{"id":5149,"date":"2026-05-12T03:49:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/jet-li-priyanka-chopra-charles-melton-honored\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T03:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T03:49:07","slug":"jet-li-priyanka-chopra-charles-melton-honored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/jet-li-priyanka-chopra-charles-melton-honored\/","title":{"rendered":"Jet Li, Priyanka Chopra, Charles Melton Honored"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tTalent and executives across several forms of media, entertainment and business gathered in downtown Los Angeles Saturday for Gold House<\/a>\u2019s fifth annual Gold Gala<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe annual gala, held at the Music Center in DTLA, is a celebration of Asian Pacific changemakers across industries. Legendary martial arts actor Jet Li<\/a>, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas<\/a>, Beef<\/a><\/em> star Charles Melton<\/a>, actor Simu Liu<\/a>, Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu and Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi were presented with onstage honors at Saturday\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe evening, previously dubbed the \u201cAsian Met Gala,\u201d had no shortage of stars. Gold House co-founder and CEO brought back his tongue-in-cheek kick-off speech that called out some of the night\u2019s biggest stars in the context of reminding them to get to sit down so the program could begin. The routine elicited laughs amongst the crowd gathered at the venue\u2019s outdoor courtyard and was effective in getting all the chatty guests to find their seats.<\/p>\n

\n\tGold Gala\u2019s 2026 onstage program kicked off with remarks from Saturday Night Live<\/em> alum Bowen Young, whose introduction was part celebration and part roast. The comedian joked with the crowd that he was happy to be a part of the \u201cgroup audition for Beef<\/em> season three\u201d \u2014 the show\u2019s creator, Lee Sung Jin, was in attendance, later telling the crowd how a Gold House event seating arrangement helped Lee land Melton as season two\u2019s star. He also took a playful dig at Chen, likening the founder\u2019s dating life to the nearby Chinatown neighborhood as they\u2019d both \u201csurvived upheaval, disease and gentrification.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tYang celebrated the API community\u2019s wins \u2014 \u201cthe Wasians are making music videos together, so cute\u201d \u2014 and \u201cfailures\u201d \u2014 \u201cEric Nam did not win The Traitors<\/em>, [and] I\u2019m on track to lose my sixth Emmy.\u201d The comedian pondered if the community had moved past representation and into ownership.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOwnership of our stories, ownership of our space and ownership of the fact that white women are so bored they need Mahjong more than we do,\u201d Yang continued, met with laughs from the crowd. \u201cI\u2019m obsessed with them, by the way, because you know they say shit like \u2018MSG gives me headaches.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tBowen Yang speaks onstage during the Gold House 5th Annual Gold Gala. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tKPop Demon Hunters<\/a><\/em> star EJAE<\/a> introduced a video on this year\u2019s entertainment and media honorees from Gold House\u2019s Gold 100 power list. Heated Rivalry<\/a><\/em> breakout Hudson Williams, Grammy award-winning singers Kehlani, Laufey and Lola Young, actress Lola Tung, director Chloe Zhao and girl group KATSEYE were among some of the entertainment figures honored in the video.<\/p>\n

\n\tLiu was presented with the Gold Mogul honor by filmmakers Destin Daniel Cretton and James Wan. Gu, the most decorated freestyle skier, accepted the Gold Impact honor, which was presented to her by WNBA star Candace Parker and EVP and chief customer officer of Marriott International Peggy Roe. Chopra Jonas received the inaugural Global Vanguard Honor, meanwhile Advaithi, CEO of Flex, received the inaugural Forbes Gold honor.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tEileen Gu accepts the Gold Impact award. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tMelton, who plays Austin in season two of Beef<\/em>, was presented with the inaugural Gold Artistic Achievement honor by Beef<\/em> creator Lee Sung Jin and actress Da\u2019Vine Joy Randolph. The actor joked that he and Randolph became close during the 2025 awards season, in which Randolph swept all awards except one, the award that Melton himself won. He also thanked Lee for his collaboration and friendship. <\/p>\n

\n\tLi, a legendary martial artist and actor, received the Gold Legend honor award. Maggie Q and Terry Crews<\/a> were the first to take the stage, introducing Li\u2019s daughter, Jane Li, and the daughter of Bruce Lee, Shannon Lee.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen he took the stage, Li preached about the importance of living a happy and healthy life. He urged those in the crowd to not only take care of their physical health but also their mental health. Li explained that he would continue to help people throughout his life.<\/p>\n

\n\tChen returned to the stage to close out the night, delivering an impassioned speech about community and loneliness. He then ushered the crowd into the nearby afterparty with a needle drop and streamer blast to KATSEYE\u2019s \u201cPinky Up.\u201d Yang seemed the most excited in the crowd by the music choice, performing the girl group\u2019s choreography in his seat as it played. <\/p>\n

\n\tTake a peek inside the 2026 Gold Gala and the afterparty below.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Lilo & Stitch\u2019 star Maia Kealoha and Terry Crews.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe Rumis, EJAE and Arden Cho, at the 2026 Gold Gala.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tBing Chen, CEO of Gold House, speaks onstage during the 2026 Gold Gala. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tBowen Yang drops in for a game of Mahjong, presented by Hennessy, at the Gold Gala after party. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tPlastique Tiara and Nymphia Wind perform during Hennessy at The Gold House 5th Annual Gold Gala. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tMaia Kealoh and Charles Melton attend the 2026 Gold Gala. <\/span><\/p>\n

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