At the 2024 Asia Artist Awards (AAA), actors Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon were awarded the Popularity Award, capturing the hearts of fans everywhere.

On December 27th, the prestigious event took place at the IMPACT Challenger Hall in Bangkok, Thailand.

The AAA is a major awards ceremony celebrating the brightest stars from K-Pop, K-Drama, and K-Movie across Asia, with hosts including actor Ryu Junyeol, IVE’s Jang Wonyoung, and ZEROBASEONE’s Seong Hanbin.

This year’s Popularity Award winners were Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon, who were recognized for their roles in the hit tvN drama Lovely Runner (선재 업고 튀어).

The two actors attended the ceremony together for the first time since the drama’s end, and fans were excited to see them share the stage.

Byeon Woo Seok expressed his gratitude, saying, "I’m so thankful to all my fans for helping me receive this award. I’ll never take your love for granted, and I promise to keep working hard as an actor."

Kim Hye Yoon followed with, "Thank you so much for the love you gave to Lovely Runner. I’m especially grateful to our role models and the Happy Ending fans. I will continue to grow and repay you with even better acting."

Although Lovely Runner’s highest rating was 5.8% (Nielsen Korea, nationwide), the drama created a huge buzz and captured attention.

Both actors gained massive popularity from their roles, with Byeon Woo Seok landing nearly 20 advertising deals and Kim Hye Yoon becoming the face of several brands.

Looking ahead, Kim Hye Yoon will star in SBS’s From Today, I’m Human (오늘부터 인간입니다만) alongside Romon, while Byeon Woo Seok has been cast in MBC’s upcoming drama The 21st Century Great Queen (tentative title), where he will star alongside IU.

The future looks bright for both of these rising stars, and fans are already eagerly awaiting their next projects!

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BTS’s V is proving once again why he’s a global music powerhouse! His song “Winter Ahead (with Park Hyo Shin)” has officially surpassed 210 million streams on Spotify, showing its long-lasting popularity.

On February 26, Winter Ahead crossed the 210 million stream mark on the world’s biggest music platform, Spotify. Since its release, the song has been charting for 91 consecutive days on both the Global Spotify Chart and Europe’s Apple Music Daily Song Chart, proving its strong presence.

Originally released on November 29, 2023, Winter Ahead made a huge impact on year-end charts for 2024. It debuted at No. 99 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, topped Billboard’s Holiday Digital Song Sales chart at No.1, and ranked No. 62 on Billboard’s Holiday Top 100.

Over in the UK, the song entered the Official Singles Chart at No. 86, while securing No.1 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart and No.2 on the Singles Sales Chart, proving its incredible digital sales power.

The music video for Winter Ahead also became a hot topic! V transformed into a sculptor, delivering a deep and emotional performance with his expressive acting, pulling fans into the song’s atmosphere.

Despite being 6 minutes and 22 seconds long, the video went viral, ranking No.1 on the "Music Video Trending Worldwide" chart.

On TIDAL, a global high-quality streaming platform, Winter Ahead made history as the longest-running K-pop song at No.1 on the Global Top Video chart.

It also topped Top Video charts in several countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Spain, Australia, and Singapore.

Even Billboard couldn’t resist the charm of Winter Ahead! The song was featured in "The 27 Best Winter Songs for the Season," with Billboard praising it as "evoking the feeling of the first day of winter, with harmonies as fresh as a snowflake."

They also noted that "its impact will last far beyond December 25."

Additionally, Winter Ahead was voted No.1 on Billboard’s ‘2024 Fan-Favorite Songs’ list, proving that fans can’t get enough of V’s music.

With this, V has now charted three songs on Billboard’s Holiday Hot 100, following Christmas Tree (2021) and his cover of White Christmas. He is officially the only K-pop artist to achieve this!

Even more impressively, he holds the record as the only K-pop artist to have three songs reach No.1 on Billboard’s Holiday Digital Song Sales chart, solidifying his dominance in the holiday music scene.

With Winter Ahead continuing to shine worldwide, V once again proves why he’s the ultimate ‘Winter King’ of K-pop.

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