The star-studded first lineup of acts attending the Asia Artist Awards (AAA) 2022 in Japan is officially revealed. Keep reading to see the list!
Asia Artist Awards 2022 Announces First Lineup- Which Acts Are Attending?
On Oct. 7, Asia Artist Awards announced through various media outlets including NEWSIS that the first lineup of artists for this year's award ceremony include SEVENTEEN, The Boyz, Stray Kids, TREASURE, ITZY, IVE, LE SSERAFIM, Kep1er, and NewJeans.
Many of the fourth-generation K-pop groups listed above will be attending the award ceremony for the first time ever since their debut- such as IVE, LE SSERAFIM, Kep1er, and NewJeans who just debuted between 2021 and 2022.
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These K-pop groups have been receiving love from fans around the world since their first music release.
SEVENTEEN, in particular, has been loved with numerous hits such as "Very Nice," "Clap," "Pretty U," "Don't Wanna Cry," "Left & Right," among others. It is anticipated whether the boy group would take home another grand prize this year. In 2021, they took home the Artist of the Year award.
As for The Boyz, they proved their growing popularity this year by selling out tickets for their three-day concert in Seoul as part of their world tour "THE B-ZONE." They have also wrapped up the U.S. leg, Europe leg, and Southeast Asian leg of the tour.
JYP Entertainment's artists, Stray Kids and ITZY, continue to achieve impressive milestones as well. After releasing their mini-album "ODDINARY" this past March, Stray Kids became the only third K-pop artist in history to top the Billboard 200. ITZY's new mini-album "CHECKMATE" also made it to Billboard 200, peaking at No. 8. It also recorded cumulative album sales of one million.
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TREASURE just came back with their second mini-album "THE SECOND STEP: CHAPTER TWO" on the 4th, and their new project hit No. 1 in at least 15 different regions. Their new title song "HELLO" even got off to a promising start, scoring No. 1 on the real-time music charts in Japan. Moreover, the album broke the group's best record for first-day sales on the Hanteo Chart.
Meanwhile, IVE has been sweeping the top spots on music charts and music shows in South Korea with every song they release since their debut. For instance, their new release "After LIKE" has taken home a total of 11 music show trophies.
Kep1er is not only doing great in South Korea but also in Japan. In fact, their debut song "WA DA DA" is just the third K-pop group song in history to accumulate 100 million streams on Oricon and Billboard Japan (following BTS and TWICE).
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Finally, LE SSERAFIM is breaking records with their debut song "FEARLESS," including the shortest time to hit 100 million streams on Spotify among the K-pop girl groups that debuted this 2022, while NewJeans is also making history on different aspects with "Attention."
The first lineup of artists for the Asia Artist Awards 2022 in Japan is expected to present amazing performances to global fans.
Stay tuned for more artist lineup announcements for the AAA 2022!
When Is Asia Artist Awards (AAA) 2022?
The Asia Artist Award (AAA) 2022 will take place for the first time in Nagoya, Japan at Nippon Gaishi Hall on Dec. 13. Super Junior Leeteuk and IVE Jang Wonyoung will serve as the hosts at the upcoming award ceremony.
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Written by Maria Scott
