On April 10, The 2024 Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA) was held for the first time in Yokohama, Japan. This new awards show was launched by Newsen and star1 Magazine to celebrate the top K-Pop artists and Asian singers who have made an impact over the last year.
SHINee‘s Taemin was the true star of the night. NCT WISH covered “Lucifer” as part of an SM Entertainment medley.
NCT WISH performs SHINee’s Lucifer as Taemin watches from the artists’ seats! 🩵#TAEMIN_ASEA #ASEA2024#TAEMIN #태민 #テミン #NCTWISH pic.twitter.com/f8C6pmATzS
— SHINee World Academy PH (@shawolacademyph) April 10, 2024
Taemin himself performed some of his solo hits from his latest album, “The Rizzness” and “Guilty.” He proved to be the idol of idols, as the crowd cheered.
#TAEMIN The Rizzness + Guilty performance at #ASEA2024 [FULL]#SHINee #TAEMIN_ASEA pic.twitter.com/dQNbnGq1jF
— cindy (@unravelingsky) April 10, 2024
THE IDOLS GAGGING OVER TAEMIN FUSJSJ pic.twitter.com/tja7mjthpf
— ♤ (@untiItaem) April 10, 2024
Taemin also won not one but two awards. He was awarded “The Best Conceptual Artist Award (Solo)” and “The Best Performance Award (Solo).”
CONGRATS TAEMIN FOR WINNING BEST PERFORMANCE (SOLO) #TAEMIN_ASEA #ASEA2024 #SHINEE pic.twitter.com/DLacIPwoon
— cindy (@unravelingsky) April 10, 2024
#TAEMIN‘s second award of the night — ASEA Best Conceptual Artist (Solo) DESERVED #SHINee #TAEMIN_ASEA pic.twitter.com/PGPY5hx86I
— cindy (@unravelingsky) April 10, 2024
Despite receiving so much love and recognition, Taemin proved to be as down-to-earth as ever. When he went up to accept his first award, he continued walking straight past the award. He quickly realized his mistake and gave a thumbs-up to the cameras before picking it up.
not him walking past his award pic.twitter.com/KRSV9HXmaZ
— ♤ (@untiItaem) April 10, 2024
That wasn’t the only awkward moment Taemin fell victim to. When STAYC got up to accept their award, he managed to trip while he was standing for their win.
Taemin hasnt been to an award show by himself in awhile he forgot how to function pic.twitter.com/sA08nplocn
— Shak | saw SHINee!!! (@5hineeingstars) April 10, 2024
Check out the rest of the winners below.
A Look At All The Winners Of The “Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2024”
