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BINI, Stray Kids, Cha Eun-woo, PP Krit, Daniel Quizon make it to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list
BINI, Stray Kids, Cha Eun-woo, PP Krit, Daniel Quizon make it to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list
Forbes unveiled the 10th edition of its Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in different categories including entertainment and sports, AI, finance, social impact, and retail and e-commerce.
Included in the entertainment and sports category are Filipino girl group BINI, Filipino chess prodigy Daniel Quizon, K-pop boy band Stray Kids, K-pop idol and actor Cha Eun-woo, Thai singer and actor PP Krit, and Big Ocean.
“The final 300 entries on this year’s list were selected from over 4,500 nominations and represent 20 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region. India has the most entries with 94 entries, followed by Australia (32), China (30), Japan (25) and South Korea (23). Singapore and Indonesia have 19 entries each,” according to Forbes.
For the candidates, “Forbes Asia reporters and editors comb through thousands of online submissions, as well as tap industry sources and list alumni for recommendations. Candidates are evaluated by the Forbes Asia team and a panel of independent, expert judges on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) funding and/or revenue, social impact, scale, inventiveness and potential.”
Here are the profiles by Forbes:
BINI - “Short for 'binibini'--or young woman in Tagalog--BINI is the brainchild of Philippine media company ABS-CBN, which, inspired by the global popularity of South Korean girl groups, selected members Aiah, Colet, Gwen, Jhoanna, Maloi, Mikha, Sheena and Stacey in 2019 from 250 aspirants following a nationwide talent search. The eight-girl pop sensation kicked off back in February its 15-city world tour with a sold-out concert at home, packing excited fans into the 50,000-seat Philippine Arena north of Manila. Last year, it won Best Asia Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards and Billboard K Power 100's Voices of Asia award at its Seoul event. In March, Billboard Philippines named the eight members its Women of the Year as their top songs surpassed a billion streams on Spotify.”
DANIEL QUIZON - “Chess prodigy Daniel Quizon became Philippine's latest Grandmaster at 20 when he beat Igor Efimov, 64, during the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Hungary last September. Quizon has been the reigning Philippine Chess Champion since 2021. He was undefeated in the ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships 2023 and dominated the Hanoi Grandmaster Chess Tournament in March 2024. Quizon has a FIDE rating of 2461 in standard chess, 2317 in rapid and 2394 in blitz.”
STRAY KIDS - “Stray Kids found global popularity by following their instincts, producing rock hits with a noisier, more industrial sound than the usual K-pop group. The 8-member group, formed in a reality TV show in 2017, debuted with their EP ‘I Am Not’ in 2018, which quickly went platinum. Four years later, its EP ‘Oddinary’ topped the Billboard 200, making Stray Kids the third only K-pop group to achieve that position, following boy bands BTS and SuperM. The group, included in 2023 on Time Magazine's Next Generation Leaders list, performed in 2024 at the American Music Awards.”
CHA EUN-WOO - “Singer, actor and model Cha Eun-woo (born Lee Dong-min) started his acting career in 2014 with a supporting role in the film ‘My Brilliant Life.’ In 2016, he debuted with the K-pop group Astro and in early 2024, became a solo artist with his EP recording ‘Entity.’ His acting career includes lead roles in the television series ‘True Beauty’ and ‘My ID is Gangnam Beauty.’ With over 47 million followers on Instagram, Cha is one of the advertising industry's most popular models and is an ambassador for a raft of brands, including Dior Beauty, Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein and Skechers.”
KRIT AMNUAYDECHKORN - “Krit Amnuaydechkorn, referred to as ‘PP Krit,’ is one of Thailand's best-known young performing artists. After being discovered by a hairstylist while in high school, he got his first break as a model and rose to fame as an actor for his role in the TV soap ‘My Ambulance’ followed by the hit drama series ‘I Told Sunset About You.’ Since debuting as a singer in 2021 with his single ‘It's Okay Not To Be Alright,’ he's gained over 4.5 million Instagram followers. Krit graduated from Kasetsart University in Bangkok, where he studied entrepreneurial economics. In 2023, he was the first Asian to be chosen as a brand ambassador for fashion house Balenciaga.”
BIG OCEAN - “Big Ocean is the first K-pop group composed of members with hearing impairments: Kim Ji-seok, Lee Chan-yeon and Park Hyun-jin. Its agency, Parastar Entertainment, focuses on representing artists with disabilities. The group's vocals are recorded with the use of AI, and while performing on stage they wear special vibrating devices to help synchronize dance movements. The trio released the group's first mini album in November 2024 and have over one million Instagram followers.”
