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Actor Byeon Woo-seok secured first place in the Male Actor category of the Popularity Award at 'AAA 2026,' successfully reclaiming the award after two years.
The final voting for the Popularity Award at the 'Asia Artist Awards 2026' (hereinafter 'AAA 2026') ceremony has concluded.
In the Male 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, Byeon Woo-seok received 139,874 votes in the preliminary round and 450,124 votes in the final round. With a total converted score of 357,049 points combining the preliminary and final vote counts, Byeon Woo-seok ranked first, confirming his win for the Popularity Award.
Notably, Byeon Woo-seok also won the Male Actor Popularity Award at 'AAA 2024,' held in 2024. Although he ceded the top spot to Lee Jun-ho last year, he has returned to the summit this year, reclaiming the Popularity Award after two years.
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, and Female Solo Singer. Top stars who shone on screens, television, and in the music industry throughout the year all participated in a fierce voting competition.
The 'Preliminary Voting' was conducted via the Idol Champ app from 10:00 a.m. on September 16 to 11:59 p.m. on October 6. In the preliminary round, only the top 20 teams advanced to the highly anticipated final round. Among these, final voting was held, and the final first place in each category was determined as the Popularity Award winner by combining 30% of the preliminary results and 70% of the final votes.

Meanwhile, '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 'AAA' for the sixth consecutive year, along with actor Ji Chang-wook, Sung Han-bin, who returns as an 'AAA' host after two years, and TWICE's Tzuyu.
In the Actor category, attendance has been confirmed for Go Youn-jung, Kim Seon-ho, Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Yoo-jung, Kim Jae-won, Kim Hye-yoon, Da-hyun (TWICE), Moon Sang-min, Michieda 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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