2012 MBC Drama Awards

303 December 30, 2012December 31, 2012

by javabeans

Well, we’ve given out our awards for 2012; now it’s time to see how MBC distributed its honors. And if past years are any indication, there are bound to be some head-scratchers and some obvious political choices. Then again, that’s sort of the name of the game all across the board, isn’t it?

The thing about this station is, every year I see MBC’s award list and think, “Oh right. The station did have some hits after all,” which makes me wonder whether I’m misremembering the year as a sparse one for the broadcasters. And then I think a little more and realize that basically, this was all they had. Wasn’t much competition within categories, which is why you got dramas cleaning up in multiple categories, ’cause what else would’ve taken it?

MBC also has the habit of creating categories or altering them without explanation, which just reinforces the idea that they’ve got a list of shows they need to give awards to, and would rather fit the categories to the shows than vice versa. Ah, dramaland.

WINNERS LIST

Daesang (Grand Prize): Jo Seung-woo (Horse Healer)
Drama of the Year: The Moon That Embraces the Sun
Top Excellence, Miniseries, Actor: Kim Soo-hyun (The Moon That Embraces the Sun)
Top Excellence, Miniseries, Actress: Han Ga-in (The Moon That Embraces the Sun)
Top Excellence, Special Production Drama, Actor: Jo Seung-woo (Horse Healer)
Top Excellence, Special Production Drama, Actress: Sung Yuri (Feast of the Gods)
Top Excellence, Serial Drama, Actor: Kim Jae-won (May Queen)
Top Excellence, Serial Drama, Actress: Han Ji-hye (May Queen)

Excellence Award, Miniseries, Actor: Park Yoochun (I Miss You)
Excellence Award, Miniseries, Actress: Lee Yoon-ji (The King 2 Hearts)
Excellence Award, Special Production Drama, Actor: Lee Sang-woo (Horse Healer, Feast of the Gods)
Excellence Award, Special Production Drama, Actress: Sohn Dam-bi (Light and Shadow), Sung Yuri (Feast of the Gods)
Excellence Award, Serial Drama, Actor: Jae Hee (May Queen)
Excellence Award, Serial Drama, Actress: Seo Hyun-jin (Feast of the Gods, Oh Ja-ryong Is Coming)

Actor of the Year, awarded by PDs from all three broadcasters: Lee Sung-min (Golden Time)
New Actor Award: Kim Jaejoong (Dr. Jin), Lee Jang-woo (I Do, I Do; Oh Ja-ryong Is COming)
New Actress Award: Kim So-eun (Horse Healer, Oh Yeon-seo (Oh Ja-ryong Is Coming)
Child Actor Award: Yeo Jin-gu (The Moon That Embraces the Sun, I Miss You)
Child Actress Award: Kim Yoo-jung (The Moon That Embraces the Sun, May QueeN, Kim So-hyun (The Moon That Embraces the Sun, I Miss You)
Golden Acting Award, Miniseries, Actor: Jeon Gwang-ryul (Light and Shadow, I Miss You), Lee Deok-hwa (May Queen)
Golden Acting Award, Miniseries, Actress: Yang Mi-kyung (The Moon That Embraces the Sun, May Queen), Jeon In-hwa (Feast of the Gods)

Writer of the Year Award: Sohn Young-mok (May Queen), Jin Soo-wan (The Moon That Embraces the Sun)
Popularity Award: Kim Soo-hyun (The Moon That Embraces the Sun), Yoon Eun-hye (I Miss You)
Best Couple Award: Lee Jun-ki, Shin Mina (Arang and the Magistrate)
Hallyu Star of the Year Award: Yoon Eun-hye (I Miss You)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Jo Kyung-hwan
Voice Acting Award, Foreign Dubbing: Jeon Soo-bin (CSI Miami Season 10)
Voice Actor Award, Radio: Choi Sang-ki (Bae Han-sung’s Classics)

I find it amusing that MBC dropped their Daesang last year and instead awarded a “Drama of the Year,” which means that there was no grand acting prize. This year they brought it back and awarded it to Jo Seung-woo for Horse Healer, though they also kept the Drama of the Year category in play. I wonder if Cha Seung-won is shaking his fist in the direction of Yeouido in indignation (having had to settle for a Top Excellence last year when he was pretty much a shoo-in for the nonexistent Daesang).

Kim So-eun, Jo Seung-woo’s costar, has been stirring buzz for her winning performance in Horse Healer, which comes as no surprise since she’s just winning in general. I wish I could say the same for her prim white gown, though I guess she IS the cutest Pilgrim bride ever.

No surprise at all that Kim Soo-hyun got the second-biggest acting award after basically anchoring the adult portion of The Moon That Embraces the Sun. He’s getting that superhero strut down to an art form, I swear.

I say this with all the affection in the world, because I have an inexplicable fondness for Han Ga-in: But any awards ceremony that gives her what is basically the Best Actress trophy sort of destroys any credibility it was going for in the first place. She got the job done in The Moon That Embraces the Sun… but just barely, and that’s if you’re being generous. She’s got one performance mode, and it’s set firmly in neutral, and she hasn’t improved a bit in the last ten years.

That said, she looks amazing. She’s adorable and seems very sweet, and I enjoy envisioning scenarios where she and her Vampire Prosecutor hubby just sit around being adoring and awesome together.

Um. Now on the other hand… I almost couldn’t recognize Kim Min-seo, aka Bad Moon from The Moon That Embraces the Sun, who looks like her dress started falling apart, and instead of trying to sew it back together she opted to tape her chest with Ace bandages and pass it off as avant-garde.

Kudos for pulling off the bold attitude to go with the bold look. (“If you act like it’s on purpose, people will think it’s on purpose! Pose! Strut! Glower!”) Next time, she might wanna keep a sewing kit in the car for emergencies, just sayin’.

Her Moon/Sun co-star Nam Bora went in the opposite direction, going for pink and sweet. I kind of think she looks like a stiff sugar statue on top of a wedding cake, but she does look very sweet (hur) and pretty, with a fresh and youthful glow.

Jeon Mi-sun was probably the other adult anchor in Moon/Sun, though I doubt she expected to be that much of a central role when she signed on to play the shaman. There was an awful lot of white and beige and light pinks on the red carpet, but hers stands on its own; it’s regal and elegant in a sea of ingenues.

Gah, I love Yeo Jin-gu (I Miss You, The Moon That Embraces the Sun), and not just because he’s adorable, although he is that and more. He’s just got so much emotional sincerity when he acts, and he sucks you right in. He has the talent and the charisma to follow in Yoo Seung-ho’s footsteps, career-wise, which would be fantastic. Especially since we’re losing Yoo Seung-ho for the next two years…

I love this look from Kim Yoo-jung (May Queen, The Moon That Embraces the Sun), which is sweet and adorable, but kept from being too precious by its clean structure and the black bows against the white dress. She’s a gorgeous girl, but it’s her acting chops that make her compelling to watch.

Kim So-hyun is growing up so nicely as she heads into her teenage years, and her I Miss You turn hinted at a bright future to come. She looks beautiful in an age-appropriate way, and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. (You know dramaland’s childhood romances have a special magic when it causes a little bit of pang to be formatting these red-carpet photos and you find yourself separating the I Miss You lovers with that other true love from that other drama where they weren’t meant to be. But what can ya do?)

At the very least, at least their adult counterparts can be together. Here’s Yoon Eun-hye in a bold color, and while the dress itself isn’t my favorite look, I do love the orange. And the fact that it’s different.

Aw, not loving the hair on Yoochun, but I do think it’s fun seeing him with his groupmate Jaejoong, since both had MBC dramas this year. Dr. Jin netted Jaejoong a New Actor award (which went to Yoochun last year for Miss Ripley), while Yoochun took home an Excellence award for I Miss You.

Hm. Don’t love or hate this gown on Han Ji-hye, though at least it has some detailed layering going on and lots of texture, which keeps it interesting. She took home an award for May Queen, which earned several awards (since it did keep ratings up for MBC during the weekends).

Kim Jae-won, also of May Queen, also won a Top Excellence award. He was host for the evening, along with singer-actress Sohn Dam-bi, who picked up a prize for her role in the period serial drama Light and Shadow.

Aw, Jae Hee looks happy; he did get an award for May Queen. I’m liking the gray tux with the dark trim, given that everyone else seems to have stuck to the usual formal black, with the occasional blue thrown in the mix.

I don’t think May Queen’s Park Ji-bin has quite the onscreen magnetism of other noteworthy child stars (like, say, Yeo Jin-gu or Lee Hyun-woo) but he’s a solid child actor who’s been steadily working over the past few years. I’ll be curious to see whether he can make the transition into adolescent roles as well; for now, he’s still got a total baby face, which might hold him back. Would you believe he’s actually two years older than Yeo Jin-gu?

Lee Yoon-ji (The King 2 Hearts). Just perfect. She rocks. Is that really all I need to say? Okay, I do wish she’d gone a little bolder with the makeup, but really, she’s a pro at this whole looking-fabulous-and-blowing-everyone-outta-the-water game.

To be honest I was a little surprised she got an Excellence Award because I wouldn’t quite have put her supporting role in the same category as other leading actresses. But maybe she was just that awesome.

Aww, Jo Jung-seok (The King 2 Hearts). He always wears that impish look on his face at these events, which makes me think he’s bursting with hilarious thoughts he’s keeping to himself despite dying to launch into a little joke bit or maybe a comic dance number. Share, Jo Jung-seok, share!

Lee Sung-min technically won his award for Golden Time, but I’m thinking he just may be more memorable as the king/hyung in The King 2 Hearts.

Sung Yuri (Feast of the Gods): One part dominatrix, one part red carpet gala? I get that it’s fashion-forward and interesting. But that doesn’t mean I find the asymmetrical leather bustier or the shiny hip wings to be flattering.

I’m happy Lee Jang-woo got a nod for I Do, I Do, because he really was the heart of that show and my favorite thing about it. I’m not sure I get what the long coat is going for, other than maybe I’m-cold-and-dammit-my-tailor-can-turn-my-tux-into-a-parka-if-I-pay-him-enough, but I think he’s fresh-faced and adorable. Which I did NOT think of him a year ago when he was being all mean and angry in Man of Honor. So congrats for I Do. As well as his more recent daily drama Oh Ja-ryong Is Coming, which is still airing.

