2023 Asia Artist Awards Winners: Lee Junho Bags Grand Prize, EXO Suho & Kim Seon Ho Receive Recognition

The brilliant artists gathered to celebrate their excellence and contribution to the entertainment scene in the past year at the 2023 Asia Artist Awards.

Hosted by Kang Daniel, IVE Jang Wonyoung and ZEROBASEONE Sung Han Bin, the annual celebration of talents was held at the Philippine Arena, Bulacan, Philippines for the first time.

Keep on reading to know more about the proud winners and hottest performers at the big night.

2023 Asia Artist Awards Winners

The 8th edition of the Asia Artist Awards recognized notable achievements by artists in Asian television, film and music industries, and was televised worldwide by Star News.

Japanese actor Sakaguchi Kentaro and South Korean actors Kim Ji Hoon of "Ballerina" and Kim Seon Ho of "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha" received the Best Artist Award for Television.

Lee Junho and Kim Sejeong were awarded the Popularity Award for their impressive performances in "King The Land" and "The Uncanny Counter" in the past year.

Idol-actor Suho of EXO took two trophies after bagging the Best Emotive Award and Best Acting Performance Award alongside Moon Ga Young, Lee Jun Young and Kim Young Dae.

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Meanwhile, Kang Daniel, who hosted the show, was awarded the Best Choice Award for his contributions in the television and film fields.

Among others, K-pop stars NewJeans, LE SSERAFIM, BOYNEXTDOOR, NMIXX, SEVENTEEN BSS and &TEAM made the night sparkle with their unmatched performances.

Lee Junho Bags 2nd Daesang As Hallyu Superstar

Lee Junho didn't bag the one or two awards but he also took home the Grand Prize at the 8th Asia Artist Awards.

The actor received the Popularity Award and the Hot Trend Award for his worldwide influence and success. On top of it all, he also proved his acting prowess when he received his Daesang for the night.

For two consecutive years, Lee Junho has been awarded the Daesang at the annual event, much to the fans' delight.

His hard work and efforts had paid off as he took another big scale trophy home, establishing his name as an award-winning star.

"I dedicate this award to my family, mom and dad, friends and fans who supported me since the beginning," Lee Junho expressed his gratitude to his supporters in his speech. "I love you all. Have a happy holiday."

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Check out the complete list of winners below:

Grand Prize

Actor of the Year - Lee Junho

Singer of the Year - NewJeans

Album of the Year - SEVENTEEN's "FML"

Song of the Year - NewJeans's "Ditto"

Stage of the Year - Stray Kids

Performance of the Year - SEVENTEEN BSS

Fandom of the Year - Lim Young Woong's Age of Hero

Best Artist Award - Sakaguchi Kentaro, Kim Ji Hoon, Kim Seon Ho, AKMU, ITZY, IVE, LE SSERAFIM, SB19, The Boyz

Asia Celebrity - Kentaro Sakaguchi, Kim Seon Ho, IVE Jang Wonyoung, LE SSERAFIM, NewJeans

Fabulous Award, Daniel Padilla, Kathryn Bernardo, Lim Young Woong, NewJeans, Stray Kids

Popularity Award - Lee Junho, Kim Sejeong, Lim Young Woong, Sakurazaka46

Rookie of the Year - Lee Eun Saem, Moon Sang Min, ZEROBASEONE

Best Icon Award - Cha Joo Young, Kep1er, NMIXX, TEMPEST

Focus Award - Younghoon, Ahn Dong Goo, HORI7ON, LUN8

New Wave Award - Park Jae Chan, Ash Island, KINGDOM, Yao Chen

Best Emotive Award - EXO Suho, &TEAM, BOYNEXTDOOR, ONEUS

Best Choice Award - Kang Daniel, &TEAM, Ben&Ben, BOYNEXTDOOR, Din Din, Dreamcatcher, Kim Jae Joong, Lee Young Ji, Lim Young Woong, NMIXX, NewJeans

Hot Trend Award - Ahn Hyo Seop, Lee Junho, Lim Young Woong, NewJeans, SB19

Potential Award - Yoo Seon Ho, ATBO, Lapillus, Paul Blanco

Best Acting Performance Award - Kim Young Dae, Lee Jun Young, Moon Ga Young, EXO Suho

Best Actor Award - Ahn Hyo Seop, Kim Sejeong, Lee Dong Hwi, Lee Joon Hyuk, Melai Cantiveros-Francisco

Best Musician Award - KARD, Kwon Eun Bi, Sakurazaka46, STAYC, ZEROBASEONE

Best Producer Award - Seo Hyun Joo (Starship Entertainment)

Best Creator Award - 3RACHA

Best Performance Award - Jung Sung Il

Top of K-pop Record Award - Kim Jae Joong

Congratulations to the winners!

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Written by Elijah Mully.