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Agency categories
| Category | Agency | Market | Entry ID |
| Japan Creative Agency of the Year | Beacon Communications k.k. | Japan | JK01.371946 |
| Geometry Ogilvy Japan | Japan | JK01.373076 | |
| GREY Tokyo | Japan | JK01.373396 | |
| TBWA\HAKUHODO | Japan | JK01.373251 | |
| Wunderman Thompson Tokyo | Japan | JK01.372211 | |
| Korea Creative Agency of the Year | BBDO KOREA | South Korea | JK02.371829 |
| Cheil Worldwide | South Korea | JK02.373803 | |
| DDB Group Korea | South Korea | JK02.373733 | |
| TBWA KOREA | South Korea | JK02.372352 | |
| Japan Digital Agency of the Year | Accenture Interactive | Japan | JK03.372818 |
| Geometry Ogilvy Japan | Japan | JK03.373184 | |
| iProspect Japan K.K. | Japan | JK03.372108 | |
| TBWA\HAKUHODO | Japan | JK03.373252 | |
| Wunderman Thompson Tokyo | Japan | JK03.372212 | |
| Korea Digital Agency of the Year | Asiance | South Korea | JK04.372413 |
| Cheil Worldwide | South Korea | JK04.373804 | |
| Creatip | South Korea | JK04.374332 | |
| Mindshare | South Korea | JK04.372601 | |
| TBWA’s Digital Arts Network Seoul | South Korea | JK04.372465 | |
| Japan Media Agency of the Year | Carat Japan K.K. | Japan | JK05.372039 |
| dentsu X Japan Inc. | Japan | JK05.372084 | |
| MediaCom | Japan | JK05.372988 | |
| Mindshare | Japan | JK05.374306 | |
| UM | Japan | JK05.373454 | |
| Korea Media Agency of the Year | Mediacom Korea | South Korea | JK06.372085 |
| Mindshare | South Korea | JK06.372598 | |
| PHD | South Korea | JK06.374335 | |
| TBWA KOREA | South Korea | JK06.372467 | |
| UM | South Korea | JK06.373457 | |
| Japan PR Agency of the Year | Material | Japan | JK07.374130 |
| Weber Shandwick | Japan | JK07.373636 | |
| Korea PR Agency of the Year | FleishmanHillard | South Korea | JK08.373453 |
| KPR&Associates | South Korea | JK08.372740 | |
| PR ONE | South Korea | JK08.372316 | |
| Synergy Hill and Knowlton Korea | South Korea | JK08.372821 | |
| Japan / Korea Agency Marketer Partnership of the Year | To be announced | ||
| Japan / Korea B2B Marketing Agency of the Year | To be announced | ||
| Japan / Korea B2C Marketing Agency of the Year | To be announced | ||
| Japan / Korea Best Culture | Accenture Interactive | Japan | JK12.373494 |
| relativ* | Japan | JK12.374017 | |
| TBWA\HAKUHODO | Japan | JK12.373253 | |
| Japan / Korea Best Place to Work | No shortlist | ||
| Japan / Korea Boutique Agency of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| Japan / Korea Brand Experience Agency of the Year | To be announced | ||
| Japan / Korea Consultancy of the Year | Accenture Interactive | Japan | JK16.373191 |
| PR ONE | South Korea | JK16.372317 | |
| relativ* | Japan | JK16.373378 | |
| TBWA KOREA\Disruption Consulting | South Korea | JK16.372471 | |
| Japan/Korea Content Marketing Agency of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| Japan/Korea Customer Engagement Agency of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| Japan / Korea E-commerce Agency of the Year | Accenture Interactive | Japan | JK19.373192 |
| iProspect Japan K.K. | Japan | JK19.372111 | |
| Japan / Korea Event Marketing Agency of the Year | To be announced | ||
| Japan / Korea Independent Agency of the Year | Asiance | South Korea | JK21.372418 |
| Creatip | South Korea | JK21.374338 | |
| relativ* | Japan | JK21.373379 | |
| UltraSuperNew K.K. | Japan | JK21.373760 | |
| Japan / Korea Integrated Marketing Agency of the Year | Beacon Communications k.k. | Japan | JK22.372464 |
| Cheil Worldwide | South Korea | JK22.373807 | |
| Mindshare | South Korea | JK22.372631 | |
| TBWA KOREA | South Korea | JK22.372472 | |
| Japan / Korea Market Research Agency of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| Japan / Korea Mobile Marketing Agency of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| Japan / Korea Performance Agency of the Year | To be announced | ||
| Japan / Korea Production Company of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| Japan / Korea Programmatic Agency of the Year | To be announced | ||
| Japan/Korea Social Media Agency of the Year | No shortlist | ||
| Japan / Korea Specialist Agency of the Year | McCann Health Japan | Japan | JK29.371680 |
| Omnicom Health Group Japan | Japan | JK29.372875 | |
| relativ* | Japan | JK29.373389 | |
| Japan / Korea Talent Development Program of the Year | No shortlist | ||
People categories
| Category | Agency | Nominee / Team | Market | Entry ID |
| Japan / Korea Account Person of the Year | TBWA \ HAKUHODO | Junpei Suzuki | Japan | JK31.373256 |
| Wunderman Thompson Tokyo | Ko Ishizaka | Japan | JK31.372214 | |
| Accenture Interactive | Tatsuro Ishii | Japan | JK31.373477 | |
| Japan / Korea Agency Head of the Year | TBWA \ HAKUHODO | Akihiko Imai | Japan | JK32.373257 |
| Mindshare | Donna Kim | South Korea | JK32.372633 | |
| PR ONE | Jae Young Cho | South Korea | JK32.372318 | |
| Japan / Korea Channel / Engagement Planner of the Year | To be announced | |||
| Japan / Korea Corporate Communications / Marketing Team of the Year | No shortlist | |||
| Japan / Korea Creative Person of the Year | LIFULL | Kohei Kawasaki | Japan | JK35.372877 |
| Wunderman Thompson Tokyo | Shinichi Niizeki | Japan | JK35.372215 | |
| TBWA \ HAKUHODO | Yuhei ito | Japan | JK35.373258 | |
| Japan / Korea New Business Development Person/Team of the Year | To be announced | |||
| Japan / Korea Producer of the Year | To be announced | |||
| Japan / Korea Strategic / Brand Planner of the Year | BBDO Japan | Hiroaki Taki | Japan | JK38.373319 |
| TBWA \ HAKUHODO | Kotaro Oguchi | Japan | JK38.373259 | |
| Fjord Tokyo | Taehan Yoo | Japan | JK38.373488 | |
| Japan / Korea Young Achiever of the Year | To be announced | |||
| Japan / Korea Young Business Leader of the Year | To be announced | |||
Brand categories
| Category | Brand | Market | Entry ID |
| Japan / Korea Brand of the Year | LIFULL | Japan | JK42.371957 |
| Japan / Korea Brand of the Year | Procter & Gamble : SK-II | Japan | JK42.372749 |
| Japan / Korea Marketer of the Year | No shortlist | ||
Note: In categories with three or fewer entries, the judging scores will decide whether an entry is awarded a Gold, Silver or Bronze. In cases where there are fewer entries in the category, judges will unanimously decide whether there should be a shortlist and/or whether any trophies should be awarded at the second round of judging.
