2015 Korea Drama Awards Has Misaeng and Heard it Through the Grapevine Getting Most Nods

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• What about park bo young??? How come she doesnt get any nominations??

  • I KNOW???

  • Yeah I wonder why????

• I have a feeling the Daesang might be awarded to either Jisung/Yong Dong Geun. As much as I adore Joo won's hardwork in Yongpal but he still stands a good chance in future.
  Anyway keeping my fingers crossed for him :D

• OMO, Sooyoung is also nominated ? Even though I want her to win, she is also hosting the award ceremony so I dont want people to bash her by saying that she can only win if she is MCing it, pretty much like MBC Drama Awards 2014.
  Anyway, I am so going to livestream it.

  • I felt like she might won this one. The most memorable thing that happened during My Spring Day broadcast days were when public went from "ugh..acting idol again" to "OMG! She's an actress!!!" after a couple of episodes. And from a comment section full of complementary over 'God Kam Woosung', you got Sooyoung's name being praises at the top of the comments. Her acting impact to the public as far as I remembered it, was more than IU did in Producer.
    However, it doesn't matter if she isn't getting the award. Being nominated is already a huge honour as a first timer as a lead in a national broadcast tv.

    • Sooyoung's character is favorable but not IU in Producer. Yet you have to see her in more dramas to really assess her acting skills. One drama alone isn't really sufficient to establish an actor/actress' credibility. Sooyoung has got potential though. Nevertheless, IU has had impressive presentations in other dramas playing a variety of characters. She knows how to nail it whatever is handed down to her.

• As award shows are generelly jokes serving the flavors of the day and the shows which had the best ratings, it is indeed nice to see them nod towards real and lasting high quality products like Misaeng or Grapevine.

• While I like your site, but sometimes your comments are very bias. Yongpal is still generating good ratings. And this ep 11 did better than "last two episodes". Are you expecting drama awards vehicle not to recognize highly rated dramas? I can understand giving dues to underrated shows for their quality but there is no way an awarding committee can ignore a drama like yongpal which is doing remarkably well in terms of ratings. Anyway it's your site....

  • Maybe she's trying to point out that a show is getting awards for its ratings and not its quality?(I'm not saying Yongpal isn't great since I haven't watched it). And yes Awards Shows do that all the time. But that doesn't make it right.

    And lol. People keep forgetting that it's Koala's Playground. She is allowed to be bias.

    • Ok qualify is subjective. Some like gothic some like melo etc
      Yes misaeng is good but it doesn't mean Yong pal is poor in quality
      I never said koala is not allowed to be bias as I have also stated this is her site. What I am saying is that she is bias and at times she can say very sarcastic stuff about actors and actresses. Again, people have a right to say whatever they want and so do I.

  • lol It hasn't finished airing... just because it has high-rating doesn't mean it is good.
    She didn't say anything wrong.
    CHILL!!

    • Even if ppl don't think yongpal deserves it, that does not mean yongpal wouldn't win. What people think about quality do not matter coz 20 percent viewers in South Korea think otherwise. Why do you reply to me? I am not in any position to give or not give award to any entertainers.

  • Well, it's true that YP has not finished airing, there was a drop in quality in episodes 7 to 10 as agreed by most unbiased Beanies, it may still crash and burn, so to be nominated for Best Drama seems to be a bit premature.

    • I am not koala or owner of this site. I am not a producer of yongpal and I am not in the awards committee. Why do you bother to reply to me?

    • Well, like you said yourself, people have a right to say what they want and so do I. The Playground is a place for discussion and that includes replying to you.

      If you don't want people to reply to you, don't post comments or maybe you should ask Ms Koala to remove the reply button, LOL.

      And you are so funny, since neither Ms Koala or any of us are in the awards committee, why do you even bother to comment in the first place?

    • "there was a drop in quality in episodes 7 to 10 as agreed by most unbiased Beanies..."

      LOL, your self-proclaim bluntly reveals your bias. Who are you to assess the quality of a drama? As a viewer, I can only say I like this better than others or my PERSONAL taste is etc etc etc. But to label whatever Beanies (what're these animals anyway? Never heard about the creatures) "unbiased" is kinda arrogant and overboard. Be humble. LOL, biased Beanie!

