A 90-year-old actor won the grand prize (“daesang”) at the 2024 KBS Drama Awards in South Korea.
The 2024 KBS Drama Awards ceremony, which honored actors and dramas that aired on Korean TV channel KBS, was held on Dec. 31 but was aired on Jan. 11 due to the Jeju Air plane crash on Dec. 29 that killed 179 people.
Actor Lee Soon-jae, 90, won the grand prize for the drama “Dog Knows Everything,” which aired from September to October last year.
Lee Soon-jae became the oldest grand prize winner in the history of the KBS Drama Awards.
Korean actor Lee Soon-jae, 90, poses at the 2024 KBS Drama Awards ceremony (KBS)
The actor, who was born in 1934, said, "As I live long enough, a day like this comes. I've always been preparing for this opportunity someday. I want to tell the viewers who are watching that I owe you a lot and have received a lot of help throughout my life.”
Also winning at the 2024 KBS Drama Awards were actors Kim Myung-soo, Kim Jung-hyun, Kim Yong-gun, the father of actor Ha Jung-woo, and Choi Tae-joon, the husband of actress Park Shin-hye.
“Iron Family” won the most awards with nine, followed by “Beauty and Mr. Romantic” with seven.
Here are the winners at the 2024 KBS Drama Awards:
Grand Prize - Lee Soon-jae
Lee Soon-jae (All photos from KBS)
Top Excellence Award
Ji Hyun-woo - “Beauty and Mr. Romantic”
Kim Jung-hyun - “Iron Family”
Park Ji-young -“Iron Family
Im Soo-hyang -“Beauty and Mr. Romantic”
Excellence Award
Miniseries
Park Ji-hoon - “Love Song for Illusion”
Han Ji-hyun - “Face Me”
Yeonwoo - “Dog Knows Everything”
Serial Drama
Shin Hyun-joon - “Iron Family”
Keum Sae-rok - “Iron Family”
Daily Drama
Baek Sung-hyun - “Suji & Uri”
Oh Chang-seok - “The Two Sisters”
Park Ha-na - “My Merry Marriage”
Hahm Eun-jung - “Suji & Uri”
Drama Special Award
Nam Da-reum - "The History of Us"
Oh Ye-ju - "To My Lonely Sister"
Best Supporting Actor
Kim Yong-gun - “Dog Knows Everything”
Choi Tae-joon - “Iron Family”
Best Supporting Actress
Yoon Yoo-sun - “Beauty and Mr. Romantic”
Best New Actor
Park Sang-nam - “My Merry Marriage”
Seo Bum-june - “Nothing Uncovered”
Best New Actress
Hong Ye-ji - “Love Song for Illusion”
Han Soo-a - “Beauty and Mr. Romantic”
Best Young Actor
Moon Seong-hyun - “Beauty and Mr. Romantic”
Best Young Actress
Lee Seol-ah - “Beauty and Mr. Romantic”
Popularity Award
Kim Myung-soo - “Dare to Love Me”
Keum Sae-rok - “Iron Family”
Best Couple Award
Kim Jung-hyun and Keum Sae-rok - “Iron Family”
Ji Hyun-woo and Im Soo-hyang - “Beauty and Mr. Romantic”
Baek Sung-hyun and Hahm Eun-jung - “Suji & Uri”
Park Ji-young, Shin Hyun-joon and Kim Hye-eun - “Iron Family”
Yeonwoo, Lee Soon-jae and Ari - “Dog Knows Everything”
Scriptwriter Award
Seo Sook-hyang - “Iron Family”