Asia Artist Awards (abbreviated AAA) is an awards ceremony organized by South Korea-based business newspaper Money Today and its global media brands StarNews and MTN. It honors outstanding achievements and international contributions of Asian 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.[1]
| Asia Artist Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 6th Asia Artist Awards | |
 AAA Logo | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the music, television and film industry |
| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by |
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| First awarded | November 16, 2016 |
| Website | Official website |
The 6th edition of the awards took place on December 2 at KBS arena, Seoul. It was hosted by Leeteuk and Jang Won-young.
CeremoniesEdit
| Edition | Date | Venue | City | Host | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | November 16, 2016 | Kyung Hee University's Hall of Peace | Seoul, South Korea | Leeteuk and Lee Si-young | [1] |
| 2nd | November 15, 2017 | Jamsil Students' Gymnasium | Leeteuk and Lee Tae-im | [2] | |
| 3rd | November 28, 2018 | Namdong Gymnasium | Incheon, South Korea | Leeteuk and Lee Sung-kyung | [3][4] |
| 4th | November 26, 2019 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium | Hanoi, Vietnam | Leeteuk and Lim Ji-yeon | [5] |
| 5th | November 28, 2020 | Leeteuk and Park Ju-hyun | [6] | ||
| 6th | December 2, 2021 | KBS Arena | Seoul, South Korea | Leeteuk and Jang Won-young | [7] |
WinnersEdit
Hallyu personalities Park Bo-gum and Im Yoon-ah were the first recipients of Asia Star Award, together with boy band Exo
Grand Prize (Daesang)Edit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Television / Film | Cho Jin-woong |
| Music | Exo | ||
| 2nd | 2017 | Television / Film | Kim Hee-sun |
| Music | Exo | ||
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Lee Byung-hun |
| Music | BTS | ||
| 4th | 2019 | Television / Film | Jang Dong-gun (Actor/Actress of the Year) |
| Music | Seventeen – An Ode (Album of the Year) | ||
| Twice (Artist of the Year) | |||
| Got7 (Performance of the Year) | |||
| Red Velvet – "Umpah Umpah" (Song of the Year) | |||
| 5th | 2020 | Television / Film | Kim Soo-hyun (Actor/Actress of the Year: Drama) |
| Lee Jung-jae (Actor/Actress of the Year: Film) | |||
| Music | NCT – NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1 (Album of the Year) | ||
| Twice (Artist of the Year) | |||
| Got7 (Performance of the Year) | |||
| BTS – "Dynamite" (Song of the Year) | |||
| Monsta X (Stage of the Year) | |||
| Lim Young-woong (Trot of the Year) | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Lee Jung-jae (Actor of the Year) |
| Lee Seung-gi (Actor/Actress of the Year: Drama) | |||
| Yoo Ah-in (Actor/Actress of the Year: Film) | |||
| Music | Seventeen (Artist of the Year) | ||
| NCT 127 – Sticker (Album of the Year) | |||
| Stray Kids (Performance of the Year) | |||
| BTS – "Butter" (Song of the Year) | |||
| aespa (Stage of the Year) | |||
| Lim Young-woong (Trot of the Year) |
Artist of the YearEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Lee Sung-kyung |
| Lee Jun-ho | |||
| Ryu Jun-yeol | |||
| IU | |||
| Jung Hae-in | |||
| Lee Seung-gi | |||
| Ju Ji-hoon | |||
| Yoo Yeon-seok | |||
| Ha Jung-woo | |||
| Lee Byung-hun | |||
| Music | Zico | ||
| Wanna One | |||
| iKon | |||
| Twice | |||
| SEVENTEEN | |||
| Sunmi | |||
| Monsta X | |||
| Mamamoo | |||
| Got7 | |||
| NU'EST W | |||
| BTS |
Rookie of the YearEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Television / Film | Ryu Jun-yeol |
| Kwak Si yang | |||
| Sung Hoon | |||
| Lee Jung-shin | |||
| Nana | |||
| Music | NCT 127 | ||
| Blackpink | |||
| 2nd | 2017 | Television / Film | Ahn Hyo-seop |
| Jung Chae-yeon | |||
| Music | Wanna One | ||
| Pristin | |||
| Kard | |||
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Kim Da-mi |
| Jang Ki-yong | |||
| Music | The Boyz | ||
| Stray Kids | |||
| (G)I-dle | |||
| Iz*One | |||
| 4th | 2019 | Television / Film | Ong Seong-wu |
| Music | TXT | ||
| AB6IX | |||
| Itzy | |||
| 5th | 2020 | Television / Film | Han So-hee |
| Lee Jae-wook | |||
| Music | Treasure | ||
| Secret Number | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Lee Do-hyun |
| Music | Enhypen | ||
| Aespa |
Popularity AwardEdit
(Determined through fan votes)
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Television / Film | Baekhyun |
| Yoona | |||
| Music | Exo | ||
