Park Bo-gum vs. Kim Hye-yoon ♥ Byun Woo-seok..Who's the hero of the "Baeksang of Glory"?

Apr 07, 2025

Park Bo-gum vs. Kim Hye-yoon ♥ Byun Woo-seok..Who's the hero of the 'Baeksang of Glory'?



The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards' unveiled candidates for broadcasting, film, and theater.

On the 7th, the Secretariat of the Baeksang Arts Awards announced the candidates for broadcasting, film, and theater at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards with Gucci selected through fair and fierce screening on its official website and official SNS.






The Baeksang Arts Awards have presented screening standards in line with content consumption trends, such as expanding the scope of screening from three terrestrial companies to cable, general service, OTT, and the web, and including creators as the subject of screening. According to the expanded standard, the TV sector will be renamed to the broadcasting sector this year, and another change will be made.

The drama award categories, which become more competitive over the years, were nominated for tvN 's 'Bounce on Sunjae', JTBC 'Occ wife', MBC 'A very intimate traitor', Netflix 'Severe Trauma Center', and Netflix 'I was completely deceived'. The award for best entertainment is tvN 'The Iron Girls', Mnet'Stage Fighter', Choo Sung-hoon'Choo Sung-Hoon'The Rest of Ajo's Life'Fungo', and Netflix 'Black and White Cook: The War of the Cuisine Class'. The liberal arts award categories were selected with various themes and messages, ranging from EBS 'Dark Prime: Where's My Last Home?' to Wave 'All the Families', Wonju MBC 'Wish, With You Again', SBS 'Special-Study Exhibition and Behind-the-scenes Kim Min-ki', and TVing 'Xiamen: Ghost Exhibition'.

Director Kim Won-seok (Netflix 'I got tricked'), director Kim Hee-won (Disney + 'Light Shop'), director Song Yeon-hwa (MBC 'You're such an intimate traitor'), director Lee Do-yoon (Netflix 's Center for Severe Trauma'), and director Jung Ji-in (tvN 's Jungnyeon'). Writers Kim Jung-min (Coupang Play 'Family Planning '), Park Ji-sook (JTBC 'Occ Mrs. '), Lee Si-eun (tvN 'Bounce With Sunjae'), Im Sang-chun (Netflix 'I got tricked'), and Choi Yu-na (SBS 'Good Partner'). Director Lee Young-joo (Netflix 'Black and White Cook: The Battle of the Culinary Class'Art), director Lee Jin-seok and Lee Deok-hoon (MBC 'Shooting such an Intimate Traitor'), director Jang Young-gyu (tvN 'Jungnai' Music), director Cho Dong-hyuk (Tving 'Study Group' Martial Arts), supervisors Hong Jung-ho, Lee Seung-je, Kim Dae-joon, and Kim Jung-min (Netflix 'Hell Season 2'VFX) were nominated for the Arts Award.




The best acting award, which selects the actor who showed the best performance last year, was decided by five candidates for each man and woman after fierce discussions. Park Bo-gum (Netflix 'I got tricked'), Byun Woo-seok (tvN 'Bounce'), Lee Joon-hyuk (Tiving 'Good or Bad Dongjae', Joo Ji-hoon (Netflix 'Severe Trauma Center'), and Han Suk-kyu (MBC 'You're such a close traitor') will clash for the best male acting trophy. Ko Min-shi (Netflix 'In the Forest of No One', Kim Tae-ri (tvN 'Jungnyeon'), Kim Hye-yoon (tvN 'Brun with Sunjae', IU (Netflix 'I got tricked'), and Jang Na-ra (SBS 'Good Partner') compete for the best female acting award.

The male and female supporting actor categories are expected to be the hottest competition ever. Kim Joon-han (SBS 'Good Partner'), Noh Jae-won (Netflix 'Squid Game'Season 2), Yoon Kyung-ho (Netflix 'Severe Trauma Center', Choi Dae-hoon (Netflix 'I got tricked'), and Hyun Bong-sik (TVing 'Good or Bad Dong-jae') were nominated for a supporting actor award. The nomination line-up is so strong that it is difficult to predict the outcome of the award in the female supporting actor category, which is named by Kim Kook-hee (Coupang Play 'Family Planning', Kim Jae-hwa (JTBC 'Occ Mrs. Ok's exhibition', Yeom Hye-ran (Netflix 'Flix 'I was deceived').

In the rookie acting award category, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, all rising stars who are drawing attention gathered. Kim Jung-jin (MBC 'A so intimate traitor'), Song Gun-hee (tvN 'Bounce With Sunjae'), Cha Woo-min (Tving 'Study Group'), Chu Young-woo (JTBC 'Occ Mrs. Ok's War'), and Heo Nam-jun (Gini TV 'Your Honor') are nominees for the Best New Actor Award. Kim Tae-yeon (Netflix 'I got tricked'), Noh Jeong-ui (Channel A 'Witch', Cho Yoon-soo (Disney + 'tyrant'), Chae Won-bin (MBC 'You're such an intimate traitor') and Ha-young (Netflix 's Center for Severe Trauma) compete for the Best New Female Actor award.




Those who have been at the forefront of the K-entertainment trend over the past year have been nominated for entertainment awards. Kim Won-hoon, Dex, Sung Si-kyung, Shin Dong-yeop, and Yoo Jae-seok are nominees for the male entertainment award. For the female entertainment awards, Lee Soo-ji, Jang Do-yeon, Ji Ye-eun, Hae-won, and Hong Jin-kyung became competitors in good faith. In particular, the entertainment awards are distinctly different from the features shown in the entertainment contents focused on by each candidate, drawing more attention to who will hold the trophy in their arms.



