'AAA 2026' to be held in Kaohsiung in December... RIIZE, Alphadrive One, Yeonjun, ZEROBASEONE, and TXT to appear

RIIZE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, YEONJUN, ZEROBASEONE, and Tomorrow X Together (TXT)(TOMORROW X TOGETHER) have been confirmed as singer participants for the ’Asia Artist Awards (AAA 2026)’. The ceremony will be held from December 5 to 6 at the Kaohsiung National Stadium. RIIZE(Shotaro, Eunseok, Seongchan, Wonbin, Sohee, Anton) have stood out in albums and performances since their debut. Their first world tour, ’RIIZING LOUD,’ attracted 420,000 spectators across 21 regions, and their second mini-album ’II,’ released last June, became their fourth million-seller overall. Additionally, the fan meeting celebrating their 3rd anniversary, ’Ch. RIIZE : ON AIR,’ held on September 12-13, sold out all tickets immediately upon release. ALPHA DRIVE ONE achieved million-seller status with their first mini-album ’EUPHORIA’ released in January this year and successfully completed a global fan concert tour in three regions within six months of their debut. The group is set to release their second mini-album ’UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST’ on the 24th. YEONJUN recently made a comeback with the title track ’Ice Cream’ from his second mini-album ’NO LABELS: PART 02.’ The album sold over 730,000 copies in its first week, marking the highest first-week sales among Korean solo artists’ albums released this year. ZEROBASEONE(Seong Hanbin, Kim Jiwoong, Seok Matthew, Kim Taerae, Park Geonwook) topped the Oricon chart in Japan, the Japan Spotify Rising chart, and the China QQ Music digital album mini-album chart with their sixth mini-album ’Ascend-’ released in May. Tomorrow X Together (TXT)(Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun, Hueningkai) have established themselves as representative K-pop artists by achieving success on domestic and international charts with each album. They continue various activities, including holding an exhibition highlighting their musical journey in celebration of their 7th debut anniversary. The MCs for ’AAA 2026’ have been confirmed as Ji Changwook, Jang Wonyoung, and Seong Hanbin, with one more MC to be announced. Actors Kim Seonho and Go Yoonjung have confirmed their attendance in the actor category, while singers LNGSHOT, RESCENE, &TEAM(&TEAM), ATEEZ, ITZY, KiiiKiii, and Hearts2Hearts are also on the list. The list of attendees will continue to be revealed. This awards ceremony is hosted by Star News and organized by the AAA Organizing Committee (Chairman Park Jooncheol), MOTIVE, and D-SOW. Meanwhile, the winners of the ’10th Anniversary AAA 2025’ include ’AAA Actor of the Year’ IU, ’AAA Singer of the Year’ Stray Kids, ’AAA Song of the Year’ IVE, ’AAA Album of the Year’ Stray Kids, ’AAA Best Actor (TV)’ Lee Junho, ’AAA Best Actor (OTT)’ Park Bogum, ’AAA Best Actress (TV)’ Im Yoonah, ’AAA Best Actress (OTT)’ Moon Sori, ’AAA Stage of the Year’ ATEEZ, ’AAA Performance of the Year’ RIIZE, and ’AAA Music Icon of the Year’ LE SSERAFIM.