Oh Yeon-seo took the other New Actress award, and by all accounts is very cute paired with Lee Jang-woo in Oh Ja-ryong Is Coming. I like her dress. I hate her hair. Though on second look, she kind of looks like she could pass for a debutante, maybe in an Austen novel. Minus the platform stripper heels, that is.

I’m pretty sure we all know Seo In-gook more from his cable phenom Answer Me, 1997, but he’s here at the MBC awards for his weekend show Rascal Sons…

…as is Shin Da-eun, his co-star (who also had another MBC drama in Light and Shadow). The short, flirty red dress feels appropriate for the holiday season—though those shoes should be shot.

Jeon Gwang-ryul pretty much rules in everything ever, and when he is unceremoniously killed off early in terrible narrative ways I tend not to take it well. He got an acting award for the two MBC dramas he did this year, Light and Shadow and I Miss You. Seriously, given the way those names keep cropping up, you’d think MBC only had three dramas this year, wouldn’t you?

Maybe it’s better that we think of it that way, though, since Kang So-ra‘s Dream High 2 is better off forgotten. As is her gown. Why is this talented young 22-year-old actress dressing like she’s 50? Just no.

Synchronized posing from the ZE:A boys! That’s cute. Here are Kwanghee and Im Shi-wan, who both took on a couple of acting projects this year: Kwanghee in To the Beautiful You and Vampire Idol, while Shi-wan was even busier with Moon/Sun, Equator Man, and Standby. I ended up warming up to Shi-wan quite a bit over the year and would like to see him keep acting. Kwanghee… already has a full-time idol gig. Maybe he could do that some more.

All these idols, workin’ my Navering skills. Here’s Lizzy from After School, who has a role in weekend drama Rascal Sons.

Seo Hyun-jin is steadily building up her resume, though she hasn’t quite broken through to the next level of name or face recognition. She got an award last year as well (for The Duo) and had two this year, for Feast of the Gods and Oh Ja-ryong Is Coming. Her dress is okay. She looks pretty. Ho-hum.

What a difference a haircut (and a layer or ten of Goryeo costuming) makes? Here’s Park Yoon-jae, whom you may not recognize, even as Chae Rim’s little bro, without the descriptor of wily Prince Deok-heung (and poison aficionado) in Faith. Which… is an SBS show. Huh, is he crashing the MBC party? Sure, why not; his is tomorrow night.

I never found Lee Pil-mo sexy till he grew out that hair for Light and Shadow, and for that reason, despite the fact that he looks like he’s part shaggy dog, I’m not gonna complain.

Sohn Eun-seo had two dramas this year, one of them being MBC’s May Queen; I’ll assume we’ll see her over at the KBS awards tomorrow for Love Rain. She goes for flowy and white, which was a popular trend of the night.

Uh, isn’t Hong Ah-reum (God of War) about twenty years too old for this? I want to say that I get what she was going for and that it plays up an innocent, ingenue-like image… but I can’t really say that. It’s strange and infantile and the orange shoes make it even more disjointed. If you handed her a huge lollipop I’d be convinced she was in cosplay for something.

Here’s Han Sun-hwa, of idol group Secret. My gramma will be so pleased to know that her old brocade curtains didn’t go to waste after all.

I dunno. This dress seems inoffensive enough on Hwang In-young (Can’t Live Without You), but it doesn’t really do anything for me either. Maybe it’s the casual hairstyle or the simple silhouette, but it doesn’t quite feel red carpet-ready.

Neither does this dress on Park So-hyun (We Got Married), but for entirely different reasons. There’s a detailing pattern in the dress that makes it look like rays of sunlight around the cutout (the sun?), which… okay. I guess it’s a concept.

Meanwhile, somewhere out there is a bordello throwing a party while its overbearing madam’s out of town goin’ to the big party in her best cocktail loungewear. Fancy!

(Can you believe this is the same nurturing and patient mom, Yang Mi-kyung, from Moon/Sun? Maybe you can only be sedate and demure for so long before your inner diva demands to be let out, with sequins and sparkles and feathers and glitter.)

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1 Miss D

December 30, 2012 at 9:28 PM

Yay! I'm so glad the awards are out! Now where can I find the whole show with English subs....hum....?

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JO

December 31, 2012 at 2:21 PM

nowhere.

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2 Aiya

December 30, 2012 at 9:32 PM

Where's Lee Seung Gi and Ha Ji Won, T2KH? Psh. It's ratings game after all. Boo ya.

I love Kim Soo Hyun though. :)

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Mawiie

December 30, 2012 at 9:41 PM

There were other A-list absentees as well, such as Shin Min Ah and Lee Jun Ki who actually won the best couple awards. I wonder if it's for personal reasons/schedule conflicts or just a way to stand up against the ridiculousness of the panel's choice here...

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Aiya

December 30, 2012 at 9:53 PM

I won't wonder if it's because of the latter. Well, ratings played a really big part in this game. I really like T2KH and Arang deserves more than the best couple award.

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manassuper

December 31, 2012 at 1:14 AM

I miss you had low ratings than TK2H but how come it's own so many awards.....it's a drama still halfway.........yoochun didn't win in popular category but critics category and what was shocking he was not nominated with lee seung gi.lee jun gi.kim soo hyun but with yoo seung ho,yoon je moon etc. etc,the 2nd lead of the drama.....from this it was pretty evident that mbc strategy to make sure that yoochun attend the awards....if they don't make him win he probably wouldn't have attended......isn't in a way insult by mbc who should have put him with lLSG,LJG,KSH etc.............LEE SEUNG GI NOT WINNING ONE AWARD…..REALLY PISSED…ON TOP OF THAT NATION’S TOP ACTRESS HA JI WON NOT WINNING AGAINST HA GA IN…EVEN NOT A SINGLE AWARD….. THESE AWARD CEREMONY WAS A BIG JOKE…….hallyu star award for yoon eun hye....from where that came in a drama awards..........anyways congrats to the winners..........

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minazuki

January 1, 2013 at 5:28 AM

and I prefer Yoon Je Moon to get the awards. Sorry to say but he deserves it more than Yoochun. Yoon Je Moon portrayed Kim Bong Gu brilliantly.

tsk... this awards thingy is so riddiculous -____-"

emily

January 1, 2013 at 12:58 PM

yes...its not becoz of ratings,TK2H ratings were good, at least better than I Miss You!
I Love Lee Jae Ha and Kim Hang Ah and their chemistry, the actors portrayed them WELL!
MBC doesnt now how to thank their great actor and actress', I wonder HOW THEY COULDNT SEE HA JI WON AND LEE SEUNG GI? OR MAYBE THE CLOSED THEIR EYES AND CHOSE?OR THEY DRAW A NAME OUT OF EACH BOX(COINCIDENTALY)? with these results,thats not imposiible! after all its MBC Drama Awards

patiput.airen

January 2, 2013 at 1:36 PM

really agree mannasupper...i really had a SHOOOCKK!!! after read this list..from sunday i keep on patience wait for new update about this award..but didn't get it..and now know the reason..how could an a-list star like Ha Ji Won and LSG didn't get in any award..meanwhile cast on ongoing drama got the award..it's really make no sense..!!

anyway for the others winner congrats..

Haeri

January 3, 2013 at 9:35 AM

TK2H were last in ratings vs Equator MaN and Rooftop Prince.... I Miss You at least were not on the last spot with the other broadcast station's drama on same time slot.. and fighting on the top spot..

I think ratings and spot against the other dramas on same time slot matters.

crazyahjummafan

December 31, 2012 at 1:20 AM

While there was chemistry between Shin Min Ah and Lee Jun Ki, in Arang, it can't be compared to the sizzling hot one between Lee Seunggi and Ha Jiwon! I really don't understand how they could not have won the best couple award!

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Sandy

December 31, 2012 at 4:02 AM

I agree!! i gave a loud "WHAT" when i was streaming it and they were announced.

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Vinn

December 31, 2012 at 12:02 PM

Best Couple awards is netizen-voted though, I think. fwiw, I thought Junki's and Minah's quiet chemistry was just as awesome as TK2H. Both would have been deserving.

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wi''

January 1, 2013 at 2:04 PM

yes i do really fall in love to the couple lee soung gi and ha jiwon they are cemistery just wow.....

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gemerald

January 1, 2013 at 11:31 PM

MBC set out online poll for Best Couple Award. The result is base on votes from fans... :)

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JGelf

January 3, 2013 at 12:48 AM

The MBC dramas to give most awards was just selected on the ones with top ratings among the 3 rival channels, not the amount of %. They don't actually judge actors' performance!

In A&M, the leading casts made me Wow with their great acting & a beautiful cool plot~ But it became a waste, not recognized with awards.....Loool to MBC, so annoying!!

Anyway, big congrats to Joon-gi & Min-ah for Best couple awards, they were just awesome! And yes, this award is voted by fans~ I'm the one voting for them*^^*

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fab

December 31, 2012 at 3:51 AM

LOOOOVE!

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3 Cielo009

December 30, 2012 at 9:32 PM

I haven't seen the whole awards ceremony, but seen some clips and I just had to share this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGIXEU9jGy0

Bright future ahead for these young stars.

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lovelyday

December 30, 2012 at 9:46 PM

The best part of the show to be honest.
Just adorable. <3

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audreyt80

December 30, 2012 at 10:54 PM

Ditto........I replayed this part like 10 times already. The only good part besides Lee Jun Ki and Shin Min Ah winning best couple.

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pigtookie

December 30, 2012 at 9:54 PM

I laughed my head off.
When I rewatch those child scenes (though I never got around to watching the adult portions) Yeo Jin Gu's playboy image will come to mind whenever his character tries anything romantic.

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True2u

December 30, 2012 at 10:07 PM

lol, very cute/funny. But how i wish someone will sub it ~.~

Yeo Jin Goo surprise me when he started speaking. I was like WHAT!!! Is this the same guy I saw in Giant? His voice is pleasant to the ears.

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sm1leitsamy

December 30, 2012 at 10:32 PM

LOL so funny!!

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ck1Oz

December 31, 2012 at 12:51 AM

Omg that has to be like the best part.Look at the reactions from the other actors.Hahaha.They were the best parts of their dramas.

