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Winners at 2025 KBS Drama Awards

Published Dec 31, 2025 09:27 pm
Ahn Jae-wook and Uhm Ji-won (KBS)
Ahn Jae-wook and Uhm Ji-won (KBS)

Korean stars Ahn Jae-wook and Uhm Ji-won took home the grand prize (“daesang”) at the 2025 KBS Drama Awards held on Dec. 31 in Seoul. 

The awards ceremony honored works and actors in dramas that aired on Korean channel KBS. 

Ahn Jae-wook said, "I always thought that the Grand Prize was an award that had no connection to me, but this day has come for me as well." 

Uhm Ji-won said, "I will become an actor who understands the weight of the role and grows even more."

Here are the winners at the 2025 KBS Drama Awards: 

Grand Prize (Daesang)  - Ahn Jae-wook, Uhm Ji-won, “For Eagle Brothers”

Top Excellence Award - Kim Young Kwang, actor, “Walking on Thin Ice”; Lee Young-ae, actress “Walking on Thin Ice”; Lee Tae Ran, actress, “Our Golden Days”

Excellence Award (Miniseries) - Taecyeon, “The First Night with the Duke”; Lee Jun-young, “Pump Up the Healthy Love”; Seohyun, “The First Night with the Duke”; Jung Zi-so, “Who Is She!”

Excellence Award (Long-Form Drama) -  (Male) Jung Il Woo, “Our Golden Days”, Yoon Bak “For Eagle Brothers”; and (actress) Yoo In-young, “For Eagle Brothers”; Jung In-sun, “Our Golden Days”

Excellence Award (Daily Drama) - Park Sang-myun, “Good Luck!”;, Park Yoon-jae,  “Queen’s House”; Hahm Eun-jung, “Queen’s House”

Best Supporting Actor - Kim Dong-wan, Park Joon-geum, “For Eagle Brothers”

Short-Form Drama Award - (Male) Yang Dae-hyuk, (Female) Kim Ah Young, “Love Track: Love Hotel” 

Best New Actor - Lee Seok-gi, “For Eagle Brothers”; Park Jung-yeon, “Our Golden Days”; Shin Seul-ki, “For Eagle Brothers”

Best Young Actor - Kim Gun-woo, “Good Luck!”; Kim Si-ah, “Walking on Thin Ice”

Best Couple Award

-  Ahn Jae-wook and Uhm Ji-won, “For Eagle Brothers”

- Lee Jun-young and Jeong Eun-ji, “Pump Up the Healthy Love”

 - Ha Seung-ri and Hyun Woo (“Marie and Her Three Daddies”)• Yoon Bak and Lee Bom (“For Eagle Brothers”)

 - Jung In-sun and Jung Il-woo, “Our Golden Days”

- Seohyun and Taecyeon, “The First Night with the Duke”

- Kim Young-kwang and Lee Young-ae, “Walking on Thin Ice”

Popularity Award - Lee Jun-young, Jeong Eun-ji, “Pump Up the Healthy Love”

Best Writer - Goo Hyun-sook, “For Eagle Brothers”

2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
2025 KBS Drama Awards (KBS)
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