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The adorable actress Kim Hye-yoon has secured the popularity award trophy for the third consecutive year by taking first place in the female actor category of the 'AAA 2026' Popularity Award.
The final voting for the Popularity Award at the 'Asia Artist Awards 2026' (hereinafter 'AAA 2026') ceremony has concluded.
In the female actor category of the 'AAA 2026' Popularity Award voting, conducted via Idol Champ from 10:00 a.m. on October 8 to 11:59 p.m. on November 4, Kim Hye-yoon received a total of 70,594 votes in the preliminary round and 207,043 votes in the final round, securing first place with 166,108.3 points and confirming her Popularity Award win.
Byeon Woo-seok took first place in the male actor category for the Popularity Award, meaning the couple from 'Lovely Runner' will receive the award together.
This year's 'AAA 2026' popularity vote was divided into a total of six categories: △Male Actor △Female Actor △Male Group Singer △Female Group Singer △Male Solo Singer △Female Solo Singer. Top stars who shone on screens, television, and in the music industry this year all participated in a fierce voting competition.
The 'Preliminary Voting' was conducted from 10:00 a.m. on September 16 to 11:59 p.m. on October 6 via the Idol Champ (IDOLCHAMP) app. In the preliminary round, only the top 20 teams advanced to the highly anticipated final. Among these, final voting was conducted, and the final first place in each category was determined as the Popularity Award winner by combining 30% of the preliminary results with 70% of the final votes.

Meanwhile, 'AAA 2026' will be held on December 5-6 at the Kaohsiung National Stadium. The MC lineup includes IVE's Jang Won-young, who is hosting 'AAA' for the sixth consecutive year, along with actors Ji Chang-wook and Sung Han-bin, who returns as an 'AAA' host after two years, and TWICE's Tzuyu.
In the actor category, attendance has been confirmed by Go Youn-jung, Kim Sun-ho, Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Yoo-jung, Kim Jae-won, Kim Hye-yoon, Da-hyun (TWICE), Moon Sang-min, Mitsuhashi Shunsuke, Park Ji-hwan, Park Ji-hoon, Bae Jong-ok, Byeon 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 Hye-ri.
In the singer category, Naniwa Danshi (なにわ), NEXZ, DAYOUNG, RIIZE, LNGSHOT, RESCENE, MONSTA X, MEOVV, Park Ji-hoon, 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, Juhoon (MONSTA X), CHAERYEONG, YENA, CORTIS, CLOSE YOUR EYES, KISS OF LIFE, KiiiKiii, KickFlip, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, TWS (투어스), TUIDE, tripleS, Hearts2Hearts, and QWER (큐더블유이알) will perform on stage.
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