MBC started off the year end awards show circuit first among the three big networks but being fast doesn’t necessarily mean it got its act together. This network had the shakiest offerings all year in both ratings and quality and in hindsight it had only two dramas worth remembering in Two Weeks and Scandal: That Very Shocking and Immoral Incident. But the biggest winners came from the drama Gu Family Book, with Lee Seung Gi co-hosting with Han Ji Hye and bagging an acting award, popularity award, and best couple award with co-star Suzy. I’m sure MBC would have found a way to give him more awards if he could carry more home. The silver lining was seeing one of my favorite couples Lee Seung Gi and Ha Ji Won at the same event and on the same stage when she joined him to also receive a popularity award. Other than GFB, Empress Ki and Hundred Year Inheritance both walked away with lots of bling for its main cast. I almost died laughing when the best writing prizes went to the writers of those two dramas, one famous for being ridiculously makjang and the other drama that has only aired a third of its long run.
Hundred Year Inheritance also won best drama of the year so the excuse me for the snorts of derision. A bunch of A-listers didn’t attend this year despite having headlining dramas on MBC such as Moon Geun Young, Go Hyun Jung, and Lee Jun Ki since their dramas didn’t so so well so no goodie prizes for them. I watch this for the fashion and this year eschewed the basic black dresses for the ladies and instead Winter white was the color of the night. I actually didn’t like any of the myriad of white dresses, even the one worn by the usually flawless Ha Ji Won, but I did love both Lee Yoo Bi‘s playful and young short red strapless dress and UEE‘s silver peekaboo short mini dress. I normally don’t like short dresses but those two stood out in a good way. The men were all fine but there seemed to be a plethora of velvet and brocade suits, begging the question as to whether its a fashion trend or just thicker material so the guys can stay warmer. I swear these year end fetes would be way more fun if it went the Golden Globes route with food and alcohol on the table. I wish I could be happier that my beloved Ha Ji Won won the Daesang for Empress Ki but I serious can’t get behind giving the award to a role in a drama that is far from finished. I’ll it this as payback for the snubs against both her and Seung Gi for The King 2 Hearts.
Yeon Jung Hoon
Jung Bo Seok
Hong Soo Hyun
Lee Jang Woo
Yeo Jin Gu
Baek Jin Hee
Kim So Eun
Ha Ji Won
Shin Se Kyung
Minho of SHINEE
UEE
Lee Yoo Bi
Ji Chang Wook
Lee Yoon Ji
Lee Sang Yeob
Im Shi Wan
Kim Jae Won
Kim So Hyun
Kim Yoo Jung
Shin Eun Kyung
Lee Jung Jin
Lee Seung Gi
Han Ji Hye
Joo Won
Seo Hyun Jin
Joo Ji Hoon
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Lee Jun-Ki deserved the award more than LSG. He was AMAZING in Two Weeks.
Yep,totally agree!!! He even deserve a Daesang for his solid performance.
Lee Jun Ki was again Joo Won though. And Joo Won got the award.
LSGi 's performance was solid in GFB and he deserved the award. LSGi fighting!!
I am not a fan of Lee Jun Ki and did not watch 2 weeks so I cannot comment on his performance. I watched GFB and loved Seung Gi's portrayal of Kang Chi even though the plot is so meh. He certainly deserved the awards. I am just so happy for him. I was going to boycott all MBC dramas if he didn't win this year after last year's TK2H fiasco.
If you watch two weeks, you'll see how he acted and know how he deserves at least the top excellence award. There were even co-awards for this award by mbc in some years if they have many rating hit dramas. This is MBC, Lol.
Since two weeks didn't get high rating, they have no plan to give LJG award. Also if they nominate him together with LSG, they afraid of many complaints of LSG winning. So, they snub a lot to LJG by even put him in excellence despite of his experience and performance. Of course, there were even a lot more controversies for his unfair nomination by k-reporters and netizens.
Take note, fans of gfb and lsg: the comment writers for ljg above seem they have no offence to lsg, just to mbc.
Agree @Sapphire rio. Although lsg didn't get any award for k2h, he at least got the nomination in top excellence category last year.
This year, the way that mbc insulted to lee joon gi is so awful to accept. Two weeks is a very memorable drama and his acting is just perfect. Hope he can choose next great dramas from the other 2 stations.
Damn... who cares about the adults when the child actors are not so childish anymore!? Yeo Jin Gu, Kim Yoo Jung and Kim So Hyun grow up nicely. They're so gorgeous! <3
And oh my gosh... Lee Yoo Bi - she looks so great! :D
Was so nice to see Royal couple together. Memories...
Did you see our King Lee Jae Ha (Lee Seung Gi) and Queen Kim Hang Ah (Ha Ji Won) stand side by side and talk when they're taking the winners group photo at the end of the event?
King Jae Kang (Lee Sung Min) and Princess Jae Shin (Lee Yoon Ji) were also there.
TK2H reunion!
It's just too bad, they're not representing TK2H.
Omg ! Lee seung hi and kim yoo jung would make a perfect couple she looks so amaIng and mature the rest were great too
I can see that happening in the future.
Haha she's sooo much younger than him! but since Seung-gi doesn't look older than 20, I'd kinda agree with it a little. They have worked together though, in Seung-gi's song 'return'. She was playing his first love's younger version, and he looked like a complete oppa lol
She's too young for him! mature yeah but even physically she's just a teen. I don't know maybe in the next 10 years. Anyways, Seunggi can bring chemistry with anyone
She's 14, so unless you're planning a bunch of years in advance, that's kind of gross.
Joo Won looked effing flawless.
I just saw that Suzy won best actress over Go Hyun Jung and Jung Rye Won. What a mess.
Honestly KBS is only award show that gives awards to rightful winners, MBC and SBS are popularity contest.
Tomorrow entire cast of The Heirs will get an award , mark my words lol.
100% agree, he looked so dashing, I couldn't take my eyes off of him.
So true about Heirs, can't wait for the awards list tomorrow, I'm gonna need a good laugh.
KBS will air their awards show tonight so I'm really excited about that, it's the only one I look forward to.
MBC really didn't have a lot to work with, but the Two Weeks/ Lee Junki snub was kind of weird since the ratings were all right and the drama was good.
But Suzy winning the same freaking award as Seunggi... and right after he did!? I don't know if that's a slap in the face of everyone else or MBC just being MBC as usual. My emotions were all over the place after this show. What a mess. But I'm glad they seem to rectify their wrong doings from last year for LSG and HJW.
I'm feeling the exact same thing! I honestly was happy that Seunggi won and everything but then I realized the equality MBC tried to put! what a mess..
I hoped to catch a glimpse of MGY. :(
But I absolutely agree with you, Lee Yoo Bi's dress was killer. Her long legs stood out. And what was Han Ji Hye wearing??? It's the angle, it's me or the dress is awful???
Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Yoo Jung are so beautiful!! I'm waiting to see them grow up into gorgeous and excellent actresses.
I totally see it but Kim Yoo Jung is really going to be beautiful when she grows up. I hope she never changes a single thing on her face.
It's just wonderful to be able to watch these young actors/actresses grow up to be such beautiful and talented individuals.
Lee Yoo bi had the best dress, imo.
Kim So Eun ~ I did not recognize her, despite scrolling back up twice. Long gone are her BOF days. :-/
*sigh* PS strikes again
Her BOF-era face was so fresh and distinctive, I don't mind plastic surgery when it doesn't go overboard (Kim Woo-bin and Lee Yoo Bi are both examples of good PS) but it annoys me to death to see young men and women who looked perfectly fine to begin with, doing unnecessary things to themselves.