Asian Pop Music Awards
Hong Kong annual music award
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The Asian Pop Music Awards (Chinese: 亚洲流行音乐大奖) is a music award show jointly organized by Asia VVV Entertainment Group (Hong Kong) and UK VVV Music Group Ltd. (London).[1] The show is held annually and is produced by the Asian Pop Music Awards Production Committee, with winners selected by the Asian Pop Music Awards Jury.[2]
Presented byAsia VVV Entertainment Group (Hong Kong) & UK VVV Music Group Ltd. (London)
First award
- 2020 (online)
Preparations for the Asian Pop Music Awards began in 2018, and in September 2019 its ranking list, "APMA Charts" (Asian Pop Music Awards Charts), was officially launched. The Asian pop music chart is released every week, divided into Chinese chart and overseas chart with ten songs each.[3]
On December 27, 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Pop Music Awards 2020 was changed from being held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center to being held online, and was postponed to December. In addition, at the invitation of Chairman Wei of the Asian Pop Music Awards Production Committee, Hong Kong musician Liu Zhuohui joined the Asian Pop Music Awards 2020 Jury Panel and served as a judge.[4]
Ceremonies
| Year | Date | Host |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | December 27, 2020 | Law Kar-ying |
| 2021 | December 27, 2021 | Simon Yam |
| 2022 | December 28, 2022 | — |
| 2023 | December 27, 2023 | Grace Chan |
| 2024 | December 27, 2024 | |
| 2025 | December 30, 2025 |
Jury awards
Winners are listed below for the 2020,[5] 2021,[6] 2022,[7] 2023,[8] 2024[9], and 2025[10] award ceremonies.
Album of the Year
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | JJ Lin – Drifter / Like You Do | Blackpink – The Album |
| 2021 | Eve Ai – How Come I Still Remember All (华语 偏偏我却都记得) | Tokyo Jihen – Ongaku |
| 2022 | G.E.M. – Revelation (启示录) | Blackpink – Born Pink |
| 2023 | Eason Chan – Chin Up! | (G)I-dle – I Feel |
| 2024 | Li Ronghao – The Dark Horse (黑马) | Aespa – Armageddon |
| 2025 | G-Dragon – Übermensch | |
Record of the Year
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Jam Hsiao – "Peter Pan" (华语 彼得潘) | CL – "Lover Like Me" |
| 2022 | Liu Yuxin – "Black Sun White Moon" (黑日白月) | Red Velvet – "Feel My Rhythm" |
| 2023 | Jackson Wang – "Cheetah" | NCT Dream – "Broken Melodies" |
| 2024 | Liu Yuxin – "Reality" | Le Sserafim – "Easy" |
| 2025 | Jin – "Don't Say You Love Me" | |
Song of the Year
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jay Chou & Ashin – "Won't Cry" | Hwasa – "Maria" |
| 2021 | Mayday – "Because of You" | Lisa – "Lalisa" |
| 2022 | Jay Chou – "Greatest Works of Art" (最伟大的作品) | Blackpink – "Pink Venom" |
| 2023 | JJ Lin – "Dust & Ashes" (愿与愁) | Jisoo – "Flower" |
| 2024 | Khalil Fong – "Twenty Three" (才二十三) | G-Dragon – "Power" |
| 2025 | Kun – "Deadman" | |
Best Collaboration
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tanya Chua & Carla Bruni – "Photographs" (华语) | Hyuna & Dawn – "Ping Pong" |
| 2022 | Li Ronghao & A-Mei – "Equivalence Relation" (对等关系) | Psy & Suga – "That That" |
| 2023 | JJ Lin & Anderson .Paak – "In the Joy" | BSS & Lee Young-ji – "Fighting" |
| 2024 | Sun Sheng Xi & Kiri – "Jagi" | Rosé & Bruno Mars – "APT." |
| 2025 | Jackson Wang & Diljit Dosanjh – "Buck" | |
Best Music Video
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | JJ Lin – "Drifter" | Red Velvet – "Psycho" |
| 2021 | Eve Ai – "Greediness" (华语 贪) | Rosé – "On the Ground" |
| 2022 | Sandee Chan – "Pain Addict" (痛瘾) | Bae Suzy – "Satellite" |
