The Asia Artist Awards 2025 ceremony is just hours away! If you’re hoping to catch your favourite K-pop and K-drama stars live today, you need to know all about the forthcoming ceremony. Lucky for you, we’ve got it all laid out right here!
South Korean actor Lee Junho and multi-faceted performer Jang Wonyoung (of IVE) will be taking on the main MC duties this afternoon at Kaohsiung National Stadium in Taiwan. Hosted by Star News and organised by the AAA Organising Committee, the 10th Anniversary Asia Artist Awards 2025 is already a sold-out event, fulfilling its annual star-studded tradition of honouring the best in music and acting.
On top of that, six categories of AAA 2025 Popularity Awards will honour winners as : Male Actor, Female Actor, Male Group Artist, Female Group Artist, Male Solo Artist and Female Solo Artist. Winners for the same have already been announced (See below).
The 10th edition of the prestigious AAA ceremony will feature performances by 23 teams and collaboration stages that will even bring singers and actors together on the same stage, according to the official website. The show is expected to have an approximate runtime of 300 minutes.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 10th Asia Artist Awards.
When and where to watch Asia Artist Awards 2025
The 10th Asia Artist Awards will kick off with the red carpet event on Friday, December 5, at 3 pm KST (11:30 am IST). The Part 2, which is the main awards ceremony, will begin at 5 pm KST (1:30 pm IST).
For the TV broadcast, Korean viewers may tune into the channel MTN, while Taiwanese fans can rely on SET. However, the latter option may broadcast the event with a slight delay.
International fans can access the live stream on Weverse. You will find the LIVE tab by heading over to the Weverse zone community on the Weverse app and website. Unfortunately, this option won’t be available in Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan and Thailand.
As a result, some other OTT live stream options are U-Next (Japan), Line TV / Line Today / Line VOOM (Taiwan), Me Watch (Singapore), True Visions Now (Thailand) and My TV (Vietnam).
2025 Asia Artist Awards lineup
As previously confirmed via the AAA SNS platforms, the performing lineup will include the following artists:
- JJ Lin
- YENA
- KickFlip
- CORTIS
- QWER
- ASH ISLAND
- KISS OF LIFE
- NEXZ
- xikers
- AHOF
- MEOVV
- ATEEZ
- CRAVITY
- TWS
- MONSTA X
- ALLDAY PROJECT
- WOODZ
- KiiiKiii
- RIIZE
- LE SSERAFIM
- Stray Kids
- IVE
- i-dle
- Shuhua
- TWS
Note: CHANMINA, who was also initially slated to perform at the awards show, will no longer be joining the rest of the lineup in Taiwan due to health reasons.
Actors and other celebrities attending AAA 2025
According to K-media sightings at Kaohsiung International Airport in Taiwan and AAA’s social media confirmation, the following actors (among possibly others) are expected to attend this year’s Asia Artist Awards:
- Choi Dae Hoon
- Lee Junho
- IU
- Kang Yoo Seok
- Lee Yi Kyung
- YoonA
- Park Bo Gum
- Kim You Jung
- Cha Joo Young
- Lee Jun Young
- Lee Hyeri
- Moon So Ri
- Park Yoon Ho
- Satoh Takeru
- Uhm Ji Won
- Lee Joon Hyuk
- Choo Young Woo
10th Asia Artist Awards winners of Popularity Award
Ahead of the December main event, the AAA official announced the winners of the final voting round for the Popularity Award categories.
Male Solo Singer: Lim Young Woong
Female Solo Singer: i-dle’s Yuqi
Male Actor: Lee Junho
Female Actor: Kim Hye Yoon
Male Group Singer: Stray Kids
Female Group Singer: NiziU
Before we head into this year’s AAA affair, let’s also take a look at last year’s big winner. Kim Soo Hyun took home the Actor of the Year Grand Prize, while New Jeans snagged the Daesang in the Artist of the Year category. BLACKPINK’s Rose won the Song of the Year, with DAY6 earning the Album of the Year trophy and NCT 127 shining bright as the Stage of the Year recipient.
LE SSERAFIM secured the Performance of the Year award. On the other hand, Byeon Woo Seok was crowned the Best Actor of the Year, while Park Min Young was named the Best Actress of the Year.
The 2025 Asia Artist Awards will be followed up by the ACON 2025 Festa on December 7 at the same venue in Taiwan. Stay tuned for more details!