| 2nd | 2017 | Television / Film | D.O. |
| Yoona | |||
| Music | Exo | ||
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Sehun |
| IU | |||
| Music | BTS | ||
| 4th | 2019 | Music | Stray Kids |
| Loona | |||
| Kang Daniel | |||
| 5th | 2020 | Television / Film | Jinyoung |
| Song Ji-hyo | |||
| Singer | BTS | ||
| Twice | |||
| Trot | Lim Young-woong | ||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Kim Seon-ho |
| Song Ji-hyo | |||
| Music | Exo | ||
| Twice | |||
| CL | |||
| Lim Young-woong |
Asia Star AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Yoona, Park Bo-gum, Exo |
| 2nd | 2017 | Suzy |
Asia Hot ArtistEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Wanna One, IU |
Asia CelebrityEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2019 | Television / Film | Ji Chang-wook |
| Park Min-young | |||
| Music | Red Velvet | ||
| NU'EST | |||
| 5th | 2020 | Television / Film | Lee Joon-gi |
| Music | Kang Daniel | ||
| WayV | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Yoo Ah-in |
| Bright Vachirawit | |||
| Win Metawin | |||
| Music | BamBam | ||
| The Boyz |
Best Artist AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Television / Film | Park Hae-jin |
| Park Shin-hye | |||
| Music | BTS | ||
| Twice | |||
| 2nd | 2017 | Television / Film | Namkoong Min |
| Park Hae-jin | |||
| Yoona | |||
| Music | SEVENTEEN | ||
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Ha Jung-woo |
| Music | SEVENTEEN | ||
| Twice | |||
| Wanna One | |||
| 4th | 2019 | Television / Film | Park Min-Young |
| Yoona | |||
| Music | Zico | ||
| 5th | 2020 | Television / Film | Lee Joon-gi |
| Seo Yea-ji | |||
| Music | Mamamoo | ||
| NCT 127 | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Jeon Yeo-been |
| Han So-hee | |||
| Music | BamBam | ||
| Brave Girls | |||
| ENHYPEN |
Best Celebrity AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Television / Film | Namkoong Min |
| Kim Ji-won | |||
| Jin Goo | |||
| Music | VIXX | ||
| AOA | |||
| 2nd | 2017 | Television / Film | Lee Jun-ho |
| Park Min-young | |||
| Music | VIXX | ||
| Apink | |||
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Suzy |
| 4th | 2019 | Music | Up10tion |
Best Entertainer AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Television / Film | Seo Kang-joon |
| Nam Ji-hyun | |||
| Music | B.A.P | ||
| Mamamoo | |||
| 2nd | 2017 | Television / Film | Sung Hoon |
| Kim Tae-ri | |||
| Music | NU'EST W | ||
| Monsta X | |||
| Bolbbalgan4 |
Best Icon AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Television / Film | Kim Yoo-jung |
| Music | BTS | ||
| 2nd | 2017 | Television / Film | Seo Kang-joon |
| Music | Hwang Chi-yeul | ||
| Crush | |||
| Mamamoo | |||
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Choi Tae-joon |
| Kim Myung-soo | |||
| Music | Monsta X | ||
| Momoland | |||
| 4th | 2019 | Television / Film | Jung Hae-in |
| Choi Siwon | |||
| Music | SEVENTEEN | ||
| Chungha | |||
| 5th | 2020 | Television / Film | Lee Joo-young |
| Music | Pentagon | ||
| AB6IX | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Ryu Kyung-soo |
| Music | WOODZ |
Best OST AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Gummy |
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| 2nd | 2017 | Ailee | |
| 6th | 2021 | Lim Young-woong |
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Best Popular AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Lee Seung-gi |
| Ryu Jun-yeol | |||
| Music | Got7 |
Best Star AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Television / Film | Park Bo-gum |
| Bae Suzy | |||
| Music | Block B | ||
| SEVENTEEN | |||
| 2nd | 2017 | Television / Film | Park Seo-joon |
| Ryu Jun-yeol | |||
| Music | Zico | ||
| 7SENSES (SNH48) |
Best Social AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2019 | Television / Film | Yoona |
| Music | SEVENTEEN | ||
| Twice |
Fabulous AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2017 | Television / Film | Park Seo-joon |
| Lee Joon-gi | |||
| Music | Exo | ||
| Super Junior | |||
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | |
| Ha Jung-woo | |||
| Music | BTS | ||
| Twice | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Lee Jung-jae |
| Music | SEVENTEEN |
Favorite AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Sung Hoon |
| Music | Chungha |
Focus AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Jin Ju-hyung |
| Kim Yong-Ji | |||
| Shin Hyun-soo | |||
| Music | D-Crunch | ||
