singer	BTS
		Singer	Twice
		Trot	Lim Young-woong

Asia Star Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
1st	2016	Yoona, Park Bo-gum, Exo
2nd	2017	Suzy

Asia Hot Artist[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Wanna One, IU

Asia Celebrity[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
4th	2019	Ji Chang-wook, Park Min-young, Red Velvet, NU'EST
5th	2020	Lee Joon-gi, Kang Daniel, WayV

Best Artist Award[]


Ed.	Year	Winner
1st	2016	BTS, Twice, Park Hae-jin, Park Shin-hye
2nd	2017	Yoona, Seventeen, Namkoong Min, Park Hae-jin
3rd	2018	Twice, Wanna One, Seventeen, Ha Jung-woo
4th	2019	Yoona, Park Min-Young, Zico
5th	2020	Mamamoo, NCT 127, Lee Joon-gi, Seo Yea-ji

Best Celebrity Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
1st	2016	Jin Goo, Namkoong Min, Kim Ji-won, VIXX, AOA
2nd	2017	Lee Jun-ho, Park Min-young, VIXX, Apink
3rd	2018	Suzy

Best Entertainer Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
1st	2016	B.A.P, Mamamoo, Seo Kang-joon, Nam Ji-hyun
2nd	2017	NU'EST W, Monsta X, Bolbbalgan4, Sung Hoon, Kim Tae-ri

Best Icon Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
1st	2016	BTS, Kim Yoo-jung
2nd	2017	Mamamoo, Seo Kang-joon, Hwang Chi-yeul, Crush
3rd	2018	Monsta X, Momoland, Choi Tae-joon, Kim Myung-soo
4th	2019	Choi Siwon, Jung Hae-in, Chungha, Seventeen
5th	2020	Pentagon, AB6IX, Lee Joo-young

Best OST Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner	Work
1st	2016	Gummy	"You Are My Everything" (Descendants of the Sun) "Moonlight Drawn By Clouds" (Love in the Moonlight)
2nd	2017	Ailee	"I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" (Guardian: The Lonely and Great God)

Best Popular Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Lee Seung-gi, Got7, Ryu Jun-yeol

Best Star Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
1st	2016	Park Bo-gum, Bae Suzy, Seventeen, Block B
2nd	2017	Zico, 7SENSES (SNH48), Park Seo-joon, Ryu Jun-yeol

Best Social Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
4th	2019	Yoona, Twice, Seventeen

Fabulous Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
2nd	2017	Exo, Super Junior, Park Seo-joon, Lee Joon-gi
3rd	2018	BTS, Twice, Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo

Favorite Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Sung Hoon, Chungha

Focus Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Jin Ju-hyung, Kim Yong-Ji, Shin Hyun-soo, D-Crunch, W24
4th	2019	Loona, Dongkiz, Lee Jung-eun
5th	2020	Oneus, AleXa, Ahn Eun-jin

Korean Tourism Appreciation Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Lee Byung-hun, BTS

New Wave Award[]

Ed.	Year	Category	Winner
2nd	2017	Television / Film	Choi Tae-joon
			Gong Seung-yeon
			Shin Hyun-soo
		Music	Snuper
			Astro
			The Rampage from Exile Tribe
3rd	2018	Television / Film	Kim Seol-hyun
		Music	Kard
			Cosmic Girls
			Gugudan

Rising Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Cha Eun-woo, Jung In-sun, Fromis 9, SF9

Asia Icon[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
2nd	2017	Park Shin-hye

Baidu Star Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
1st	2016	Exo

Best Actor Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Ju Ji-hoon, Yoo Yeon-seok, IU
4th	2019	Ji Chang-wook
5th	2020	Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Sung-kyung

Best Creator Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
2nd	2017	Shin Won-ho for Reply series
3rd	2018	Won Dong-yeon

Best Emotive Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Jung Hae-in, Lee Sung-kyung, Lee Jun-ho
4th	2019	Kang Daniel, Im Jiyeon
5th	2020	NCT Dream, (G)I-dle, Ahn Bo-hyun, Kim Seon-ho

Best History of Songs Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Se7en
5th	2020	Super Junior

Best Music Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	NU'EST W, Mamamoo, Sunmi

Best Musician Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Zico, iKon
4th	2019	NU'EST
5th	2020	Song Ga-in, Kang Daniel, Iz*One

Best Performance Director[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Son Sung Deuk

Best Producer Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
1st	2016	Bang Si-hyuk (Big Hit Entertainment)
3rd	2018	Pdogg (Big Hit Entertainment)
4th	2019	Zico (KOZ Entertainment)

Best Welcome Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
2nd	2017	Lee Seung-gi

Brilliant Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Choi Min-ho, Lee Da-hee, AOA

