Asian Pop Music Awards Explained

Asian Pop Music Awards
Presenter:Asia Sunway Entertainment Group Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong) & British Sunway Music Group
Country:Hong Kong & China
Year:
  • 2020 (online)

The Asian Pop Music Awards (Chinese: 亚洲流行音乐大奖, is a music award show jointly organized by Asia Sunway Entertainment Group Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong) and British Sunway Music Group. The show is held annually produced by the Asian Pop Music Awards Production Committee, and selected by the Asian Pop Music Awards Jury.[1]

Preparations for the Asian Pop Music Awards began in 2018, and in September 2019 its ranking list, – "Asian Pop Music Chart", was officially launched. The Asian pop music chart is released every week, divided into Chinese chart and overseas chart with ten songs each.[2]

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.[3]

Ceremonies

YearDateHost
2020December 27, 2020Law Kar-ying
2021December 27, 2021Simon Yam
2022December 28, 2022
2023December 27, 2023Grace Chan

2020

!Category!Winners (Chinese)!Winners (Overseas)!Ref.
Best Album AwardJJ LinDrifter • Like You DoBlackpinkThe Album[4]
Song of the YearJay Chou and Ashin – "Don't Cry"Hwasa – "Maria"
Best Music VideoJJ Lin – "Drifter"Red Velvet – "Psycho"
Best Male SingerJJ Lin – "Drifter • Like You Do"Baekhyun – "Delight"
Best Female SingerG.E.MCity ZooMika NakashimaJoker
Best GroupR1SESunr1seBlackpink – The Album, ExoObsession
Best New SingerChih Siou – "Elephant in the Room"Aespa – "Black Mamba"
Best Lyricist Xiaohan – "Survivor"IU – "Love Poem"
Best ComposerAlan Cheung Ka Shing – "嫁给爱情" by Miriam YeungAimyon – "On This Day We Say Goodbye" by Aimyon
Best Arranger Howie Chen – "A Requiem For the Nobles" by Faith YangR.Tee & 24 – "How You Like That" by Blackpink
Best ProducerJJ Lin – "Drifter • Like You Do" by JJ LinSong Mino – "Take" by Mino
Best Global Artist Justin Bieber

2021

!Category!Winners (Chinese)!Winners (Overseas)!Ref.
Best Album AwardEve AiHow Come I Still Remember AllTokyo JihenOngaku[5]
Record of the YearJam Hsiao – "Peter Pan"CL – "Lover Like Me"
Song of the YearMayday – "Because of You"Lisa – "Lalisa"
Best CollaborationTanya Chua & Carla Bruni – "Photographs"Hyuna & Dawn – "Ping Pong"
Best Music VideoEve Ai – "Greediness"Rose – "On the Ground"
Best OSTKaren Mok – "Empty World" for Love Will Tear Us ApartBaekhyun – "U" for Doom at Your Service
Best Dance PermanceWayV – "Kick Back"Rain & Park Jin-young – "Switch to Me"
Best Male SingerJason Zhang – "You Deserve Better"KaiKai
Best Female SingerEve Ai – "How Come I Still Remember All"Somi – "XOXO"
Best GroupPanThePack – "The Pack"NCT 127 – "Sticker"
Best New SingerHaezee – "Love Maze"Enhypen – "Dimension: Dilemma"
Best Lyricist David Ke – "Each Well" by Rene LiuSunmi – "Borderline" by Sunmi
Best ComposerLala Hsu – "Prototype" by Lala HsuKim Do-hoon, Cosmic Girl & Lee Hu-sang – "Where We Are Now" by Mamamoo
Best Arranger Ricky Ho – "Bluebirds" by Tanya ChuaJia Lih & Yoo Young Jin – "Savage" by Aespa
Best ProducerGeorge Chen – "How Come I Still Remember All" by Eve AiLee Soo-man – "Weekend" by Taeyeon
Best Global Artist Adele30

People's Choice Award

RankTypeWinnersRef.
1stChineseLay Zhang – "East"
OverseasExo – "Don't Fight the Feeling"
2ndChineseJoker Xue – "Alien From the Sky"
OverseasRose – "R"
3rdChineseCai Xukun – "迷"
OverseasBaekhyun – "Bambi"
4thChineseTNT – "乌托邦1•朱雀"
OverseasD.O. – "Empathy"
5thChineseJason Zhang – "You Deserve Better"
OverseasKenshi Yonezu – "Pale Blue"
6thChineseLiu Yuxin – "Of Course"
OverseasKai – "Mmmh"
7thChineseMao Buyi – "Lonely Planet"
OverseasHyuna – "I'm Not Cool"
8thChineseThe9 – "MatriX"
OverseasHyuna & Dawn – "Ping Pong"
9thChineseJackson Wang x JJ Lin – "Should've Let Go"
OverseasLisa – "Lalisa"
10thChineseWayV – "Kick Back"
OverseasAespa – "Savage"

