[KRN] Awards ceremony at Korea Drama Festival 2008

Awards ceremony at Korea Drama Festival 2008
Saturday November 1, 2008 Korea

Stars came out on November 1 to the 2008 Korea Drama Awards in the South Gyeongsang province city of Jinju, although there were a few notable absences (Bae Yong-joon, Kim Rae-won).

The top winner of the night was Kim Myung-min for his portrayal of Maestro Kang (affectionately, Kang-mae) in currently running hit drama Beethoven Virus.

In the next “tier” of acting awards below Kim’s Daesang were the Best Acting award winners, consistently solid sageuk actor Choi Su-jong for Dae Jo Young and Kim Haneul for playing a difficult actress in On Air. In the next tier for Acting Excellence were Kim Rae-won of Gourmet and Han Ji-hye for Likable or Not (who may pull in yet more awards this time next year for her performance in East of Eden).

Musical acts included performances by R&B ballad duo Fly To the Sky, balladeer Shin Hye-sung, and members of idol group Super Junior.

There were also awards for Netizen Popularity, which went to Girls Generation member Yoon-ah for her role in the daily drama You’re My Destiny, Kim Bum for stealing the show in East of Eden, comedienne Kim Hyun-sook of tvN’s hit cable series Rude Miss Young-ae Season 3, and Kim Hee-jung for the popular and long-running First Wives Club.

A distinguished service award was given to Baek Il-sub of Mom’s Dead Upset, a juror’s special award to Kim Hae-sook of First Wives Club, Best Drama to Mom’s Dead Upset, and a Hallyu Achievement award to Bae Yong-joon for Legend.

source: dramabeans