Actor Lee Jung Jae, who is gaining global popularity with Netflix's 'Squid Game', confirmed his participation in the '2021 Asia Artist Awards', raising the dignity of the awards ceremony.

Lee Jung Jae will attend the '2021 Asia Artist Awards' (hereinafter referred to as '2021 AAA') to be held on December 2nd, raising the heat of the awards ceremony with a unique presence.

Lee Jung Jae, who celebrated his 28th year of debut this year, is receiving a lot of love by building a unique character with his attractive acting. Having digested various genres through movies such as 'Save us from evil', 'Sabaha', 'Along with the Gods', 'Assassination', and 'Contemplation', he has earned the modifier of 'A Trustworthy Actor' and is recognized as the best actor in Korea. In addition, he received the honor of receiving the Actor of the Year Grand Prize (movie category) at the '2020 Asia Artist Awards' through 'Save Me from Evil'. In particular, Lee Jung Jae caught the attention of people all over the world by exuding a different charm from before, when he played the main character Sung Gi-hoon in 'Squid Game', which was premiered on September 17. 'Squid Game', selected by 111 million Netflix subscribers around the world, ranked first in the 'Today's Top 10' in 94 countries, including the United States, Brazil, France, India and Turkey, as well as Korea.

According to 'Flix Patrol', a global OTT content ranking site, 'Squid Game' ranked first in the 'Netflix World Top 10 TV Program' category, and maintained the top position on the chart for the 24th day (as of October 16, 2021). In addition, Lee Jung Jae appeared on the US NBC talk show 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon', which was broadcast last October 7, and continued his global steps, proving the power of an 'another level actor' recognized by the world.

'2021 AAA', which is getting more and more anticipated with Lee Jung Jae's participation, is expected to complete a splendid lineup with a large number of domestic and foreign top artists.

'2021 AAA', which heralded a festival where stars and fans harmonize Leeteuk and Jang Won-young was selected as MCs heightening the enthusiasm.

Hosted by Star News and Star Continent and co-hosted by the Asia Artist Awards Organizing Committee and The Star Partner, the '2021 Asia Artist Awards' will be held on December 2.

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BTS’s Jungkook is once again proving his global power, setting another huge record on Spotify! His solo debut song "Seven" has officially entered Spotify’s Top 90 most-streamed songs of all time, making him the ONLY Asian artist on the list!

On March 14 (KST), "Seven" reached an insane 2,251,263,698 streams, landing at No. 89 on Spotify’s all-time most-streamed songs chart.

What makes this even more impressive?
Jungkook is the only Asian artist in the Top 90!
"Seven" has surpassed major global hits like Charlie Puth’s "We Don’t Talk Anymore", Sam Smith’s "I’m Not The Only One", and Maroon 5’s "Payphone"!

Jungkook’s "Seven" has been breaking Spotify records left and right, proving its status as a global mega-hit:

Fastest song in Spotify history to reach 100M, 900M, 1B, and 1.1B streams!
First K-pop solo song to chart on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global chart for 600 days!
Longest-charting song by an Asian solo artist on Spotify’s Weekly Top Songs Global chart (86 weeks and counting!)!

And let’s not forget—back in January 2025, "Seven" ranked No. 11 on Spotify’s list of Most-Streamed Songs of the 2020s, proving its long-lasting popularity!

Even with new music constantly being released, "Seven" continues to dominate charts and break records.

Fans worldwide are celebrating Jungkook’s unstoppable success, and with his influence only growing stronger, everyone is waiting to see what he does next!

"Jungkook is rewriting history! No one can match his impact!"
"He’s carrying K-pop on his back! The only Asian artist in the Top 90? Insane!"
"‘Seven’ is a masterpiece and deserves all the success!"

With Jungkook continuing to set new records, what do you think his next big achievement will be?

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