10th Asia Artist Awards winners: IU, Stray Kids are Artist of the Year; IVE, Ateez snag other daesang

The 10th edition of Asia Artist Awards 2025 (AAA) is finally here! Your favourite South Korean entertainment talents walked down the red carpet at Kaohsiung National Stadium in Taiwan. While the initial event blooming with showstopping fashion looks kicked off at 3 pm KST (11:30 am IST), the main awards ceremony was slated to pick up as ‘Part 2’ at 5 pm KST (1:30 pm IST) today, December 6.
IVE’s Jang Wonyoung returned to helm the main event as the evening’s host for the fifth year in a row. And so, her dedicated fans were quick to shower her with praises after catching her breathtaking walk down the AAA red carpet on Saturday. Phrases like “princess coded” and “5 years with MC Wonyoung” immediately took over the social media feed on X, as the IVE member’s ethereal ball gown OOTD left K-pop enthusiasts spellbound.
Beloved K-drama actor Lee Junho was right by her side, taking on the new MC duties. Yet another K-celeb who instantly became the talk of the hour was Junho’s King the Land co-star Lim YoonA. The actress-singer’s bow-bearing black gown left many exclaiming that it was one of the best looks of the night.
Closing out Part 1 on a high, multi-hyphenate performer IU was the last star to step onto the 2025 Asia Artist Awards red carpet.
10th Asia Artist Awards lineup
Although the 10th anniversary celebration will continue on Sunday with Festa ACON 2025 at the same venue, AAA lineup still promised a larger gathering than its succeeding act.
CORTIS, ATEEZ, YENA, KickFlip, QWER, ASH ISLAND, KISS OF LIFE, xikers, AHOF, MEOVV, CRAVITY, TWS, MONSTA X, ALLDAY PROJECT. WOODZ, KiiiKiii, RIIZE, Stray Kids, LE SSERAFIM, IVE, i-dle, Shuhua, NEXZ and JJ Lin were confirmed as the expected performers of the evening long before D-Day.
2025 Asia Artist Awards winners list
Best New Artist
AHOF
NEXZ
KickFlip
Best New Wave (Actor): ATEEZ’s Yunho
Best New Wave (Singer): ALLDAY PROJECT
Best Artist (Bonsang)
MONSTA X
ATEEZ
WOODZ
LE SSERAFIM
Lee Joon Hyuk (actor)
Lim YoonA (actor)
IVE
Stray Kids
Lee Junho (actor)
Kim You Jung (actor)
RIIZE
ALLDAY PROJECT
IU
Um Ji Won (actor)
Moon So Ri (actor)
Park Bo Gum (actor)
Satoh Takeru (actor)
AAA Emotive: Kang You Seok (actor), RIIZE (singer)
AAA Icon: Choo Young Woo (actor), CRAVITY (singer)
AAA Potential: xikers
Best K-pop Record
IVE
Stray Kids
ATEEZ
Best Music Video: “Hands Up” by MEOVV
Best OST: “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
Best Couple: Park Bo Gum and IU (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
Best Performance
KiiiKiii
CORTIS
Asia Star: JJ Lin (singer), Lim YoonA (actor), Satoh Takeru (actor)
Best Band: QWER
Best Voice Performance: Arden Cho for KPop Demon Hunters
Best Producer: 3RACHA (Stray Kids)
AAA Fabulous: Lee Junho, IU
AAA Scene Stealer: Choi Dae Hoon
Asia Celebrity: Park Bo Gum (actor), IVE’s Wonyoung (singer)
Hot Trend: IU
Rookie of the Year
Park Yoon Ho (actor)
KiiiKiii (singer)
CORTIS (singer)
ALLDAY PROJECT (singer
AAA Best Choice: Lee Yi Kyung (actor), Stray Kids’ Hyunjin (singer), ATEEZ’s Hongjoong (singer), i-dle’s Shuhua (singer), LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Chaewon
Symbol of AAA: IVE’s Jang Wonyoung
AAA Popularity
Lee Junho (actor)
Stray Kids (male group)
NiziU (female group)
i-dle’s Yuqi
AAA 10 History of K-pop: MONSTA X
AAA Grand Presence of K-pop: IVE’s Wonyoung, Stray Kids’ Felix
Best Actor – Female : Lee Hyeri, Cha Joo Young
Best Actor – Male: Lee Jun Young, Choo Young Woo
Best Musician – Solo: YENA, ASH ISLAND and CHANMINA
Best Musician – Group: KISS OF LIFE, MEOVV and TWS
AAA 10 Legendary Producer: BUMZU
AAA 10 Legendary K-pop Master Professional: Seo Hyun Joo aka Jenny from Starship Entertainment
AAA 10 Legendary Couple: Park Bo Gum and Kim You Jung – Love in the Moonlight (K-drama 2016)
AAA 10 Legendary Actress: Um Ji Won
AAA 10 Legendary Actor: Lee Joon Hyuk
AAA 10 Legendary Solo – Female: IU
AAA 10 Legendary Solo – Male: G-Dragon
AAA 10 Legendary Group – Female: BLACKPINK
AAA 10 Legendary Group – Male: BTS
2025 AAA Daesang / Grand Prize list
Music Icon of the Year: LE SSERAFIM
Performance of the Year: RIIZE
Stage of the Year: ATEEZ
Best Actress of the Year (OTT): Moon So Ri (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
Best Actress of the Year (TV): Lim YoonA (Bon Appetit, Your Majesty)
Best Actor of the Year (OTT): Park Bo Gum (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
Best Actor of the Year (TV): Lee Junho (Typhoon Family)
Album of the Year: Stray Kids
Song of the Year: “Rebel Heart” by IVE
Artist of the Year – Singer: Stray Kids
Artist of the Year – Actor: IU
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