On December 1, the award show in Hong Kong took place at AsiaWorld-Expo Arena. Song Joong Ki, who attended the event as the host, engaged in an interview on the red carpet. 

When asked which group's performance is most looking forward to, Song Joong Ki answered, "I'm close with EXO's D.O. I've also met him backstage. I'm going to be focusing on EXO's stage because of Kyung Soo."

He also mentioned BTS, and said, "BTS is really trending nowadays. There are so many amazing groups so I think I'll enjoy them all."