APAN Star Awards

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]

APAN Star Awards
Current: 2024 APAN Star Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in television Contribution to Korean Wave
Country	South Korea
Presented by	Korea Entertainment Management Association [ko]
First award	December 8, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-12-08)
Website	apanstarawards.com

APAN Star Awards
Hangul	에이판 스타 어워즈
Revised Romanization	Eipan Seuta Eowojeu
McCune–Reischauer	Eip'an Sŭt'a Ŏwŏchŭ

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-vin	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	Seoyoung, My Daughter, 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

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
2024	Byeon Woo-seok	Lovely Runner

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
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

• List of Asian television awards

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