FRUITS ZIPPER·CANDY TUNE·SWEET STEADY·CUTIE STREET·KIMURA MISA 'ASEA 2026' 출격

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Groups and producers from Japan's ASOBI SYSTEM will participate in "ASEA 2026."

The 3rd Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2026 (ASEA 2026) will be held at Beruna Dome, Saitama Prefecture, Japan on May 16 and 17, while FRUITS ZIPPER, CANDY TUNE, SWEET STEADY, CUTIE STREET, and producer KIMURA MISA will appear on the first day (May 16), the organizing committee said on April 15.

FRUITS ZIPPER (Tsuyashi Amane, Chinjay Suzuka, Sakurai Yui, Nakagawa Luna, Manaka Mana, Matsumoto Karen, Hayase Noel) debuted in April 2022 through the Asovi Systems Idol Project "KAWAII LAB." They made achievements with their second single, "わたしの One 番かわいいところ" (my cutest point), including 3 billion TikTok episodes, 71 million views of music videos, winning record awards for three consecutive years, and making their first appearance at the 76th NHK "Red and White Song Competition." Following its largest Tokyo Dome performance in February this year, it will conduct 16 performance arena tours in eight cities.

CANDY TUNE (Murakawa Vivian, Kirihara Mizuki, Fukuyama Reno, Ogawa Nanako, Minami Natsu, Miyano Shizuka, and Tachibana Kotomi), which debuted in March 2023, achieved the top spot on TikTok's popularity ranking for 10 consecutive weeks with "倍倍 FIGHT!" last year. Last fall, the audience of 20,000 people through live tours in eight cities will perform live on the 3rd anniversary of the team's formation at the Japanese Ballroom in June, following their first appearance at the 76th NHK "Red and White Song Competition."

SWEET STEADY is a team formed in March 2024, consisting of seven members: Ayu Okuda, Yui Otoi, Natsuka Kurita, Lise Shiokawa, Nagisa Shoji, Mayumi Shiraishi, and Sakina Yamauchi. It has continued to rise steadily like the name of the team, holding a tour of six cities in great success last year. The new song "SWEET STEP" (Sweet Step) and music video released in February became popular on Spotify's major charts and YouTube's soaring music charts

CUTIE STREET (Lisa Furusawa, Aika Sano, Kana Itakura, Ayano Masuda, Emiru Kawamoto, Miyu Umeda, Nagisa Manabe, Haruka Sakuraba), which debuted in August 2024, recorded 200 million streams and 7.4 billion TikTok episodes with its debut song "かわいいだけじゃだめですか？" (Can't I just do cute things?). Based on these achievements, he was honored with the 67th Japanese Record Award for Rookie of the Year, following the award in the music category of the "TikTok First Half Trend Grand Prize" last year. Last year, 48,000 people participated in a tour of 12 cities, and in September, they will hold a dance hall performance to commemorate the second anniversary of their debut.

Since 2022, KIMURA MISA has been an executive producer of "KAWAII LAB," an Asobi System idol project that gave birth to FRUITS ZIPPER, CANDY TUNE, SWEET STEADY, and CUTIE STREET. KIMURA MISA, which entered the entertainment industry in 2014 as a magazine Zipper model, was loved by fans from 2014 to 2017 as a member of the Asovis system group Musvism. In addition to being a model, singer, and producer, he expanded his range to include a member of the Gunma Prefecture's "Re:born Conference" and an ambassador to support Tatebayashi's hometown.

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.

At this year's awards ceremony, ATEEZ, ANTIM, CANDY TUNE, CUTIE STREET, ENHYPEN, FRUITS ZIPPER, Hearts2Hearts, ID, KIMURA MISA, KWON EUNBI, NOWZ, SWEET STEADY, THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE. Monsta X Hyungwon and IVE Ray appeared as MCs on the first day, and actor Lee Sung-kyung was confirmed as MC on the second day. Singer-actress Lee Joon-ho, Ko Yoon-jung, and Lee Chae-min will also join.

"ASEA 2026" is hosted by NEWSEN, an entertainment and sports media outlet that celebrates its 21st anniversary this year, and @style, a magazine specializing in star and style that celebrates its 14th anniversary, and is organized by the ASEA Organizing Committee.

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

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

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