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neener ~ Inside the Magic Shop ~

December 31, 2012 at 1:01 AM

aawww sooo cute!!

I just love love his voice!

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Laurita

December 31, 2012 at 1:40 AM

adorableeeeee :)

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trotwood

December 31, 2012 at 2:18 AM

I laughed so hard during the entire thing even though I do not understand Korean. Wow, his voice gets me every time, too. I love how the adult actors responded to them as well.

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jomo143

December 31, 2012 at 5:02 AM

Wow!
Cute idea.
I don't know if I can take much more of his handsomeness as he is still a teenager!

The girls are adorable, aren't they? I hope they get to have fun on set surrounded by all those adults. It looks like they have a good sense of humor.

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addylovesbwood

December 31, 2012 at 5:35 AM

Those child actors are just so talented!! always outshining their adult counterparts. Just amazing! Their performance was the best part of the ceremony / Yoochun/Jaejoong combo!

I swear I replayed that part 100 times last night. Genius idea to put all three of them on stage together!!

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Liznechan

December 31, 2012 at 8:05 PM

That part is so greatt!!I did that also many times,
AND seeing Jaejoong and Yochun together was fantastic.
They really worked hard on their projects

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ilikemangos

December 31, 2012 at 9:05 AM

omg.

That is the cutest thing EVER.
seriously, these kids will grow up to be such great actors/actresses.
I loved the part where yeo jin goo makes his entrance, everyone starts tearing up, and then when kim so hyun makes her entrance, and everyone's cracking up!
LOVE.

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whimsicalnet

December 31, 2012 at 7:54 PM

omg so cute! these r stars to look out for!!!

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Gom

December 31, 2012 at 10:35 PM

Beyond adorable. Just beyond adorable.

I demand a drama for these three.

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Jyyjc

January 1, 2013 at 4:32 AM

Omg i can't get over it. That stage was so cute!!!!

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4 eevee

December 30, 2012 at 9:33 PM

Your red carpet posts are always a win!!! I love reading them! Happy New Years everyone!!

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5 Mystisith

December 30, 2012 at 9:34 PM

I will look at the pics after I put my comment, I just have to get this out of my system:
Writer of the Year Award: Sohn Young-mok (May Queen), Jin Soo-wan (The Moon That Embraces the Sun) "Mwahahaha"...
It should have been TK2H. Even if I disliked the second half, it was more interesting and fresh. I know... Ratings rule.

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Annie

December 30, 2012 at 9:43 PM

May Queen's writer shouldn't be allowed to pick up a pen ever again and I have no words re: TMTES' writer winning anything. I've never seen a more petty or self-absorbed drama.

Harebrained plots and scanty characterization FTW!

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Dominique

December 31, 2012 at 1:43 AM

Ditto for everything you expressed and more.

I have this dark suspicison that a majority of MBC dramas are a licensed Korean version of original Japanese ones, with only a few necessary changes done to the original.

Arang seemed to be an exception to this rule and I liked it very much up to Episode 14 because of its irreverent, fresh and witty take on what could have been yet another stilted costume drama. But when Arang turned melo and dropped all of what had made it great, and ended its run in a whimper, I decided to take a break from Korean dramas.

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Annie

December 31, 2012 at 10:02 AM

I've been pondering a break as well. Not just from Korean dramas, but dramas in general. 2013 doesn't look too exciting so far.

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liza

December 31, 2012 at 7:57 PM

I cannot understand the fascination of Melo-dramas, isn't it depressing to perpetually watch 16, 20 + episodes, some every day, episodes of pain, hurt, loss, sickness, death over and over and over and over.

Which is worse,an adult, finding pleasure in crying, crying and more crying in front of a TV set? or an adult and finding pleasure in watching all that pain and not shed a tear. I do not see the fascination.

In my effort to try and understand the need to wallow in sorrow, I have come to the conclusion that some need the dramas as the catalyst to exhibit strong emotions, a reason to cry, to be angry or to be sad. As I said I am searching for answers while trying to respect everyones' right to be who they are underneath it all.

12 melos a year (smile) but everyday, every week and that is behavior befitting a little---so tell me exactly how you feel about your mother session.

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6 Annie

December 30, 2012 at 9:34 PM

It hasn't been MBC's year for gosh, how many years now? Where did they go wrong?

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c

December 30, 2012 at 10:08 PM

Many will say it's because of MBC's current president Kim Jae Chul. This man is an avid supporter and has spent lots of money for May Queen and Horse Healer (explains the huge sweep there). He's rarely seen in a positive light among k-netizens.

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addylovesbwood

December 31, 2012 at 5:36 AM

May Queen was a good drama... I just think Jae Hee and Kim Jae Won should have swapped awards.

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gemerald

January 1, 2013 at 11:42 PM

i totally disagree with that... how could you swap it if Jae Hee was just given that award out of mercy because Kim Jae Won and Han Ji Hye received the top awards... :) And take note, how many recognition JH got so far after more than a decade in Entertainment?

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7 rainbow

December 30, 2012 at 9:38 PM

Was waiting for this :)
Thanks.....such a nice description of the event.....
And ya....it's really surprising that King 2 hearts got only one award!!!!!

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8 red

December 30, 2012 at 9:39 PM

love it! :)

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9 CoH

December 30, 2012 at 9:44 PM

looks like dramabeans was spot on with Moon/Sun being overrated and Arang being underrated...where is Lee Junki and Shin Mina??

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Jaeminuf

December 31, 2012 at 11:35 AM

Ditto. Other than Yeo Jin Gu and Kim Yoo Jung, Sun/Moon is just a big joke all around. And MBC is a joke. I feel bad for Lee Jun Ki, Shin Mina, and Arang folks in general. I may not have gone gah gah for Arang, but clearly far superior a creative work.

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dany

January 1, 2013 at 2:51 AM

Yes, where are they? and not only the two protagonists, but the other actors too, and all the persons involved in the drama?? Stupid MBC, really. :(

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10 Ara

December 30, 2012 at 9:46 PM

I think if I had The Moon that Embraces the Sun and I Miss You as practically my only 2 successes* this year, I'd make up award categories too.

* Golden Time also did well in the ratings and was a great drama to boot. Sad to see it lost out to the usual idol tripe.

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11 grumpy

December 30, 2012 at 9:49 PM

Heaven knows how I love Kim So Eun. She's such a cutie and so adorable and really great! But WTH, a rookie award? I heard that she's really doing a great job in Horse Healer but a rookie award? seriously? As far as I remember, I think she got that award like what... 3 years ago? I was actually rooting for Kim Min Seo for that award. Kim Min Seo is always awesome in her roles but barely got recognition.

And Han Ga In as Best Actress? What a joke. Where the hell is HA JI WON?

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Mystisith

December 30, 2012 at 9:53 PM

HGI versus HJW: Indeed, what a joke! Sorry Geumsa-nim, I love you and all but...

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Aj

December 30, 2012 at 11:02 PM

Actually any of the other nominees, Yoon eun hye, Kim sunah, Ha Ji Won or shin Minah would have been a better pick. But I understand that MBC wanted to recognize their biggest ratings monster. Oh well.

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Meghan

December 30, 2012 at 10:21 PM

I was wondering that about Kim So Eun as well, I thought she got an award for Boys Over Flowers... but I suppose she hasn't had a big drama on MBC yet, so this was her year for it. Who knows. Lol.

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rumpelstiltskin

December 30, 2012 at 10:27 PM

Kim So Eun is rocking her role and doing an amazing performance. I think she's the best thing happened in Horse Healer and she definitely deserves some credits. But yeah! as far as I know, she already received Best New Actress Award in 2009 so it's a bit strange that she got same award after 3 years given that she has acted in numerous dramas.

LOL. Han Ga In versus Ha Jiwon. HAHAHA like seriously? I love Han Ga In but this is just hilarious! Ha Ji Won is amazing and really great in King 2 hearts as well as Lee Seunggi. Hellyah, the power of ratings...

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toritorisan

December 30, 2012 at 10:27 PM

Have to agree with you. There were so many better performances over Han Ga In. I was even surprised to Sung Yuri up there too! I think Ha Ji Won in King2Hearts or even Lee Yo Won in The Horse Healer had stronger performances. I am so surprised these two didn't receive anything.

Although I expected it, still not satisfied with Moon Embracing the Sun as drama of the year. It was a good drama - but not that great in comparison to other dramas that have won that title. I guess it's all about the ratings.

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danna

December 30, 2012 at 10:35 PM

Total WTF abt Kim So Eun's rookie award too.... she broke and has been popular for 3 years now!.....if anything MBC should give her an endurance award for doing one crappy show (100 kisses) after another and still coming out golden

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addylovesbwood

December 31, 2012 at 5:38 AM

they better not try giving Joo Won a Rookie Award at KBS tonight...

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jdji

December 31, 2012 at 7:21 AM

Oh Yeon Seo debut as actress in 2003 and almost 10 years see also got rookie award, MBC rep said they recognized actress/actor who's they work before was overshadow/unnoticable just noticable now as rookie

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AJ

December 31, 2012 at 12:58 PM

LOL...All it means is that she hasn't won a rookie award from MBC yet...

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12 정남

December 30, 2012 at 9:52 PM

I have to admit I never really got into King 2 Hearts, everyone here raves about it but it never seemed to float my boat

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kooriyuki

December 30, 2012 at 10:12 PM

Glad to know I'm not alone!

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hana

December 30, 2012 at 11:04 PM

ugh ..yes me too .

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Opal

December 31, 2012 at 2:20 AM

Neither do I.

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eli

December 31, 2012 at 3:50 AM

and same here .

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Rach ^^

December 31, 2012 at 9:47 AM

Me too, dropped it after four unbearable episodes.

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LLL

December 31, 2012 at 10:17 AM

I love, love TK2H !! It is the best drama for me this year.

beggar1015

December 31, 2012 at 8:23 AM

I was feeling all alone over in here in the corner, thinking I was the only one who didn't get into K2H like everyone else. There are other dramas that everyone praised to high heaven this year that I didn't get through the first episode, but I won't mention them by name for fear of my life.

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Lena S.

December 31, 2012 at 10:41 AM

Same here, i watched until episode 15 and then i gave up. The drama had some good moments but if people didn't brought it up i wouldn't even remembered it.