| W24 | |||
| 4th | 2019 | Television / Film | Lee Jung-eun |
| Music | Loona | ||
| Dongkiz | |||
| 5th | 2020 | Television / Film | Ahn Eun-jin |
| Music | Oneus | ||
| AleXa | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Doyoung |
| Park Geon-il | |||
| Music | DKB | ||
| Kingdom | |||
| Blitzers |
Korean Tourism Appreciation AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Lee Byung-hun |
| Music | BTS |
New Wave AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2017 | Television / Film | Choi Tae-joon |
| Gong Seung-yeon | |||
| Shin Hyun-soo | |||
| Music | Snuper | ||
| Astro | |||
| The Rampage from Exile Tribe | |||
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Kim Seol-hyun |
| Music | Kard | ||
| Cosmic Girls | |||
| Gugudan | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Na In-woo |
| Music | STAYC | ||
| Weeekly |
Rising AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Cha Eun-woo |
| Jung In-sun | |||
| Music | Fromis 9 | ||
| SF9 | |||
| 4th | 2019 | Music | Lovelyz |
Asia IconEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2017 | Park Shin-hye |
Baidu Star AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Exo |
Best Actor AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Ju Ji-hoon |
| Yoo Yeon-seok | ||
| IU | ||
| 4th | 2019 | Ji Chang-wook |
| 5th | 2020 | Ahn Hyo-seop |
| Lee Sung-kyung | ||
| 6th | 2021 | Park Joo-mi |
| Heo Sung-tae | ||
| Kim Joo-ryoung |
Best Creator AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2017 | Shin Won-ho for Reply series |
| 3rd | 2018 | Won Dong-yeon |
| 6th | 2021 | Brave Brothers |
Best Emotive AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Jung Hae-in |
| Lee Sung-kyung | |||
| Lee Jun-ho | |||
| 4th | 2019 | Television / Film | Im Jiyeon |
| Music | Kang Daniel | ||
| 5th | 2020 | Television / Film | Kim Seon-ho |
| Ahn Bo-hyun | |||
| Music | NCT Dream | ||
| (G)I-dle | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Moon Ga-young |
| Cha Eun-woo | |||
| Music | Kwon Eunbi | ||
| WJSN Chocome |
Best History of Songs AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Se7en |
| 5th | 2020 | Super Junior |
| 6th | 2021 | 3JSB |
Best Music AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | NU'EST W |
| Mamamoo | ||
| Sunmi |
Best Musician AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Zico |
| iKon | ||
| 4th | 2019 | NU'EST |
| 5th | 2020 | Song Ga-in |
| Kang Daniel | ||
| Iz*One | ||
| 6th | 2021 | Kang Daniel |
| ITZY | ||
| ASTRO | ||
| Wonho | ||
| The Boyz |
Best Performance DirectorEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Son Sung Deuk |
Best Producer AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Bang Si-hyuk (Big Hit Entertainment) |
| 3rd | 2018 | Pdogg (Big Hit Entertainment) |
| 4th | 2019 | Zico (KOZ Entertainment) |
| 5th | 2021 | Woozi (Pledis Entertainment) |
Best Welcome AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2017 | Lee Seung-gi |
Brilliant AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Lee Da-hee |
| Choi Min-ho | |||
| Music | AOA |
Choice AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Television / Film | Sung Hoon |
| Lee Si-young | |||
| Music | Dynamic Duo | ||
| 2nd | 2017 | Television / Film | Min Hyo-rin |
| Lee Tae-im | |||
| Kent Tsai | |||
| Music | Just Jerk | ||
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Jasper Liu |
| Kwak Si-yang | |||
| Jinyoung | |||
| Music | Snuper | ||
| 4th | 2019 | Television / Film | Lee Jung-Eun |
| Ahn Hyo-Seop | |||
| Music | Momoland | ||
| 5th | 2020 | Television / Film | Ahn Bo-hyun |
| Park Ju-hyun | |||
| Music | The Boyz | ||
| Itzy | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Lee Jun-young |
| Joo Suk-tae | |||
| Music | Pentagon | ||
| Golden Child | |||
| Momoland |
Eco Creator AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Park Hae-jin |
Legend AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2017 | Super Junior |
Rising Star AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2016 | Television / Film | Park Hye-su |
| Shin Hyun-soo | |||
| Chi Pu | |||
| Music | WJSN | ||
| Han Dong-geun | |||
| Boys and Men | |||
| 2nd | 2017 | Television / Film | Kang Tae-oh |
| Ji Soo | |||
| Seo Eun-soo | |||
| Music | JBJ | ||
| DIA | |||
| Jeong Se-woon | |||
| Gugudan | |||
| Momoland |
Samsung Pay AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2017 | Wanna One |
Trend AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2018 | Television / Film | Yoona |
