2026 ASEA Winners Day 1 Live: The 2026 Asia Star Entertainer Awards launched its two-day celebrations on Saturday, May 16, with MONSTA X’s Hyungwon and IVE’s Rei as the main hosts of the live ceremony’s first day. Held at the Belluna Dome in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, the show witnessed top stars from South Korea and Japan walking down the red carpet at 10:30 am IST.
Merely hours later, the main event kicked off by honouring rookie music acts that have put their best foot forward from the get-go to elevate the Asian music industry’s golden glory. On Saturday, Japanese boy band DXTeen was one of the first acts to set the stage on fire, while the day’s lineup had already reserved performance slots for iconic groups like ENHYPEN, &TEAM, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, VVUP, IDID and more for later.
Actors Lee Junho, Go Young Jung and Akasaka Akira will soon walk out as presenters of the day as well.
Here are all the winners of the Asia Star Entertainer Awards Day 1.
2026 Asia Star Entertainer Awards winners list: Day 1, May 16
ASEA Hot Icon: CUTIE STREET, FRUITS ZIPPER, DXTEEN
ASEA Hot Trend: VVUP, SWEET STEADY, IDID, CANDY TUNE
ASEA The Best Performance: Kyoka
ASEA Producer: Misa Kimura
ASEA The Best New Artist: ALPHA DRIVE ONE
The Platinum: ENHYPEN, &TEAM, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, CUTIE STREET, FRUITS ZIPPER, IVE
The Best Solo (Male): Lim Young Woong
The Best Solo (Female): i-dle’s Yuqi
The Best Trot: Lim Young Woong
The Great Legacy Artist: Sato Atsuhiro
The Best Character (Male): Lee Junho
The Best Character (Female): Go Youn Jung
The Best OTT Artist: Go Young Jung
The Best Artist (Actress): Kim Hye Yoon
The Best Artist (Actor): Lee Junho
Top Touring Artist: MONSTA X
Performance of the Year: &TEAM
Artist of the Year: ENHYPEN
Song of the Year: “Jump” by BLACKPINK
Album of the Year: “Desire: Unleash” by ENHYPEN
More winning announcements awaited on ASEA 2026 Day 2, May 17.