| 2023 | Faith Yang & Buddha Jump – "Sabotage" (堕落) | Exo – "Let Me In" |
| 2024 | Li Ronghao – "The Other Side" (另一端) | Jennie – "Mantra" |
| 2025 | Jolin Tsai – "Pleasure" | |
Best Original Soundtrack
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Karen Mok – "Empty World" (华语 这世界那么多人) (for Love Will Tear Us Apart) | Baekhyun – "U" (for Doom at Your Service) |
| 2022 | Zhou Shen – "Photographic Film" (光字片) (for A Lifelong Journey) | Taeyeon – "Little Garden" (for Jirisan) |
| 2023 | William Chan – "Storm" (暴风) (for Faces in the Crowd) | Paul Kim – "You Remember" (for The Glory) |
| 2024 | Tanya Chua – "Learn to Live Again" (善良的我们) (for Imperfect Us) | Minnie – "Like a Dream" (for Lovely Runner) |
| 2025 | IU – "Midnight Walk" (밤 산책) (for When Life Gives You Tangerines) | |
Best Dance Performance
Best Male Artist
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | JJ Lin – Drifter / Like You Do | Baekyun – Delight |
| 2021 | Jason Zhang – You Deserve Better (华语 张杰) | Kai – Kai |
| 2022 | Jackson Wang – Magic Man | Mino – To Infinity. |
| 2023 | Eason Chan – Chin Up! | Jungkook – Golden |
| 2024 | Lay Zhang – Step | Chanyeol – Blackout |
| 2025 | Lay Zhang – Rock the Heavenly Palace | |
Best Female Artist
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | G.E.M – City Zoo | Mika Nakashima – Joker |
| 2021 | Eve Ai – How Come I Still Remember All (华语 偏偏我却都记得) | Jeon Somi – XOXO |
| 2022 | G.E.M. – Revelation (启示录) | Nayeon – Im Nayeon |
| 2023 | Kelly Yu – It's Me (是我) | Jisoo – Me |
| 2024 | Tia Ray – Allure | Wendy – Wish You Hell |
| 2025 | Jennie – Ruby | |
Best Group
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winners (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | R1SE – Sunr1se | Blackpink – The Album |
| Exo – Obsession | ||
| 2021 | PanThePack – The Pack | NCT 127 – Sticker |
| Red Velvet – Queendom | ||
| 2022 | Sodagreen – Little Universe (oaeen Version) (小宇宙 (鱼版)) | (G)I-dle – I Never Die |
| Seventeen – Face the Sun | ||
| 2023 | Accusefive – We Will Be Fine (带你飞) | New Jeans – Get Up |
| Stray Kids – 5-Star | ||
| 2024 | WayV – Give Me That | Seventeen – 17 Is Right Here |
| XG – Awe | ||
| 2025 | Seventeen – Happy Burstday | |
| Twice – This Is For | ||
Best New Artist
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chih Siou – "Elephant in the Room" | Aespa – "Black Mamba" |
| 2021 | Haezee – Love Maze (华语 黄玮昕) | Enhypen – Dimension: Dilemma |
| 2022 | Pei-Yu Hung – Silver Lining (明室) | Ive – Love Dive |
| 2023 | The Crane – Talent | Zerobaseone – Youth in the Shade |
| 2024 | Sha Yi Ting – Sensitive Kid (敏感小孩) | Babymonster – Drip |
| 2025 | Cortis – Color Outside the Lines | |
Best Lyricist
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Xiaohan – "Drifter" (by JJ Lin) | IU – "Love Poem" (by IU) |
| 2021 | David Ke – "Each Well" (各自安好) (by Rene Liu) | Sunmi – "Borderline" (by Sunmi) |
| 2022 | Vincent Fang – "Cold Hearted" (红颜如霜) (by Jay Chou) | Tokyo Jihen – "The Sin And the Glory" (by Tokyo Jihen) |
| 2023 | Francis Lee – "Serves You Right" (活该) (by David Tao) | Ayumi Hamasaki – Remember You (by Ayumi Hamasaki) |
| 2024 | Vincent Fang – "Youth" (青春要用几行诗来写) (by Eric Chou) | Woozi – "What Kind of Future" (by Woozi) |
| 2025 | Francis Lee – "From Dust to Dust" (微塵) (by David Tao) | |
Best Composer
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Alan Cheung Ka Shing – "Destination of Love" (by Miriam Yeung) | Aimyon – "On This Day We Say Goodbye" (by Aimyon) |
| 2021 | Lala Hsu – "Prototype" (雏形) (by Lala Hsu) | Kim Do-hoon, Cosmic Girl & Lee Hu-sang – "Where We Are Now" (by Mamamoo) |
| 2022 | Eric Chou – "Best Friend" (挚友) (by A-Lin) | Milet & Toru – "One Reason" (by Milet) |
