Kim Go Eun and Hwang Jung Min Wins Best Acting at 2024 Blue Dragon Film Awards as 12.12: The Day Wins Best Picture

This weekend was the 2024 Blue Dragon Film Awards held in Seoul and all the big movie stars were out and about, including one who recently had quite a paternity scandal haha. The big winners were the movie 12.12: The Day (Seoul Spring) winning Best Picture but Best Director went to Exhuma director Jang Hae Hyun so the two movies basically split the top honors. Hwang Jung Min won Best Actor for 12:12 and Kim Go Eun continues her win streak for Exhuma taking home Best Actress. A surprise in the supporting categories with Jung Hae In winning Best Supporting Actor for I, The Executioner (Veteran 2) and Lee Sang Hee got Best Supporting Actress for the indie movie My Name Is Loh Kiwan. The popularity prizes went to D.P. costars Jung Hae In and Koo Kyo Hwan as well as Lim Ji Yeon and Tang Wei.

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Honey Lee Wins Daesang at the 15th Annual Korea Drama Awards and Queen of Tears Takes Home Best Drama

I still remember when the Korea Drama Awards started and it seemed like a joke but now it’s been 15 years and still going strong as part of the annual Korea Drama Festival. It’s also good that it happens in … Continue reading

Kim Soo Hyun Leads Star Studded Recipients of the 2024 NEWSIS K-EXPO Awards

This week the event called the NEWSIS K-EXPO took place and was sponsored by many Korean agencies and government groups including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Seoul Metropolitan Council, Korea Creative Content Agency, and Seoul … Continue reading

Yang Mi and Liu Shi Shi the Most High Profile Flowers to Not Have a C-drama Nominated for the 2024 Golden Eagle Awards While Yang Zi Leads with Four Dramas

So the Golden Eagle Awards are for the serious fare and most of the Flowers in C-ent are doing idol dramas with the rare one-off to tackle a procedural or war-era period piece. But it is striking that both Yang … Continue reading

Blossoms Shanghai Wins Best Drama at the 2024 Magnolia Awards with Hu Ge and Zhou Xun Taking Home the Best Acting Awards Respectively

The Shanghai Film Festival wrapped up this week with the awards portion giving out the 2024 Magnolia Awards. The biggest winner was Blossoms Shanghai taking home both Best Drama (TV show) and Best Actor for Hu Ge. There wasn’t a … Continue reading

Moving Takes Home Drama Daesang, The Worst of Evil Wins Best Director, Namgoong Min Gets Long Awaited Best Actor, and Honey Lee Upsets for Best Actress in Fun Night at the 2024 Baeksang Arts Awards

The 2024 Baeksang Arts Awards took place this Tuesday May 7th in Seoul and it was also the 60th year of the event so a milestone for sure. There is a lot to digest so let’s get to it! Moving … Continue reading