Asia Artist Awards


Asia Artist Awards is an awards ceremony organized by South Korea-based business newspaper Money Today and its global media brands Star News and MTN. It honors outstanding achievements and international contributions of South Korean artists in television, film and music. The inaugural ceremony was held on November 16, 2016, at Kyung Hee University's Hall of Peace in Seoul, and was broadcast live via satellite across Asia.

Ceremonies

Winners

Grand Prize (''Daesang'')

YearCategoryWinnerRef.
2016Television / FilmCho Jin-woong
2016MusicExo
2017Television / FilmKim Hee-sun
2017MusicExo
2018Television / FilmLee Byung-hun
2018MusicBTS
2019Television / FilmJang Dong-gun
2019MusicSeventeen – An Ode
2019MusicTwice
2019MusicGot7
2019MusicRed Velvet – "Umpah Umpah"
2020Television / FilmKim Soo-hyun
2020Television / FilmLee Jung-jae
2020MusicNCT – NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1
2020MusicTwice
2020MusicGot7
2020MusicBTS – "Dynamite"
2020MusicMonsta X
2020MusicLim Young-woong
2021Television / FilmLee Jung-jae
2021Television / FilmLee Seung-gi
2021Television / FilmYoo Ah-in
2021MusicSeventeen
2021MusicNCT 127 – Sticker
2021MusicStray Kids
2021MusicBTS – "Butter"
2021Musicaespa
2021MusicLim Young-woong
2022Television / FilmLee Jun-ho
2022MusicNewJeans
2022MusicLim Young-woong
2022MusicIve
2022MusicStray Kids
2022MusicSeventeen
2023Television / FilmLee Jun-ho
2023MusicNewJeans
2023MusicSeventeen – FML
2023MusicNewJeans – "Ditto"
2023MusicStray Kids
2023MusicBSS
2023MusicLim Young-woong
2024
Television / FilmKim Soo-hyun
2024
Television / FilmPark Min-young
2024
Television / FilmByeon Woo-seok
2024
MusicNewJeans
2024
MusicDAY6 – Fourever
2024
MusicRosé and Bruno Mars – "APT."
2024
MusicNCT 127
2024
MusicLe Sserafim
2025Television / FilmIU
2025Television / FilmMoon So-ri
2025Television / FilmPark Bo-gum
2025Television / FilmYoona
2025Television / FilmLee Jun-ho
2025MusicStray Kids
2025MusicStray Kids – Karma
2025MusicIve – "Rebel Heart"
2025MusicAteez
2025MusicRiize
2025MusicLe Sserafim

Rookie of the Year

Popularity Award


YearCategoryWinnerRef.
2016Television / FilmBaekhyun, Yoona
2016MusicExo
2017Television / FilmD.O., Yoona
2017MusicExo
2018Television / FilmSehun, IU
2018MusicBTS
2019MusicStray Kids, Loona, Kang Daniel
2020Television / FilmPark Jin-young, Song Ji-hyo
2020SingerBTS, Twice
2020TrotLim Young-woong
2021Television / FilmKim Seon-ho, Song Ji-hyo
2021MusicExo, Twice, CL, Lim Young-woong
2022Television / FilmKim Seon-ho, Kim Se-jeong
2022MusicBTS
2023Television / FilmLee Jun-ho, Kim Se-jeong
2023MusicSakurazaka46, Lim Young-woong
2024Television / FilmByeon Woo-seok, Kim Hye-yoon
2024MusicLim Young-woong, NiziU
2025Television / FilmLee Jun-ho, Kim Hye-yoon
2025MusicStray Kids, NiziU, Yuqi

Asia Celebrity

Best Artist Award

Best Icon Award

Best OST Award

Fabulous Award

Focus Award

New Wave Award

Best Actor Award

Best Creator Award

Best Emotive Award

Best History of Songs Award

Best Musician Award

Best Producer Award

Best Choice Award

Hot Trend Award

Potential Award

AAA Scene Stealer

AAA Top of Kpop Record

AAA Best Achievement Award

AAA Best of Best Starnews Choeaedol Popularity Award

AAA Hot Issue Award

Best Acting Performance Award

Best Music Video Award

Best Pop Artist Award

Best Couple Award

Best Asian Star Award

Best K-pop Record Award

Best Band Award

Best Performance Award

Queen of AAA

Asia Star Award

Best Voice Performance

Symbol of AAA

Grand Presence of K-pop

10th anniversary special awards

YearWinner
2025Monsta X
2025Bumzu
2025Seo Hyun-joo of Starship Entertainment
2025Park Bo-gum, Kim You-jung
2025Uhm Ji-won
2025Lee Joon-hyuk
2025IU
2025G-Dragon
2025Blackpink
2025BTS

Discontinued awards

Most wins