ATEEZ, ENHYPEN Lead 2026 Asia Star Entertainer Awards: Winners List

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentATEEZ, ENHYPEN Lead 2026 Asia Star Entertainer Awards: Winners ListByJeff Benjamin,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music.Follow AuthorMay 18, 2026, 12:45pm EDTMembers of ATEEZ Yunho, Seonghwa, San, Yeosang, Hongjoong, Wooyoung, Jongho and Mingi attend the press conference for the group’s 13th mini album ‘GOLDEN HOUR : Part 4’ at Fairmont Ambassador Seoul on February 5, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by HLL/Imazins via Getty Images)ImaZins via Getty ImagesENHYPEN and ATEEZ emerged as the biggest winners at the 2026 Asia Star Entertainer Awards with both K-pop groups not only scoring the most trophies of the night but also securing grand-prize-level honors. Held across two nights at the Belluna Dome in Saitama, Japan, the third-ever ASEA ceremony saw ENHYPEN lead the first day of awards, winning Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for their mega-selling 2025 release DESIRE : UNLEASH, both representing some of the grand prizes (also known as a “Daesang”) of the night. The boy band also earned recognition as one of the 10 artists to be named as The Platinum, one of the ceremony’s “platinum” awards (also known as a “Bonsang”). ATEEZ matched that momentum on Day 2, taking the grand prize for Record of the Year, while also being recognized in The Platinum, and taking home the award for The Best Conceptual Artist. The eight-member act has been on a hot streak with its Golden Hour album series, which began in 2024 and has so far seen all four albums — including Golden Hour: Part.4 from this past February — top Korea’s Circle Chart and reach the Top 3 of the Billboard 200.The night’s other Daesangs were split among BLACKPINK (which won Song of the Year for their 2025 comeback single “JUMP”) and &TEAM (HYBE’s Japanese boy band took Performance of the Year). Legendary K-pop outfit TVXQ! also scored three wins, being...