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Pitch

December 31, 2012 at 12:40 PM

I really liked the characters and that made me finish it. The story was just blah and over the top. But still, K2H and Arang were the only decent dramas MBC had this year (as far as I know - they were surely better than anything that won awards here).

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13 Hawjimage

December 30, 2012 at 9:53 PM

Seriously?! I just wanted to see Shin Min Ah and Lee Junki

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danna

December 30, 2012 at 10:37 PM

I know..... where are they?...actually I think LJK is abroad doing a tour cuz I remember him tweeting himself on stage but I was hoping to at least catch a glimpse of Shin Minah

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Rahnia

December 31, 2012 at 9:29 PM

Yeah where's Jun Ki and Min Ah? I want to see them walking on the red carpet together argggg

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14 True2u

December 30, 2012 at 9:56 PM

OK I was going through everything nicely, then came to last photos and ........... Burst out laughing!!! XD LOL!!!!

*Ahem!* excuse me, but I couldn't help it!! and I'm in love with Jeon Mi-sun dress!

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15 djeedjes

December 30, 2012 at 9:58 PM

I was streaming mindlessly of this award show, and boy, I was so lucky not to miss the Moon Embraces the Sun x Missing You spoof! Adorable~

Not really care with the winners tho ( like JB said, it's all political it's so boring )..but always fun to read JB's comments for the red carpet pics!

The girls' dresses generally bad. I like Yoonji's the most.
For the men, I still don't understand why people pair up dark suite with brown shoes!
The most GQ-esque was Kim Soohyun, hands down.

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Aj

December 30, 2012 at 11:08 PM

I actually loved Yoon Eun Hye's orange dress and fresh makeup. The girl was just gorgeous and her look translated well on stage. She was the only one wearing a bold color so she really stood out for me.

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Sunshine

December 31, 2012 at 12:51 AM

What's wrong with the make up of all these Korean celebrities?! The females all try to project "fresh &innocent" image and end up looking washed out. What's wrong with a spot of color on your face people?! And the guys...the overload of BB cream is so off-putting and if you have to put on such thick make up, at least please please please do it evenly!!!

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Krissylee

December 31, 2012 at 1:15 AM

HAHAHAH! You are so right. they look pale -_-

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eli

December 31, 2012 at 3:54 AM

right ..YEH make up was less than JYJ member's actually !

Mell

January 4, 2013 at 3:14 PM

@eli

Nope. Jaejoong is ridiculously pale. I have seen him in person. Yoochun maybe has bb cream but Jaejoong? I wish the kid would visit a freaking tanning salon.

kkongchi

December 31, 2012 at 10:41 AM

Yoon Eun Hye's frock was amazing. She takes risks and as a result I don't always like what she has on, but when it works, boy does it work. That orange gown is a grand slam.

I'm not looking forward to seeing those bright neon pink I Miss You lips on every Korean woman for the next six months though. What happened in 1986 should have stayed in 1986.

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16 MsMilkT

December 30, 2012 at 10:00 PM

LOL@all the reoccurring names of dramas on the list, you're right, it does make it seem like MBC only had the3 or 4 dramas this year haha!!

The child actors all look so adorable, they're all growing up to be mighty fine, in terms of their acting and in physical appearance XD
But ohmygosh at that last .... look. Looked like she hopped out of a circus performance and forgot to change =S Couldnt recognise that she was the sweet Yang MiKyung. Still loved her best in Dae Jang Guem ^^

Anyways, a big congrats to all the winners! I see that TMTETS has taken away the bulk of the awards ><;;

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MsMilkT

December 30, 2012 at 10:08 PM

and zomg, did i forget to mention how absolutely handsome Kim Soo Hyun is? Kyaaa~~ *fans self*

And the pic of Kim JaeJoong makes him look like a Vampire hee hee.

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kfangurl

December 30, 2012 at 11:09 PM

Yes, Kim Soo Hyun is so dashing in these pix!! Drool..

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Anon

January 1, 2013 at 4:10 AM

He looked plastic, IMHO.

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hana

December 31, 2012 at 12:17 AM

really ? .. I thought Kim Soo Hyun face was .. don't know how to describe it ...stiff & shiny ؟ ..lol ..whatever the man is fine .
and those jyj boys never look good in award shows ... never ! ( which is weird since they seem OK everywhere else) well their fine too so never mind.

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정남

December 31, 2012 at 8:28 AM

I thought his face was a bit off as well I think it's his hair

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17 Juby

December 30, 2012 at 10:01 PM

Was The Moon That Embraces The Sun popular in South Korea? Yes. It had one of the highest ratings, if not the highest, for a weekday miniseries. Did I expect that they would sweep off the awards tonight? Yes.

I was already prepared for that, but it still seems incredulous to me that Han Ga In won the Top Female Excellence Awards for a miniseries when the four other actresses were Ha Ji Won (The King 2 Hearts), Yoon Eun Hye (I Miss You), Shin Min Ah (Arang and the Magistrate) and Kim Sun Ah (I Do, I Do). While these other 4 actresses dramas weren’t as popular as TMTETS, strictly from an acting performance POV, I think they they all outshone HGI. I also think that their characters were more difficult to portray like HJW’s North Korean agent, YEH’s rape victim/split personality, SMA’s ghost etc...HJW, KSA and SMA weren't present at the ceremony, but YEH was there, and honestly, between YEH's performance in IMY and HGA's in TMTETS, I'd go with YEH without any hesitation.

While HGI was maybe not that bad, she wasn’t as good those other actresses and even in her drama, Kim So Hyun and Jung Il Woo delivered a much more solid performance. It really seems to me like a joke that HGI won that award and the fact that she won IMO is simply because of TMTETS’s popularity.

And was it just me or the 2 presenters of that awards didn't seem partucularly happy when they announced Han Ga In's name..

What are your thoughts?

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Aiya

December 30, 2012 at 10:06 PM

Exactly my thoughts!

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True2u

December 30, 2012 at 10:10 PM

lol

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Aiya

December 30, 2012 at 10:14 PM

Just realized how funny my response is. Hahah! :D

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True2u

December 30, 2012 at 10:23 PM

Seriously speaking, this doesn't surprise me at all. Ever since the Baek San Awards, I've arrived at the conclusion that popularity over rides/over rules raw talent. A prime example was the 48th Baek Sang Arts Awards. By no means am I trying to say Kim-soo-hyeon don't have talent,(I've seen some of his works and loved him/them) but to be compared and win against veteran actors like Han Seok Kyu (Tree With Deep Roots) AND Shin Ha Kyun (Brain) and Cha Seung Won (Greatest Love). Left me speechless.

http://www.hancinema.net/baek-sang-awards-3--last-years-winners-compete-again-41642.html

This my opinion everyone, this how I feel.

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lizzie

December 30, 2012 at 10:43 PM

I know right! If I was him I would think I'm not woth it yet.
I loved Han Seok Kyu and he deserved it,,,,

I mean, Look Moon geun young when she won her daesang, and imo she deserved it, but she said she didn't deserve it and was afraid of winning such huge award so young and how her veterans should have won it.

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kfangurl

December 30, 2012 at 11:01 PM

Absolutely agree that Han Ga In winning the Top Female Excellence award is really quite ridiculous. Much as I enjoyed Moon/Sun, she was NOT a bright spot for me in the show, main reason being her inability to do service to the role.

Is there a secret rule that these awards must be given out in sets? Drama + Top Excellence male & female awards? Coz it's kinda looking that way!

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jane

December 31, 2012 at 12:09 AM

Well MBC is a joke right now and so is this Award. If they keep this up, they wont find top actors willing to act in their dramas, it's ridiculous.

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Shiku

December 31, 2012 at 12:48 AM

They will always have actors willing to act for them as there is a lot of competition for getting dramas onto the main 3 broadcasting shows.

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Mell

January 4, 2013 at 3:17 PM

True.

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Grace Yoon

December 31, 2012 at 8:06 PM

Amen. Well said!

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18 akikisetsu

December 30, 2012 at 10:02 PM

Winners: Female Top Excellence win of Han Ga In, Han Ji Hye, Son Dam Bi and Sung Yuri are questionable. These actresses have always been known to have poor acting skills and they weren't able to prove the critics wrong. Their portrayal on their respective dramas can be described as mediocre to passable, but definitely not excellent. But the choices this year are really thin(and in korea you can't give it to a child), so they just went with drama ratings, actor's popularity and a bit of agency politics. And forsaking acting skills as a whole in judging the winners. And I think Jo Jung Suk also deserves the Rookie Actor. It's just sad that the inclusion of the non-deserving winners dampen the iota of prestige the award has for those who deserved their win.

Fashion: I've always liked Han Ga In's elegant style and this look is a win for me. I also love Kim Yoo Jung's look that night. It was simple, elegant but she still manages to be adorable and young. I guess it's the smile, which is her best accessory. She has such a bright aura about her. The guys all looked the same to me. Nobody really stood out.

On to the child actors: Yeo Jin Goo is really just stealing noona's heart left and right. I agree with you on Park Ji Bin, his baby-face and thin-frame is a hindrance for his transition. Here is the cute performance of Kim Yoo Jung, Yeo Jin Goo and Kim So Hyun....
www .youtube.com /watch?v=GGIXEU9jGy0

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19 katey

December 30, 2012 at 10:02 PM

only watched moon/sun and king 2 hearts from this list, and Han Ga In (no matter how much I like her) isn't best actress material. I didn't know having the wide-eyed look 80% of the time could net someone an excellence award in acting.

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20 glo

December 30, 2012 at 10:03 PM

Congratulations for all winners!

I'm quite surprised that Light & Shadow, Arang & the Magistrate, Golden Time & TK2H only took home 1 award each. It felt like they gave this one award to please fans of these dramas.

Best Actor winners, I'm not complaining. Even though it still puzzles me that SSH was included in the Top Excellence, Mini-Series (Actor) nominees, but he didn't win, so I'm happy ^^

But I had an issue with stiff not-improving Han Ga In winning against Yoon Eun Hye, Ha Ji Won, Shin Min Ah & Kim Sun Ah. I would be happy for any of these four actresses to win, but not HGI. I guess, rating still triumphs against acting performance.

