Nicole Scherzinger, Jon M. Chu and Lisa Among 2025 Most Impactful Asian Pacific Leaders ArticlePure

Nicole Scherzinger, Jon M. Chu and Blackpink’s Lisa (Lalisa Manobal) are just three luminaries named to Gold House’s A100 List, the definitive honor for the 100 most impactful Asian Pacific leaders across industries, including entertainment and media, fashion, business, social impact, sports and more.

Chu, 45, is being honored for directing 2024’s Wicked, the highest grossing musical adaptation globally. The blockbuster’s follow-up, Wicked: For Good, opens on Nov. 21.

In addition to Chu, Wicked actors Bowen Yang and Michelle Yeoh are also on the A100 list. Yang was doubly recognized along with cast of The Wedding Banquet, a remake of the Ang Lee queer dramedy. (In another coincidence, Lee was named a 2025 Gold Legend for his contributions to cinema).

Scherzinger, 46, is receiving accolades for another Broadway production, Sunset Blvd. The former Pussycat Dolls singer told PEOPLE recently that her career parallels that of her character in the play, a fictional fading film star named Norma Desmond.

“I started at a very young age, and so I can really empathize with Norma; her childhood and her teens and her 20s were taken from her because she was too busy working and too busy being in the industry,” Scherzinger said of their similarities.

Another pop star turned multi-hyphenate who made the list is Lisa (Lalisa Manobal). The Thai star, 28, is a member of the top K-pop girl group Blackpink and also starred as Mook in the third season of The White Lotus.

Lisa’s Blackpink bandmate ROSÉ was also named to the A100, alongside her “APT.” collaborator Bruno Mars. Other musicians being honored are Charli XCX, Laufey and Tyla.

Small screen honorees include Abdullah Saeed, Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh and Poorna Jagannathan from the comedy Deli Boys, and Lee Byung-Hun, Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Dong-hyuk from Netflix’s Squid Game season 2.

The honorees will be celebrated at a slate of events throughout May, culminating with the Gold Gala in Los Angeles on May 10.

To see the full 2025 A100 list, click here. Gold House’s mission is to foster a cultural ecosystem that unites, invests in, and champions Asian Pacific leaders to power tomorrow for all.