Choice Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
1st	2016	Sung Hoon, Lee Si-young, Dynamic Duo
2nd	2017	Min Hyo-rin, Lee Tae-im, Kent Tsai, Just Jerk
3rd	2018	Snuper, Jasper Liu, Kwak Si-yang, Jinyoung
4th	2019	Momoland, Lee Jung-Eun, Ahn Hyo-Seop
5th	2020	The Boyz, Itzy, Ahn Bo-hyun, Park Ju-hyun

Eco Creator Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Park Hae-jin

Legend Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
2nd	2017	Super Junior

Rising Star Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
1st	2016	WJSN, Han Dong-geun, Boys and Men, Park Hye-su, Shin Hyun-soo, Chi Pu
2nd	2017	JBJ, DIA, Jeong Se-woon, Gugudan, Momoland, Kang Tae-oh, Ji Soo, Seo Eun-soo

Samsung Pay Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
2nd	2017	Wanna One

Trend Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
3rd	2018	Yoona , Jung Hae-in

Potential Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
4th	2019	Kang Daniel, Snuper, Jung Hae-in
5th	2020	Park Jin-young, Kim Hye-yoon, Cravity, Iz*One

AAA Groove[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
4th	2019	(G)I-dle
4th	2019	Stray Kids
5th	2020	Bigman

AAA Scene Stealer[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
4th	2019	Lee Jung-eun
4th	2019	Lee Kwang-soo
5th	2020	Kim Min-jae

AAA Top of Kpop Record[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
4th	2019	Super Junior

AAA X Dongnam Media & FPT Polytechnic Popularity[]

Ed.	Year	Category	Winner
4th	2019	Television/Film	Oh Se-hun, Song Ji-hyo
4th	2019	Music	Super Junior

Best Vietnamese Artist[]

Ed.	Year	Category	Winner
4th	2019	Television / Film	[vi]
		Television / Film	[vi]
		Music	[vi]

AAA Best K-Culture[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
4th	2019	Lee Kwang-soo, Got7

AAA Best of Best Starnews Choeaedol Popularity Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
5th	2020	BTS

AAA Hot Issue Award[]

Ed.	Year	Category	Winner
5th	2020	Television / Film	Kim Soo-hyun, Seo Yea-ji
5th	2020	Music	Lim Young-woong, Itzy

Best Acting Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
5th	2020	Lee Joon-hyuk, Jeon Mi-do

Best Music Video Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
5th	2020	Stray Kids

Best Pop Artist Award[]

Ed.	Year	Winner
5th	2020	MAX, Anne-Marie

Most wins[]

Rank	Recipient	Wins
1st	BTS	10
2nd	Twice Exo	8
3rd	Yoona Seventeen	7
4th	Got7 Mamamoo Super Junior Kang Daniel Zico Wanna One Jung Hae-in	5
5th	Monsta X Stray Kids Ryu Jun-yeol IU Lee Byung-hun	4

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Biggest names in Korean entertainment to attend 2016 Asia Artist Awards". Korea Herald. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
^ "2017 Asia Artist Awards to open with stellar lineup of artists". Kpop Herald. November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
^ "2018 Asia Artist Awards Announced Date and Venue". Star News. August 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
^ "Leeteuk, Lee Sung-kyung to MC award show". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 29, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
^ "'2019 AAA', 11월 26일 베트남 하노이 개최 확정 [공식입장]". Naver. June 10, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
^ "임영웅·NCT 23명→이정재·김수현까지..2020 AAA 레드카펫 프리뷰 직캠 공개". Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

External links[]

Official website
2016 Asia Artist Awards Winner Archived October 8, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
2017 Asia Artist Awards Winner Archived October 31, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
2018 Asia Artist Awards Winner Archived November 3, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
2019 Asia Artist Awards Winner Archived November 4, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)

[two-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Biggest names in Korean entertainment to attend 2016 Asia Artist Awards". Korea Herald. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2016.

[2] "2017 Asia Artist Awards to open with stellar lineup of artists". Kpop Herald. November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.

[3] "2018 Asia Artist Awards Announced Date and Venue". Star News. August 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.

[4] "Leeteuk, Lee Sung-kyung to MC award show". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 29, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2018.

[5] "'2019 AAA', 11월 26일 베트남 하노이 개최 확정 [공식입장]". Naver. June 10, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.

[6] "임영웅·NCT 23명→이정재·김수현까지..2020 AAA 레드카펫 프리뷰 직캠 공개". Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

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2010s	Cho Jin-woong (2016) Exo (2016-7) Kim Hee-sun (2017) Lee Byung-hun (2018) BTS (2018/20) Jang Dong-gun (2019) Twice (2019-20) Got7 (2019-20) Seventeen (2019) Red Velvet (2019)
2020s	Kim Soo-hyun (2020) Lee Jung-jae (2020) Monsta X (2020) Lim Young-woong (2020) NCT (2020)