8th Asia Artist Awards

The 2023 Asia Artist Awards (Korean: 2023 아시아 아티스트 어워즈), the 8th edition, presented by Star News, took place on December 14, 2023, at the Philippine Arena, Bulacan, Philippines.^[1] The ceremony was hosted by Kang Daniel, Jang Won-young, and Sung Han-bin.^[2] It was broadcast live on Weverse worldwide (except Philippines, Japan and Vietnam), Hulu Japan, and Lazada in the Philippines.^[3]

2023 Asia Artist Awards
Official poster
Awarded for	Outstanding achievements in the music, television and film industry
Date	December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14)
Venue	Philippine Arena, Bulacan, Philippines
Country	South Korea
Presented by	Star News Asia Artists Awards Organising Committee TONZ Entertainment PULP Live World
Hosted by	Jang Won-young Kang Daniel Sung Han-bin
First awarded	2016
Most awards	NewJeans (6)
Website	Asia Artist Awards
Television/radio coverage
Network	Weverse (Worldwide) Hulu Japan Lazada (Philippines)
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Overview

The Asia Artist Awards select winners by recognizing notable contributions and achievements by South Korean artists in Asian television, film, and music made throughout the past year.

Screening method

Winners are selected based on data gathered from global fans in South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines in Asia; Argentina in South America; Mexico in North America; and Europe.^[4]

Artists

The following artists attended the award show:^[5]

Singers	Actors and Actresses
NewJeans Le Sserafim BoyNextDoor Nmixx Zerobaseone Stray Kids Itzy The Boyz Kwon Eun-bi &Team STAYC Kep1er Jang Won-young Ben&Ben Sakurazaka46 Dreamcatcher Lee Young-ji Lapillus Kard Tempest Kim Jae-joong DinDin Ash Island Yao Chen BSS SB19 Hori7on Oneus Kingdom ATBO Lun8 AKMU Lim Young-woong Paul Blanco WHIB	Kim Seon-ho Ahn Hyo-seop Kim Se-jeong Moon Ga-young Lee Dong-hwi Lee Joon-hyuk Cha Joo-young Lee Eun-saem Lee Jun-ho Jung Sung-il Kim Young-dae Lee Jun-young Moon Sang-min Yoo Seon-ho Ahn Dong-goo Park Jae-chan Suho Kim Ji-hoon Kang Daniel Kentaro Sakaguchi Melai Cantiveros Kathryn Bernardo Daniel Padilla

Hori7on, SB19 and Ben&Ben were the first Filipino acts to participate in the awards show.^[6] TV host and comedian Ryan Bang also served as host of the red carpet event.^[7][8]

Winners

 

Lee Jun Ho, winner of Actor of the Year Grand Prize (Daesang)

Winners are listed and emphasized in bold.^[9]

Grand Prize (Daesang)
Actor of the Year: Lee Jun-ho Singer of the Year: NewJeans Album of the Year: Seventeen – FML Song of the Year: NewJeans – "Ditto" Stage of the Year: Stray Kids Performance of the Year: BSS Fandom of the Year: Lim Young-woong (Hero Generation)
Best Artist Award
Television / Film	Music
Kentaro Sakaguchi Kim Ji-hoon Kim Seon-ho	AKMU Itzy IVE Le Sserafim SB19 The Boyz
Fabulous Award
Television / Film	Music
Daniel Padilla Kathryn Bernardo	Lim Young-woong NewJeans Stray Kids
Rookie of the Year
Television / Film	Music
Lee Eun-saem Moon Sang-min	Zerobaseone
Asia Celebrity
Television	Music
Kentaro Sakaguchi Kim Seon-ho	Jang Won-young Le Sserafim NewJeans
Best Emotive Award
Television / Film	Music
Suho	&Team BoyNextDoor Oneus
Hot Trend Award
Television / Film	Music
Ahn Hyo-seop Lee Jun-ho	Lim Young-woong NewJeans SB19
Popularity Award
Television / Film	Music
Lee Jun-ho Kim Se-jeong	Lim Young-woong Sakurazaka46
Best Icon Award
Television / Film	Music
Cha Joo-young	Kep1er Nmixx Tempest
New Wave Award
Television / Film	Music
Park Jae-chan	Ash Island Kingdom Yao Chen
Potential Award
Television / Film	Music
Yoo Seon-ho	ATBO Lapillus Paul Blanco
Focus Award
Television / Film	Music
Younghoon Ahn Dong-goo	Hori7on Lun8
Best Performance Award	Top of K-pop Record Award
Le Sserafim	Kim Jae-joong
Best Actor Award	Scene Stealer Award
Ahn Hyo-seop Kim Se-jeong Lee Dong-hwi Lee Joon-hyuk Melai Cantiveros	Jung Sung-il
Best Musician Award	Best Acting Performance Award
Kard Kwon Eun-bi Sakurazaka46 STAYC Zerobaseone	Kim Young-dae Lee Jun-young Moon Ga-young Suho
Best Choice Award	Best Producer Award
&Team Ben&Ben BoyNextDoor DinDin Dreamcatcher Kang Daniel Kim Jae-joong Lee Young-ji Lim Young-woong Nmixx NewJeans	Seo Hyun-joo (Starship Entertainment)
Best Creator Award
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Performers

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, performed musical numbers.

Artist(s)	Song(s) Performed	Ref.
WHIB	"Dizzy (Intro)" and "Bang!"	^[10]
SB19 (with &Team)	"Gento", "Mana", "Bazinga" and "Crimzone"
Lapillus	"Who's Next"
Hori7on	"Six7een" (Rock ver.)
Lun8	"Wild Heart"
ATBO	"Mayday" and "Next to Me"
Yao Chen	"Adventure Player"
Paul Blanco	"Summer"
Kingdom	"Coup D'Etat"
Ash Island	"Melody" (Band ver.)
Tempest	"Vroom Vroom" and "Dive"
Nmixx	"Love Me Like This" and "Soñar (Breaker)"
Kep1er	"Giddy"
Oneus	"Baila Conmigo"
Lee Young-ji	"I Am Lee Young Ji" and "Not Sorry"
BoyNextDoor	"But Sometimes" and "One and Only"
Zerobaseone	"In Bloom" and "Crush"
Kim Jae-joong	"One Kiss" and "Mine"
DinDin	"I'm Not Myself When I'm Around You" and "Foolin' Myself"
Dreamcatcher	"Shatter" and "OOTD"
&Team	"Dropkick" (Korean ver.) and "War Cry"
Kang Daniel	"Selfish" and "Nirvana"
Kard	"Icky" and "Cake"
STAYC	"Teddy Bear" and "Bubble"
Kwon Eun-bi	"Underwater"
Sakurazaka46	"Shoninyokkyu"
NewJeans	"OMG", "ETA" and "Super Shy"
Le Sserafim	"Perfect Night" and "Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife"
AKMU	"Love Lee" and "Give Love"
Itzy	"Kill Shot" and "Cake"
The Boyz	"Watch It"
Lim Young-woong	"Grain of Sand" and "Do or Die"
Stray Kids	"Maniac", "Get Lit", "Topline" and "Lalalala"
BSS (with Lee Young-ji)	"7PM", "Fighting" and "Just Do It"

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9. 이준호·뉴진스·세븐틴·스키즈·임영웅, AAA '대상'..뉴진스 6관왕 '최다'[2023 AAA][종합] [Lee Junho, NewJeans, Seventeen, SKZ, Lim Young-woong, AAA 'Grand Prize'.. NewJeans 6 Champions 'Most' [2023 AAA] [Comprehensive]]. Star News (in Korean). December 14, 2023. from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
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External links

• Official website