Pada tanggal 28 Desember, APAN Star Awards 2024 diadakan di Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) di Seoul.
APAN Star Awards adalah satu-satunya upacara penghargaan drama terpadu di Korea Selatan, yang menghargai konten dari semua platform (termasuk jaringan penyiaran publik, kabel, OTT, dan drama web). Drama yang ditayangkan antara November 2023 dan Oktober 2024 memenuhi syarat untuk penghargaan tahun ini.Kim Tae Ri memenangkan Daesang (Hadiah Utama) untuk penampilannya dalam “Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born,” yang juga memenangkan penghargaan untuk Drama Terbaik.
Sementara itu, Top Excellence Awards tahun ini diberikan kepada Ji Chang Wook (untuk “Welcome to Samdalri”), Lee Ha Nee (“Knight Flower”), dan bintang “Beauty and Mr. Romantic” Ji Hyun Woo dan Im Soo Hyang.
Bintang “Lovely Runner” Byeon Woo Seok dan Kim Hye Yoon memenangkan kedua Popularity Awards tahun ini, dan mereka juga membawa pulang penghargaan untuk Best Couple. Selain itu, Byeon Woo Seok juga meraih Global Star Award tahun ini, sementara bandnya yang tampil di “Lovely Runner”, Eclipse, memenangkan Best Original Soundtrack (OST) untuk lagu “Sudden Shower.”
Terutama, tiga aktor dari “Doubt” memenangkan penghargaan Best New Actor and Actress tahun ini: Chae Won Bin, Roh Jae Won, dan Kim Jung Jin, semuanya pulang dengan penghargaan pendatang baru.
Daesang (Grand Prize): Kim Tae Ri (“Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born”)
Best Drama: “Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born”
Best Director: Lee Myung Woo (“Boyhood”)
Best Writer: Choi Yoo Na (“Good Partner”)
Male Top Excellence Award (Mid-Length Drama): Ji Chang Wook (“Welcome to Samdalri”)
Female Top Excellence Award (Mid-Length Drama): Lee Ha Nee (“Knight Flower”)
Male Top Excellence Award (Long-Form Drama): Ji Hyun Woo (“Beauty and Mr. Romantic”)
Female Top Excellence Award (Long-Form Drama): Im Soo Hyang (“Beauty and Mr. Romantic”)
Male Excellence Award (Mid-Length Drama): Lee Yi Kyung (“Marry My Husband”)
Female Excellence Award (Mid-Length Drama): Jung Eun Chae (“Your Honor,” “Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born”)
Male Excellence Award (Long-Form Drama): Kim Dong Jun (“Korea-Khitan War”)
Female Excellence Award (Long-Form Drama): Oh Hyun Kyung (“Su Ji and U Ri”)
Best Short Drama or Web Drama Actor: Lee Sang Woon (“My Trouble-Maker Mom”)
Best Short Drama or Web Drama Actress: Jung In Sun (“Grand Shining Hotel”)
Male Acting Award: Jeon Bae Soo (“Dear Hyeri,” “Queen of Tears”), Seo Hyun Chul (“Welcome to Samdalri,” “Boyhood”)
Female Acting Award: Kim Jung Nan (“Queen of Tears”), Jung Young Joo (“Lovely Runner,” “Miss Night and Day”)
Best New Actor: Kim Jung Jin (“Boyhood,” “Doubt”), Roh Jae Won (“Doubt,” “Daily Dose of Sunshine”)
Best New Actress: Chae Won Bin (“Doubt”), Kang Mina (“Welcome to Samdalri”)
Best Young Actor: Lee Joo Won (“Queen of Tears,” “My Sweet Mobster”)
Best Young Actress: Park So Yi (“The Atypical Family”)
Achievement Award: Kim Young Ok
Idol Champ Best Couple Award: Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon (“Lovely Runner”)
Idol Champ Best OST Award: Eclipse – “Sudden Shower” (“Lovely Runner”)
Idol Champ Popularity Award (Actor): Byeon Woo Seok
Idol Champ Popularity Award (Actress): Kim Hye Yoon
Idol Champ Global Star Award: Byeon Woo Seok
Idol Champ Best Entertainer: Kang Daniel
Korea Creative Award: RalRal