The most exciting thing at the 2018 Korean Dramas Awards was how utterly lackluster it was. Other than veteran Yoo Dong Geun showing up to accept his Daesang and his weekend drama Marry Me Now winning Best Drama, it was an event where I was struggling to find reason why it existed. It felt like the winners were anyone who agreed to show up, and maybe Kam Woo Sung and Chae Jung Ahn had a free night and I am happy whenever they win an award but feel this one was for the teenyboppers. The ladies of the 2018 Miss Korea pageant attended so that was fun for the navel gazing but for their mostly meh gowns. Idol-actors Chansung and Cha Eun Woo took home Hallyu Awards (quelle surprise) and overall this was a tinny way to kick off the 2018 Korean acting awards season. Continue reading
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