Korean actor Park Hae-jin and his drama “Kkondae Intern” emerged as the biggest winners at the 2020 MBC Drama Awards held on Dec. 30.
Park Hae-jin took home the “daesang,” or grand prize, for his role as Ka Yeol-chan in “Kkondae Intern,” which aired from May to July this year.
“Kkondae Intern,” meanwhile, was named Drama of the Year, beating dramas such as “The Game: Towards Zero,” “Find Me in Your Memory” and “Kairos.”
Park Hae-jin said he received the Rookie Award from MBC Drama Awards in 2008 (for his role in “East of Eden”) and was able to work with MBC after 12 years in “Kkondae Intern.”
“I am so grateful for this big award,” the 37-year-old star said, adding that he was not sure if he will be able to receive the grand prize again in his lifetime.
Other winners at the 2020 MBC Drama Awards, which got Nielsen Korea ratings of 3.8 percent and 4.5 percent for the first and second parts, respectively, are:
Top Excellence Awards for Monday-Tuesday Drama - Shin Sung-rok (Actor), “Kairos” and Nam Ji-hyun (Actress), “365: Repeat the Year”
Top Excellence Awards for Wednesday-Thursday Drama - Kim Eung-soo (Actor), “Kkondae Intern” and Im Soo-hyang (Actress), “When I Was Most Beautiful”
Excellence Awards for Monday-Tuesday Miniseries - Lee Joon-hyuk (Actor), “365: Repeat the Year” and Nam Gyu-ri (Actress), “Kairos”
Excellence Awards for Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries - Im Joo-hwan (Actor), “The Game: Towards Zero” and Kim Seul-gi (Actress), Find Me in Your Memory
Golden Acting Award - Shim Yi-young, “My Wonderful Life”
Best Supporting Actor - Lee Sung-wook, “365: Repeat the Year”
Best Supporting Actress - Kim Sun-young, “Kkondae Intern”
Best New Actor - Ahn Bo-hyun, “Kairos”
Best New Actress - Kim Hye-jun, “Chip In”
Best Couple Award - Kim Dong-wook and Moon Ga-young, “Find Me in Your Memory”