30 Under 30 List 2024: Asia’s rising stars are making significant impacts in entertainment and sports, challenging stereotypes and inspiring their generation. The 30 Under 30 Asia Entertainment & Sports list highlights figures like Voice of Baceprot, an all-female Indonesian metal band known for their fierce independence and advocacy. They are joined by Japan’s innovative Atarashii Gakko! and athletes like weightlifter Park Hye-jeong and squash player Sivasangari Subramaniam. These young talents are redefining norms and gaining worldwide recognition for their groundbreaking achievements.
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30 Under 30 In Entertainment And Sports 2024
Voice of Baceprot (VoB), an all-female, hijab-wearing Indonesian metal band, recently went independent after releasing their first album, “Retas,” last year. Known for challenging stereotypes in their Muslim-majority country, the band members—Firda Marsya Kurnia (23), Widi Rahmawati (22), and Euis Siti Aisyah (23)—are featured in the 30 Under 30 Asia Entertainment & Sports list. This list includes trailblazing artists and athletes redefining norms and inspiring a new generation. Here is the complete list:
|
No. |
Name |
Profession |
Residence |
|
1 |
Voice of Baceprot |
Metal band |
Indonesia |
|
2 |
Vachirawit (Bright) Chivaaree |
Actor |
Thailand |
|
3 |
Aina the End |
Singer |
Japan |
|
4 |
Atarashii Gakko! |
Girl group |
Japan |
|
5 |
Josh Cavallo |
Soccer player |
Australia |
|
6 |
Arpan Chandel (King) |
Rapper |
India |
|
7 |
Pavithra Chari |
Singer-Songwriter |
India |
|
8 |
Kokona Hiraki |
Skateboarder |
Japan |
|
9 |
Lam San-tung and Wong Wai-chun |
Rowers |
Hong Kong |
|
10 |
Huang Yuting |
Athlete |
China |
|
11 |
Dinara Punchihewa |
Actress |
Sri Lanka |
|
12 |
Park Hye-Jeong |
Athlete |
South Korea |
|
13 |
Hwang Sun-woo |
Swimmer |
South Korea |
|
14 |
Ive |
Kpop band |
South Korea |
|
15 |
Kim Si-eun |
Actress |
South Korea |
|
16 |
Ezekiel Miller |
Rapper |
Australia |
|
17 |
Oh Sang-uk |
Fencer |
South Korea |
|
18 |
Veronica Shanti Pereira |
Athlete |
Singapore |
|
19 |
Mahalini Raharja |
Singer |
Indonesia |
|
20 |
Roki Sasaki |
Baseball player |
Japan |
|
21 |
Jess Hong |
Actress |
South Korea |
|
22 |
Pan Zhanle |
Swimmer |
China |
|
23 |
Sivasangari Subramaniam |
Squash player |
Malaysia |
|
24 |
Sun Yingsha |
Table tennis player |
China |
|
25 |
Atthaya Thitikul |
Golfer |
Thailand |
|
26 |
Theara Thoeun |
Athlete |
Cambodia |
|
27 |
Chuqin Wang |
Table tennis player |
China |
|
28 |
Yin Ruoning |
Golfer |
China |
|
29 |
Ami Yuasa |
Dancer |
Japan |
|
30 |
Zheng Qinwen |
Athlete (Tennis) |
China |
In Bollywood, Dinara Punchihewa catapulted onto the competitive entertainment stage in 2018 through her multifaceted endeavours. Writing, acting, and directing her short film, ‘Maala’, she garnered acclaim as it graced international film festivals, seizing the attention of Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage. Vithanage promptly cast her talent for ‘Gaadi – Children of the Sun’ (2019). Since then, Punchihewa has featured in four more cinematic productions. A graduate of the Queen Mary University of London, she subsequently established Punchi Actors, a nonprofit entity aimed at acquainting children from underprivileged backgrounds into theatre and acting.
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Note: The list is curated from Forbes’ compilation of 30 Under 30: Asia Class, meticulously crafted through an exhaustive process. The list is sifted through a myriad of online submissions, harnessing insights from industry insiders and past list honorees. Recommendations poured in from diverse quarters. Prospective candidates underwent rigorous scrutiny by the discerning eyes of the panel of impartial, domain experts. The assessment encompassed an array of critical criteria, spanning from financial metrics such as funding and revenue to qualitative dimensions like social impact, scale, ingenuity, and future potential.
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