On December 31, the KBS Drama Awards (the 31st edition) were held as every year in South Korea. The awards ceremony rewards daily dramas broadcast from Monday to Friday, medium, long medium, long, but also mini-series with less than 20 episodes. The KBS châine logically broadcasts this ceremony.
This ceremony was founded in 1987, and is held every year on the same date without exception. It takes place in Yeouido, Seoul where this year the hosts of the ceremony were: Namgung Min (Remember), Lee Yu-Ri (My Father is Strange) and Park so-Hong (Flower of the Queen).
We invite you without further delay to discover, the big winners of this year 2017!
KBS Drama Awards
Grand Prix
Kim Young-Chul (My Father is Strange) & Cheon Ho-Jin (My Golden Life)
Best Actor
Namgung Min (Chief Kim)
Best Actress
Lee Yu-Ri (My Father is Strange) & Jung Ryeo-Won (Witch at Court)
Excellent actor (long term)
Park Si-Hoo (My Golden Life)
Excellent actress (long term)
Shin Hye-Sun (My Golden Life)
Excellent actors (average length)
Lee Dong-Gun (Queen For Seven Days) & Lee Joon-Ho [2PM] (Chief Kim)
Excellent actress (average length)
Cho Yeo-jeong (Ms. Perfect)
Excellent actor (mini series)
Park Seo-joon (Fight for My Way)
Excellent actresses (mini series)
Kim Ji-Won (Fight for My Way) & Jang Na-Ra (Go Back Couple)
Excellent actors (daily)
Song Chang-Eui (The Secret of My Love) & Kim Seung-Su (First Love Again)
Excellent actresses (daily)
Lim so-hyang (Lovers in Bloom) & Myung Se-bin (First Love Again)
Best New Actors
Woo Do-Hwan (Mad Dog) & Ahn Jae-Hong (Fight for My Way)
Best New Actresses
Ryu Hwa-Young [T-ara] (My Father is Strange) & Kim Se-Jeong [Gugudan & I.O.I] (School 2017)
Best Supporting Actor
Choi Won-Young (Mad Dog) & Kim Sung-Oh (Fight for My Way)
Best Supporting Actress
Jung Hye-Sung (Chief Kim) & Lee Il-Hwa (Witch at Court)
Short film actor
Yeo Hoi-hyeon (Drama Special: Waltzing Alone)
Short film actress
Ra Mi-Ran (Drama Special: The Last Week of Madam Jung)
Best Youth Actor
Jung Joon-Won (My Father is Strange)
Best Youth Actress
Lee Re (Witch at Court)
Best stars of the web
Park Seo-Joon & Kim Ji-Won (Fight for My Way)
Best Screenplay
So Hyeon-Kyeong (My Golden Life)
Best OST
BTOB – Ambiguous (Fight for My Way)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Kim Young-Ae
Best couples on screen
Ryu so-Young & Lee Yu-Ri (My Father is Strange)
Namgung Min & Lee Joon-ho [2PM] (Chief Kim)
Park Si-Hoo & Shin Hye-Sun (My Golden Life)
Yoon Hyun-min & Jung Ryeo-won (Witch at Court)
Park Seo-Joon & Kim Ji-Won (Fight for My Way)
Son Ho-Jun & Jang Na-Ra (Go Back Couple)
The luckiest being the dramas: Fight for My Way with seven awards, followed by My Father is Strange and My Golden Life with five awards, while Witch at Court and Chief Kim finish with four awards. A great selection that should help you in your future choices!