2022

!Category!Winners (Chinese)!Winners (Overseas)!Ref.
Best Album AwardG.E.M.RevelationBlackpinkBorn Pink[7]
Record of the YearLiu Yuxin – "Black Sun White Moon"Red Velvet – "Feel My Rhythm"
Song of the YearJay Chou – "Greatest Works of Art"Blackpink – "Pink Venom"
Best CollaborationLi Ronghao & A-Mei – "Equivalence Relation"Psy & Suga – "That That"
Best Music VideoSandee Chan – "Pain Addict"Bae Suzy – "Satellite"
Best OSTZhou Shen – "Photographic film" for A Lifelong JourneyTaeyeon – "Little Garden" for Jirisan
Best Dance PermanceLay Zhang – "Veil"Seventeen – "Hot"
Best Male SingerJackson Wang – Magic ManMino – To Infinity
Best Female SingerG.E.M.RevelationNayeonIm Nayeon
Best GroupSodagreen – "Xiao Yu Zhou"Seventeen – "Face the Sun"
Best New SingerPei-Yu Hung – "Silver Lining"Ive – "Love Dive"
Best Lyricist Vincent Fang – "Cold Blooded" by Jay ChouTokyo Jihen – "The Sin And the Glory" by Tokyo Jihen
Best ComposerEric Chou – "Best Friend" by Eric ChouMilet & Toru – "One Reason" by Milet
Best Arranger Howe Chen – "None of the Above" by Lala HsuG’harah – "PK" Degeddingseze, Patricia – "Tricia" Battani & Steve Octave – "Illusion" by Aespa
Best ProducerSandee Chan – Ideal by Sandee ChanTeddy, 24, Danny Chung, Bekuh Boom & R.Tee – Born Pink by Blackpink
Best Global ArtistTaylor SwiftMidnight

People's Choice Award

RankTypeWinnersRef.
1stChineseYan Haoxiang – "Y"[8]
OverseasHyuna – "Nabillera"
2ndChineseBoA & Liu Yuxin – "Better"
Overseas(G)I-dle – "I Never Die"
3rdChineseLiu Yuxin – "Xanadu"
OverseasD.O. – "Bite"
4thChineseCai Xukun – "Hug me"
OverseasChen – "Last Scene"
5thChineseJay Chou – "Greatest Works of Art"
OverseasBlackpink – "Born Pink"
6thChineseTNT – "Utopia III"
OverseasSeventeen – "Face the Sun"
7thChineseJackson Wang – "Magic Man"
OverseasNCT 127 – "2 Baddies"
8thChineseZhang Yixing – "West"
OverseasStray Kids – "Maxident"
9thChineseJoker Xue – "Countless"
OverseasIU – "Pieces"
10thChineseJJ Lin – "JJ20"
OverseasIve – "Love Dive"

2023

!Category!Winners (Chinese)!Winners (Overseas)!Ref.
Best Album AwardEason ChanChin Up!(G)I-dleI Feel[9]
Record of the YearJackson Wang – "Cheetah"NCT Dream – "Broken Melodies"
Song of the YearJJ Lin – "Dust & Ashes"Jisoo – "Flower"
Best CollaborationJJ Lin & Anderson .Paak – "In the Joy"BSS & Lee Youngji – "Fighting"
Best Music VideoFaith Yang & Buddha Jump – "Sabotage" Exo – "Let Me In"
Best OSTWilliam Chan – "华语暴风" for Faces In the CrowdPaul Kim – "You Remember" for The Glory
Best Dance PermanceLiu Xinyu – "Hurricane"Seventeen – "Super"
Best Male SingerEason ChanChin Up!JungkookGolden
Best Female SingerKelly YuIt's MeJisooMe
Best GroupAccusefive – In the CloudsNewJeansGet Up, Stray Kids – 5 Stars
Best New SingerThe Crane – TalentZerobaseoneYouth in the Shade
Best Lyricist Francis Lee – "Serve You Right!" by David TaoAyumi HamasakiRemember You by Ayumi Hamasaki
Best ComposerYoga Lin – "Wordless Groans" by Yoga LinYoo GunHyung & An Shinae – "I Love My Body" by Hwasa
Best Arranger MizarMin – "F.F.F" by Vin ZhouRyan Tedder & Lindgren – "The Girls" by Blackpink
Best ProducerLay Zhang – "D.N.A" by Lay Zhang, Gali, Shang Yi Chun, Lin & Boogie WangSoyeon – "Queencard" by (G)I-dle
Best Global ArtistLana Del ReyDid You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: 香港著名音乐人刘卓辉加入亚洲流行音乐大奖2020评审团_人民日报欧洲网-人民日报海外版欧洲刊_人民日报社_海外华文媒体门户 . April 2, 2024 . People's Daily News.
  4. Web site: 亚洲流行音乐大奖2020线上颁奖仪式揭晓年度获奖者_人民日报欧洲网-人民日报海外版欧洲刊_人民日报社_海外华文媒体门户 . April 2, 2024 . People's Daily News.
  5. Web site: 【APMA 2021】亚洲流行音乐大奖2021年度入围正式公布 . April 2, 2024 . Phoenix New Media . zh.
  6. Web site: 亚洲流行音乐大奖2021年度获奖名单揭晓 . April 2, 2024 . Phoenix New Media . zh.
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