    • @Drama2015, Why do you need to attack me? You may disagree with my opinion, but surely there's no necessity to get personal & insult another commenter just because we don't have the same opinion of something as unimportant as a kdrama.

      Who am I to assess the quality of the drama? As a viewer, I have the right to express my opinion on the drama just like you do, and my view is that Ep 7 to 10 were not as good as Ep 1 to 6.

      It would seem that the general Korean viewing public, biased or unbiased, disagreed with my opinion for Ep 7 to 8 and agreed with my opinion for Ep 9 to 10, as reflected by the strong ratings in the former and big drop in the latter. So my opinion is just my opinion, just like the Korean audience, you don't have to agree with me.

      And since you don't know Beanies or me, don't label me biased, arrogant and overboard and say that I should be humble, and I won't label you as a rude and arrogant butt-hurt fan. BTW, don't LOL when you are insulting someone. It's not funny.

    • Didn't you also LOL in your comment "bashing" other readers who disagree with you? So you have the dang right of being rude and sarcastic but no one else can ridicule you back? Read your own comments one more time and basically I responded using the tones the same as whomever I replied to. LOL...Some ppl make comments just to start a fight and invite insult. I think you're among them. LOL

    • @Drama2015, I'm truly puzzled. When did I bash” other readers who disagreed with me? Who was I rude and sarcastic to? Did I bash another commenter saying that they are biased, arrogant and overboard and telling them to be humble. I thought you were the one saying all these words. Are you being overly sensitive?

      I think you are the one who make comments just to start a fight and invite insult. And no LOL from me.

    • @ drama2015
      I have to agree with your comments. Bias is bias.

      @ febe
      Nobody is attacking you, but since you defended koala, did you read her comments carefully?
      1. Yongpal dropped in quality...
      What is quality? Did she mean "rating"? It dropped a bit but picked up again. On average it has been 17 % and above for the past few weeks.
      So please explain what is quality?
      Is quality only confined to dramas with low ratings?

      2. KTH sleeping throughout most of the drama. Sorry but my eyes don't lie. She was in lots of flashbacks, she was inside the prison, she attempted suicide. If 20 percent viewers like to watch sleeping beauty, so she is also deserving of an award.

      And now for yourself, why do you call us beanies? Are we soya beans? Or red beans? It's also not funny to be categorized as "beans"... Unless u are referring to another site? But why bring in another site into this discussion?

    • Hi @Shue Rei, You say nobody is attacking me, but Drama2015 called me biased, arrogant, overboard, told me to be humble, what's your view on this? Did I say call other commenters such names?

      I commented because I felt that it was premature to include YP in the nominations for Best Drama and Best Screenplay simply because it has not finished airing.

      Re drop in quality, I found Ep 7 to 10 to be rather boring compared to Ep 1 to 6. Maybe Ep 1 to 6 were too good, so my expectations were too high?

      Re the acting of the actors and actresses, if you read my comments, you will notice that I do not criticize this.

      Re Beanies, when did I call you a Beanie? I like Beanies as I think they are great people who make smart, intelligent, reasoning and unbiased comments on dramas. Are you one of them? However, I agree with you that I should not have mentioned them here.

    • @ febe

      Koala's site are filled with many controversial statements, the moment you agree with the article, you inevitably took on some heat. So please don't take it as a personal attack. The last thing we want is for anyone to get hurt over kdrama stuff.

      Many of koala's articles are informative and interesting. But some articles are clearly "overboard" in describing the actors and actresses. And a few are quite bias and insulting (you can refer to past articles).

      For example, when I commented that Lee Yoo Bi was not spectacular in the early episodes of Joseon Scholar, I never insult her or ask her to stop acting or wish her character would die. I simply hope she will bring something special to her role and I understood this is her first leading role on prime time slot. But that's where koala and some other commentators differ and had been very insulting to actors like Gu Hye Sun and Ahn Jae Hyun in Blood and now even YongPal (though not insulting, it's still bias).

