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Ricky of K-pop group ZEROBASEONE to miss Asia Artist Awards in PH

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Concept photo featuring Ricky for K-pop group ZEROBASEONE" s="" extended="" play="" Photo:="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/12/11/20231211-ricky-zerobaseone.jpg"/><figcaption>Concept photo featuring Ricky for K-pop group ZEROBASEONE&#x27;s extended play &#x27;Melting Point.&#x27; <em>Photo: @ZB1_official/X</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>Ricky of K-pop rookie powerhouse ZEROBASEONE will skip the Asia Artist Awards (AAA) in the Philippines due to issues related to his passport and visa, his agency announced Monday.</p><p>In a statement, WakeOne said the 19-year-old Chinese idol &quot;will not be able to attend the 2023 AAA due to unexpected circumstances that have caused difficulties in issuing passports and visas.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="ko">_📌<br/>ZEROBASEONE 리키 2023 아시아 아티스트 어워즈 참석 관련 안내<a href="https://t.co/aj6ivEy77Q">https://t.co/aj6ivEy77Q</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZEROBASEONE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ZEROBASEONE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ZB1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ZB1</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%EC%A0%9C%EB%A1%9C%EB%B2%A0%EC%9D%B4%EC%8A%A4%EC%9B%90?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#제로베이스원</a></p>— ZEROBASEONE (@ZB1_official) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZB1_official/status/1734000398099472405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Efforts were made internally and externally to help Ricky participate in the event, but it was finally confirmed that he could not leave the country (South Korea),&quot; the company said.</p><p>WakeOne said ZEROBASEONE would still appear at the 2023 AAA, happening on Dec. 14 at the Philippine Arena, but as an eight-member group.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/06/23/2023-asia-artist-awards-in-ph-hosts-lineup-tickets">2023 Asia Artist Awards in the Philippines: Hosts, lineup, tickets</a></li></ul><p>Formed through the survival reality show &quot;Boys Planet,&quot; the nine-member ZEROBASEONE debuted last July with the extended play &quot;Youth in the Shade,&quot; which reportedly sold over a million copies on the first day of its release.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/10/23/watch-zerobaseone-debuts-with-in-bloom-mv">WATCH: K-pop group ZEROBASEONE debuts with &#x27;In Bloom&#x27; music video</a></li></ul><p>The group recently bagged the Best New Male Artist prize at the 2023 MAMA Awards and tied with fellow boy group <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/21/23/k-pop-group-riize-drops-pre-debut-song-memories">RIIZE</a> for the New Artist of the Year title at the 2023 Melon Music Awards.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/29/23/hybe-artists-bag-top-prizes-at-2023-mama-awards">BTS, NewJeans, Seventeen bag top prizes at 2023 MAMA Awards</a></li></ul><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite.</p>

ZEROBASEONE's Ricky will not be able to attend the Asia Artist Awards (AAA) in the Philippines due to issues related to his passport and visa.

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Ricky of K-pop group ZEROBASEONE to miss Asia Artist Awards in PH

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 11, 2023 03:31 PM PHT

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Updated December 12, 2023 10:25 AM PHT

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