BY JONATHAN HICAP
Get ready for South Korea’s Asia Artist Awards (AAA), which will be held for the first time in the Philippines in December.
Happee Sy-Go, chief operating officer of Pulp Live World, revealed details about the 2023 AAA, a star-studded awards ceremony, which is set on Dec. 14 at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan.
The 2022 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) in Nagoya, Japan (Photos from the AAA Organizing Committee)
The 2023 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) will be held on Dec. 14 at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan (Jonathan Hicap)
Pulp Live World COO Happee Sy-Go (center) with NCT Dream in Manila last April (Jonathan Hicap)
The 2023 AAA is hosted by Korean media outlet Star News and co-hosted by the Asia Artist Awards Organizing Committee, TONZ Entertainment, and Pulp Live World, a pioneer in bringing K-pop acts to the Philippines including BTS, EXO, BLACKPINK, Stray Kids, Seventeen and Tomorrow X Together.
Sy-Go told Manila Bulletin on Aug. 31 that the 2023 AAA ceremony will have two main parts: the red carpet event and the awards ceremony that will run for about seven hours.
“The event is gonna be at least 6-7 hours long coz red carpet alone is 2 hrs na, then 4 hours awarding ceremony with performances from K-pop idols,” she said.
She said Pulp Live World is honored to be the Philippine partner to host the AAA this year.
"We at PULP LIVE WORLD are very honored to have been chosen as the Philippine partner to host this year's Asian Artist Awards. We look forward to the privilege of showcasing the very best of our country's warmth and hospitality to Asia's great stars and to making this year's AAAs a tremendous success for everyone involved," Sy-Go said on Aug. 30.
The 2022 AAA was held on Dec. 13 at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan. The AAA, launched in 2016, is the first integrated awards ceremony in Korea that awards actors and singers together. It recognizes stars in music, film and television.
Here are the winners of the 2022 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) held in Japan:
ACTOR
Daesang (Grand Prize) - Actor of the Year: 2PM’s Lee Junho
Best Artist (Actor): Han So-hee, Seo In-guk, Park Min-young,
Best Actor: Lee Jae-wook, Kim Sejeong, Yuri, Lee Junyoung
Best Acting Performance: Hwang Minhyun, Bona, Choi Siwon, Hwang Minhyun, Kim Young-dae
Scene-Stealer Award: Ryu Kyung-soo
Best Choice: Kim Seon-ho
Best New Actor: Kang Daniel, Seo Bum-june
Asia Celebrity: Kim Seon-ho, Yuri, Billkin, PP Krit
Emotive Award: Na In-woo
Hot Trend Award: 2PM’s Lee Junho, Park Min-young
Icon Award: Im Jae-hyuk
IdolPlus Popularity Award: Kim Seon-ho
DCM Popularity Award: Kim Sejeong, Kim Seon-ho
New Wave Award: Choi Siwon, Hwang Minhyun
Potential Award: Kang Daniel
Focus Award: The Boyz’s Ju Haknyeon
Best Achievement: Yuri
SINGER
Daesang (Grand Prize) - Album of the Year: Stray Kids
Daesang (Grand Prize) - Singer of the Year: Seventeen
Daesang (Grand Prize) - Song of the Year: IVE, “Love Dive”
Daesang (Grand Prize) - Performance of the Year: NewJeans
Daesang (Grand Prize) - Stage of the Year: Lim Young-woong
Best Artist Award: ITZY, The Boyz, The Rampage
Fabulous Award: Lim Young-woong, Seventeen
Best Musician Award: Le Sserafim, Choi Ye-na, Treasure, NiziU, Peck Palitchoke
Best Choice: Stray Kids, KARD, Kep1er, Pentagon, WJSN Chocome
Best New Artist: IVE, Le Sserafim, NewJeans
Asia Celebrity: ITZY, BE:FIRST, Lyodra
Emotive Award: NMIXX, Cravity
Hot Trend Award: IVE, Lim Young-woong, Seventeen, NiziU
Icon Award: AleXa, VERIVERY
IdolPlus Popularity Award: BTS
DCM Popularity Award: BLACKPINK, Lim Young-woong
New Wave Award: Tempest, Kep1er, NMIXX
Potential Award: Billlie, Kingdom, TFN, Lightsum
Focus Award: ATBO, Lapillus, TRENDZ
Best Producer: Seo Hyun-joo (Starship Entertainment)
