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Manila Bulletin devider Entertainment devider Hallyuwood devider IU, Lee Jung-jae, ATEEZ, AHOF win at 2025 Newsis K-Expo

IU, Lee Jung-jae, ATEEZ, AHOF win at 2025 Newsis K-Expo

Published Aug 29, 2025 02:13 pm
(Clockwise) IU, AHOF, ATEEZ and Lee Jung-jae (X, Instagram)
(Clockwise) IU, AHOF, ATEEZ and Lee Jung-jae (X, Instagram)

The 2025 Newsis K-Expo ceremony was held on Aug. 28 in Seoul, South Korea and honored actors and singers. 

The K-Expo was launched in 2019 to promote the sustainability of Hallyu or Korean Wave and enhance the competitiveness of the cultural industry. 

This year’s ceremony was hosted by Korean media outlet Newsis and sponsored by Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Seoul Metropolitan Council, the Korea Creative Content Agency, and the Seoul Tourism Foundation. 

Singer and actress IU, who recently starred in “When Life Gives You Tangerines,” received the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award for contributing to the spread of Hallyu and development of cultural diplomacy. 

Lee Jung-jae of “Squid Game” was given the Minister of Foreign Affairs Award. 

Park Chun-hue (aka Hue Park) of the hit Korean musical “Maybe Happy Ending” won the Seoul Mayor’s Award (Individual) while ATEEZ won the Seoul Mayor’s Award (Group). 

Rookie K-pop boy band AHOF, which includes Filipino idol JL Gaspar, received the Global Netizens Award (Next Icon). They will hold their first fan-con in the Philippines on Aug. 30. 

ATEEZ (X)
ATEEZ (X)
IU (X)
IU (X)
P1Harmony (X)
P1Harmony (X)
AHOF (X)
AHOF (X)
Lee Jun-hyuk (Instagram)
Lee Jun-hyuk (Instagram)
STAY C (X)
STAY C (X)
Lee Jung-jae (Instagram)
Lee Jung-jae (Instagram)

Here are the winners at the 2025 Newsis K-Expo: 

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award - IU

Minister of Foreign Affairs Award - Lee Jung-jae

Seoul Mayor's Award (Individual) - Park Park Chun-hue

Seoul Mayor's Award (Group) - ATEEZ

National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee Chairman Award - Lee Jun-hyuk, Lee Joo-bin

Seoul Metropolitan Council Chairman's Award  - P1Harmony, STAYC

Seoul Tourism Foundation CEO Award - Choo Young-woo

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Korea Creative Content Agency President's Award - Lee Nakjoon, Beatpella House

Hallyu Special Award - RESCENE

Korean Wave Ballad Award - Hwang Ga-ram

Global Netizens Award (OST) - Zhang Hao

Global Netizens Award (Next Icon) - AHOF

Global Netizens Award (Trot Star) - Lee Chan-won

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