The first annual Asia Artist Awards ceremony took place today in Korea, awarding achievement to Korean music artists and actors and actresses from TV and film.
The Asia Artist Awards was hosted at the Hall of Peace in Kyunghee University in Seoul.
Many well known kpop names graced the stage to perform including BTS, EXO, VIXX, Blackpink, MAMAMOO and more.
The winners from the awards are:
Daesang:
Jo Jin Woong, EXO
Best Artist Award:
Park Shin Hye, Park Hae Jin, TWICE, BTS
Best Star Award:
Park Bo Gum, Suzy, BLOCK B, SEVENTEEN
2016 Rising Star Award:
Park Hye Soo, Shin Hyun Soo, Ha Dong Geun, Chi Pu, Cosmic Girls, Boys and Men
2016 New Wave Award:
Hwang Chi Yeol, Bang Dae Dong, Kwak Si Yang, Lee Jung Shin
Asia Star Award:
Park Bo Gum, YoonA, EXO
Best OST Award:
Gummy
Best Choice Award:
Dynamic Duo, Sung Hoon, Lee Si Young
Best Producer Award:
Bang Si Hyuk
Baidu Star Award:
EXO
Popularity Award:
EXO, Baekhyun, YoonA
Rookie Award:
Nana, Ryu Jun Yeol, NCT 127, BLACKPINK
Best Entertainer Award:
Seo Kang Joon, Nam Ji Hyun, MAMAMOO, B.A.P
Best Icon Award:
Kim Yoo Jung, BTS
Best Celebrity Award:
Namgoong Min, Kim Ji Won, Jin Goo, AOA, VIXX
During the night there were many big kpop names performing on stage at the awards, here are just a few of the highlight performances on the night.
AOA performing “Good Luck”
B.A.P performing “Skydive”
Block B performing “Toy”, “Very Good” and “Her”
TWICE performed “Cheer Up”
