Kim Sejeong Wins Best Actress at the 14th Top Ten Awards

Singer and actress Kim Sejeong has claimed the top spot in the Best Actress category at the 14th Top Ten Awards (TTA), competing for the title of 'Best Global Artist'.

Organized by TenAsia, the '14th TTA' is an event that selects the best global artists of the second half of 2025. Artists representing K-pop and K-content competed for the 'Best Global Artist' title at the 14th TTA.

Kim Sejeong expressed her gratitude to her fans, saying, "I heard that I was able to receive this award thanks to our Sesang (fan club name) who voted and supported me diligently." She added, "I will work hard to repay the love you have given me, so please watch over me. Thank you so much for allowing me to receive this award."

Kim Sejeong has proven her acting skills by taking on leading and supporting roles in SBS's 'Business Proposal', SBS's 'Today's Webtoon', and MBC's 'The Moon River'. She received praise for her chemistry with actor Kang Tae-oh in 'The Moon River'. The duo won the Best Couple Award at the '2025 MBC Drama Awards' held on December 30th at the MBC Media Center in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul.

Additionally, Kim Sejeong is set to reunite with her debut group I.O.I for their 10th anniversary. The group will release a new album titled 'I.O.I: Loop' with the title track 'Suddenly' on the 19th. Following the album release, I.O.I will kick off their Asia tour with a three-day concert at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul from the 29th to the 31st.

The preliminary voting for the TTA took place from February 9th to February 18th, followed by the final voting from February 19th at 10 AM to February 23rd at 11:59 PM. Actor Kim Seon-ho was selected in the Best Actor category, while the group Astro won in the Best Male Idol Group category. Actress Kim Hye-yoon topped the Best Actress category, and the group NiziU won in the Best Female Idol Group category. In the Best Male Solo Idol and Best Female Solo Idol categories, singer Kang Daniel and singer-actress Kim Sejeong were named, respectively. The Rookie Award went to the group Nine. In the Best Male and Female Solo Singer categories, singers Kim Yong-bin and Jeon Yu-jin were selected, and the Best Song was awarded to Park Seo-jin's 'Your Story'.

Reporter Min-kyung Lee, TenAsia 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr