&TEAM wins Emotive and Best Choice awards at 2023 AAA in the Philippines, expressing gratitude to fans and promising to work hard.
December/15/2023 12:47
&TEAM appeared at the "2023 Asia Artist Awards IN THE PHILIPPINES" held at the Philippine Arena on the 14th (Japan time) and won the Emotive Award and the Best Choice Award. The Emotive Award is given to artists who have delivered deep emotions and empathy to the public through their songs, and they were recognized for their activities in both Japan and Korea in 2023, gaining global popularity. Leader EJ expressed gratitude to the fans, known as LUNÉ, for their support and love, and promised to continue to work hard to respond to their support and love with good music and performances. K also expressed his gratitude and determination, and MAKI asked fans to continue to support &TEAM as they work hard. They also won the Best Choice Award along with other prominent artists. HARUA expressed his gratitude in Japanese, and NICHOLAS expressed his thanks to LUNÉ around the world in English and Chinese. &TEAM collaborated with the Filipino boy group SB19, who became a hot topic by being nominated for the "Top Social Artist" at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, and performed "Gento" on stage, which became a long-hit meme on SNS. The collaboration was sparked by a "Gento" dance challenge video posted on the official TikTok by member K, which received over 11.7 million views. They also performed the coupling song "Dropkick" from their 1st album "First Howling: NOW," released on November 15, and showed a refreshing and charming performance. They also demonstrated a wide range of expressive power with a wild and powerful performance in the title song "War Cry." With this award, they have proven their talent and popularity as a unique global rising rookie with the charm of a perfect and sharp dance that inherits the HYBE DNA. They have announced their first solo tour starting in January next year, with performances in Kyoto, Fukuoka, Saitama, Miyagi, Kanagawa, Aichi, Osaka, and Seoul, Korea, showing momentum including overseas performances as a global group.
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