IU Sweeps Six Awards at AAA 2025 in Kaohsiung, Including Artist of the Year and Best Couple

At the 10th Anniversary Asia Artist Awards 2025 in Kaohsiung, IU swept six trophies including Artist of the Year (Actor) thanks to her hit Netflix series ‘When Life Catches You Off Guard’ (폭싹 속았수다), cementing her status as one of the night’s most celebrated stars.

The 10th Anniversary AAA 2025 was held on December 6 at Kaohsiung National Stadium under the theme “X,” gathering around 55,000 fans for a celebration of the year in K-pop, K-drama and K-movie. IU was honored with the Daesang for Artist of the Year (Actor) for her performance in the Netflix series ‘폭싹 속았수다’, and also took home titles such as 10 Legendary (Solo), Best Artist, Fabulous, Hot Trend and Best Couple with Park Bo Gum, for a total of six awards. On stage she thanked the drama’s staff and cast, her long-time team and fandom UAENA, and expressed appreciation to the audience in Kaohsiung for creating an unforgettable December night.

AAA 2025 also highlighted other major winners: Stray Kids matched IU with six trophies including Album and Singer of the Year, while IVE collected multiple awards through their hit song and Jang Won Young’s individual recognition. The ceremony was hosted by Lee Junho and Jang Won Young, who opened the night with a special performance before stages by ATEEZ, RIIZE, LE SSERAFIM and more turned Kaohsiung into a temporary hub for Korean pop culture. Within this star-studded lineup, IU’s dual success as both singer and actor stood out, and her Best Couple award with Park Bo Gum extended the chemistry they showed in ‘폭싹 속았수다’ onto the awards stage.

• IU won six trophies at AAA 2025 in Kaohsiung, including the Daesang for Artist of the Year (Actor).
• Her performance in the Netflix series ‘폭싹 속았수다’ earned top honors, plus a Best Couple award with Park Bo Gum.
• The 10th-anniversary show combined a massive in-person crowd with global streaming, boosting Kaohsiung’s visibility as a major K-culture event hub.

## 【KStarLoud Insight】 By taking six trophies at AAA 2025 with ‘폭싹 속았수다’, IU is now recognized not only as a long-standing singer-songwriter but also as a leading actor by a major pan-Asian awards show. Holding the ceremony in Kaohsiung, with a mix of OTT originals, global live-streaming and stadium-scale staging, underlines how K-content strategy increasingly targets audiences across the broader Chinese-speaking and Southeast Asian markets. As the drama continues to circulate on streaming platforms, IU’s impact is likely to grow beyond her core fandom into a wider mainstream audience, and KStarLoud will keep tracking how AAA and its sister festival ACON shape future K-culture events in the region.