Okay, the netizen pundits got two out of three right so that’s not bad. The Big Three network year end Drama Awards took place last night for MBC and tonight on the 31st for both SBS and KBS. I’ll do a separate post on the fashion and attendees which were pretty packed this year but on the top award winning front last night was a surprise with Kim Dong Wook taking the Daesang for Special Labor Inspector Jo. He’s an incredible actor’s actor but I thought the Daesang was really Han Ji Min‘s other than One Spring Night had such comparatively low ratings. SBS and KBS both handed the Daesang to their biggest name headlining stars – Kim Nam Gil for The Fiery Priest and Gong Hyo Jin in When the Camellia Blooms. It’s the first time any of these three have won a Drama Award Daesang so I’ll count this as long time coming even if not quite the performances I would have picked for them to get the top honor. Continue reading