| 2023 | Yoga Lin – "Wordless Groans" (我只是平凡却直拗爱着你的人) (by Yoga Lin) | Yoo Gun-hyung & An Shin-ae – "I Love My Body" (by Hwasa) |
| 2024 | Chang Shilei – "Duō shǎo de guāng yīn" (多少的光阴) (by Shan Yichun) | Jason Hahs, Colin Magalong, David Wilson & MZMC – "Love 119" (by Riize) |
| 2025 | JJ Lin – "Turn Of A Page" (by JJ Lin) | |
Best Arranger
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Howe Chen – "Requiem for the Nobles" (by Faith Yang) | R.Tee & 24 – "How You Like That" (by Blackpink) |
| 2021 | Ricky Ho – "Bluebirds" (by Tanya Chua) | Jia Lih & Yoo Young Jin – "Savage" (by Aespa) |
| 2022 | Howe Chen – "None of the Above" (以上皆非) (by Lala Tsu) | G’harah "PK" Degeddingseze, Patricia "Tricia" Battani & Steve Octave – "Illusion" (by Aespa) |
| 2023 | MizarMin – "F.F.F" (by Zhou Zhennan) | Ryan Tedder & Lindgren – "The Girls" (by Blackpink) |
| 2024 | Josh Levi – "Scary Movie" (by Yan Haoxiang) | 250 – "Supernatural" (by NewJeans) |
| 2025 | Cody Tarpley, Ben Samama & Ryan Jhun – "Rich Man" (by Aespa) | |
Best Producer
| Year | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | JJ Lin – Drifter / Like You Do (by JJ Lin) | Mino – Take (by Mino) |
| 2021 | George Chen – How Come I Still Remember All (偏偏我却都记得) (by Eve Ai) | Lee Soo-man – "Weekend" (by Taeyeon) |
| 2022 | Sandee Chan – Discipline (调教) (by Sandee Chan) | Teddy Park, 24, Danny Chung, Bekuh Boom & R.Tee – Born Pink (by Blackpink) |
| 2023 | Lay Zhang – "D.N.A" (by Lay Zhang, Gali, Shan Yichun, Wang Ziyi, Danko, Vinida & Victor Ma) | Soyeon – "Queencard" (by (G)I-dle) |
| 2024 | Khalil Fong – The Dreamer (by Khalil Fong) | Kenshi Yonezu – Lost Corner (by Kenshi Yonezu) |
| 2025 | G-Dragon & production team – Übermensch (by G-Dragon) | |
Best Global Artist
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Justin Bieber |
| 2021 | Adele – 30 |
| 2022 | Taylor Swift – Midnights |
| 2023 | Lana Del Rey – Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd |
| 2024 | Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft |
| 2025 | Lady Gaga – Mayhem |
Top 20 Albums of the Year
2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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2025
List of winners
- Lisa – Alter Ego
- Radwimps – Anew
- Enhypen – Desire: Unleash
- Baekhyun – Essence of Reverie
- NCT Dream – Go Back to the Future
- Seventeen – Happy Burstday
- Stray Kids – Karma
- Jackson Wang – Magic Man 2
- Lay Zhang – Rock the Heavenly Palace
- Zerobaseone – Never Say Never
- Riize – Odyssey
- Jolin Tsai – Pleasure
- Rosé – Rosie
- Jennie – Ruby
- David Tao – Stupid Pop Songs
- Mark – The Firstfruit
- Tomorrow X Together – The Star Chapter: Together
- Twice – This Is For
- G-Dragon – Übermensch
- Chanyeol – Upside Down
Top 20 Songs of the Year
2021
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2022
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2023
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2024
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2025
List of winners
- Yeji – "Air"
- Kun – "Deadman"
- Jin – "Don't Say You Love Me"
- G-Dragon – "Drama"
- Jisoo – "Earthquake"
- XG – "Gala"
- Minnie – "Her"
- Le Sserafim – "Hot"
- Wang Yibo – "I Am Not Here"
- Kenshi Yonezu – "Iris Out"
- Blackpink – "Jump"
- Lay Zhang – "Kai Tian" (开天)
- Jennie – "Like Jennie"
- Yuqi – "M.O."
- Rosé – "Number One Girl"
- Aespa – "Rich Man"
- JJ Lin – "Turn Of A Page"
- Babymonster – "We Go Up"
- Ive – "XOXZ"
- Treasure – "Yellow"
People's Choice Awards
Winners are listed below for the 2021,[6] 2022,[7] 2023,[8] 2024,[9] and 2025[10] award ceremonies.
