APAN Star Awards
South Korea annual award for excellence in television
| APAN Star Awards | |
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| Current: 2023 APAN Star Awards | |
| Awarded for |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Presented by | Korea Entertainment Management Association [ko] |
| First awarded | December 8, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-12-08) |
| Website | apanstarawards |
| APAN Star Awards | |
| Hangul | 에이판 스타 어워즈 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Eipan Seuta Eowojeu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Eip'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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Best Actress in a 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 |
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 |
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 |
Best Actor in an OTT Drama
| Year | Winner | Drama |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ahn Bo-hyun | Yumi's Cells, My Name |
Best Actress
| Year | Winner | Drama |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Han Ji-min | Padam Padam |
| 2013 | Kim So-yeon | Two Weeks |
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 |
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 |
Best Actress in a OTT Drama
| Year | Winner | Drama |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Han Sun-hwa | Work Later, Drink Now |
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 |
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 |
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 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 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 |
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 |
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 |
Popularity Awards
Popular Star Award, Actor
| 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 |
Popular Star Award, Actress
| 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 |
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 |
Best Couple Award
| Year | Winner | Drama |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Seo In-guk and Jeong 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Rumy Doo (October 3, 2016). "Song Joong-ki wins grand prize at APAN awards". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ Seo, Byung-ki (October 27, 2013). 2013대전드라마페스티벌, 드라마를 사랑하는 사람들 모이세요!. The Korea Herald (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ Moon, So-Young (January 24, 2021). "Hyun Bin takes top prize at APAN Star Awards for 'Crash Landing On You'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ So-Young, Sung (November 17, 2013). "Song wins top Star award". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
So-Young, Sung (November 29, 2015). "Kim Soo-hyun takes top APAN Star honors". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020. - ^ Oh Myung-eon (August 31, 2022). "박은빈·이정재 등 아시아태평양 스타어워즈 대상 후보 선정" [Park Eun-bin, Lee Jung-jae, etc. Selected as nominees for the Asia Pacific Star Awards]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ Myung, Hee-sook (September 29, 2022). "송중기, '빈센조'로 이견없는 대상…'옷소매' 3관왕 저력 [에이판스타어워즈](종합)" [Song Joong-ki, 'Vincenzo' as the undisputed winner... 'Clothes Sleeve' 3-Win Power [Apan Star Awards] (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Naver.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- 2020 Winner's list
- 2018 Winner's list
- 2016 Winner's list
- 2015 Winner's list
- 2014 Winner's list
- 2013 Winner's list
- 2012 Winner's list
