APAN Star Awards

APAN Star Awards
Current: 2024 APAN Star Awards
Awarded for
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byKorea Entertainment Management Association [ko]
First awardedDecember 8, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-12-08)
Websiteapanstarawards.com
APAN Star Awards
Hangul
에이판 스타 어워즈
Revised RomanizationEipan Seuta Eowojeu
McCune–ReischauerEip'an Sŭt'a Ŏwŏchŭ

The APAN Star Awards[note 1][note 2] is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea and contribution to Korean Wave, organized by the Korea Entertainment Management Association (CEMA).[3] Nominees for the awards are selected from Korean dramas that airs on the three major broadcasting networks (KBS, MBC and SBS) and cable channels (tvN, jtbc, OCN, MBN and TV Chosun) from October of the previous year to September of the current year.[4]

Categories

  • Grand Prize (대상) is given to the best actor/actress of the year.
  • Top Excellence in Acting Award (최우수상)
  • Excellence in Acting Award (우수상)
  • Best Supporting Actor/Actress (조연상), previously known as Acting Award (연기상)
  • Best New Actor/Actress (신인상), previously known as Rising Star Award (라이징스타상)
  • Best Young Actor/Actress (아역상)
  • Best Production Director (연출상)
  • Best Writer (작가상)
  • Best Original Soundtrack (베스트OST상)
  • Popular Star Award (인기스타상)
  • Best Couple Award (베스트 커플상)
  • Hallyu Star Award (한류 스타상)
  • Best Dressed (베스트드레서상), previously known as Fashionista Award (패셔니스타상)
  • Achievement Award (공로상)
  • OTT award : This category was introduced in 2022 from 8th edition of awards.[5]

Grand Prize (Daesang)

# Year Winner Drama
1 2012 Son Hyun-joo The Chaser
2 2013 Song Hye-kyo That Winter, the Wind Blows
3 2014 Zo In-sung It's Okay, That's Love
4 2015 Kim Soo-hyun The Producers
5 2016 Song Joong-ki Descendants of the Sun
6 2018 Lee Byung-hun Mr. Sunshine
7 2020 Hyun Bin Crash Landing on You
8 2022 Song Joong-ki Vincenzo
9 2023 Lee Jun-ho King the Land
10 2024 Kim Tae-ri Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born

Drama of the Year

Year Winner
2016 Descendants of the Sun
2018 Mr. Sunshine
2020 Itaewon Class
2022 The Red Sleeve
2023 Little Women

Top Excellence in Acting Awards

Best Actor

Year Winner Drama
2012 Song Joong-ki The Innocent Man
2013 Lee Joon-gi Two Weeks

Best Actor in a Miniseries

Year Winner Drama
2014 Kim Soo-hyun My Love from the Star
2015 Lee Sung-min Misaeng: Incomplete Life
2016 Cho Jin-woong Signal
2018 Park Seo-joon What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
2020 Kang Ha-neul When the Camellia Blooms
2022 Lee Jun-ho The Red Sleeve
2023 Ryu Seung-ryong Moving

Best Actor in a Serial Drama

Year Winner Drama
2014 Cho Jae-hyun Jeong Do-jeon
2015 Kim Sang-joong The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War
2016 Ahn Jae-wook Five Enough
2018 Lee Sang-woo Marry Me Now
2020 Lee Sang-yeob Once Again
2022 Joo Sang-wook The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won
2023 Go Soo Missing: The Other Side 2

Best Actor in an OTT Drama

Year Winner Drama
2022 Jung Hae-in D.P.

Best Actress

Year Winner Drama
2012 Kim Nam-joo My Husband Got a Family
2013 Lee Bo-young I Can Hear Your Voice, Seoyoung, My Daughter

Best Actress in a Miniseries

Year Winner Drama
2014 Kim Hee-ae Secret Affair
2015 Kim Hee-sun Angry Mom
2016 Han Hyo-joo W
2018 Lee Ji-eun My Mister
2020 Kim Hee-sun Alice
2022 Shin Min-a Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Our Blues
2023 Uhm Jung-hwa Doctor Cha

Best Actress in a Serial Drama

Year Winner Drama
2014 Kim Hee-sun Wonderful Days
2015 Kim Hyun-joo I Have a Lover
2016 Kim So-yeon Happy Home
2018 Shin Hye-sun My Golden Life
2020 Lee Min-jung Once Again
2022 Park Jin-hee The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won
2023 Lee Sung-kyung Dr. Romantic 3

