Kim Hye-yoon wins 'AAA 2026' Popularity Award  Tops pre-voting for actresses

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Actress Kim Hye-yoon secured first place in the female actress category of the 'AAA 2026' Popularity Award pre-voting.

From the 4th to 11, Kim Hye-yoon ranked first with 49.40% of the votes in the female actress category of the 'Asia Artist Awards 2026' (Asia Artist Awards 2026, hereinafter 'AAA 2026') pre-voting conducted via the mobile artist comprehensive content app Starpoll (STARPOLL).

Including Kim Hye-yoon, the top 40 teams by cumulative vote count qualified for the next round, the 'Preliminary Voting.'

As a result, Dahyun (TWICE), Kim Ji-won, IU, Yuna (ITZY), Kim So-hyun, Im Yoon-ah (Girls' Generation), Go Youn-jung, Hyeri, Park Min-young, Nam Ji-hyun, Jisoo (BLACKPINK), Kim Yoo-jung, Park Bo-young, Park Eun-bin, Shin Hye-sun, Kim Hye-jun, Moon Ga-young, Suzy, Jung So-min, Jo Yi-hyun, Kim Min-ju, Lee Se-young, Kim Se-jung, Jeong Chae-yeon, Son Ye-jin, Jo Yu-ri, Park Sin-hye, Jang Da-a, Kim Go-eun, Ahn Eun-jin, Lee Da-hee, Im Ji-yeon, Kim Tae-ri, Park Ji-hyun, Shin Se-kyung, Shin Hyun-bin, Jeon Mi-do, Jung Ho-yeon, and Jin Ki-ju successfully advanced to the preliminary round.

This year's 'AAA 2026' Popularity Voting will be held across a total of six categories: male actors, female actors, male group singers, female group singers, male solo singers, and female solo singers. Top stars who shone on screens, television, and the music industry throughout the year are expected to gather for an intense battle for trophies.

The preliminary voting will take place 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 preliminaries will advance to the long-awaited finals. The final voting will be held from 10 a.m. on October 8 to 11:59 p.m. on November 4. The ultimate first-place winner will receive the 'AAA 2026' Popularity Award trophy.

The 'AAA 2026' will be held over two days, December 5 and 6, at the Kaohsiung National Stadium. The MC lineup includes IVE's Jang Won-young, who is hosting 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.

Confirmed attendees in the actress 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 Sang-i, Lee Jong-won, Lee Hong-nae, Jang Da-a, Choo Young-woo, Heo Nam-jun, Heo Sung-tae, and Hyeri.

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 (SUNG HANBIN), 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 (있지), ZEROBASEONE, Jooheon (MONSTA X), Chaeryeong (CHAERYEONG), Yena (YENA), CORTIS, CLOSE YOUR EYES, KISS OF LIFE, KiiiKiii, KickFlip, Tomorrow X Together (TOMORROW X TOGETHER), TWS (투어스), TUIDE, tripleS, Hearts2Hearts, and QWER.

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