2024 APAN Star Awards

The 2024 APAN Star Awards (Korean: 2024 에이판 스타 어워즈) ceremony took place on December 28, 2024, at Dongdaemun Design Plaza Arthall 1 Jung-gu, Seoul. The 10th anniversary award show was hosted by Kim Seung-woo and Park Sun-young and broadcast exclusively on tvN and BigK. The awards ceremony integrates content from all channels, including domestic terrestrial broadcasting, general programming, cable, OTT, and web dramas, aired from October 2023 to November 2024.^[1]

2024 APAN Star Awards
Official poster
Date	December 28, 2024 (2024-12-28)
Site	Dongdaemun Design Plaza Arthall 1, Jung-gu, Seoul
Presented by	Korea Entertainment Management Association Seoul Economic Promotion Agency
Hosted by	Kim Seung-woo Park Sun-young
Highlights
Most awards	Lovely Runner (6)
Most nominations	Queen of Tears (10)
Grand Prize	Kim Tae-ri
Drama of the Year	Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
Website	APAN Star Awards
Television/radio coverage
Network	tvN BigK
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At the awards ceremony, Kim Tae-ri received the Daesang for her performance in Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born while the drama itself was awarded with the title of Best Drama of the Year.^[2]

Winners and nominees

Kim Tae-ri, winner of Grand Prize

Nominations were announced on December 3.^[3][4] Winners are listed first and denoted in bold.^[5][6][7]

Grand Prize (Daesang) Kim Tae-ri– Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born	Drama of the Year Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born (tvN) Korea–Khitan War (KBS2) Good Partner (SBS TV) Queen of Tears (tvN) Boyhood (Coupang Play)
Best Director Lee Myoungwoo – Boyhood Song Yeon-hwa [ko] – Doubt Yoon Jong-ho – Lovely Runner Jeon Woo-sung – Korea–Khitan War Jung Ji-in – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born	Best Screenwriter Choi Yu-na – Good Partner Park Kyung-hwa – The Midnight Romance in Hagwon Park Ji-eun – Queen of Tears Lee Nam-gyu – Daily Dose of Sunshine Lee Si-eun – Lovely Runner Choi Hyo-bi – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Ji Chang-wook – Welcome to Samdal-ri Kim Soo-hyun – Queen of Tears Byeon Woo-seok – Lovely Runner Im Si-wan – Boyhood Ji Sung – Connection	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Lee Hanee – Knight Flower Kim Ji-won – Queen of Tears Kim Tae-ri– Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born Kim Hye-yoon – Lovely Runner Jang Na-ra – Good Partner and My Happy End
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Lee Yi-kyung – Marry My Husband Ahn Bo-hyun – Flex X Cop Byun Yo-han – Black Out Lee Dong-hwi – Chief Detective 1958 Lee Jong-won – Knight Flower	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jung Eun-chae – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born and Your Honor Go Min-si – The Frog and Sweet Home 2 Park Shin-hye – The Judge from Hell Shin Ye-eun – Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born Lee Mi-sook – Queen of Tears
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Ji Hyun-woo – Beauty and Mr. Romantic Kim Jung-hyun — Iron Family Baek Sung-hyun – Suji & Uri Um Ki-joon – The Escape of the Seven Choi Soo-jong – Korea–Khitan War	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Im Soo-hyang — Beauty and Mr. Romantic Keum Sae-rok — Iron Family Uhm Hyun-kyung — The Brave Yong Su-jeong Uee — Live Your Own Life Ham Eun-jung — Suji & Uri
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Kim Dong-jun — Korea–Khitan War Seo Jun-young – The Brave Yong Su-jeong Yoon Sun-woo – The Third Marriage Lee Won-jong – Korea–Khitan War Ji Seung-hyun – Korea–Khitan War	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Oh Hyun-kyung — Suji & Uri Yoon Hae-young – The Third Marriage Lee Hyo-na – Unpredictable Family Lim Ju-eun – The Brave Yong Su-jeong Cha Hwa-yeon – Beauty and Mr. Romantic
Excellence Award, Actor in a Short Drama Lee Sang-woon – O'PENing: My Trouble-Maker Mom Kim Seon-ho — The Tyrant Lee Sang-yi – Spice Up Our Love Jung Sang-hoon – The Pork Cutlets	Excellence Award, Actress in a Short Drama Jung In-sun – Grand Shining Hotel Kim Jung-young – O'PENing: My Trouble-Maker Mom Jeon Hye-bin – The Pork Cutlets Han Ji-hyun – Spice Up Our Love
Excellence Acting Award, Actor Jeon Bae-soo - Queen of Tears Seo Hyun-chul – Welcome to Samdal-ri and Boyhood Kwak Dong-yeon — Queen of Tears Kim In-kwon – The Judge from Hell Park Ji-hwan – Queen Woo and Seoul Busters Yoo Jae-myung – Uncle Samsik and No Way Out: The Roulette	Excellence Acting Award, Actress Kim Jung-nan – Queen of Tears Jung Young-joo – Lovely Runner and Miss Night and Day Seo Yi-sook – Red Swan Lee Jung-eun – Miss Night and Day Lee Hye-young – Bitter Sweet Hell Han Ye-ri – Doubt
Best New Actor Noh Jae-won — Doubt and Daily Dose of Sunshine Kim Jung-jin – Boyhood Baek Seo-hoo — Miss Night and Day Lee Seung-hyub – Lovely Runner Lee Si-woo – Boyhood Heo Nam-joon – Sweet Home 3 and Your Honor	Best New Actress Kang Mi-na — Welcome to Samdal-ri Chae Won-bin – Doubt Kang Hye-won – Boyhood Geum Hae-na – A Shop for Killers Jang Da-ah – Pyramid Game Jo Yoon-su — The Tyrant
Best Child Actor Lee Joo-won – Queen of Tears and My Sweet Mobster Kim Kang-hoon — Goodbye Earth and Death's Game Moon Seong-hyun – Queen of Tears Shin Seo-woo – Family by Choice	Best Child Actress Park So-yi – The Atypical Family Kim Do-eun – Welcome to Samdal-ri Ahn Se-bin – A Shop for Killers Oh Eun-seo – Perfect Family
Popularity Star Award, Actor Byeon Woo-seok — Lovely Runner Kim Soo-hyun – Queen of Tears Cha Eun-woo – Wonderful World Park Hyung-sik – Doctor Slump Lee Joon-hyuk – Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard Lee Je-hoon – Chief Detective 1958 Son Suk-ku – A Killer Paradox Byun Yo-han – Black Out and Uncle Samsik	Popularity Star Award, Actress Kim Hye-yoon — Lovely Runner Kim Ji-won – Queen of Tears Shin Hye-sun — Welcome to Samdal-ri Jang Na-ra — Good Partner Shin Min-ah — No Gain No Love Kim Yoo-jung — My Demon
Global Star Award Byeon Woo-seok Song Kang Kentaro Sakaguchi Go Min-si Shin Ye-eun Park Jae-chan	Best Couple Award Byeon Woo-seok and Kim Hye-yoon – Lovely Runner Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won – Queen of Tears Jung Hae-in and Jung So-min – Love Next Door Lee Se-young and Kentaro Sakaguchi – What Comes After Love Song Kang and Kim Yoo-jung – My Demon
Best Entertainer Award Kang Daniel Do Kyung-soo Cha Eun-woo Park Jae-chan Yoon Bo-mi	Best Original Soundtrack Eclipse – Lovely Runner – "Sudden Shower" Boo Seok-soon – Queen of Tears – "The Reasons of My Smiles" Taeyeon – Welcome to Samdal-ri – "Dream" N.Flying – Lovely Runner – "Star" Zerobaseone – Love Next Door – "Reaching for You"
Achievement Award Kim Young-ok	Korea Creative Award RalRal

