ASEA 2026 music festival featuring top Asian artists will be held on May 16-17 in Saitama, Japan, with exclusive streaming on U-NEXT.
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On May 16 and 17, the music festival "3rd ASIA STAR ENTERTAINER AWARDS 2026 (hereafter, ASEA 2026)" will be held at Belluna Dome in Saitama Prefecture, gathering top-class artists representing Asia. Launched in 2024, ASEA has established itself as a global awards ceremony that selects and honors artists who have made significant impacts not only in Asia but worldwide, showcasing high-level performances. This year, many top artists who have achieved meaningful results over the past year are expected to participate and present a glamorous stage. Ahead of the event, ENHYPEN, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, 2PM's Junho, IVE's Rei, MONSTA X's Hyungwon, and others are heading to Japan one after another. - The music festival "ASEA 2026", featuring top Asian artists like FRUITS ZIPPER, ENHYPEN, and Tomohisa Yamashita, will be exclusively live-streamed on U-NEXT! - MONSTA X's Hyungwon and IVE's Rei have been selected as MCs for the "ASEA 2026" to be held at Belluna Dome in May.
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