And it will be even better if MBC can at least award Jo Jung Suk with his well deserved new actor award. Seems like many netizens also unhappy with it, but, he doesn't need any award to prove that 2012 is his breakthrough year and he is an amazing actor!

One question though, how did they determine the nominees for "new actor & actress award"? Kim So Eun, as far as I know, have been acting since 2004 (in movies) and 2005 (in dramas). And she's already received Best New Actress Award in 2009. Is it because this is her first time playing as a lead role?

For Jaejoong, this year was his first time acting in MBC drama, so is this the reason he won New Actor Award (same like Micky last year)?

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akikisetsu

December 30, 2012 at 10:37 PM

I think Rookie Actress/Actors Awards are given to those:

1. who played the main role but still relatively new in terms
of years acting (1-10 years) and fame (recognizable but not
there yet)
2. supporting actors of a famous drama who made a mark
(acting or media attention)

Just for laughs... I know Jo Seung Woo is a senior in the industry, but this is his first drama ever. Shouldn't he be considered a Rookie?

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bluemoon

December 31, 2012 at 12:01 AM

I must be the only one, but I think YEH's acting is also mediocre also, especially in I Miss You. I just can't stand her in that role.

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addylovesbwood

December 31, 2012 at 7:08 AM

I agree. I never thought she was a great actress...just there. Yoochun/Seung Ho are both carrying the weight of the drama.

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Grace Yoon

December 31, 2012 at 8:16 PM

You also have a problem there. It would be good to study Literary Criticism.

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miss youer

December 31, 2012 at 7:12 PM

YES Sadly you're the only one who thinks that! kekekeke

Peace yow! happy new year!!

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Grace Yoon

December 31, 2012 at 8:13 PM

If, Yoon Eun Hye's acting is mediocre in I Miss You, we seriously have a problem of vocabulary here. Are you sure, you know English? Drama critics might go ballistic if they read you comment.

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engracia

December 31, 2012 at 10:14 PM

why are you constantly harping on the fact that drama critics love the show?

everyone is entitled to an opinion, no? should we all fall in line with whatever critics say? personal preferences are merely subjective opinions.

you seem to be incapable of accepting viewpoints that diverge from those of drama critics.

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Southerner

January 1, 2013 at 11:58 AM

I agree...Yoon Eun Hye’s acting has consistently been mediocre. IMHO

bluemoon

January 1, 2013 at 10:56 PM

Yes, I am very sure I know English. I said that YEH is a mediocre actor, and I stood by my opinion. I love her as a celebrity overall, but I feel that her acting hasn't improve much over the years. I cringed watching her in I Miss You simply because I feel that she doesn't do the role much justice.

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Mell

January 4, 2013 at 3:20 PM

Yes, I think so.

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21 lizzie

December 30, 2012 at 10:05 PM

HGI

HJH

Yuri

Won best actress award but HJ as the badass Ah Kang didn't?

O-kay.

Imo, Hayllu star award should be given to HGI to please her and the actress award went to HJW.

I also think LSG was better than Yoochun. Yoochun ws good but LSG just onwed as prince Jae Ha...

Did MBC and the actors from K2H and Arang had a fight or something?

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22 cj

December 30, 2012 at 10:15 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebk9KnhWeZE

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23 Kiara

December 30, 2012 at 10:16 PM

What a joke zzzzzzzzzzzz.

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24 kooriyuki

December 30, 2012 at 10:18 PM

Honestly I was surprised the entire of Arang cast did not turn up, and the 2 leads from K2H went missing as well. Earlier on Shin Min Ah already said she wouldn't attend, and Lee Joon Gi was unconfirmed, but to have no one from Arang turned up was suspicious.

Anyway! Park Ji Bin, "Would you believe he’s actually two years older than Yeo Jin-gu?" Mind totally blown away. He looks a full 2-4 years younger than Yeo Jin-gu instead.

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25 Sajen

December 30, 2012 at 10:21 PM

so am I the only one that thinks Kim Soo-hyun always looks like a deer in headlights at these things you'd think he's be used to it by now

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26 Mystisith

December 30, 2012 at 10:22 PM

Outfits: Nothing special to say for the gentlemen.
For the ladies, I love:
- Nam Bora and the Marilyn Monroe dress.
- Yoon Eun-hye and the orange dress: That waist!!!
- Lee yoon-ji, our Princess in white.

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Arawn

December 31, 2012 at 12:09 AM

Yoon Eun-Hye looks AMAZING. Best dress out of all these here, at least. Bar non. To be honest, I don't care about her as an actor at all (I believe that she's good as everybody says it but somehow I'm just put off and don't care to see her on the screen, sorry :/ ), but that dress ROCKS. The cut is super flattering and fabric itself is interesting and looks very, very good. Wow.

On the other note, I'm almost surprised how different women look from, say, Oscar galas. I couldn't really imagine most of these dresses there. Sure there are huge misses at Oscars or other Hollywood galas too like you see misses here, but somehow even they tend to be a bit different. Korean seem to like dresses that are more flowing & hanging and just... well, have more fabric on them, especially see trough fabric.

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27 lizzie

December 30, 2012 at 10:29 PM

Btw want to share with you guys Korean Netizens thoughts about the awards:

Article: Sung Yuri wins best actress award

1. [+282, -34] What a stretch this award is ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I can only laugh; How is it that Han Ga In won over Ha Ji Won for best actress?

2. [+264, -42] This year's MBC drama awards gave best actress to Han Ji Hye, Han Ga In, and Sung Yuri? Aren't all three of them representatives of poor acting? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

3. [+234, -38] ㅋㅋㅋㅋ daebak, Sung Yuri won best actress? ㅋㅋㅋ let me just laugh... MBC and SBS basically gives every celebrity in attendance an award. The credibility of MBC has dropped to a new low... But awarding Sung Yuri best actress will be a comedy to be remembered in history... I'd be too embarrassed to even attend this ceremony if I were a celebrity.

Article: Han Ga In wins best actress for 'The Moon...'

1. [+595, -61] I like Han Ga In but... I don't think she's good enough to receive this award... And how did none of 'The King' win any awards?

2. [+465, -64] I don't understand why Han Ga In won this award

3. [+454, -91] Might as well have gone to Kim Yoo Jung..........................

Article: Jo Seung Woo wins Daesang over Kim Soo Hyun and Ahn Jae Wook

1. [+1,039, -26] Wow they seriously didn't give Ahn Jae Wook not one award, isn't that too much?

2. [+945, -23] If they're going to give Jo Seung Woo daesang, they should've given Ahn Jae Wook a best actor award... Why didn't he get anything/

3. [+789, -21] What about Ahn Jae Wook?

Article: Ahn Jae Wook 'no award' shock... but he was still amazing

1. [+695, -10] Us viewers will give you the true deserving daesang "Light and Shadow's Ahn Jae Wook'

2. [+552, -43] What are MBC's standards? I don't have a problem with Jo Seung Woo winning daesang but... I don't understand why Jo Jung Suk didn't receive an award and why Ahn Jae Wook didn't receive anything;

3. [+394, -8] I like Jo Seung Woo... but this was not right for Ahn Jae Wook. The daesang should've gone to Ahn Jae wook with Jo Seung Woo winning best actor or the other way around... How did he get nothing? Did he do something to piss them off?

Article: MBC Drama Awards, a ceremony that made it awkward for both the winners and the viewers

1. [+162, -7]

Rookie Award: Kim Jaejoong, Lee Jangwoo (Expected winner: Jo Jung Suk)
Female Excellence: Son Dambi (Expected winner: Kim Bo Yeon, Kim Hye Sun)
Male Excellence: Park Yoochun (Expected winner: Yoon Je Moon or Lee Sung Min)

Anyone that votes down this comment should reply back with a reason as to why you think the winners deserve their awards.

2. [+107, -3] I seriously thought Ahn Jae Wook would win Daesang... Jo Seung Woo's great but.. this is so worng...

3. [+71, -0] After they gave best actor to Jo Seung Woo I thought the daesang would go to Ahn Jae Wook but... what??? Even Jo Seung Woo looked like he didn't expect it...

Article: 'The King' Jo Jung Suk fails at winning rookie award... 'failure to understand'

1. [+174, -2] I seriously thought Jo Jung Suk would win a rookie award for his great performance as Eun Shi Kyung... I really, really can't understand this decision! Eun Shin couple!!!

2. [+154, -3] MBC is crazy, how did Eun Shi Kyung not win an award ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I thought he'd at least come away with best actor, but he didn't even win a rookie

3. [+129, -5] The viewer ratings and acting were just as good as Kim Jae Joong and Lee Jang Woo so why?????? Honestly, we're all waiting for Iris 2 for Jo Jung Suk's suit look, why bother even using Lee Joon and Yoon Doojoon? He's also a better singer than the both of them ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Article: 'The Moon...' Kim Soo Hyun wins best actor award

1. [+470, -23] MBC's drama awards has gone crazy. How did Son Dambi win an award over Kim Bo Yeon and why did Yoon Eun Hye win two useless awards? What's up with this? I felt bad for the other nominees that showed up. And why didn't 'Light and Shadow' win anything? There's seriously something off about this year

2. [+452, -39] He's young yet but he's a good actor and deserving of the award. As for the best female actress.... It should've gone to Ha Ji Won!!! And the rookie award should've gone to Jo Jung Suk!!!

3. [+410, -28] The Moon was fun and popularity, everyone acknowledges that, but The King 2 Hearts should've won something... ㅠㅠ Jo Jung Suk didn't even win a rookie award, he was really alienated this year... The acting and story were both great.

Article: Kim Soo Hyun, Yoon Eun Hye win male female popularity award

1. [+292, -34] Why weren't Jung Il Woo, Shin Min Ah, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Seung Gi, Ha Ji Won and others not there? MBC is seriously ridiculous, are they not even bothering to invite people they're not handing awards to?

2. [+234, -45] The rookie award pissed me off

3. [+181, -94] I felt everyone deserved their awards except the rookie award ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

translation credits goes to netizenbuzz.

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Mystisith

December 30, 2012 at 10:43 PM

Netizens can be crazy sometimes but in that case I can only agree with them. Too bad for MBC: Their Awards will have the value of their weight in metal and nothing more. Not very glorious...

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cindy

December 30, 2012 at 10:56 PM

I agree. Sad that they aren't even trying to hide it anymore. Some actors didn't even show up ...