Best Actress in an OTT Drama

Year Winner Drama
2022 Kim Sung-ryung Political Fever

Excellence in Acting Awards

Best Actor

Year Winner Drama
2012 Kim Soo-hyun Moon Embracing the Sun
Yoo Jun-sang My Husband Got a Family
2013 Lee Jong-suk I Can Hear Your Voice
2023 Lee Dong-hwi Big Bet
Jung Seok-yong D.P. 2

Best Actor in a Miniseries

Year Winner Drama
2014 Jung Woo Reply 1994
2015 Yim Si-wan Misaeng: Incomplete Life
2016 Namkoong Min Remember
2018 Jung Hae-in Something in the Rain
2020 Park Hae-joon The World of the Married
2022 Jin Seon-kyu Through the Darkness
2023 Park Hae-soo Narco-Saints
Jo Han-chul Reborn Rich & Stealer: The Treasure Keeper

Best Actor in a Serial Drama

Year Winner Drama
2014 Kim Ji-hoon Jang Bo-ri Is Here!
2015 Lee Joon Heard It Through the Grapevine
2016 Lee Pil-mo Happy Home
2018 Jang Seung-jo Money Flower
2020 Lee Sang-yi Once Again
2022 Han Sang-jin The All-Round Wife
2023 Son Ho-jun The First Responders 2

Best Actor in a Short Drama

Year Winner Drama
2023 Joo Jong-hyuk Do You Know Ashtanga

Best Actor in an OTT Drama

Year Winner Drama
2022 Ahn Bo-hyun Yumi's Cells, My Name
2023 Choo Young-woo Once Upon a Small Town

Best Actress

Year Winner Drama
2012 Han Ji-min Padam Padam
2013 Kim So-yeon Two Weeks
2023 Shin Ye-eun Revenge of Others & The Secret Romantic Guesthouse
Yeom Hye-ran The Glory, The Uncanny Counter 2 & Mask Girl

Best Actress in a Miniseries

Year Winner Drama
2014 Park Shin-hye The Heirs
2015 Park Bo-young Oh My Ghost
2016 Seo Hyun-jin Another Miss Oh
2018 Go Ah-sung Life on Mars
2020 Seo Yea-ji It's Okay to Not Be Okay
2022 Yoo Sun Eve
2023 Kim Seo-hyung Pale Moon
Uhm Ji-won Little Women

Best Actress in a Serial Drama

Year Winner Drama
2014 Kim Ok-bin Steal Heart
2015 Kim Min-jung The Merchant: Gaekju 2015
2016 Jeong Yu-mi Six Flying Dragons
2018 Jo Bo-ah Goodbye to Goodbye
2020 Shim Yi-young My Wonderful Life
2022 So Yi-hyun Red Shoes
2023 Kim Ok-vin Arthdal Chronicles 2

Best Actress in a Short Drama

Year Winner Drama
2023 Shin Eun-soo Nineteen Sea Otters

Best Actress in an OTT Drama

Year Winner Drama
2022 Han Sun-hwa Work Later, Drink Now
2023 Yeri Bitch X Rich

Supporting Awards

Best Supporting Actor

Year Winner Drama
2012 Lee Sung-min Golden Time
2013 Jung Woong-in I Can Hear Your Voice
2014 Ryu Seung-soo Wonderful Days
2015 Lee Geung-young Misaeng: Incomplete Life
2016 Jin Goo Descendants of the Sun
Kim Eui-sung W
2018 Park Ho-san My Mister
Yoo Jae-myung Life
2020 Oh Jung-se Hot Stove League, It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Kim Young-min Crash Landing on You, The World of the Married
2022 Yoon Byung-hee Vincenzo, Our Blues
Heo Sung-tae Insider, Squid Game

Best Supporting Actress

Year Winner Drama
2012 Kim Jung-nan A Gentleman's Dignity
2013 Kim Sung-ryung King of Ambition
2014 Kim Hye-eun Secret Affair
2015 Chae Jung-an Yong-pal
Gil Hae-yeon Heard It Through the Grapevine
2016 Kim Ji-won Descendants of the Sun
Ye Ji-won Another Miss Oh
2018 Kim Min-jung Mr. Sunshine
Jang So-yeon Something in the Rain
2020 Kim Sun-young Crash Landing on You, Backstreet Rookie
2022 Kim Shin-rok Hellbound
Baek Ji-won Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Anna

