Staged on December 13 at the Nagoya Nippongaishi Hall in Aichi, Japan, the 2022 Asia Artist Awards or AAA had a star-studded opening as entertainment luminaries lit the event and owned the awarding ceremony and red carpet. The annual celebration was presented by Star News and Media Boy and is co-hosted by IVE member, singer, and model Jang Won-young and singer-songwriter, presenter, and entertainment personality Leeteuk.

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Now on its 7th edition, the AAA named its awardees in various areas and welcomed the winners with a blast. With an array of performers and artists on board, the gathering’s gala was an evening showered with exciting successes. Six Daesangs stole top titles including Actor of the Year, Singer of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Performance of the Year, and Stage of the Year.

The present prizewinners of the annual Asian awards were celebrated for their contributions and achievements in the entertainment arena. This year’s titleholders who fared in the selection are the following:

Daesang - Actor of the Year: 2PM’s Lee Jun-ho

Daesang - Singer of the Year: SEVENTEEN

Daesang - Song of the Year: IVE (“LOVE DIVE”)

Daesang - Album of the Year: Stray Kids (“Maxident”)

Daesang - Performance of the Year: NewJeans (“Attention”)

Daesang - Stage of the Year: Lim Young-woong

Lim Young-woong Star News

Best Artist (Singer): ITZY, THE BOYZ, THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE

Best Artist (Actor): Han So-hee, Park Min-young, Seo In-guk

Best Actor: Kim Se-jeong, Girls’ Generation’s Kwon Yuri, Lee Jae-wook, U-KISS’s Lee Jun-young

Best Musician: Choi Ye Na, LE SSERAFIM, TREASURE, NiziU, Peck Palitchoke

Best Acting Performance: WJSN’s Bona, Super Junior’s Choi Si-won, Hwang Min-hyun, Kim Young-dae

Fabulous Award: Lim Young-woong, SEVENTEEN

Scene-Stealer Award: Ryu Kyung-soo

Han So-hee Osen

Best Choice (Singer): KARD, Kep1er, PENTAGON, Stray Kids, WJSN CHOCOME

Best Choice (Actor): Kim Seon-ho

Best New Artist (Singer): IVE, LE SSERAFIM, NewJeans

Best New Actor: Kang Daniel, Seo Bum-june

Asia Celebrity (Singer): ITZY, BE:FIRST, Lyodra

Asia Celebrity (Actor): Kim Seon-ho, Girls’ Generation’s Kwon Yuri, Billkin, PP Krit Amnuaydechkorn

Emotive Award (Singer): CRAVITY, NMIXX

Emotive Award (Actor): Na In-woo

Kim Seon-ho Star News

Hot Trend (Singer): IVE, Lim Young-woong, SEVENTEEN, NiziU

Hot Trend (Actor): 2PM’s Lee Jun-ho, Park Min-young

AAA Icon (Singer): AleXa, VERIVERY

AAA Icon (Actor): Im Jae-hyuk

IdolPlus Popularity Award (Singer): BTS

IdolPlus Popularity Award (Actor): Kim Seon-ho

DCM Popularity Award (Singer): BLACKPINK, Lim Young-woong

DCM Popularity Award (Actor): Kim Se-jeong, Kim Seon-ho

New Wave Award (Singer): Kep1er, NMIXX, TEMPEST

New Wave Award (Actor): Super Junior’s Choi Si-won, Hwang Min-hyun

IVE Osen

Best Achievement: Girls’ Generation’s Kwon Yuri

AAA Potential (Singer): Billlie, KINGDOM, LIGHTSUM, TFN

AAA Potential (Actor): Kang Daniel

AAA Focus (Singer): ATBO, Lapillus, TRENDZ

AAA Focus (Actor): THE BOYZ’s Ju Haknyeon

Best Producer: Seo Hyun-joo

THE BOYZ Osen

Congratulations to the winners!

Check out some celebrities that were spotted at the 2022 Asia Artist Awards:

Kim Seon-ho - Best Choice (Actor); Asia Celebrity (Actor); IdolPlus Popularity Award (Actor); DCM Popularity Award (Actor)Star News

2PM's Lee Jun-ho - Daesang - Actor of the Year; Hot Trend (Actor)Star News

AleXa - AAA Icon (Singer)Star News

PP Krit Amnuaydechkorn - Asia Celebrity (Actor)Star News

Lim Young-woong - Daesang - Stage of the Year; Fabulous Award; Hot Trend (Singer); DCM Popularity Award (Singer)Star News

SEVENTEEN's Wonwoo - SEVENTEEN's Awards: Daesang - Singer of the Year; Fabulous Award; Hot Trend (Singer)Star News

Im Jae-hyuk - AAA Icon (Actor)Star News

Lyodra - Asia Celebrity (Singer)Star News

Han So-hee - Best Artist (Actor)Osen

IVE's Ahn Yu-jin - IVE's Awards: Daesang - Song of the Year ('LOVE DIVE'); Best New Artist (Singer); Hot Trend (Singer)Osen

Kim Se-jeong - Best Actor; DCM Popularity Award (Actor)Osen

IVE's Jang Won-young - Master of CeremoniesOsen

LE SSERAFIM's Huh Yun-jin - LE SSERAFIM's Awards: Best Musician; Best New Artist (Singer)Osen

Park Min-young - Best Artist (Actor); Hot Trend (Actor); Osen

Stray Kids' Lee Know and Han - Stray Kids' Awards: Daesang - Album of the Year ('Maxident'); Best Choice (Singer)Osen

Kep1er - Best Choice (Singer); New Wave Award (Singer)Star News

NewJeans - Daesang - Performance of the Year ('Attention'); Best New Artist (Singer)Star News

TREASURE - Best MusicianOsen

THE BOYZ - Best Artist (Singer); AAA Focus (Actor): THE BOYZ’s Ju HaknyeonOsen

IVE - Daesang - Song of the Year ('LOVE DIVE'); Best New Artist (Singer); Hot Trend (Singer)Osen

ITZY - Best Artist (Singer); Asia Celebrity (Singer)@ITZYofficial on Twitter

Lapillus - AAA Focus (Singer)@offclLapillus on Twitter

ATBO - AAA Focus (Singer)@ist_ent on Twitter

NMIXX - Emotive Award (Singer); New Wave Award (Singer)@NMIXX_official on Twitter

PENTAGON - Best Choice (Singer)@CUBE_PTG on Twitter

Lead photos from @kimseonho_staff.diary, Osen, and Star News