Wonho, Kwon Eun-bi, and Bi-up appearance at the Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2026

*This content was translated by AI.

Singer Wonho (WONHO), Kwon Eun-bi (KWON EUNBI), and group VVUP will be on "ASEA 2026."

The organizing committee announced on April 1 that the 3rd Asian Star Entertainer Awards 2026 (ASIA STAR ENTERTAINER AWARDS), a music festival where top Asian artists come together, will be held at Beruna Dome in Saitama Prefecture, Japan on May 16 and 17.

Wonho, who entered the music industry in 2015, released his first full-length album "SYNDROME" (syndrom) in October last year and was loved by global fans. He continues to play a prominent role in the performance industry. Wonho successfully conducted his second world tour "STAY AWAKE" from July last year to the first half of this year. Through this tour, he toured four Latin American cities, 10 European cities, and Saitama, Japan, and breathed hot with many audiences. As it is enjoying global popularity beyond Korea with its unique powerful live performance, expectations are high on what kind of stage it will perform at "ASEA," which will appear on May 17.

Kwon Eun-bi debuted as the leader of the group IZ*ONE through Mnet's "Produce 48" in 2018. After the end of the group's activities, he announced his successful start as a solo artist with his first mini album "OPEN" in 2021. Through the title song "Underwater," the third mini album, "Lethality," it solidified its global position by reversing various music charts and showed explosive and unshakable live performances on the "WATERBOM" stage, drawing attention one after another. Kwon Eun-bi, who is known by modifiers such as "Performance Queen," "Water Bomb Goddess," and "Reverse Icon," will be on stage on the second day of "ASEA" on May 17.

BB-up (Kim, Fan, Su-yeon, Ji-yoon), who debuted with their first single "Doo Doom Chit" in 2024, released a series of "Giddy Boy" in June, "House Party" in October, and their first mini album "VVON" in November, starting with the single "4 Life" in January last year. In particular, with its first mini album, Kim, a member from Indonesia, and Kim, a member from Thailand, topped the iTunes album R&B soul chart in their home country. In addition, it was ranked at the top of the iTunes K-pop charts in many countries and regions, including Russia, Indonesia, France, Britain, 11th, Hong Kong 17th, and Japan 88th. BBUp, which continues to rise globally, will appear on 'ASEA' on May 16.

Launched in 2024, 'ASEA' has established itself as a global awards ceremony that carefully selects and awards artists who exert influence worldwide beyond Asia every year and presents high-quality performances. This year, a large number of top-class artists who have achieved significant results over the past year will participate and perform a spectacular stage. ATEEZ, ANTIM, ENHYPEN, Hearts2Hearts, ID, KWON EUNBI, NOWZ, THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE, VVUP, WONHO, and Xikers (in the order of ABC) have confirmed their appearances. Monsta X Hyungwon and IVE Ray will appear as MCs on the first day, and singer-actress Lee Joon-ho and Ko Yoon-jung will also join.

"ASEA 2026" is hosted by NEWSEN, Korea's leading entertainment and sports media, which marks its 21st anniversary this year, and @style, a magazine specializing in star and style, which marks its 14th anniversary, and is organized by the ASEA Organizing Committee.

"ASEA 2026" will announce artist lineup, award categories, and screening criteria sequentially on its official website later.

Ticket reservations began on the 16th. Details are available on Japan's official website.

<© STARNEWS. All rights reserved. No reproduction or redistribution allowed.>

*This content was translated by AI.