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hana

December 30, 2012 at 11:29 PM

LOL ... this has noting to do with your post ... but ..ever since that site that translate top comments of k-Netizens popped out I see people sharing it everywhere ..about drama ,k-pop and even blind gossip posts.
now I even see people say something like " but k-Netizens think this and that about xxx" .
interesting ..never thought that people cared that much about what some Korean Netizens say.

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cindy

December 30, 2012 at 11:39 PM

it is their actors and so I was curious to know what they think about their actors and the awards...

They really like some actors that I for example don't understand.. so yeah It is interesting...

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hana

December 30, 2012 at 11:59 PM

but it not really that accurate is it ?
I see someone get a lot of hate in one post then love comments in another ... seems like it's about who gets to the news first his/her haters or fans .

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ar_arguably romantic

December 31, 2012 at 1:05 PM

Regarding that netizen's comment about MBC not bothering to invite people they're not handing awards to...Shin Min Ah and Lee Jun Ki both won for best couple. I do think that MBC invited Lee Seung Gi, Ha Ji Won....etc..., but if I were any of them, with such busy schedules, I wouldn't go to an awards show where I'm not winning anything and where an MBC Daesung had once been split between Kim Myung Min and Song Seung Hun (talk about awkward...).

I didn't finish K2H, but I saw enough to be like "come on!" when I saw Lee Seung Gi and Jo Jung Seok getting snubbed.

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28 lizzzieq

December 30, 2012 at 10:33 PM

Gosh I want Son dambi's dress so bad. It's gorgeoussss.
Such a lack of stars that night. But I guess there's no point turning up if you didn't win anything. The ratings game is so screwed though, did Lee Junki even get nominated for anything for his wonderful turn as the magistrate?

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29 Noelle

December 30, 2012 at 10:39 PM

Yang Mi Kyung, there is a party out there in the world with your name on it. She seems like oodles of fun, yeah?

Lee Jang Woo looks like he's wearing the best bath robe in existence! Heff would be jealous.

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True2u

December 30, 2012 at 10:41 PM

LOL!!!! @ the bath robe! XD I love him tho.

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30 zia

December 30, 2012 at 10:39 PM

funny seeing yeh fans barking here and there. Your favorite actress is not good either,such drama queen.

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cindy

December 30, 2012 at 10:51 PM

I love Yeh but on Miss You I only see the same suffering expression from her...

and there are so many expressions you can make to show suffering or sadness not only her mouth a bit open with her eyes with not light red - but about it it is a illness she has on her eyes, so she can't do much about it.

But I wished she showed more expressions.

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True2u

December 30, 2012 at 10:58 PM

If I'm not wrong, one anti fan hit her with soy sauce mixed with vinegar which caused one of her eyes irreversible damage

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cindy

December 30, 2012 at 11:01 PM

I read it is a illness that appears when she is tired and doesn't sleep well... that is why she sometimes has her eyes normal and sometimes they are red...

but if the anti fan is true OMG poor her, hope this anti gets arrested.

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cindy

December 30, 2012 at 11:15 PM

oh forget it you are right

Yoon Eun Hye suffered in the hands of the detractors of the group when she joined Baby VOX. In a water gun incident, Baby V.O.X. was scheduled to appear on 'Music Engine' and was waiting inside their van when she was shot by a water gun by an unidentified man. The man pretended to be a passionate fan of Baby V.O.X. and attempted to offer a Pikachu doll as a present. Suddenly, he took out a water gun and shot Yoon Eun Hye right in the eye before running away. After being shot, Yoon Eun Hye expressed severe pain and could not open her eyes for a long time. Baby V.O.X. had to cancel their performance and headed straight to the hospital where she was treated in emergency. The hospital informed that her cornea was damaged. Baby V.O.X. members claimed they smelt soy sauce and vinegar from the water that came out of the water pistol. [Thanks and credit to flyingseagull for translating the article]

omg what a sick person! These anti fans really are scary.

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Pitch

December 31, 2012 at 12:55 PM

OMG that´s awful.

Grace Yoon

December 31, 2012 at 8:26 PM

We are being objective here and give credit where credit is due. Have you watch I Miss You scene per scene particularly where she meets with her sexual assaulter after many years and how she responded to it? She acted out the way a sexually assaulted person would react...with rage, with disgust and heart-tugging crying.? I don't think that is easy for a person who has not personally experienced it unless she is a good actress.

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31 danna

December 30, 2012 at 10:45 PM

Yay! Jo Seung Woo one the Daesung!!!!!...I was totally expecting Kim Soo Hyun to win again .....I know that some politicking went down in his winning it but I'm still super happy cuz he's awesome and this is his first drama...also very happy about Lee Yoon Ji's win...didn't think she'd get it since she's always been so underrated...does this mean she might get to headline a show sometime in the near future? please dramagods!!!!!!!!
and of course MTES won everything else...LOL abt HGI' win!
surprisingly to of my top shows this year were from MBC(K2H and Arang)....but of course they didn't get anything

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32 Kami

December 30, 2012 at 10:48 PM

No Ahn Jae Wook ?... WHY ?

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33 hanabi

December 30, 2012 at 10:54 PM

In the photo with Yoochun and Jaejoong - Jaejoong looks like he's being sworn in to something. So serious and stiff.

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cindy

December 30, 2012 at 10:58 PM

While watching the award show everytime he appeared pissed off or really bored. Not sure if he was just tired or what.

Well but I prefer this than when he gives that creepy smile,,, he really seems like an allien to me... very weird,

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lizzzieQ

December 30, 2012 at 11:16 PM

Err, I must have been watching another show with all the shots of Jaejoong smiling and laughing and being chummy sitting with his bandmate then........not to mention his perfectly acceptable speech upon winning

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cindy

December 30, 2012 at 11:22 PM

In the clip that has yeh and Yoochun talking about their couples he appeared very pissed....

of course he'll laugh and smile when he knows ththe camera is filiming him.

but look the red carpet pictures, he doesn't look happy

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lizzzieQ

December 30, 2012 at 11:36 PM

So.. he didn't know there were cameras on the red carpet?
I still don't think he looked very pissed anywhere before or during the show, but nevermind!

sogazelle

December 31, 2012 at 7:54 AM

Why would he be pissed if YEH and Yoochun are talking about their couple?

Is there anything romantic between Yoochun and Jaejoong?

I'm sorry for ask this question, but unless I understood you wrong, your post seems to imply that Jaejoong was jealous.

Mell

January 4, 2013 at 3:23 PM

What? You are such a liar Cindy. He was laughing and gave Yoochun a hug before stepping on the red carpet. They interview all the attendees and he seemed OK. Also how would he not know that he is being watched when a million cameras are going off?

Becky

December 30, 2012 at 11:49 PM

I tend to agreed with you. I think Jaejoong looks perfectly fine and handsome.

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hana

December 31, 2012 at 12:36 AM

he is fine and handsome but however is responsible for his Styling is over doing his makeup (and sometimes his hair too) .. even if it was to cover up tiredness he seriously doesn't need it ... at least that's what I think .

Mell

January 4, 2013 at 3:31 PM

He is very pale unfortunately. He could really REALLY use a tan but he seemed OK to me. I gotta say though that he dresses in a really unoriginal manner. It is always a black tuxedo which kinda makes him look washed out.

34 jademwong

December 30, 2012 at 10:58 PM

To be honest I don't even watch these award shows because we all know it's all different kinds of ridiculous but I absolutely love the posts of them here on dramabeans. Laughed so many times at your humor, javabeans. I bow to your writing talent!

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35 kfangurl

December 30, 2012 at 11:03 PM

"Kim Min-seo, aka Bad Moon from The Moon That Embraces the Sun, who looks like her dress started falling apart, and instead of trying to sew it back together she opted to tape her chest with Ace bandages and pass it off as avant-garde."

LOL!! SO TRUE!!! Couldn't have described it better if I tried!

Also! Kim Soo Hyun!! So regal! <3 Love!

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36 katiamon

December 30, 2012 at 11:03 PM

I'm happy for kim so-hyun because she's a great child actress, so does Yeo Jin gu... and it made me super happy to know that shin min-ah and lee jun ki won the best couple award because they were totally awesome and cute in Arang and the magistrate.
There were few deserved awards and many WTF winners but what can you expect from a broadcaster award??????

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37 Mawiie

December 30, 2012 at 11:06 PM

Someone just tweeted that the most credible award in kdramaland is not from the 3 stations but from dramabeans LOL couldn't agree more. Lots of actors didn't even show up, that's how ridiculous it got

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Mystisith

December 30, 2012 at 11:11 PM

Dramabeans being more credible than the broadcasters: Isn't that the truth? The awful truth...

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hanni12

December 31, 2012 at 5:34 AM

Dramabeans is a bunch of fangirls that choose their personal favourites while ignoring some other better choices.

MBC ist a bunch of money hungry Ahjusshis choosing the ones which had the best ratings, while completely ignoring the quality.

For Dramabeans the big winner was Gaksital.
For MBC the big winner was Moon/Sun.

They are both not credible...

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Meeyeong

December 31, 2012 at 6:29 AM

This.

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malta

December 31, 2012 at 8:27 AM

Wow. Just sayin it like is. I like your style.

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Mystisith

December 31, 2012 at 9:29 AM

Eh. Of course it's a bit biased for the oppas/ahjussis than they like: It's a fan site. But at least they didn't gave any awards other than Razzies to the turkeys of the year... For example Dr Jin. Cause Jaejoong, really? I loved him in PTB but he was terrible here. MBC should have given a veteran award to LBS if they wanted to give something to that horror.
To summarize, I do not necessarily agree with the "best ones" but I rarely disagree with the "worst shows" on dramabeans. So yes, on a lonely island, I would favorite their awards any day if I had to save my life...

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hanni12

December 31, 2012 at 10:15 AM

And because it is a fans site it is not credible.

And the choices of the Dramabeans team are a lot more agreeable for you, because you read the blog and let yourself be influenced consciously or unconsciously. If you would listen to the press propaganda in Korea you would likely be more agreeable with the MBC awards.

And the next thing you know the people on this site will cry their praises to the KBS awards if Gaksital wins big. And of course they will be angry if that doesn't happen.

