Where to stream Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2025 online? Lineup, nominations, & all you need to know

The second edition of the Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA), presented by ZOZOTOWN, is being held in Japan. The award show will be held on May 28 and 29 at the K-Arena Yokohama in Yokohama. This award function is a joint organization venture by South Korean media outlets Newsen and @Style Magazine.

This year's award show will honor artists who have released new music, new dramas, movies, and more across platforms between March 1, 2024, and February 28, 2025.

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Who are the hosts and nominees for this year's Asia Star Entertainer Awards?

The two-day Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2025 will see two different pairs of hosts on each day. THE BOYZ’s Juyeon and IVE’s Rei will be hosting on May 28, whereas Monsta X's Hyungwon, THE BOYZ's Younghoon, and Lovely Runner star Kim Hye-yoon will take over the hosting duties on May 29. Hyungwon, who was recently discharged from his military duties, will be debuting as an award ceremony host.

Kim Hye-yoon's Lovely Runner co-star Byeon Woo-seok will be presenting the Grand Prize award with her. Actors Jang Gun-seok and Choo Young-woo and singer Jo Yu-ri will also be seen as one of the presenters on day one and day two, respectively.

A detailed list of nominees for each award category has been disclosed on the award show's official Instagram account. There are 10 nominees for each category. Here is a complete list:

The best original soundtrack

1. Close to You - BTS Jin for When The Stars Gossip
2. What If by Plave for Dear Hyeri
3. Run Into You by Kim Hee-jae for Dog Knows Everything
4. Sudden Shower by Eclipse (Byeon Woo-seok) for Lovely Runner
5. Knock the Door by Pitta (Kang Hyung-ho) for The Auditors
6. Boyfriend by Yeonjun of TXT for Cinderella at 2 am
7. A Day by Jongho of Ateez for Lovely Runner
8. Destiny by Seungmin of Stray Kids for The Midnight Studio
9. Back Packer by Seok Matthew and Park Gunwook of Zerobaseone for Study Group
10. Summer by Liz of IVE for Love Your Enemy

Best trot

1. Lim Young-woong
2. Lee Chan-won
3. Youngtak
4. Jeong Dong-won
5. Jang Min-ho
6. Park Ji-hyeon
7. Kim Hee-jae
8. Son Tae-jin
9. Song Ga-in
10. Yoon Tae-hwa

Best new artist

1. NEXZ
2. Hearts2Hearts
3. NiziU
4. LUN8
5. ILLIT
6. HORI7ON
7. FIFTY FIFTY
8. Kickflip
9. BABYMONSTER
10. izna

Best solo male

1. Lim Young-woong
2. BTS V
3. Baekho
4. Xiaojun
5. GOT7 BamBam
6. BTS Jin
7. Kang Hyung-ho
8. BTS Jimin
9. BTS Jungkook
10. Kang Daniel

Best solo female

1. MINNIE
2. RED VELVET IRENE
3. TWICE TZUYU
4. ITZY Yeji
5. JISOO
6. Moonbyul
7. aespa NINGNING
8. ROSÉ
9. MIYEON
10. SIYEON

Best group male

1. PLAVE
2. &TEAM
3. TOMORROW X TOGETHER
4. Stray Kids
5. ENHYPEN
6. THE BOYZ
7. TREASURE
8. TWS
9. Seventeen
10. CIX

Best group female

1. NiziU
2. SAKURAZAKA46
3. Dreamcatcher
4. UNIS
5. i-dle
6. HANA
7. Billlie
8. IVE
9. SAY MY NAME
10. fromis_9

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When and where to watch the award show?

The Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2025 will be broadcast live and for free directly from Japan. Domestic viewers in Japan can tune in to channels like TBS Channel and EBEMA. The international audience can sign up on the Dalda official website. Naver Chzzk and Naver TV are reported to stream the event in South Korea.

The red carpet event begins at 3:30 p.m. KST, and the main ceremony will take place from 5:30 p.m. KST.

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Which artists will be performing at the Asia Star Entertainer's Awards 2025?

The first day of the Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2025 will have performances by Korean and Japanese artists such as aespa, KiiiKiii, NCT WISH, Hearts2Hearts, NiziU, timelesz (sans Yositaka Hara), Xdinary Heroes, ENHYPEN, and NEXZ.

The second day will see performances by ZEROBASEONE, FANTASY BOYS, BTOB, NouerA, Jo Yuri, ATARASHII GAKKO!, &TEAM, BADVILLAIN, i-dle (former (G)I-DLE), HANA, n.SSign, SKY-HI, &TEAM, SAKURAZAKA46, THE BOYZ, and THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE.

The awards presented at the Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2025 will be determined on a calculation of streaming/sales performance, jury votes, and fan votes. The award categories for this year's Asia Star Entertainer Awards are as follows:

• Grand Prize (Daesang)
• Platinum
• Artist of the Year
• Song of the Year
• Album of the Year
• Best Stage
• Best Performance
• Best New Artist
• Best Group (Male / Female)
• Best Solo (Male / Female)
• Best Trot
• Best OST
• Hot Icon
• Hot Trend
• Fan Choice Artist (Actor / Actress)
• Fan Choice Couple
• Fan Choice Character
• Fan Choice Artist (Singer)
• Fan Choice 5th Generation