Pada tanggal 22 Desember, KBS menggelar Entertainment Awards 2018, sebagai perayaan tahunan untuk memberikan apresiasi dalam berbagai program dan hiburan.
Meskipun menghadapi persaingan ketat dari sesama calon Daesang (Grand Prize) Yoo Jae Suk, Kim Joon Ho, Shin Dong Yup, dan Lee Dong Gook, komedian Lee Young Ja akhirnya dipilih sebagai pemenang dan menjadi wanita pertama dalam sejarah yang memenangkan penghargaan Daesang.
Berikut daftar lengkap para pemenang :
Daesang (Grand Prize): Lee Young Ja
Viewers’ Choice for Best Program: “2 Days & 1 Night”
Top Excellence in Variety: Defconn (“2 Days & 1 Night”), Sam Hammington (“The Return of Superman”)
Top Excellence in Talk & Show: Kim Sook (“Battle Trip”), Moon Hee Jun (“Immortal Songs”)
Top Excellence in Comedy: Shin Bong Sun (“Gag Concert”), Kwon Jae Kwan (“Gag Concert”)
Excellence in Variety: Go Ji Yong (“The Return of Superman”), Kim Seung Hyun (“Men Who Do Housework”)
Excellence in Talk & Show: Sung Si Kyung (“Battle Trip”), Jo Se Ho (“Happy Together”)
Excellence in Comedy: Park Sora (“Gag Concert”), Song Joon Geun (“Gag Concert”)
Rookie Award for Variety: Honey Lee (“The Secret and Great Private Lives of Animals”), Eric Nam (“Samcheong Neighborhood Grandma”)
Rookie Award for Talk & Show: Lovelyz’s Kei (“Music Bank”), Choi Won Myeong (“Music Bank”)
Rookie Award for Comedy: Kim Nina (“Gag Concert”), Lee Seung Hwan (“Gag Concert”)
Best Couple: Kim Joon Ho & Kim Jong Min (“2 Days & 1 Night”), Kim Yeon Joong & Baek Ok Ja (Kim Seung Hyun’s parents; “Men Who Do Housework”)
Best Teamwork: “Hello Counselor”
Best Entertainer: Yoon Shi Yoon (“2 Days & 1 Night”), Choi Yang Rak & Paeng Hyun Sook (“Men Who Do Housework”), Kim Tae Jin (“Entertainment Weekly”)
Hot Issue Entertainer: MAMAMOO’s Hwasa (“Hyena on the Keyboard”), DIA’s Jung Chaeyeon (“to. Jenny”), Bong Tae Gyu (“The Return of Superman”), Bae Jung Nam (“1 Percent Friendship,” “Where on Earth?”)
Hot Issue Variety Program: “Joy of Conversation”
Popularity Award: the children of “The Return of Superman”
Special Producer Award: Shin Hyun Joon (“Entertainment Weekly”)
Honorary Award: Bae Chul Soo (“Concert 7080”)
Radio DJ of the Year: Park Eun Young
Rookie DJ of the Year: Yangpa, Akdong Musician’s Lee Soo Hyun
Entertainment DJ Award: Jang Hang Joon, Kim Jin Soo
Best Idea Award: Lee Hyun Jung & Kim Won Hyo (“Gag Concert”)