And yes, the MBC awards are a joke, but everyone knows that. No one really takes them seriously. Everyone knows why they give out awards. There is simply no room for a real critical approach with the need to award the people who brought them money.

Dramabeans could take the critical approach and did in the past. Even if I will never agree completely with some of the choices at least they were understandable and there was variety among them that I miss these days. Some of the writers of the past are no longer active and the new ones don't bring really new opinions on the table. Which is why 27% percent of the winners was one single drama.

And some choices were just plain silly. Arang (the quite boring drama with an decently sized fanbase) won over The Chaser (an really great drama no one has ever heard of on this site) in the category UNDERRATED. (It frankly also makes me uncomfortable how almost 80% of the winners are available on Dramafever). Also dramas like A Wife's Credentials, I Live in Cheondamdong, Golden Time, The Chaser, Wild Romance, Heaven's Garden and Queen Insoo of which every single one was better than Gaksital are completely overlooked in the awards.

Mystisith

December 31, 2012 at 11:29 AM

@hanni12:
"because it is a fans site it is not credible.": One thing that I like here is than they differentiate their "likes". They are able to tell you if Show is worthy because of the actors, the story, the cinematography or the package. And if it's pure fangirl enthusiasm, they are not scared to plead guilty and make fun of it.
Some points you give are interesting. For example, I agree than the contributors here miss some good shows (not enough time or maybe not wanting to get out from their comfort zone, a certain drama fatigue also :( ).
That said, when it comes to myself, I never form my opinion based on what the medias say, may it be dramabeans or the SK netizens. I agree with you about Arang being boring (also, LJK was better in his previous works imo, even the unknown Hero).
For me, Can We Get Married? for example is a complete blast these days and I will never look at a melodrama the same way again. No turning back.
About Gaksital winning at KBS: It's a given and I'm preparing myself for the wave...I'm sure JB and GF are ready to party since they liked it (but recognized its flaws). No biggie: There is shows I loved than they panned, like A Gentleman's Dignity which was for me the best rom-com of 2012. This is why I love coming to the Open Threads: The plurality of opinions is refreshing and I discovered a lot of good shows there.
About dramabeans advertising dramafever: DB is a site based in the US and DF is the only legal streaming platform for now. It's understandable I think. Now, except newbies, everyone knows than we have tons of alternatives to watch dramas these days... Everyone is free to use google. ;)
On the list of recommendations you give, I'm ready to give it a try to most of them but I cannot acknowledge Wild Romance: No romantic at all (story & chemistry) except for the 2nd couple, Oh Man-seok completely underutilized and Jessica who was a catastrophe.

Lina

December 31, 2012 at 11:39 AM

So who is in your opinion credible? You? LOL

hanni12

December 31, 2012 at 12:07 PM

From my experience the objective/subjective thing dramabeans tries to do often doesn't work out (My Girlfriend is a Gumiho 10/10?, City Hunter 10/10?). The hype build up is just too big these days. If Dramabeans raves about you can be sure that people will also rave about it. This site is so hugely influential that it is insane. You look into any blog and you will see mostly opinions that are strikingly similar in wording and tell you nothing new that you won't find on Dramabeans. For that reason alone I think that this blog should have some more diverse opinions. You can look at the year end reviews this year and you will know how that drama will be remembered.

Nice Guy? Will always be called overrated. Gaksital? Will always be awesome. Arang? Will always be underrated. Dramas that are nowhere to be found on Dramabeans never existed for many people.

I know that the writers for Dramabeans also have a life outside of it, but I don't know, I live by the philosophy that you should give almost everything in life a try, at least for one single episode. I just fell that the winners this year are just the most obvious drama this year that were beloved and readily available given a try and others ignored.

I can understand that Dramabeans has to use ads to keep the website running, but it just gets too much in the last year or so. I think it is a little too intrusive when at the beginning of recaps it is written "Watch the series at DramaFever" with a link. It also rubs me the wrong way that an unusually large percent of dramas available on Dramafever are recapped here.

The thing with Wild Romance is, that behind all the frankly terrible directing and acting from some people (Jessica, ugh) an really interesting drama is hidden. The problem is that everyone complains about not enough romance when it clearly isn't a romcom if you look behind the advertising. It is more of an mystery than anything else. I honestly don't think that I would have watched more than an episode if I weren't such an big fan of Park Yeon Seon.

And Can We Get Married is of course great. Have to catch up fast, I'm only at the 14 episode. ;)

p.s.: how did the KBS awards turn out? :)

Mystisith

December 31, 2012 at 12:36 PM

If dramabeans is that influential, I wish they could curb the ratings for the last eps of King Of Dramas in SK. Than I will believe in miracles & be a good girl in 2013. :)
*Patiently waiting for the rest of the Awards Posts and preparing the Punch Coco for the New Year.* :)

Lina

December 31, 2012 at 1:07 PM

That doesn't answer my question, does it? You said JB is not credible. So who is? Because surely if you're criticising someone or something for not being something, you know something that does and can compare. Otherwise you're just dissing people and trying to be cool.

hanni12

December 31, 2012 at 1:58 PM

@Lina

I didn't respond to you yet, that comment before was for Mystisith.

Firstly, no, I don't think I'm the best person to be objective or to have a credible opinion. I never implied that anywhere.

No, I will not be name dropping. I don't know the person and blog I have in mind personally and I don't know how they would feel about that. No link from me.

Lina

December 31, 2012 at 2:07 PM

How so very convenient! You know someone who is more credible than JB but cannot share it with us.

I hope you don't mean Ockoala. She's just as biased and fangirly. Maybe more.

hanni12

December 31, 2012 at 2:37 PM

No.

If you really had any sort of clue, you would most likely know who I was talking about.

Lina

December 31, 2012 at 2:47 PM

What's with the condescending attitude? No, I don't have a clue who you're talking about. But since you're being so nice about it, forget it. Keep it to yourself.

Sam

December 31, 2012 at 7:32 PM

Can I interject here? Vaultofdoom is definitely much more credible, IMO. The author seemed to understand what he/she was talking about, and gives ratings according to the production, acting, and the writing, etc. Her/his posts are insightful and interesting and very, very dedicated. Sure, no site is ever perfectly credible, but dramabeans is less so. So is ockoala, though I love her blog and this site as well. And seriously Lina? The way you reply, it's as though it's a personal attack against you. Dude. What's with the sarcasm? Hanni12 gave a pretty good argument, IMO.

Lina

December 31, 2012 at 9:14 PM

You mean this? http://vaultofdoom.wordpress.com/

I took a quick look at her year end review, and to be honest she sounds like a pompous jerk. Very holier-than-thou and acting as if she knows more about Korean dramas than everyone else. Not a fan, sorry.

jiabu

December 31, 2012 at 9:20 PM

Hmmm. I agree with hanni12, and know who they're talking about. Thing is, I visit both sites for different reasons. Dramabeans is like soda, you know, popular, fun, tasty, and something you can share with lots and lots of people. The other site is like a good wine, you can enjoy its intricate smell, texture and flavors, but it'll inevitably be less massive .

It's quite unfair to compare them because they are for different kinds of readers. For example, regarding Gaksital, I read that site's opinion describing it as an embarrassment to dramas and what can I say, I agree with that even though I enjoyed it to some degree (not even close to the best of the year IMO, obviously). It was a pop phenomenom (overseas), while The Chaser was not (don't even get me started on Faith, one of the worst pieces of nothingness I've encountered in my drama journey). Is it unfair? It may be. What can we do, The Chaser wasn't even subtitled, had no starlets or hot idols, it wouldn't have attracted a lot of traffic to the site (sad truth). I have to trust the good faith of this site's editors, though, and see it as their personal opinions and choices (of course!), without considering it a big conspiracy against "quality dramas" lol.

You have to consider that some people settle with the formulaic romcoms, straightforward thrillers or melodramas for whatever reasons; some grow tired of them (or not even liked them from the start) and look for something different. That's why having lots of options is cool.

This is pop, that is geared towards critical analysis with an enfasis on behind the scenes politics and dramatic art. I read and enjoy both. I'd thank a controversial voice here, though, it could shake things a little (previous years had some for year end reviews, at least).

PS: I can't deny that this site is huge, and tremendously influential. And that Dramafever's expansion is scary for non korean speakers, since it'll drive fansubbers to extintion and with that, overseas fans will see their options limited to the above mentioned (badly developed) formulas.

PS2: "I think it is a little too intrusive when at the beginning of recaps it is written “Watch the series at DramaFever” with a link. It also rubs me the wrong way that an unusually large percent of dramas available on Dramafever are recapped here."

DITTO.

Carmen

January 1, 2013 at 9:48 AM

Sorry, I have to disagree with you here regarding Jaejoong. I am not sure if you watched Dr. Jin to the end or not . He did a much better job here than PTB. He received good reviews for his acting, even at this site.

Mar

December 31, 2012 at 2:01 PM

@hanni1

Yes, Dramabeans chooses their favorites based on their opinion. Who says it has to be objective? Javabeans can do whatever the hell she wants on Dramabeans. She started the site. Period. If you don't feel DB is credible why are you here? That is really all that needs to be said, but hey, no one ever said I was the quiet type.

I don't always agree with the opinions and reviews on DB. but so what. That is life. If someones preferred show or a show someone feels is not getting it's due, doesn't get covered in Dramabeans, so what, no one said there was comprehensive coverage of every single bloody show that airs. That is ridiculous to expect or even crit this site about.

I think you vastly underestimate the people on this site. We are all not sheep being 'influenced." There were many that were not in love with Gakisital, and had discussions or voiced opinion. I believe personally that many do not feel the need to go on a episode thread of a show they do not like or watch and comment bomb it. The same with a thread about an actor/actress that someone does not find appealing. Opposing commentary/opinion on a show should be posted on an appropriate thread, like open thread or the end of year reviews. And sometimes you just keep your mouth shut because there is no need to rain on someones drama love parade. I however sometimes like to voice my opinion that I do not agree on opinions and reviews here, and wow, how about that, this site gives us that opportunity. Dramabeans provides a forum for discussion and opinion and information. I cannot thank them enough for the venue. It has helped me to enjoy watching k dramas all the more.

