'Asia Artist Awards,' the global No. 1 awards ceremony, has revealed a powerful additional lineup.
RIIZE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, YEONJUN, ZEROBASEONE, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER will light up 'AAA 2026,' held over two days on December 5 and 6 at Kaohsiung National Stadium.
RIIZE (Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Sohee, and Anton) has proven overwhelming strength in both records and performances with a run of hits since debut. Their first world tour 'RIIZING LOUD' drew 420,000 audience members across 21 regions, their second mini album 'II' in June became their fourth career million-seller, and their third debut anniversary fan meeting 'Ch. RIIZE : ON AIR,' set for September 12 and 13, sold out the moment ticketing opened, showing their fervent popularity.
ALPHA DRIVE ONE topped the million-seller mark with their debut album and first mini album 'EUPHORIA' in January this year, and within six months of debut successfully wrapped their first global fan-con tour across three regions, showing the momentum of a '2026 leading rookie.' Having announced a comeback on the 24th with their second mini album 'UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST,' attention is turning to the new activities they will unfold.
YEONJUN recently made a comeback with "Ice Cream," the title track of his second mini album 'NO LABELS: PART 02,' capturing fans and the wider public with its addictive melody. In particular, the second mini album sold more than 730,000 copies in its first week, recording the highest first-week sales among albums by Korean solo artists released this year.
ZEROBASEONE (Sung Han Bin, Kim Ji Woong, Seok Matthew, Kim Tae Rae, and Park Gunwook) swept charts including Japan's Oricon weekly international album ranking, Japan's Spotify trending chart, and China's QQ Music digital album mini album chart with their sixth mini album 'Ascend-' released in May, proving their global popularity. Attention is focused on what kind of stage the group, established as a '5th generation leading group,' will present at 'AAA 2026.'
TOMORROW X TOGETHER (Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and Hueningkai) has built its standing as an artist representing K-pop, achieving remarkable results on domestic and international charts with polished music and performances on every album. Marking their seventh debut anniversary, they have continued to meet fans through a range of activities, including holding an exhibition that spans their seven-year musical journey.
The MC lineup for 'AAA 2026' has confirmed Ji Chang Wook, IVE's Jang Won Young, and Sung Han Bin. Earlier, the actor lineup confirmed Kim Sun Ho and Ko Youn Jung, while the singer lineup added LNGSHOT, RESCENE, &TEAM, ATEEZ, ITZY, KiiiKiii, and Hearts2Hearts.
Meanwhile, the artist lineup for 'AAA 2026,' hosted by STARNEWS and organized by the AAA Organizing Committee (chaired by Park Jun Chul), MOTIVE, and D-SOW, will continue to be revealed.