Newcomer Awards

Best New Actor

Year Winner Drama
2013 Choi Jin-hyuk Gu Family Book
Kim Woo-bin School 2013
2014 Do Kyung-soo It's Okay, That's Love
Son Ho-jun Reply 1994
2015 Byun Yo-han Misaeng: Incomplete Life
Nam Joo-hyuk Who Are You: School 2015
2016 Park Bo-gum Reply 1988
Yoon Kyun-sang Doctors
2018 Yang Se-jong Temperature of Love
Jang Ki-yong My Mister
2020 Jang Dong-yoon The Tale of Nokdu
Lee Do-hyun 18 Again
2022 Yoon Chan-young All of Us Are Dead
Tang Jun-sang Move to Heaven & Racket Boys
2023 Kim Dong-hwi Missing: The Other Side 2 & The Deal
Moon Sang-min Under the Queen's Umbrella

Best New Actress

Year Winner Drama
2013 Kim Yoo-ri Cheongdam-dong Alice, Master's Sun
Lee Yu-bi Gu Family Book
2014 Nam Bo-ra Only Love
Kim Seul-gi Discovery of Love
2015 Chae Soo-bin House of Bluebird
Lim Ji-yeon High Society
2016 Kim Yoo-jung Love in the Moonlight
Lee Hye-ri Reply 1988
2018 Kim Tae-ri Mr. Sunshine
Won Jin-ah Rain or Shine
2020 Jeon Mi-do Hospital Playlist
2022 Park Ji-hu All of Us Are Dead
2023 Lee Han-byeol Mask Girl
Jo Ah-ram Doctor Cha

Rising Star Award

Year Winner Drama
2012 Jung Eun-ji Reply 1997
Kang Min-hyuk My Husband Got a Family
Kim Hyung-jun Glowing She, Late Blossom
Oh Yeon-seo My Husband Got a Family
Seo In-guk Reply 1997
Yoo In-na Queen and I
Yoon Jin-yi A Gentleman's Dignity
2016 Hwang Chi-yeul
Darren Wang

Youth Awards

Best Young Actor

Year Winner Drama
2012 Park Gun-tae May Queen, The King 2 Hearts
2013 Chun Bo-geun The Queen's Classroom
2014 Choi Kwon-soo Wonderful Days
Yoon Chan-young Mama
2015 Nam Da-reum Pinocchio

Best Child Actor

Year Winner Drama
2023 Jung Hyeon-jun Twinkling Watermelon & See You in My 19th Life

Best Young Actress

Year Winner Drama
2012 Kim So-hyun Missing You, Ma Boy, Moon Embracing the Sun
Kim Yoo-jung May Queen, Moon Embracing the Sun
2013 Kim Hyang-gi The Queen's Classroom
2014 Kim Hyun-soo My Love from the Star
Kim Ji-young Jang Bo-ri is Here!
2015 Kal So-won My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol

Best Child Actress

Year Winner Drama
2023 Jeon Yu-na The Kidnapping Day

Best Production Director

Year Winner Drama
2012 Jo Nam-kook The Chaser
2013 Kim Byung-soo Nine: Nine Time Travels
2014 Jang Tae-yoo My Love from the Star
2015 Jo Soo-won Pinocchio
2016 Shin Won-ho Reply 1988
2018 Kim Won-seok My Mister
2020 Cha Yeong-hoon When the Camellia Blooms
2022 Jung Ji-in and Song Yeon-hwa The Red Sleeve
2023 Park In-je Moving

Best Writer

Year Winner Drama
2012 Park Ji-eun My Husband Got a Family
2013 So Hyun-kyung My Daughter Seo-young, Two Weeks
2014 Jung Sung-joo Secret Love Affair
2015 Park Kyung-soo Punch
2016 Kim Eun-hee Signal
2018 Lee Soo-yeon Life
2020 Lee Shin-hwa Hot Stove League
2022 Moon Ji-won Extraordinary Attorney Woo
2023 Kang Yoon-sung Big Bet

Best Original Soundtrack

Year Song Drama
2012 "All for You" – Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-ji Reply 1997
2013 "Winter Love" – The One That Winter, the Wind Blows
2014 "Goodbye My Love" – Ailee Fated to Love You
2015 "Pinocchio" – Roy Kim Pinocchio
2020 "Sweet Night" – V (BTS) Itaewon Class
2022 "Love Always Runs Away" — Lim Young-woong Young Lady and Gentleman
2023 "Go Your Own Way" — Young Tak Live Your Own Life
2024 "Sudden Shower" — Eclipse Lovely Runner