      In summary, if it's OK for one to say others have the right to be rude, insulting and unkind. Then it's also my right and drama2015's right to post otherwise. Ultimately, we should note that all these actors and crews are humans. Put ourselves in their shoes and see how painful it is to receive such remarks.

      Why do we say some the commentators' feedback are illogical? Simple. If we all follow koala's comments then kdrama will only hire a handful of actors and actresses for all dramas. Yes we all love talented and competent actors like Ji Sung, Lee Jun Ki but they can't act in dozens of shows each year.

      If I dropped a show or didn't watch a particular drama I wouldn't even comment. So I don't see why people wanna trash a show or a person that they don't watch. And why are people so full of anger and hatred towards people that they have never met? Just because they are celebrities, they don't deserve getting insults, jeers and boohs. Do we want any celebrities getting depressed or suicidal over such hateful remarks?

      You didn't say anything wrong but in the crossfire some people became casualties. Nothing personal though.

    • @ febe

      Koala's site are filled with many controversial statements, the moment you agree with the article, you inevitably took on some heat. So please don't take it as a personal attack. The last thing we want is for anyone to get hurt over kdrama stuff.

      Many of koala's articles are informative and interesting. But some articles are clearly "overboard" in describing the actors and actresses. And a few are quite bias and insulting (you can refer to past articles).

      For example, when I commented that Lee Yoo Bi was not spectacular in the early episodes of Joseon Scholar, I never insult her or ask her to stop acting or wish her character would die. I simply hope she will bring something special to her role and I understood this is her first leading role on prime time slot. But that's where koala and some other commentators differ and had been very insulting to actors like Gu Hye Sun and Ahn Jae Hyun in Blood and now even YongPal (though not insulting, it's still bias).

      In summary, if it's OK for one to say others have the right to be rude, insulting and unkind. Then it's also my right and drama2015's right to post otherwise. Ultimately, we should note that all these actors and crews are humans. Put ourselves in their shoes and see how painful it is to receive such remarks.

      Why do we say some the commentators' feedback are illogical? Simple. If we all follow koala's comments then kdramas will only hire a handful of actors and actresses for all dramas. Yes we all love talented and competent actors like Ji Sung, Lee Jun Ki but they can't act in dozens of shows each year.

      If I dropped a show or didn't watch a particular drama I wouldn't even comment. So I don't see why people wanna trash a show or a person that they don't watch. And why are people so full of anger and hatred towards people that they have never met? Just because they are celebrities, they don't deserve getting insults, jeers and boohs. Do we want any celebrities getting depressed or suicidal over such hateful remarks?

      You didn't say anything wrong but in the crossfire some people became casualties. Nothing personal though.

  • I will reply to myself and since some here are acting like they know it all, I will also make some guesses on the awards

    Daesang: likely joo won as the one with higher rating may win though ji sung was remarkably versatile. Let's hope ji sung wins even though I am very impressed with joo won's subdued and unassuming role this time.

    Top Excellence male: misaeng Im shi wan

    Top excellence female:
    I like all the five girls nominated. I loved jang nara's role in IRT but KTH will win coz somebody has to recognize a good rated drama. If not her then kim hee sun.

    Best drama: yongpal (some of you are just plain ignorant of the fact that shows are all being sponsored and funded so ratings do count. I really find some of the people's comment are so unrealistic - comeon crew members and actors need to get paid, so if ratings don't count why don't you guys fund the TV stations yourselves and make great shows and don't bother about ratings...)

    Best screenplay: misaeng though I remember you may stand a chance

    Best director: misaeng

    Male Excellence : kim from misaeng

    Female: no idea as I didn't watch any of these shows

  • I've only seen a few episodes of Yong Pal, but it's already nowhere near the quality of dramas like Misaeng, Kill Me Heal Me, Producer, etc. It stands out in the nominees as being that one drama that probably shouldn't be there lol.

