ENHYPEN·xikers to hit Belluna Dome in May…set to appear at ‘ASEA 2026’ - 스포츠경향
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The groups ENHYPEN and xikers are set to take the stage at ‘ASEA 2026’.
The music festival ‘The 3rd Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2026’ (ASIA STAR ENTERTAINER AWARDS, hereafter ‘ASEA 2026’), which brings Asia’s top-class artists together in one place, will be held on May 16 and 17 at Belluna Dome in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and on March 16 the organizing committee announced that ENHYPEN and xikers have been confirmed to appear.
ENHYPEN is a global powerhouse group that has taken the world by storm on the back of explosive popularity. With their second full-length album ‘ROMANCE : UNTOLD’ last year, they earned their first triple million-seller title, and successfully carried out the large-scale world tour ‘WALK THE LINE’, captivating some 676,000 spectators at stadiums at home and abroad. On the strength of these achievements, they claimed a total of five grand prize trophies at major awards shows including the ‘MAMA AWARDS’ and ‘ASEA’. With their seventh mini album released in January, ‘THE SIN : VANISH’, they added the group’s fourth double million-seller record, and topped global album charts such as Japan’s Oricon and LINE MUSIC. They are also continuing a prolonged run on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart, the ‘Billboard 200’.
Debuting in 2023, xikers are a team enjoying global popularity, befitting direct juniors of ATEEZ, with outstanding live performance prowess as their weapon. Just 12 days after debut, they entered the Billboard main albums chart, the ‘Billboard 200’, at No. 75, and were also named to Grammy’s list of the ‘Top 11 K-pop Boy Groups to Watch in 2023’. In October last year, with their sixth mini album ‘HOUSE OF TRICKY : WRECKING THE HOUSE’, which captured remarkable musical change and growth, they brought the ‘HOUSE OF TRICKY’ series that had continued since debut to a perfect close. Early this year, they collected awards one after another at major ceremonies, proving themselves as artists with boundless potential and promise.
Launched in 2024, ‘ASEA’ has established itself as a global awards ceremony that carefully honors artists who exert influence beyond Asia each year and presents high-caliber performances. This year as well, a host of top-class artists who achieved meaningful results over the past year will take part to deliver spectacular stages. Before ENHYPEN and xikers, ATEEZ, &TEAM, and Hearts2Hearts confirmed their appearances on the 12th.
‘ASEA 2026’ is hosted by NEWSEN, Korea’s leading entertainment and sports media outlet marking its 21st anniversary this year, and the star&style specialty magazine @style celebrating its 14th anniversary, and is organized by the ASEA Organizing Committee.
‘ASEA 2026’ will later announce the artist lineup, award categories, and judging criteria sequentially via the official website.
Meanwhile, tickets go on sale today, the 16th (Mon) at 12 p.m. Further details can be found on the official Japan website.
