Asia Star Entertainer Awards (; abbreviated as ASEA) is an awards ceremony hosted by South Korean media outlets Newsen and @Style and organized by the ASEA Organizing Committee and Japan's Zozotown to honor K-pop artists who have achieved significant results on the global stage.

History On January 16, 2024, The ASEA Organizing Committee introduced ASEA as the award ceremony where top stars representing Asia will appear and become one with fans around the world through music. The 1st Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2024 was launched in Tokyo on April 10 and broadcast live through Naver TV.

Ceremonies + Edition Date Venue City Host 1 April 10, 2024 K-Arena Yokohama Yokohama Kwon Yu-ri, Ok Taec-yeon 2 May 28–29, 2025 Juyeon, Rei (Day 1)Kim Hye-yoon, Hyungwon, Younghoon (Day 2) 3 May 16–17, 2026 Belluna Dome Saitama Hyungwon, Rei (Day 1)Lee Sung-kyung, Max Changmin (Day 2)

Award categories

Daesang The Grand Prize Album of the Year Artist of the Year Song of the Year Record of the Year Performance of the Year Bonsang The Platinum Platinum of World Wide Genre-specific prizes The Best OST The Best Stage The Best Performance The Best Hip Hop The Best Rock Ballad The Best Trot Popularity prizes Fan Choice Artist Fan Choice Rookie Fan Choice Character Fan Choice Couple

Other prizes Global Rising Actor Global K-Pop Leader The Best Artist (Actor & Singer) The Best Group The Best Solo The Best Band The Best Vocal Group The Best Visual Artist The Best Conceptual Artist The Best Touring Artist The Best New Artist (Actor & Singer) The Best Star The Best Star Japan Hot Trend Hot Icon Producer

Winners Grand Prize (Daesang) + Year Category The Grand Prize Artist of the Year Song of the Year Album of the Year Record of the Year Performance of the Year 2024 Stray Kids Tomorrow X Together Jung Kook – "Seven" Stray Kids – Rock-Star colspan="2" 2025 Aespa Aespa – "Supernova" Enhypen – Romance: Untold I-dle Zerobaseone2026 Enhypen Blackpink – "Jump" Enhypen – Desire: Unleash Ateez &Team

Platinum (Bonsang) + Year Winner 2024 Tomorrow X Together 2025 Enhypen, Aespa, NiziU, Zerobaseone, NCT Wish, Timelesz, Ive, The Boyz, I-dle, &Team, Sakurazaka462026 Enhypen, &Team, Alpha Drive One, Cutie Street, Fruits Zipper, Ive, Hearts2hearts, TVXQ, Ateez, The Rampage from Exile Tribe

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