References

1. Lee Min-ji (December 3, 2024). 김수현·변우석→김지원·김태리 '2024 에이판스타어워즈' 후보 공개 [Kim Soo-hyun, Byun Woo-seok → Kim Ji-won, Kim Tae-ri '2024 A-Pan Star Awards' Candidates Revealed]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
2. Park A-reum (December 29, 2024). "김태리 웃었다‥에이판스타어워즈 대상→'정년이'도 작품상" [Kim Tae-ri smiled... Apan Star Awards Grand Prize → 'Jeongnyeoni' also wins Best Picture]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
3. Dishya Sharma (December 3, 2024). "APAN Star Awards 2024 Nomination List Out, Queen Of Tears And Lovely Runner Receive Many Nods". News18. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
4. Yoo Jeong- min (November 21, 2024). '아이돌챔프', '2024 APAN STAR AWARDS' 인기상 6개 부문 투표 오픈! ['Idol Champ', '2024 APAN STAR AWARDS' Popularity Award Voting Open in 6 Categories!]. MBC Entertainment (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
5. Ashima Grover (December 28, 2024). "Winners of APAN Star Awards 2024: Kim Tae Ri, Ji Chang Wook, Byeon Woo Seok & Kim Hye Yoon and others triumph". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
6. Hwang So-young (December 29, 2024). 대상 김태리·작품상 '정년이'‥10주년 맞은 '2024 에이판' [Grand Prize Kim Tae-ri, Best Picture 'Retirement Age'..10th Anniversary '2024 A-Pan'] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on December 29, 2024. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
7. '정년이' 김태리 대상→ '선업튀' 변우석˙김혜윤 베스트 커플상… '에이판 스타 어워즈' 성료 (종합). 스포츠한국 (in Korean). December 29, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

External links

• Official website