Metro Manila (CNN Philippines Life, Dec. 15) — Hallyu fans in the Philippines were treated to an early Christmas gift yesterday as they witnessed their faves perform and mingle at the Asia Artist Awards (AAA) 2023.

Held in the Philippine Arena in Bulacan on Thursday, the awards show’s eighth edition featured a stacked lineup of performances from K-pop acts including SEVENTEEN’s BSS (BooSeokSoon), NewJeans, Le Sserafim, Stray Kids, ITZY, Lee Youngji, The Boyz, ZEROBASEONE, STAYC, BOYNEXTDOOR, and more. Actors Kim Seon-ho, Moon Ga-young, Ahn Hyo-seop, Kim Se-jeong, Lee Jun-hyuk, and Kentaro Sakaguchi were among those in attendance to accept their awards.

Ryan Bang hosted the red carpet livestream before the show proper, in which his comical quips earned laughs from viewers. The six-hour show opened with a special collaboration stage between Korea’s &TEAM and the Philippines’ own SB19.

See more photos from the red carpet event below.

‘ ‘4’: ‘image’: ‘jcr:3dc8c5ca-735a-4d4a-be5e-1e5e35c070c1’ ‘imageCaption’: ‘AAA hosts Hanbin of ZEROBASEONE, Wonyoung of IVE, and Kang