The Korea Virtual Human Industry Association announced that it will host the 1st Virtual Icon Awards, a specialized awards ceremony for virtual figures including virtual idols, at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on February 27 and 28 next year.

The awards ceremony will consist of a total of 20 categories spanning four sectors: virtual idols, virtual streamers, virtual characters, and virtual creators.

Among the grand prize winners of each category, one team will be awarded the Grand Prize at the 1st Virtual Icon Awards.

Details on how to vote for the winners and the nominees for each category can be found on the official website.

Seo Guk-han, chairman of the Korea Virtual Human Industry Association, said, "We will make the Virtual Icon Awards a starting point where talent and potential are recognized beyond prejudice and boundaries."

(Photo courtesy of the Korea Virtual Human Industry Association, Yonhap News)