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APAN Star Awards

The APAN Star Awards[note 1][note 2] is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea and contribution to Korean Wave, organized by the Korea Entertainment Management Association (CEMA).[3] Nominees for the awards are selected from Korean dramas that airs on the three major broadcasting networks (KBS, MBC and SBS) and cable channels (tvN, jtbc, OCN, MBN and TV Chosun) from October of the previous year to September of the current year.[4]

APAN Star Awards
Current: 2025 APAN Star Awards
Awarded for
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byKorea Entertainment Management Association [ko]
First awardDecember 8, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-12-08)
Websiteapanstarawards.com
APAN Star Awards
Hangul
에이판 스타 어워즈
Revised RomanizationEipan Seuta Eowojeu
McCune–ReischauerEip'an Sŭt'a Ŏwŏchŭ

Categories

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  • Grand Prize (대상) is given to the best actor/actress of the year.
  • Top Excellence in Acting Award (최우수상)
  • Excellence in Acting Award (우수상)
  • Best Supporting Actor/Actress (조연상), previously known as Acting Award (연기상)
  • Best New Actor/Actress (신인상), previously known as Rising Star Award (라이징스타상)
  • Best Young Actor/Actress (아역상)
  • Best Production Director (연출상)
  • Best Writer (작가상)
  • Best Original Soundtrack (베스트OST상)
  • Best Entertainer (엔터테이너)
  • Popular Star Award (인기스타상)
  • Best Couple Award (베스트 커플상)
  • Hallyu Star Award (한류 스타상)
  • Best Dressed (베스트드레서상), previously known as Fashionista Award (패셔니스타상)
  • Achievement Award (공로상)
  • OTT award : This category was introduced in 2022 from 8th edition of awards.[5]

Grand Prize (Daesang)

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Drama of the Year

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Top Excellence in Acting Awards

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Best Actor

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Best Actor in a Miniseries

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Best Actor in a Serial Drama

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Best Actor in an OTT Drama

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Year Winner Drama
2022 Jung Hae-in D.P.

Best Actress

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Best Actress in a Miniseries

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Best Actress in a Serial Drama

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Best Actress in an OTT Drama

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Year Winner Drama
2022 Kim Sung-ryung Political Fever

Excellence in Acting Awards

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Best Actor

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Best Actor in a Miniseries

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Best Actor in a Serial Drama

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Best Actor in a Short Drama

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Best Actor in an OTT Drama

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Best Actress

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Best Actress in a Miniseries

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Best Actress in a Serial Drama

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Best Actress in a Short Drama

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Year Winner Drama
2023 Shin Eun-soo Nineteen Sea Otters
2024 Jung In-sun Grand Shining Hotel
2025 Park Ha-sun A Love That's Completely Useless and Psychopath Yeo Soon-jeong

Best Actress in an OTT Drama

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Year Winner Drama
2022 Han Sun-hwa Work Later, Drink Now
2023 Yeri Bitch X Rich

Supporting Awards

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Best Supporting Actor

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Best Supporting Actress

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Newcomer Awards

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Best New Actor

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Best New Actress

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Rising Star Award

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Youth Awards

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Best Young Actor

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Best Child Actor

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Best Young Actress

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Best Child Actress

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Best Production Director

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Year Winner Drama
2012Jo Nam-kookThe Chaser
2013Kim Byung-sooNine: Nine Time Travels
2014Jang Tae-yooMy Love from the Star
2015Jo Soo-wonPinocchio
2016Shin Won-hoReply 1988
2018Kim Won-seokMy Mister
2020Cha Yeong-hoonWhen the Camellia Blooms
2022Jung Ji-in and Song Yeon-hwaThe Red Sleeve
2023 Park In-je Moving
2024 Lee Myoungwoo Boyhood
2025 Kim Won-seok When Life Gives You Tangerines

Best Writer

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Year Winner Drama
2012Park Ji-eunMy Husband Got a Family
2013So Hyun-kyungSeoyoung, My Daughter, Two Weeks
2014Jung Sung-jooSecret Love Affair
2015Park Kyung-sooPunch
2016Kim Eun-heeSignal
2018Lee Soo-yeonLife
2020Lee Shin-hwaHot Stove League
2022 Moon Ji-won Extraordinary Attorney Woo
2023 Kang Yoon-sung Big Bet
2024 Choi Yu-na Good Partner
2025 Jang Hyun-sook Typhoon Family

