ENHYPEN Wins Triple Crown at ASEA 2026 Including Grand Prize
ENHYPEN's triple crown at ASEA 2026 cements their position as one of the top K-pop acts globally, backed by concrete sales and streaming milestones that the awards recognized.
Reporting from 1 sources: Yahoo! News Japan (Entertainment).
ENHYPEN took three awards at the 3rd Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2026, held May 16 at Belluna Dome in Saitama. The group won the grand prizes Album of the Year and Artist of the Year, plus the main prize The Platinum. They achieved their first triple million seller last year with the album ROMANCE: UNTOLD and recorded a fourth double million seller with the mini album THE SIN: VANISH. Cumulative album shipments in Korea and Japan passed 20 million copies as of November 2025, and streaming surpassed 7 billion. In their acceptance speech, ENHYPEN thanked their fans and said they are preparing a new album. &TEAM won Performance of the Year and The Platinum, becoming the first Japanese artist to reach million-seller status in both Korea and Japan. Rookie group ALPHA DRIVE ONE took The Platinum and The Best New Artist, a double crown. Lim Young-woong won The Best Solo and The Best Trot. Monsta X's Hyungwon and IVE's Rei hosted the ceremony and each won Top Touring Artist and The Platinum respectively. The event was organized by Newsen and @star1.
ENHYPEN's acceptance speech included a specific thank-you to producer Bang Si-hyuk for his support. Member Heeseung said the group is preparing a new album and hopes to repay fans with good music, while another member expressed that they are "happiest when we can perform together with you on a shining stage."
BLACKPINK won SONG OF THE YEAR for "JUMP." Dancer KYOKA, who appeared on Mnet's "WORLD OF STREET WOMAN FIGHTER" as part of dance crew OSAKA Ojo Gang, performed the opening stage and won THE BEST PERFORMANCE. 2PM's Junho and actress Go Youn-jung each took two trophies. Junho won THE BEST ARTIST (ACTOR) and THE BEST CHARACTER for his roles in tvN's "Typhoon Company" and Netflix's "CASHERO." Go Youn-jung won THE BEST CHARACTER and THE BEST OTT ARTIST for her work in Netflix's "When Life Gives You Tangerines" and JTBC's "The Art of Negotiation."
ALPHA DRIVE ONE's debut mini album "EUPHORIA" surpassed 1.44 million first-week sales in January, ranking second all-time for K-pop group debut first-week sales. &TEAM, who started a second Asia tour, thanked fans and said they will "continue to visit you with even better appearances."
Other winners on day one included CUTIE STREET, FRUITS ZIPPER, and IVE in THE PLATINUM category; Kim Hye-yoon for THE BEST ARTIST (ACTOR); (G)I-DLE's Yuqi for THE BEST SOLO; Atsuhiro Sato for THE GREAT LEGACY ARTIST; and producer Misa Kimura. The HOT TREND category went to VVUP, SWEET STEADY, IDID, and CANDY TUNE. HOT ICON winners were DXTEEN, CUTIE STREET, FRUITS ZIPPER, and Lee Hana.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Yahoo! News Japan (Entertainment) ENHYPEN、『ASEA』本賞含む3冠の快挙 今後に期待も「今年中に素敵なアルバムがリリースされる予定」（オリコン）