The 2025 Asia Artist Awards lineup has already set a high note for the night, as this year’s event will celebrate its 10th anniversary with an expanded two-day spectacular. Events this year will take place on December 6 at Kaohsiung National Stadium and the special ACON 2025 Festa on December 7 in Taiwan. Being one of the largest awards shows across Asia that honours the best in music and acting, 2025 아시아 아티스트 어워즈 continues to expand its influence with global lineups, star-studded stages, and huge audiences watching across regions.
The main ceremony, slated for December 6 and hosted by Lee Junho and IVE’s Jang Won-young, will be a star-studded evening indeed. In true anniversary style, the organisers have put together a lineup that speaks to the growth of the awards over the last decade, with all celebrating the best of the 2025 entertainment landscape. Here’s your complete guide to the lineup, nominees, schedules, streaming platforms, and more.
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2025 Asia Artist Awards Lineup
2025 Asia Artist Awards Singer Lineup
The lineup for the 2025 Asia Artist Awards promises a powerhouse evening of performances, mixing together veteran groups, breakthrough acts, and genre-bending soloists. Headliners and idol groups that have so far been announced for the ceremony include NEXZ, RIIZE, LE SSERAFIM, MONSTA X, MEOVV, Stray Kids, xikers, IVE, AHOF, ATEEZ, CRAVITY, KISS OF LIFE, and TWS, while the roster is rounded out by rising and eclectic names such as ALLDAY PROJECT, KiiiKiii, KickFlip, QWER, CORTIS, WOODZ, JJ Lin, Yena, and the collaborative stage of Ash Island & Chanmina.
Taken together, the artists represent a wide musical spectrum-from arena-ready K-pop anthems and tight choreography to rap-forward and vocal-driven sets-so fans can expect a night of varied staging, surprise pairings, and moments designed specifically for the AAA 10th Anniversary Celebration.
2025 Asia Artist Awards Actors Lineup
The star power of the ceremony is not limited to music, as the distinguished actors lineup for the 2025 Asia Artist Awards brings together some of the most celebrated names in Korean and Asian entertainment. Leading the list are beloved screen icons Park Bo-gum, IU, Kim Yoo-jung, Lee Yi-kyung, Lee Jun-young, Lee Junho, and Im Yoon-ah, who all gave standout performances across dramas and films this year.
They will be joined by acclaimed talents Cha Joo-young, Hyeri, Lee Jun Hyuk, Moon So-ri, Uhm Ji-won, Choo Young-woo, Park Yoon-ho, and Choi Dae-hoon, each bringing their momentum and recent achievements to the event. Adding some much-needed international flair will be the inclusion of Japanese actor Satoh Takeru, joining the others on the red carpet to make this lineup one of the most globally diverse that AAA has ever hosted.
10th Anniversary Music Festival ACON 2025 Festa
Beyond the actual awards event, the 10th-anniversary ceremony presents 2025 ACON Festa, an independent music festival scheduled for December 7. Tailored to celebrate the decade-long journey of AAA, ACON boasts a list of performers and a distinct MC team.
ACON 2025 Hosts
Actor-singer Lee Jun-young, who has strong connections with both Taiwan and Korea, will join i-dle’s Shuhua, CRAVITY’s Allen, and KiiiKiii’s Sui as MCs for the 2025 ACON in Kaohsiung.
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ACON 2025 Performer lineup
The lineup of performers at ACON 2025 will grant this year’s celebrations a festival-like atmosphere, bringing together an extraordinary mix of well-established groups, renowned soloists, and fresh newcomers. Stages like NEXZ, AHOF, ATEEZ, CRAVITY, xikers, and KISS OF LIFE will naturally deliver high-energy, powerful performances that audiences are no strangers to. Solo acts Ash Island, WOODZ, and Yena add rich musical diversity with their unique styles and artistic identities.
Emerging acts KiiiKiii, KickFlip, and QWER all gear up for a showcase of freshness in sound and youthful presence, while the inclusion of Filipino supergroup SB19 promises yet another memorable cross-cultural moment. Put together, the 10th Asia Artist Awards is shaping up to offer an electrifying pre-show experience that will match up to the main AAA ceremony with its own share of standout stages.
Where to Watch the 2025 Asia Artist Awards Live
The broadcast plan for international viewers ensures that fans worldwide will be able to tune in without missing a single moment. For most countries, Weverse will deliver a global stream with multilingual subtitles on both days of the event. Due to regional rights, however, Weverse streaming won’t be available in Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, or Thailand.
The South Korean broadcast goes live over MTN, while in Taiwan, fans will be able to catch the event live on LINE TODAY, LINE VOOM, and LINE TV; Sanli SET TV will broadcast it after some time lapses. Japanese fans can watch on U-NEXT, while fans in Singapore will catch it via MeWatch, those in Vietnam via MyTV, and those in Thailand via TrueVisions Now. This diverse broadcast lineup reflects how big AAA has grown as a truly pan-Asian spectacle.
The schedule is also keeping the classic structure of the awards. The 2025 Asia Artist Awards red carpet opens at 3 PM KST on December 6, gathering the most influential stars of the year before the main ceremony starts at 5 PM KST. Then, on December 7, the ACON Festa will go live at 6 PM KST and close the anniversary edition with a vibrant festival atmosphere.
2025 Asia Artist Awards Nominees
Unlike most award shows, AAA only publicly announces nominees for its Popularity Awards, with all other jury-selected categories remaining secret and determined through internal committees.
Male Solo Nominees
Lim Young-woong, Dong-myeong, Doyoung, Seungmin, Taehyung, Jimin, Jin, G-Dragon, Mark and Haechan
Female Solo Nominees
Yuqi, IU, Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa, Kim Chae-won, Rosé, Yeri, Choi Ye-na and Tzuyu
Male Group Nominees
Stray Kids, SB19, RIIZE, BTS, PLAVE, AHOF, ATEEZ, CORTIS, MONSTA X and WayV
Female Group Nominees
NiziU, LE SSERAFIM, KEPLER, Cosmic Girls, IVE, Yoo Ah-yu, ITZY, BLACKPINK, NewJeans and StayC
Male Actor Nominees
Lee Jun-ho, Byeon Woo-seok, Cha Eun-woo, Kim Soo-hyun, Park Bo-gum, Lee Jun-hyuk, Kim Seon-ho, Lee Jun-young, Seo In-guk and Park Jin-young
Female Actor Nominees
Kim Hye-yoon, Hyeri, Yoona, IU, Kim Ji-won, Kim Se-jeong, Kim So-hyun, Kim Ji-yeon, Moon Ga-young and Kim Yoo-jung
All the other categories of the 2025 Asia Artist Awards in Kaohsiung are not pre-announced, including Best Actor, Best Artist, New Wave, Focus, Best Producer, and more.
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