TWICE 'AAA 2026' Popularity Award Pre-voting Tops Female Group Category with 'Great Achievement'

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The group TWICE has secured the top spot in the female group category of the popularity award voting for 'AAA 2026'.

TWICE claimed first place with 31.74% of the votes in the pre-voting for the female group category of the 'Asia Artist Awards 2026' (Asia Artist Awards 2026, hereinafter 'AAA 2026'), which was conducted via the mobile artist comprehensive content app StarPoll from the 4th to the 11th.

Including TWICE, the top 40 teams by cumulative votes have secured advancement to the next round, the 'preliminary voting'.

Accordingly, NiziU, Red Velvet, LE SSERAFIM, RESCENE, MEOVV, Baby Don't Cry, Baby Monster, BLACKPINK, VIVIZ, Billlie, STAYC, Artemis, Our Birthday, Idols, IVE, I.O.I, ILIT, A.C.E, At Heart, Accusefive, aespa, Apink, X1, NMIXX, Young Posse, ALLDAY PROJECT, Unicorns, Yura, Isekai Idol, Izna, Le Sserafim, Kep1er, Class:y, Kiss of Life, KiiiKiii, TUIDE, tripleS, TWICE, fromis_9, Hades, Hi-Key, Hearts2Hearts, and QWER (listed in alphabetical order) have advanced to the preliminary round.

This year's 'AAA 2026' popularity voting will be conducted across a total of six categories: male actor, female actor, male group singer, female group singer, male solo singer, and female solo singer. Top stars who illuminated screens, television sets, and the music industry throughout the year are expected to gather for an intense trophy competition.

The 'preliminary voting' will be held from 10 a.m. on September 16 to 11:59 p.m. on October 6 via the IDOLCHAMP app. Only the top 20 teams in the preliminary round will advance to the long-awaited finals. The 'final voting' will take place from 10 a.m. on October 8 to 11:59 p.m. on November 4. The ultimate first-place winner will be awarded the 'AAA 2026' popularity award trophy.

Meanwhile, 'AAA 2026' is scheduled to be held over two days, December 5–6, at the Kaohsiung National Stadium. The MC lineup includes IVE's Jang Won-young, who will host the 'AAA' for the sixth consecutive year; actor Ji Chang-wook; Sung Han-bin, returning as an 'AAA' host after a two-year hiatus; and TWICE's Tzuyu, who will also serve as MC.

Confirmed attendees in the actor category include Go Youn-jung, Kim Sun-ho, Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Yoo-jung, Kim Jae-won, Kim Hye-yoon, Dahyun (TWICE), Moon Sang-min, Michieda Shunsuke, Park Ji-hwan, Park Ji-hoon, Bae Jong-ok, Byun Woo-seok, Ahn Hyo-seop, Yoon Kyung-ho, Lee Da-hee, Lee Si-eon, Lee Jong-won, Lee Hong-nae, Jang Da-a, Choi Young-woo, Heo Nam-jun, Heo Sung-tae, and Hye Ri.

Confirmed performers in the singer category include Naniwa Danshi (なにわ), NEXZ, Dayoung, RIIZE, LNGSHOT, RESCENE, MONSTA X, MEOVV, Park Ji-hoon, Sung Han-bin, Super Junior-D&E, IDID, OURBIRTHDAY, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, &TEAM, Accusefive (), WONPIL, ATEEZ, Xdinary Heroes, NMIXX, Federal Reserve (Tomorrow X Together), ALLDAY PROJECT, WOODZ, Yuna (ITZY), ITZY, ZEROBASEONE, Jooheon (MONSTA X), Chaeryeong, Yena, CORTIS, CLOSE YOUR EYES, KISS OF LIFE, KiiiKiii, KickFlip, Tomorrow X Together, TWS, TUIDE, tripleS, Hearts2Hearts, and QWER.

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