I don’t know what this is since it’s brand spanking new and could be a precursor for what is already being deemed a complete shitshow that will be the year end 2022 SBS Drama Awards. There are FOUR top actor/actress that could get the Daesang and three have already aired dramas to rave reviews and ratings. There is Kim Nam Gil in Through the Darkness, then Lee Jun Ki in Again My Life, and now Seo Hyun Jin in Why Her. Then coming down the pipeline in the fall will be Namgoong Min in Thousand Won Lawyer. I mean, c’mon SBS, you really put yourself in this position. With that said, it may be already maneuvering to address it as this weekend Kim Nam Gil received from SBS a special First Half of 2022 Drama Award for Through the Darkness. That probably is the consolation prize for him and the drama and it also feels like bad timing that Through the Darkness aired at the very beginning of 2022 and is more easily forgotten by the time year end rolls around.
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