Popularity Awards

Year Winner Drama
2012 Yoo Jun-sang My Husband Got a Family
2013 Ju Ji-hoon Five Fingers
2014 Lee Kwang-soo It's Okay, That's Love
2015 Son Ho-jun Mrs. Cop
2018 Jung Hae-in Something in the Rain
2020 Kim Soo-hyun It's Okay to Not Be Okay
2022 Park Jae-chan Semantic Error
2023 Lee Jun-ho King the Land
2024 Byeon Woo-seok Lovely Runner
Year Winner Drama
2013 Oh Yeon-seo Here Comes Mr. Oh
2014 Jin Se-yeon Doctor Stranger
2015 Yoo In-young Mask
2018 Park Min-young What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
2020 Seo Yea-ji It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Son Ye-jin[note 3] Crash Landing on You
2022 Park Eun-bin Extraordinary Attorney Woo
2023 Im Yoon-ah King the Land
2024 Kim Hye-yoon Lovely Runner

Hallyu Star Award

Year Winner Drama
2012 Jung Yong-hwa
2014 Jun Ji-hyun My Love from the Star
Kim Soo-hyun
2015 Lee Dong-gun
Hong Soo-ah
2016 Lee Byung-hun
2018 Park Hae-jin
2023 Lee Jun-ho King the Land
2024 Byeon Woo-seok Lovely Runner

Best Couple Award

Year Winner Drama
2012 Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-ji Reply 1997
2013 Lee Jong-suk and Lee Bo-young I Can Hear Your Voice
2016 Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo Descendants of the Sun
2022 Park Seo-ham and Park Jae-chan Semantic Error
2023 Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah King the Land
2024 Byeon Woo-seok and Kim Hye-yoon Lovely Runner

Best Dressed

Year Winner Drama
2012 Go Se-won The Moon and Stars for You
Jeon Hye-bin Queen Insoo
2013 Yeon Jung-hoon Pots of Gold
Yoo In-young Wonderful Mama
2014 Ji Hyun-woo
Kim Yoo-ri
2015 Oh Min-suk All About My Mom
Choi Yeo-jin The Lover

Best Manager

Year Winner Talent Agency
2012 Kim Jong-do Namoo Actors
2013 Kim Dong-eop Will Entertainment
2014 Lee Jin-sung King Kong Entertainment
2015 Shim Jung-woon Sim Entertainment
2016 Kim Jeong-yong Blossom Entertainment
2018 Bae Sung HM Entertainment
2020 Kang Geon-taek VAST Entertainment
2022 Son Seok-woo[6] BH Entertainment
2023 CEO Baek Chang-ju C-JeS Studios

Achievement Award

Year Winner Notes
2012 Lee Soon-jae High Kick Through the Roof, Good Morning President
2013 Choo Ja-hyun
Jung Doo-hong The Berlin File
2014 Choi Jin-sil
2015 Chief Inspector
2023 Byun Hee-bong

Other Awards

Year Category Winner Drama
2012 Best Villain Yoon Yong-hyun History of a Salaryman
Best Comic Acting Ahn Suk-hwan Shut Up Family
Best Action Stunts — Bridal Mask
2013 Best Performance Jung Eun-ji That Winter, the Wind Blows
Best Action — Gu Family Book
2014 Best SNS Web Drama — A Hungry Woman
2015 Award for SNS Web Drama Xiumin Falling for Challenge
2016 Special Actor of the Year Jun Kunimura —
Best APAN Star Award Kim Hee-sun —
Jessy Mendiola —
Hiroki Narimiya —
Song Joong-ki —
Joe Taslim —
Thanayong Wongtrakul —
Special APAN Award Gökhan Alkan and
Zeynep Çamcı		 —
2018 OST Award Song Dong-woon —
2020 Web Drama Award —

Best Mistake

Short-Form Drama Award —

Live Like That

2022 Web Drama Award —

Be My Boyfriend

Short-Form Drama Award —

Deok-gu Is Back

2023 Best Character Award Lee Jun-ho King the Land
Seoul League Actors Award Lee Sung-kyung Dr. Romantic 3
Global Creator of the Year Award Anushka Sen —
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao —
Karimova Elina —
Cassandra Bankson —
Kristel Fulgar —
Kika Kim —

See also

Notes

  1. ^ APAN stands for the Asia Pacific Actors Network.[1]
  2. ^ The inaugural ceremony K-Drama Star Awards was renamed to APAN Star Awards in 2013.[2]
  3. ^ KT Seezn Star Award – Actor

References

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