RIIZE, ZEROBASEONE, TXT, YEONJUN, ALPHA DRIVE ONE Join "AAA 2026" Artist Lineup
RIIZE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, YEONJUN, ZEROBASEONE, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER (in Korean alphabetical order) will light up the stage at the "Asia Artist Awards." "AAA 2026," Held in Kaohsiung in December These five acts have been named as artist-category participants for "AAA 2026," to be held over two days from December 5 to 6 at Kaohsiung National Stadium in Taiwan. Notably, YEONJUN is listed under two names—as a solo artist and as a member of TOMORROW X TOGETHER—while ZEROBASEONE member Sung Han-bin will take part as both a host and a performer. Each Act's Recent Activities RIIZE (Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Sohee, Anton) has carried its strength across both records and concerts since debut. With its first world tour "RIIZING LOUD," launched last year, it drew 420,000 attendees across 21 regions worldwide, and in June it achieved its fourth million-seller with its second mini album "II." Its third-anniversary fan meeting "Ch. RIIZE : ON AIR," to be held September 12–13, sold out every seat the moment ticket sales opened. ALPHA DRIVE ONE became a million-seller this January with its debut album and first mini album "EUPHORIA." Just six months after debut, it wrapped its first global fan-concert tour across three regions, showing the momentum of a "leading rookie of 2026." The group has announced a comeback on the 24th with its second mini album "UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST." YEONJUN recently made his comeback with "Ice Cream," the title track of his second mini album "NO LABELS: PART 02." The album sold more than 730,000 copies in its first week, recording the highest first-week sales of any Korean solo artist's album released this year. ZEROBASEONE (Sung Han-bin, Kim Ji-woong, Matthew Seok, Kim Tae-rae, Park Gunwook) proved its global popularity with its sixth mini album "Ascend-," released this May, sweeping the No. 1 spot on Japan's Oricon weekly international album ranking, Japan's Spotify rising chart, and China's QQ Music digital album (mini album) chart, among others. TOMORROW X TOGETHER (Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun, Huening Kai) has cemented its standing as a leading K-pop act, achieving results on domestic and overseas charts with polished music and performances on every album. Marking its seventh debut anniversary, it has been meeting fans through a range of activities, including an exhibition encompassing its seven-year musical journey. MCs and the Existing Lineup "AAA 2026" will be hosted by Ji Chang-wook, Jang Won-young (IVE), and Sung Han-bin, with one more MC to be revealed soon. In the acting category, Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung have confirmed their attendance, and in the artist category, LNGSHOT, RESCENE, &TEAM, ATEEZ, ITZY, KiiiKiii, and Hearts2Hearts were named earlier. Participants set to light up "AAA 2026" will continue to be announced. "AAA 2026" is hosted by Star News and organized by the AAA Organizing Committee, MOTIVE, and D-SOW.
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