The theater district has had a difficult past year, but it has worked deeply with the audience with various genres and fresh attempts. Thanks to this, this year's film category has completed a more exciting lineup of candidates.

The Best Picture category was nominated for 'Loving Law in the City', 'Revolver', 'The eldest son', 'Jeon, Lan', and 'Harbin'. Director Park Lee-woong ('Morning Sea Seagull is'), Director Oh Seung-wook ('Revolver', Director Woo Min-ho ('Harbin'), Director Lee Eon-hee ('How to Love the City'), and Director Lee Jong-pil ('Leave'). Director Kim Se-hwi is nominated for the Rookie Director Award, which is expected to be as fierce as the Director Award'), Nam Dong-hyeop ('Handsome Guys'), Oh Jung-min ('Jangson'), Lee Mi-rang ('About Daughter'), and Jung Ji-hye ('Jung Soon').

Director Kim Hyung-joo and Yoon Jong-bin ('Victory') and director Park Yi-woong ('Morning Sea Seagull'), writer Shin Chul and director Park Chan-wook ('Jeon, Lan'), writer Oh Seung-wook and author Joo-byul ('Revolver'), and director Oh Jung-min ('Jangson') were nominated. In the arts category, supervisor Park Byung-joo ('Wonderland'VFX), martial arts director Yoo Sang-seop and Jang Han-seung ('Veteran2'Action), makeup director Lee Seo-jin ('pilot'dress), music director Cho Young-wook ('Jeon, Lan'music), and cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo ('Harbin' filming) will compete for the Baeksang Trophy.

The nominees for the best acting award, which will attract the most attention, are all the pillars supporting the Korean film industry. Yoon Joo-sang ('Morning Sea Seagull'), Lee Byung-hun ('Victory'), Lee Hee-joon ('Handsome Guys'), Cho Jung-seok ('pilot'), and Hyun Bin ('Harbin') are the nominees for the Best Performance by a Male Actor Award. The women's best acting award will be nominated by Kim Go-eun ('How to Love the City'), Kim Geum-soon ('Jeong-soon'), Song Hye-kyo ('Black Nuns'), Jeon Do-yeon ('Revolver'), and Cho Yeo-jeong ('Hidden Face').

Many prominent candidates were also nominated for supporting actor awards. Koo Dae-hwan ('Exodus', Park Jung-min ('Jeon, Lan'), Yoo Jae-myung ('Happiness Land', Jung Hae-in ('Veteran2'), and Jo Woo-jin ('Harbin') were listed on the list of male supporting actors who are difficult to select a single winner. Gong Seung-yeon ('Handsome Guys'), Su-hyun ('Ordinary Family'), Lim Ji-yeon ('Revolver'), Jeon Yeo-bin ('Black Nuns'), and Han Seon-hwa ('Pilot'), who have different charms, were nominated for a supporting actress award.

Kang Seung-ho ('Jangson', Roh Sang-hyun ('Loving Law in the City', Moon Woo-jin ('Black Nuns'), Jang Sung-beom ('What to Do'), and Jung Sung-il ('Jeon, Lan') were selected as nominees for the male rookie acting award. Noh Yoon-seo ('Cheongseol', Park Ji-hyun ('Hidden Face'), Lee Myung-ha ('Wimang', Lee Hye-ri ('Victory') and Ha Seo-yoon ('streaming') compete for the Best New Female Actor award. Attention is focusing on the birth of a new face that will be responsible for the future of Korean movies.

The Gucci IMPACT AWARD, which has been held for three years this year, has selected five 'To Her', 'To Her', 'How to Love the City', 'Voice to Revive', 'Morning Sea Seagull' and 'Jeongsoon' that shed light on social issues from their respective perspectives and contain messages toward a better future.

Park Bo-gum vs. Kim Hye-yoon ♥ Byun Woo-seok..Who's the hero of the 'Baeksang of Glory'?


The theater sector was revived in 2019 and has now become the highlight of the white statue. The Baeksang Theater Award selects candidates who have achieved the best theatrical performance without boundaries such as groups, works, and people, but all five candidates came out of the work this year. The nominations are 'Gumi-sik', 'Jews of Malta', 'The eldest daughters', 'Jindongsa Temple, a play recommended by Jincheon,'Tungso-sori'. Kwak Ji-sook ('Jews of Malta'), Lee Jin-kyung ('Women on Earth'), Jeong Sae-byul ('Tungsori'), Cho Young-gyu ('Jincheon recommended Jincheon-sa Temple'), and Choi Hee-jin ('All') were nominated for the acting award. Young theater artists who pursue the `youth' of 'newness' rather than 'young' of biological age were nominated for the theater company Gongnori Club ('Dried Pepper and Peach Scent Lipstick'), the theater company Universal Theater ('Romance of Extinction', the theater company 'And Theater'Yuwon', director Lee Seung-won ('The Segal'), and director Lee Tae-rin ('Korean Choi Young-woo' born in 1923).

This year's Baeksang Arts Awards screening is a Korean feature film and a play released in Korea during the same period, content provided by terrestrial, general cable, and OTT from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025. The entertainment category in the broadcasting sector is subject to screening even content provided on the web. Before selecting candidates for each category, a preliminary survey will be conducted on 60 professional evaluators, and the judges in each category selected by the recommendation of a group of experts representing broadcasting, movies, and plays will determine candidates and winners through strict screening.

The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards with Gucci' will be held at COEX D Hall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, at 8 p.m. on May 5. Italian luxury brand Gucci will participate as a partner for three consecutive years and will be broadcast live simultaneously on JTBC, JTBC2, and JTBC4.



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