Best Original Soundtrack

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Year Song Drama
2012"All for You" – Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-jiReply 1997
2013"Winter Love" – The OneThat Winter, the Wind Blows
2014"Goodbye My Love" – AileeFated to Love You
2015"Pinocchio" – Roy KimPinocchio
2020"Sweet Night" – V (BTS)Itaewon Class
2022 "Love Always Runs Away" — Lim Young-woong Young Lady and Gentleman
2023 "Go Your Own Way" — Young Tak Live Your Own Life
2024 "Sudden Shower" — Eclipse Lovely Runner
2025 "More Beautiful than heaven" - Lim Young-woong Heavenly Ever After

Best Entertainer

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Year Winner
2024Kang Daniel
2025Cha Eun-woo

Popularity Awards

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Hallyu Star Award

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Best Couple Award

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Best Dressed

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Best Manager

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Year Winner Talent Agency
2012Kim Jong-doNamoo Actors
2013Kim Dong-eopWill Entertainment
2014Lee Jin-sungKing Kong Entertainment
2015Shim Jung-woonSim Entertainment
2016Kim Jeong-yongBlossom Entertainment
2018Bae SungHM Entertainment
2020Kang Geon-taekVAST Entertainment
2022 Son Seok-woo[6] BH Entertainment
2023 CEO Baek Chang-ju C-JeS Studios

Achievement Award

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Other Awards

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Year Category Winner Drama
2012Best VillainYoon Yong-hyunHistory of a Salaryman
Best Comic ActingAhn Suk-hwanShut Up Family
Best Action StuntsN/aBridal Mask
2013Best PerformanceJung Eun-jiThat Winter, the Wind Blows
Best ActionN/aGu Family Book
2014Best SNS Web DramaN/aA Hungry Woman
2015Award for SNS Web DramaXiuminFalling for Challenge
2016Special Actor of the YearJun KunimuraN/a
Best APAN Star AwardKim Hee-sunN/a
Jessy MendiolaN/a
Hiroki NarimiyaN/a
Song Joong-kiN/a
Joe TaslimN/a
Thanayong WongtrakulN/a
Special APAN AwardGökhan Alkan and
Zeynep Çamcı		N/a
2018OST AwardSong Dong-woonN/a
2020Web Drama AwardN/a

Best Mistake

Short-Form Drama AwardN/a

Live Like That

2022Web Drama AwardN/a

Be My Boyfriend

Short-Form Drama AwardN/a

Deok-gu Is Back

2023 Best Character Award Lee Jun-ho King the Land
Seoul League Actors Award Lee Sung-kyung Dr. Romantic 3
Global Creator of the Year Award Anushka Sen N/a
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao N/a
Karimova Elina N/a
Cassandra Bankson N/a
Kristel Fulgar N/a
Kika Kim N/a
2025 Best Asia Star Chung Su-bin Friendly Rivalry
Jinyoung Ms. Incognito

Ceremonies

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Edition Date
1st K-Drama Star Awards December 8, 2012
2nd APAN Star Awards November 16, 2013
3rd APAN Star Awards November 15, 2014
4th APAN Star Awards November 28, 2015
5th APAN Star Awards October 2, 2016
6th APAN Star Awards October 13, 2018
7th APAN Star Awards January 23, 2021
8th APAN Star Awards September 29, 2022
9th APAN Star Awards December 30, 2023
10th APAN Star Awards December 28, 2024
11th Apan Star Awards December 29, 2025

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ APAN stands for the Asia Pacific Actors Network.[1]
  2. ↑ The inaugural ceremony K-Drama Star Awards was renamed to APAN Star Awards in 2013.[2]
  3. ↑ KT Seezn Star Award – Actor

References

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  1. ↑ Rumy Doo (October 3, 2016). "Song Joong-ki wins grand prize at APAN awards". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ Seo, Byung-ki (October 27, 2013). 2013대전드라마페스티벌, 드라마를 사랑하는 사람들 모이세요!. The Korea Herald (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ Moon, So-Young (January 24, 2021). "Hyun Bin takes top prize at APAN Star Awards for 'Crash Landing On You'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ So-Young, Sung (November 17, 2013). "Song wins top Star award". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
    So-Young, Sung (November 29, 2015). "Kim Soo-hyun takes top APAN Star honors". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  5. ↑ Oh Myung-eon (August 31, 2022). "박은빈·이정재 등 아시아태평양 스타어워즈 대상 후보 선정" [Park Eun-bin, Lee Jung-jae, etc. Selected as nominees for the Asia Pacific Star Awards]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  6. ↑ Myung, Hee-sook (September 29, 2022). "송중기, '빈센조'로 이견없는 대상…'옷소매' 3관왕 저력 [에이판스타어워즈](종합)" [Song Joong-ki, 'Vincenzo' as the undisputed winner... 'Clothes Sleeve' 3-Win Power [Apan Star Awards] (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Naver.
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