  • Actually we're all biased towards our own taste and preference. I do find Yongpal the most interesting drama to watch recently. Those other dramas nominated or mentioned in the post, including highly anticipated Producer, eventually disappointed me at the end. Many fans raved about Kill Me Heal Me. I do think the 3 main leads are impressive and have great chemistry. But the script writing was sometimes repetitive and redundant and resorted to overwhelming viewers with emotional wreckage. I eventually gave up before the last episode even closed up. I definitely disagree with Koala's assessment about Kim Tae Hee. I've never been her fan but I found her acting in Yongpal very convincing and cool. Just to state my personal opinions and preference, not to offend the fans of other dramas though.

  • I honestly think most of other nominated dramas are BORING to the heck. I strongly second your thought that it's all very subjective to judge which drama or actor/actress is good or fair or bland or whatever. Koala is surely not immune to this bias. Sometimes I found her site a really good source of recommendations of interesting dramas or acting. But other times just to the opposite. Basically I don't have the same taste as she all the time. But entertainment is not rocket science. So I don't care whatever other ppl or bloggers blah blah blah say as if they were drama experts. LOL...It's nothing but business and market oriented. I happen to be one of the customers. If I like a drama or an actor/actress, I just like it and will goof up with my time to watch it. I don't give an dang to other ppl's "critique". LOL...My point, I really like Yongpal a lot and have been enjoying each episode so far.

• GHJ has given more commendable and impressive performance than the one she did for Producer, and CTH hardly got any scenes for a good stretch of the drama. Not surprised they are excluded. What's really surprising is Yoochun getting the nod over Jo Jung Suk. What in the what? Or that PBY is completely ignored for the likes of KTH and PSH.

  I'm decidedly impressed and extremely pleased that KSH has been nominated for the Daesang after just winning it last year. Two years in a row is impressive. Surprised there's no female in the list, but I expect it to be a tough call. Yoon Dong Geun will most likely win.

  • Although I was kinda disappointed at the highly anticipated Producer at midway through the end, I'm once again sure KSH is a true talent. He nailed that awkward, nerdy, and conflicting character even I didn't really like him being so petty in the drama. LOL..

• I hope Misaeng wins the Best Drama Award & Im Shi Wan Top male Excellence Award.

  All the best Team Misaeng!!!

  • Yes, agree! But whatever happened to Lee Sung Min, our Chief Oh, who should have been nominated for Daesang?

• I don't understand these awards....half of the dramas are from 2014 and half are from 2015!!!!

  • Because some of these drama are not nominated last year so this year they will be nominated. For example, pinocchio was airing around december and doesnt nominated for any award last year so it will compete for these year's drama award..

  • They make the cut in September, so dramas that air from October 2014 onwards count.

• Seo In guk is there? ok. It's legit. heheheh..

• so sad, no one from Falling For Innocence. But i do like KMHM, producer, Yongpal, Yoona's street, Oh My Ghost, I Remember You and Misaeng. SO whoever take the awards home, i'm totally fine!!!

  But, no PARK BO YOUNG??? while her co-star, uri JJS oppa is on the list too??? why UEE with her lackluster??? sigh..

  • I just finished watching FFI. ^^ Such a fun drama.

    • yups.. it was cute and fun to watch. even we met the annoying antagonist, but still the leads were so adorable together :)

      Jung Kyung Ho should be on list for male excellent or even daesang.. like c'mon.. he was totally great on that show!

      kim so yeon did well.. better than some of the actress on the list.. such as uee, iu and kim tae hee.. sigh.

      #justiceforPARKBOYOUNG

  • Park Bo Young and Jung Kyung Ho definitely should have been nominated, they were amazing in their dramas.

    • ikr.

      i hope there's a justice for them.. haha. they deserve it. JKH needs more recognition.. he's such a good actor. and PBY.. i dont even want to compare her with UEE, Kim Tae Hee or IU.. aigoo.. no offense for this 3 'actress' fans.. but seriously.. we know who better, right? :)

  • Yeah! Totally puzzled! Why no PBY? But UEE? Mehhhhh....LOL..Don't hate me, UEE's fan! Just my personal taste. She's not on my favorite plate.

  • uee should win because she is the best actress between all the nominee