Here Are All The Winners From The “2024 KBS Drama Awards”
On January 11, 2025 (KST), KBS aired the “2024 KBS Drama Awards” (held in private and pre-recorded in mourning of the tragic Jeju Air plane crash).
From a 90-year-old veteran actor winning his first award for the first time since his debut to a controversial actor making a public apology for his past, the “2024 KBS Drama Awards” was filled with celebration and reflection, honoring 2024’s incredible productions and talents!
Here are all the winners:
Best Young Actor Award
Actors Moon Seong Hyun and Lee Seol Ah for Beauty and Mr. Romantic took home the “Best Young Actor” awards.
Rookie Award
Actors Seo Beom Joon (Seo Bum June), Park Sang Nam, Hong Ye Ji, and Han Soo Ah were all celebrated for being fresh new faces to lead the K-Drama business in 2025!
Drama Special Award
KBS’s “Drama Special” is a program featuring short-episode K-Dramas, dedicated to discovering new scriptwriters, producers, and actors. From 2024’s vibrant list of drama specials, actors Nam Da Reum and Oh Ye Joo took home the “Drama Special” awards.
Best Scriptwriter Award
Scriptwriter Seo Sook Hyang, the mastermind behind KBS’s on-air K-Drama Iron Family, won the 2024 “Best Scriptwriter” award.
Best Supporting Actor Award
Actors Kim Yong Gun, Yoon Yoo Sun, and Choi Tae Joon took home the “Best Supporting Actor” awards for their irreplaceable presences in KBS’s beloved K-Dramas, Iron Family, Dog Knows Everything, and Beauty and Mr. Romantic.
Popularity Award
An award celebrating the most adored actors of the year, the “Popularity” awards went home with idol-turned-actor INFINITE‘s L (or Kim Myung Soo) and actress Keum Sae Rok.
Best Couple Award
For 2024, KBS celebrated “couples” of all forms! Beauty and Mr. Romantic leads Ji Hyun Woo and Im Soo Hyang, along with Iron Family leads Kim Jung Hyun and Keum Sae Rok—as well as the supporting trio Shin Hyun Joon, Kim Hye Eun, and Park Ji Young, were honored for their convincing chemistries.
Suji & Uri leads Baek Sung Hyun and idol-turned-actress T-ARA‘s Ham Eunjung were also celebrated alongside Dog Knows Everything‘s most adored trio of Lee Soon Jae, idol-turned-actress Yeonwoo, and labrador retriever Ari!
Excellence Award
Daily Drama
Actors Baek Sung Hyun, Oh Chang Suk, Ham Eunjung, and Park Ha Na took home the “Excellence” awards for their KBS daily series.
Long-Form Drama
Actors Shin Hyun Joon and Keum Sae Rok were awarded “Excellence” awards for their KBS long-form K-Dramas.
Miniseries
Idol-turned-actors Yeonwoo, Park Jihoon, and actress Han Ji Hyeon were awarded “Excellence” awards for their KBS K-Dramas.
Top Excellence Award
To celebrate another successful year of bringing big laughs and tears to the viewers, KBS honored four winners of the “Top Excellence” awards. Actors Kim Jung Hyun and Park Ji Young for Iron Family alongside actors Ji Hyun Woo and Im Soo Hyang for Beauty and Mr. Romantic took their “2024 KBS Drama Awards” trophies home.
Daesang Grand Prize
Actor Lee Soon Jae, a 90-year-old veteran in the business who debuted in 1956, received his very first “Drama Award” Daesang with his reliable portrayal of a man who starts understanding his dog, Sophie, in Dog Knows Everything.
Congratulations to all the winners!
