Known as “The Streamys Awards” of Asia, the WebTVAsia Awards 2016 honoured the year’s biggest digital content creators and visionaries in a stellar event last week at the Korea International Exhibition Centre in Seoul. Among the 150 nominees selected from 12 countries in Asia, Japanese comedian Piko-Taro took home the “Freaking Awesome Video of the Year” award. His viral 52-second music video “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” (“PPAP”) broke the Guinness World Record as the shortest song to chart on the US billboard Hot 100. Dressed in a leopard print outfit, Pilo-Taro performed “PPAP” on stage and was soon joined by Bie The Ska, whose “PPAP” parody drew 8 million views. Thailand’s VRZO Channel picked up the Most Popular Online Variety Programme award for “Si Kha Lao Khao”, while KTB Care was recognised with the Most Popular Online Microfilm prize for “Growing Together” and Labanoon won Song of the Year for their “Pae Thang”.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 02, 2016 18:09 UTC