NewJeans appeared after a series of scandals, Byeon Woo Seok reaped the AAA 2024 awards

Appearing at Asia Artist Awards 2024 (AAA 2024), NewJeans won big awards despite being caught up in a series of scandals and lawsuits last year regarding contract issues with ADOR.

NewJeans shines at AAA 2024 despite contract dispute - Photo: Star News

The Asia Artist Awards 2024 (AAA 2024) took place on the evening of December 27. Similar to MAMA and MMA, AAA 2024 is an event to honor the outstanding achievements of Asian artists in the fields of music , television, and cinema.

This year, AAA 2024 takes place at IMPACT Challenger Stadium (Thailand), bringing together famous stars such as Kim Soo Hyun, Park Min Young, Byeon Woo Seok, Kentaro Sakaguchi, NewJeans, Suho (EXO), LE SSERAFIM...

NewJeans thanks Min Hee Jin at AAA 2024

After the ADOR contract controversy, NewJeans limited their participation in TV shows and musical activities. Notably, the group was completely absent from MAMA and MMA - the two biggest award ceremonies in Korea.

Appearing at AAA 2024, NewJeans surprised the audience by continuing to use the group name. Previously, when participating in Yoasobi's concert and Kim Hyun Jung's News Show , the members participated with their real names instead of the common name NewJeans.

NewJeans reaps big awards at AAA 2024 - Photo: Screenshot

NewJeans won three awards including Best Artist, Best Performance, and Daesang Singer of the Year. Speaking at the event, member Minji said: "This is our third year at AAA. Thank you everyone for giving us this wonderful award.

Thank you to the members, hair and makeup team, stylists, performance directors and managers who have accompanied us throughout this time."

Besides, the 5 members did not forget to express their feelings to former CEO ADOR - Min Hee Jin: "We are very grateful to you, CEO Min Hee Jin".

In addition to NewJeans, the Best Artist stars include NCT127, aespa, IVE, Kiss Of Life, Suho (EXO), LE SSERAFIM, Ahn Bohyun, Byeon Woo Seok, Park Min Young, Kim Hye Yoon, Kim Soo Hyun...

Rookie of the Year went to TWS, QWER, and Jang Da Ah. Thanks to her impressive role in the movie Pyramid Game , Jang Won Young's older sister won her first major award despite just entering the entertainment industry.

TWS, QWER and Jang Da Ah are Rookies of the Year 2024 - Photo: Screenshot

The Daesang in the Performance of the Year category goes to LE SSERAFIM. The album Crazy helped the HYBE girl group set many new records in 2024 such as entering the Billboard Hot 200 and reaching 15 million listens on Melon on the first day of release.

Album of the Year Daesang went to DAY6 with Forever , Stage of the Year Daesang went to NCT 127 and APT. (Rosé, Bruno Mars) won Song of the Year Daesang.

Lovely runner couple reunites, Kim Soo Hyun is single

Ever since they confirmed their participation in the show, Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon have made fans look forward to it. This is the first time the Lovely runner couple has appeared together since the drama ended.

Besides the adorable interactions behind the scenes, the audience burst into tears when Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon won the Best Couple and Favorite of the Year awards.

Lovely runner couple reaps huge rewards - Photo: Star News

Byeon Woo Seok emotionally shared, "Thank you everyone for bringing a beautiful Seon Jae and Sol. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank the fans for giving love to our roles.

And I also don't forget to send my sincere thanks to the person standing next to me right now - actress Kim Hye Yoon for receiving the Best Couple award with me."

In particular, he was also named in 3 other sub-awards including Asian Artist, Best Artist, Best Soundtrack and Daesang Actor of the Year.

In contrast to the Lovely runner duo, Kim Soo Hyun was alone at the event. With a big win with Queen of tears , the actor was named in 4 categories including Phenomenon of the Year, Extraordinary Actor, Best Artist and Daesang Actor of the Year.

Kim Soo Hyun won 4 awards at AAA 2024 - Photo: Screenshot

In addition to Korean artists, foreign stars with good achievements during the year were also honored.

Among them, handsome man Sakaguchi Kentaro received the Asian Star award for his role as Jungo in the Korean-Japanese collaboration film - What comes after love , Gemini Norawit, Fourth Nattawat won the Outstanding Thai Artist award.

7 Grand Prizes - Daesang Asia Artist Awards 2024 respectively belong to:

- Daesang Best Actor of the Year: Park Min Young, Byeon Woo Seok

- Daesang Actor of the Year: Kim Soo Hyun

- Daesang Singer of the Year: NewJeans

- Daesang Album of the Year: Forever - DAY6

- Daesang Song of the Year: APT.

- Stage Daesang of the Year: NCT 127.

- Daesang Performance of the Year: Crazy - LE SSERAFIM

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/newjeans-xuat-hien-sau-loat-on-ao-byeon-woo-seok-boi-thu-giai-thuong-aaa-2024-20241227204441933.htm