Which K-pop groups are deserving to win a spot in this year's "TOP TEN AWARDS"? As the votings for TTA officially opened on August 3, the attention is focused on who will be crowned as the best global artists in the first half of 2021 - among K-pop groups BTS, TWICE, NCT, EXO, and more.

On August 3, TEN Asia, a media publishing company that was launched in 2018, embarks on its "6th TOP TEN AWARDS" (TTA).

Starting on this day, 30 representative artists of K-pop will compete for the top global artist position through fan votings, which will end on August 31.

'TOP TEN AWARDS' Announces 30 K-pop Artists Who Will Compete for the Top Global K-pop Artist Position

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In particular, in collaboration with epimint, TEN Asia will organize this year's "TOP TEN AWARDS." The awards ceremony aims to select the top global artists in the first half of 2021 through the votes of K-pop fans from 10 countries.

For the preliminary rounds, 30 artists were nominated including:

1. (G)I-DLE
2. NCT
3. NCT Dream
4. GOT7
5. Kang Daniel
6. Kim Jaehwan
7. NU'EST
8. DREAMCATCHER
9. MAMAMOO
10. MONSTA X
11. BTS
12. BLACKPINK
13. SHINee
14. SEVENTEEN
15. Super Junior
16. Stray Kids
17. SECRET NUMBER
18. ASTRO
19. iKON
20. ATEEZ
21. EXO
22. ENHYPEN
23. ONF
24. ONEUS,
25. TXT
26. Treasure,
27. TWICE
28. PENTAGON
29. Ha Sung Woon
30. HIGHLIGHT

Among the artists who worked in the first half of this year, it was summarized in the top 30 idol groups from January to June on the Idol Champ app.

Votings for the preliminary rounds start today, August 3, and will conclude on August 16.

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How to Vote for my favorite idol in the 'TOP TEN AWARDS'?

K-pop fans and supporters who reside in Korea, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, Thailand, Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines can vote through TEN Asia's music awards official website.

Fans can only vote up to 30 times a day, and once run out of voting tickets, fans can purchase it through in-app payment, coupon registration, or ad viewing.

The top 10 idols who won in each country through national preliminaries will be selected as the "best global artist in the first half of 2021."

The preliminary voting will last for about two weeks until August 16. The top teams in each country will be selected by identifying each country's Internet Protocol (IP), and the final round will be held from August 18 to 31 for the top teams in each country. The final winners will be announced on September 1.

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Written by Eunice Dawson