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The 10th SEOULCon APAN Star Awards will honour the K-dramas that aired between November 2023 and October 2024.
The 10th SEOULCon APAN Star Awards will take place on December 28. (Photo Credits: Instagram)
The nominations for the 10th SEOULCon APAN Star Awards are in! Organised by the Korean Entertainment Management Association, the awards ceremony honours content from broadcast, cable and OTT platforms. This year’s ceremony will honour the K-dramas, which aired from November 2023 to October 2024.
As per a report by the Korean media outlet Soompi, the organisers shared the list of nominees on Tuesday, December 3, with Queen of Tears and Lovely Runners being nominated in several categories. Both the lead actors, Kim Soo Hyun and Byeon Woo Seok, have received nominations for the Male Top Excellence Award (Mid-Length Drama). Meanwhile, the female protagonists of both dramas, Kim Ji Won and Kim Hye Yoon, have been nominated for the Female Top Excellence Award (Mid-Length Drama).
Here’s the entire list of nominations for the 2024 APAN Star Awards!
BEST YOUNG ACTOR
- Kim Kang Hoon for Death’s Game and Goodbye Earth
- Moon Sung Hyun for Queen of Tears
- Shin Seo Woo for Family By Choice
- Lee Joo Won for Queen of Tears and My Sweet Mobster
BEST YOUNG ACTRESS
- Kim Do Eun for Welcome to Samdalri
- Park So Yi for The Atypical Family
- Ahn Se Bin for A Shop for Killers
- Oh Eun Seo for Family By Choice
BEST NEW ACTOR
- Kim Jung Jin for Boyhood and Doubt
- Roh Jae Won for Doubt and Daily Dose of Sunshine
- Baek Si Hoo for Miss Night and Day
- Lee Seung Hyub for Lovely Runner
- Lee Si Woo for Boyhood and Perfect Family
- Heo Nam Jun for Sweet Home 3 and Your Honor
BEST NEW ACTRESS
- Kang Mina for Welcome to Samdalri
- Kang Hye Won for Boyhood
- Geum Hae Na for A Shop for Killers
- Jang Da Ah for Pyramid Game
- Jo Yoon Soo for The Tyrant
- Chae Won Bin for Doubt
MALE ACTING AWARD
- Kwak Dong Yeon for Queen of Tears
- Kim In Kwon for Judge From Hell
- Park Ji Hwan for Queen Woo and Seoul Busters
- Seo Hyun Chul for Welcome to Samdalri and Boyhood
- Yoo Jae Myung for Uncle Samsik and No Way Out: The Roulette
- Jeon Bae Soo Dear Hyeri and Queen of Tears
FEMALE ACTING AWARD
- Kim Jung Nan for Queen of Tears
- Seo Yi Sook for Red Swan
- Lee Jung Eun for Miss Night and Day
- Lee Hye Young for Bittersweet Hell
- Jung Young Joo for Lovely Runner and Miss Night and Day
- Han Ye Ri for Doubt
BEST SHORT DRAMA OR WEB DRAMA ACTOR
- Kim Seon Ho for The Tyrant
- Lee Sang Woon for My Trouble-Maker Mom
- Lee Sang Yi for Spice Up Our Love
- Jung Sang Hoon for The Pork Cutlets
BEST SHORT DRAMA OR WEB DRAMA ACTRESS
- Kim Jung Young for My Trouble-Maker Mom
- Jeon Hye Bin for The Pork Cutlets
- Jung In Sun for Grand Shining Hotel
- Han Ji Hyeon for Spice Up Our Love
MALE TOP EXCELLENCE AWARD (MID-LENGTH DRAMA)
- Kim Soo Hyun for Queen of Tears
- Byeon Woo Seok Lovely Runner
- Im Si Wan for Boyhood
- Ji Sung for Connection
- Ji Chang Wook for Welcome to Samdalri
FEMALE TOP EXCELLENCE AWARD (MID-LENGTH DRAMA)
- Kim Ji Won for Queen of Tears
- Kim Tae Ri for Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born
- Kim Hye Yoon for Lovely Runner
- Lee Ha Nee for Knight Flower
- Jang Na Ra for Good Partner and My Happy Ending
MALE TOP EXCELLENCE AWARD (LONG-FORM DRAMA)
- Kim Jung Hyun for Iron Family
- Baek Sung Hyun for Su Ji and U Ri
- Uhm Ki Joon for The Escape of the Seven
- Ji Hyun Woo for Beauty and Mr. Romantic
- Choi Soo Jong for Korea-Khitan War
FEMALE TOP EXCELLENCE AWARD (LONG-FORM DRAMA)
- Geum Sae Rok for Iron Family
- Uhm Hyun Kyung for The Brave Yong Su Jeong
- Uee for Live Your Own Life
- Im Soo Hyang for Beauty and Mr. Romantic
- Ham Eun Jung for Su Ji and U Ri
MALE EXCELLENCE AWARD (MID-LENGTH DRAMA)
- Byun Yo Han for Black Out
- Ahn Bo Hyun for Flex X Cop
- Lee Dong Hwi for Chief Detective 1958
- Lee Yi Kyung for Marry My Husband
- Lee Jong Won for Knight Flower
FEMALE EXCELLENCE AWARD (MID-LENGTH DRAMA)
- Go Min Si for Sweet Home 2 and The Frog
- Park Shin Hye for The Judge From Hell
- Shin Ye Eun for Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born
- Lee Mi Sook for Queen of Tears
- Jung Eun Chae for Your Honor and Jeongyeon: The Star is Born
MALE EXCELLENCE AWARD (LONG-LENGTH DRAMA)
- Kim Dong Jun for Korea-Khitan War
- Seo Jun Young for The Brave Yong Su Jeong
- Yoon Sun Woo for The Third Marriage
- Lee Won Jong for Korea-Khitan War
- Ji Seung Hyun for Korea-Khitan War
FEMALE EXCELLENCE AWARD (LONG-LENGTH DRAMA)
- Oh Hyun Kyung for Su Ji and U Ri
- Yoon Hae Young for The Third Marriage
- Lee Hyo Na for Unpredictable Family
- Lim Ju Eun for The Brave Yong Su Jeong
- Cha Hwa Yeon for Beauty and Mr. Romantic
BEST DRAMA
- KBS2’s Korea–Khitan War
- SBS’ Good Partner
- tvN’s Queen of Tears
- Coupang Play’s Boyhood
- tvN’s Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born
BEST DIRECTOR
- Song Yeon Hwa for Doubt
- Yoon Jong Ho for Lovely Runner
- Lee Myung Woo for Boyhood
- Jeon Woo Sung for Korea-Khitan War
- Jung Ji In for Jeongyeon: The Star is Born
BEST WRITER
- Park Kyung Hwa for The Midnight Romance in Hagwon
- Park Ji Eun for Queen of Tears
- Lee Nam Gyu for Daily Dose of Sunshine
- Lee Si Eun for Lovely Runner
- Choi Yoo Na for Good Partner
- Choi Hyo Bi for Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born
The 2024 APAN Star Awards will take place on December 28 at Art Hall 1 of the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul.