| Jung Hae-in | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Lee Jung-jae |
| Music | Brave Girls | ||
| aespa |
Potential AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2019 | Television / Film | Jung Hae-in |
| Music | Kang Daniel | ||
| Snuper | |||
| 5th | 2020 | Television / Film | Park Jin-young |
| Kim Hye-yoon | |||
| Music | Cravity | ||
| Iz*One | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Hwang Min-hyun |
| Music | T1419 | ||
| AleXa |
AAA GrooveEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2019 | (G)I-dle |
| Stray Kids | ||
| 5th | 2020 | Bigman |
AAA Scene StealerEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2019 | Lee Jung-eun |
| Lee Kwang-soo | ||
| 5th | 2020 | Kim Min-jae |
| 6th | 2021 | Cha Ji-yeon |
AAA Top of Kpop RecordEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2019 | Super Junior |
AAA Best AchievementEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 6th | 2021 | NU'EST |
AAA X Dongnam Media & FPT Polytechnic PopularityEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2019 | Television/Film | Oh Se-hun |
| Song Ji-hyo | |||
| Music | Super Junior |
Best Vietnamese ArtistEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2019 | Television / Film | Quốc Trường |
| Bảo Thanh | |||
| Music | Bích Phương |
AAA Best K-CultureEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2019 | Television / Film | Lee Kwang-soo |
| Music | Got7 |
AAA Best of Best Starnews Choeaedol Popularity AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 5th | 2020 | BTS |
AAA Hot Issue AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 2020 | Television / Film | Kim Soo-hyun |
| Seo Yea-ji | |||
| Music | Lim Young-woong | ||
| Itzy |
Best Acting AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | 2020 | Television / Film | Lee Joon-hyuk |
| Jeon Mi-do | |||
| 6th | 2021 | Television / Film | Kwon Yu-ri |
| Sung Hoon | |||
| Takumi Kitamura |
Best Music Video AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 5th | 2020 | Stray Kids |
| 6th | 2021 | Everglow |
Best Pop Artist AwardEdit
| Ed. | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 5th | 2020 | MAX |
| Anne-Marie |
Most winsEdit
| Rank | Recipients | Wins |
|---|---|---|
1st
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BTS | 12
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2nd
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Seventeen Exo Twice |
9
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3rd
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Yoona | 7
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4th
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Kang Daniel | 6
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5th
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Got7 Mamamoo Super Junior IU Zico Wanna One Stray Kids Jung Hae-in |
5
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6th
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Monsta X Ryu Jun-yeol Lee Byung-hun Momoland Lee Jung-Jae |
4
|
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "Biggest names in Korean entertainment to attend 2016 Asia Artist Awards". Korea Herald. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "2017 Asia Artist Awards to open with stellar lineup of artists". Kpop Herald. November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Asia Artist Awards Announced Date and Venue". Star News. August 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "Leeteuk, Lee Sung-kyung to MC award show". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 29, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "'2019 AAA', 11월 26일 베트남 하노이 개최 확정 [공식입장]". Naver. June 10, 2019. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "임영웅·NCT 23명→이정재·김수현까지..2020 AAA 레드카펫 프리뷰 직캠 공개". Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
- ^ Moon, Wan-sik. "이특-장원영, '2021 AAA' MC 확정..12월 2일 韓개최[공식]". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
External linksEdit
- Official website
- 2016 Asia Artist Awards Winner Archived October 8, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
- 2017 Asia Artist Awards Winner Archived October 31, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
- 2018 Asia Artist Awards Winner Archived November 3, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
- 2019 Asia Artist Awards Winner Archived November 4, 2020, at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)