Actor Byun Woo-seok will attend the ‘Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2025 presented by ZOZOTOWN(ASEA 2025)’ held at the K-Arena in Yokohama, Japan on May 29. ASEA Organizing Committee announced on April 10 that Byun Woo-seok will be presenting the grand prize the day after the awards ceremony.

Byun Woo-seok, who entered the entertainment industry as a model, gained global popularity by playing the lead role of Ryu Seon-jae in the drama ‘Seon-jae Up and Running’. With his delicate emotional acting and visuals, he caused ‘Seon-jae fever’ and proved his overwhelming fandom by selling out all the fan meeting tours held in 8 cities in Asia.

OST ‘Shower’ he sang also swept the music charts, showing off his musical influence, and is being mentioned as a strong candidate for ASEA OST Award. Recently, he has confirmed his appearance in the new drama ‘The Grand Prince’ s Wife ‘of the 21st Century with IU, raising expectations once again.

ASEA, now in its second year, is a global awards ceremony covering K -POP and Asian music, and many top artists including aespa, Enhypen, The Boyz, and Sakurazaka46 have confirmed their appearances. Juyeon and Lay will be the MCs for the first day, while Kim Hye-yoon, Hyungwon, and Younghoon will be the MCs for the second day.

’ ASEA 2025 ‘is co-hosted by Newsen,@star1, and The Star I&M, and the second round of ticket sales is underway starting April 8. The artist lineup and award categories will be sequentially announced through the official website.



Reporter Lee Su-jin sujinl22@donga

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