2021
| Rank | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lay Zhang – East | Exo – Don't Fight the Feeling |
| 2nd | Joker Xue – Extraterrestrial | Rosé – R |
| 3rd | Cai Xukun – Lost (迷) | Baekhyun – Bambi |
| 4th | Teens In Time – Utopia I • Suzaku (乌托邦1•朱雀) | D.O. – Empathy |
| 5th | Jason Zhang – You Deserve Better | Kenshi Yonezu – "Pale Blue" |
| 6th | Liu Yuxin – "Of Course" | Kai – "Mmmh" |
| 7th | Mao Buyi – Lonely Planet (幼鸟指南) | Hyuna – I'm Not Cool |
| 8th | The9 – MatriX (虚实X境) | Hyuna & Dawn – "Ping Pong" |
| 9th | Jackson Wang & JJ Lin – "Should've Let Go" (過) | Lisa – Lalisa |
| 10th | WayV – Kick Back | Aespa – Savage |
2022
| Rank | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yan Haoxiang – "Y" | Hyuna – Nabillera |
| 2nd | BoA & Liu Yuxin – "Better" | (G)I-dle – I Never Die |
| 3rd | Liu Yuxin – Xanadu | D.O. – "Bite" |
| 4th | Cai Xukun – "Hug Me" (抱我) | Chen – Last Scene |
| 5th | Jay Chou – Greatest Works of Art | Blackpink – Born Pink |
| 6th | Teens In Time – Utopia III (乌托邦lll · 侠) | Seventeen – Face the Sun |
| 7th | Jackson Wang – Magic Man | NCT 127 – 2 Baddies |
| 8th | Lay Zhang – West | Stray Kids – Maxident |
| 9th | Joker Xue – Countless | IU – Pieces |
| 10th | JJ Lin – "JJ20" (7千3百多天) | Ive – Love Dive |
2023
| Rank | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
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| 1st | Coco Lee – "Battle Song" | (G)I-dle – I Feel |
| 2nd | WayV – Phantom | Seventeen – FML |
| 3rd | Lay Zhang – "Pokémon Party" (宝可梦派对) | BSS – Second Wind |
| 4th | JJ Lin – Happily, Painfully After (重拾_快乐) | Jisoo – Me |
| 5th | Zhou Shen – "Humans Are –" (人是_) | Baekhyun – "Hello" |
| 6th | Zhang Bichen – "Cage" (笼) | Kenshi Yonezu – "Spinning Globe" |
| 7th | Mao Buyi – "Stars" (凡星) | Exo – Exist |
| 8th | Esther Yu – Esther | Vernon – "Black Eye" |
| 9th | Jackson Wang – "Why Why Why" | Aespa – My World |
| 10th | Zhou Zhennan – "F.F.F" | Kai – Rover |
2024
| Rank | Winner (Chinese) | Winner (Overseas) |
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| 1st | Lay Zhang – Step | Jennie – "Mantra" |
| 2nd | Yan Haoxiang – Scary Movie I: Gaze | Lisa – "Rockstar" |
| 3rd | Xiao Zhan – Us (我们) | Woozi – "What Kind of Future" (어떤 미래) |
| 4th | JJ Lin – "Shut Up" (绝不绝) | Ten – Ten |
| 5th | Jackson Yee – "A Tapestry Of A Legendary Land" (只此青绿) | Wendy – Wish You Hell |
| 6th | Yuqi – "One" | Baekhyun – Hello, World |
| 7th | Teens in Time – "Dream" (梦) | Jaehyun – J |
| 8th | Mao Buyi – The Inner Venture (冒险精神) | Chanyeol – Blackout |
| 9th | Joker Xue – "AI" | Yuqi – Yuq1 |
| 10th | Zhou Shen – Shenself | Jimin – Muse |
2025
| Rank | Winner |
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| 1st | Zi Yu – "Too Deep" |
| 2nd | Tian Xuning – "Guang Yan" (光焰) |
| 3rd | Aespa – Rich Man |
| 4th | Jackson Yee – Keystone (楔石) |
| 5th | Jackson Wang – Magic Man 2 |
| 6th | Baekhyun – Essence of Reverie |
| 7th | Rosé – Rosie |
| 8th | Blackpink – "Jump" |
| 9th | Jennie – Ruby |
| 10th | Lay Zhang – Rock the Heavenly Palace |