The 3rd Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2026 (ASEA 2026), a prestigious music festival featuring Asia's top artists, will take place on May 16 and 17 at Belluna Dome in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. On March 16, the organizing committee announced the confirmed participation of ENHYPEN and xikers. ENHYPEN has established itself as a global powerhouse group through explosive worldwide popularity. The group achieved their first triple million-seller title with their second full-length album 'ROMANCE: UNTOLD' last year and successfully completed the large-scale world tour 'WALK THE LINE', captivating approximately 676,000 spectators at stadiums both domestically and internationally. Building on these achievements, ENHYPEN won a total of five grand prize trophies at major award shows including the MAMA AWARDS and ASEA. Their seventh mini album 'THE SIN: VANISH', released in January, added their fourth double million-seller record and topped global album charts including Japan's Oricon and LINE MUSIC. The group continues to maintain a prolonged presence on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart, the Billboard 200. xikers, who debuted in 2023, are rising as a globally popular team as direct juniors of ATEEZ, and their confirmed appearance at ASEA 2026 demonstrates their status as a leading new generation group representing Asia.