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wanne

January 1, 2013 at 7:53 AM

Yes, Javabeans can do whatever she wants here as this is her site. But from what I understand, Hanni's post here is in response to the comment that says Dramabeans being more credible. And I agree with her that Dramabeans is also not credible.

Take the SBS award for example, Javabeans seems to agree that Sohn Hyun-joo deserve the Daesang. And here I wonder why he's not the nominee for Best Actor award here at Dramabeans if Javabeans thinks he's that good. Instead of calling it 'Best Actor', they should have call it 'Favourite Actor' instead, then their awards wouldn't be that questionable and contradicting. Same goes to the other award titles. I can't read Javabeans complaining about the winners of these awards without thinking that 'heh, same with your award'.

I love this site, and still do. Thus the reason why I'm here afterall. But that doesn't mean I can only have good things to say about it. Commenting here, be it a praise or a critic means that I care enough and that Dramabeans is that important to me that I bother to spend my time to write this comment.

Aj

December 30, 2012 at 11:24 PM

The results get leaked ahead of time to the actors except for popularity and best couple so if the actor isn't going to win, they don't attend. Our favorite actors and dramas can't always win even if we think they should. Sad but true.

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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉

January 1, 2013 at 6:42 AM

That explains why Lee Jun-ki and Shin Mina didn't show up, and why I do not get any shots of them dressed up in modern red carpet-style this time :(

Why don't they leak Best Couple, though?

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hana

December 30, 2012 at 11:48 PM

the big three stations awards are always questionable(and ridiculous sometimes) but I personally find dramabeans far from being credible either ... just different in Options and choices than what I would put.

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38 Zelaii

December 30, 2012 at 11:08 PM

It's just sad that TK2H and Arang just got 1 award each. I do believe that these two dramas deserve more than just one award to speak that they're awesome in their own ways.

Oh well, we can't do anything about it. It's sad, yes. But let's just be happy for them that once upon a time, they got an award even though we thought that others (whose far more desrving) could get it.

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39 Windsun33

December 30, 2012 at 11:10 PM

"..Sung Yuri (Feast of the Gods).."

I can't believe that horrible show won any awards at all, but perhaps I am swayed too much by my extreme dislike for the plot and directing to actually watch how good or bad the acting is.

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40 'dalia

December 30, 2012 at 11:11 PM

KIM JAE WON...
i love you

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chau

December 31, 2012 at 2:21 AM

me too :)
and I think he did a great job as a MC last night. Very witty and natural. Looking forward to seeing him MCing in variety shows in the future.

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Gretz16

January 2, 2013 at 12:39 AM

:) Even if Kim Jae Won fans seems not aware of this thread, i'm glad to see you here Dahlia... :) I came here to cheer for him... :) I just love Kim Jae Won and so happy that he got Top Excellence Award this year. Oppa fighting..

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41 omo

December 30, 2012 at 11:16 PM

I.hate.MBC. I have disliked this broadcaster in the last 4 years. Things are going to be more interesting at KBS.

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42 cindy

December 30, 2012 at 11:18 PM

So, tomorrow or tuesday Gaksital will win every award.

Well, at least the main guy and secod deserve it and all.

But I'm worried the main girl will win best actress because the drama was popular, her acting really lacks and even the girl who played Rara deserves better.

Lets see.

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Mawiie

December 30, 2012 at 11:52 PM

I think that Nice Guy was aired on KBS as well, so the competition might be a bit tighter over there. I've personally not seen NG yet, but I've seen MCY in other projects and I'd be at ease if she got it over JSY.

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Choco

December 31, 2012 at 3:30 AM

Dude. I'm so NG-biased that I want that drama to bag all the awards. A tight competition indeed. I'd rather Gaksital take home the awards if Nice Guy couldn't beat them to it, than some other dramas in KBS. I do foresee a lot of flaming here tomorrow if NG did take home a lot of awards, as most of the community in dramabeans lurves Gaksital. In the end it's all politics anyway. I just seriously hope they don't play the ratings game like MBC, it would just render the whole awards thing pointless. I'm happy either way, Gaksital was a good drama, but it wasn't my type, and I won't deny that it is actually quite spectacular.

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43 crazedlu

December 30, 2012 at 11:19 PM

eck, what a bogus awards ceremony. like, seriously? moon/sun?? i miss you?? han ga in (seriously, she seems like a genuinely nice person, but WHAT?)?? i agree WHOLEHEARTEDLY that "arang and the magistrate" was underrated. and gypped. its world made sense and i cared for its characters. and though i never could like or bring myself to watch "the king 2 hearts", i thought korea enjoyed that one?

meh. sure, mbc.

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44 Joei

December 30, 2012 at 11:27 PM

Yoo Seung Ho produced a much more stellar performance than Yoo Chun... Oh well but he's in a supporting role.. Life is unfair.. Poor boy, I don't get how he hasn't received much awards throughout his acting career when everyone knows just how awesome he is..

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anaro

December 30, 2012 at 11:56 PM

Do you know the nominees?
Yoo Chun from Missing You
Yoo Seung Ho from Arang and the Magistrate
Yoon Je Moon from The King 2Hearts
Lee Sung Min from Golden Time
Jung Il Woo from The Moon Embracing the Sun
Everyone but Yoo Chun is supporting roles.

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Sam

December 31, 2012 at 3:47 AM

Yoo Seung Ho? He barely did much acting in IMY. I get it that everybody loves him. He was probably a great actor when he was young, but his acting in IMY is really quite awkward, and his performance in Arang didn't win me over either...he needs to practice. Hard.

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anaro

December 31, 2012 at 5:45 AM

I just want to let @joei know (if s/he doesn't know yet) that perhaps s/he's right about Yoo Seung Ho not winning because he's in a supporting role. Just look at the nominees. They're all in supporting roles, except Yoo Chun (the only one in main role). Acting-wise, I don't know much, since I didn't watch IMY. It's just not my cup of tea, but I did watch Yoo Chun in his other dramas, and personally, I think, other nominees are better than him.

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Joei

December 31, 2012 at 6:56 AM

@anaro, haha your first comment totally made me think you disagreed with me.. But yea to your 2nd comment. Precisely my point. Not 100% because of the difference between being a lead or supporting role of course, but certainly it was one of the main factors. The others being due to popularity and attendance at the show. I do think Yoo Chun is one of the best idol-turn-actor out there but compared to his fellow nominees, really... ...

@Sam, if you think YSH is awkward in IMY, I agree partly because of the character nature in the show. He played every scene so well. I hate how his character is turning out to be but YSH plays every little bit of emotions the character is supposed to have so well that I'm just impressed... If someone else was to take on that role (imagine YSH & YC swop roles), I can't see them bringing more life into the role than YSH is doing right now..

45 cocopug

December 30, 2012 at 11:37 PM

Congrats to Jo Seung Woo.

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46 lorensia audrey

December 31, 2012 at 12:00 AM

Han sun hwa jjang!!!! Look very simple.. Don't be complicated be simple like your personality <3 I'ts look like the popular dress that name is batik..

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47 SandrOu

December 31, 2012 at 12:05 AM

And The King 2 Heart? This is my favorite show of MBC this year, in terms of acting and everything, every single main actors were perfect in their role, and no award at all for them? I understand why, some of them didn't show up.

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48 urgh

December 31, 2012 at 12:17 AM

love yoon eun hye's dress but can't say the same for her acting chops (or the lack thereof) in her recent dramas :(

unbelievable that May Queen's writer was awarded.. the show was an absolute terror to watch..

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blu

December 31, 2012 at 12:56 AM

You must be watching a different drama then. Because entertainment critics, professional drama critics are praising her acting performance in this drama.

I understand if melodrama is not your cup of tea, but dont say her acting in this drama is bad, when even the harshest industry critics who are more knowledgeable in their field praise her performance.

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urgh

December 31, 2012 at 5:02 PM

you must be living in an alternate universe where nothing else but a convergence of opinions is expected. c'mon, just because entertainment critics praise an actor/actress/drama does not mean that everyone else has to follow suit and agree.

also, just to note -
1) melodrama is very much my cup of tea
2) i said she was lacking, not bad.
3) and also really, alllllllllll the critics have had nothing bad to say?

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Grace Yoon

December 31, 2012 at 8:32 PM

Amen.

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melusine

January 1, 2013 at 2:52 AM

I'm genuinely curious. Which critics are these?

Because true drama criticism in Korea is very rare, almost non-existent, since dramas are looked down upon as populist, ajumma fare (unlike say, films which are considered 'art' and worthy of reviews and in-depth discussion by sites such as Cine21 and the now-defunct Film2.0). Which I think is a real shame, since like any media, there are always gems among the junk, which longtime drama lovers can attest to.

Unless you're referring to the entertainment press? But those aren't critics, not really.

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Aj

December 31, 2012 at 4:58 AM

I'm so happy that YEH didn't get totally snubbed this time by mbc despite the moderate ratings of her drama coming out with 2 awards and a top excellence nod. IMO, she deserved the latter. Seriously she has improved a lot from coffee prince and she was so gorgeous in her dress too!

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pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉

December 31, 2012 at 9:20 AM

Surely you can't be including I Miss You in that statement? Because she's the best she's been in a LONG time there.

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urgh

December 31, 2012 at 5:12 PM

i do think she's been the best she's been in a realllllly loooonnnnggggg time but unfortunately, i still find her performance lacklustre.. i'm not sure if it's because she's being overshadowed or if it's because of the character or maybe perhaps my expectations of her are too high? haha she's a gorgeous actress but her acting never seems to live up to her beauty :(

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Grace Yoon

December 31, 2012 at 8:33 PM

Might as well try acting yourself.

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rina

December 31, 2012 at 9:56 PM

your comment struck me as challenging, borderline rude and uncalled for. i don't think OP said anything to deserve such an attitude.

P.S however, if you did not mean it that way, my apologies~ it's difficult to decipher because of the lack of intonation inherent in computer mediated communications.

melusine

January 1, 2013 at 3:12 AM

That's such a reductive argument.

urgh doesn't like Yoon Eun-hye's performance in Missing You, you obviously disagree. So argue on the drama's merits. That's what discussion is about. (which can be fun! when not taken too seriously or personally)

It's like not liking a dish at a restaurant or not liking a dress in a shop, then being told "So cook it yourself or sew it yourself, otherwise shut up." I mean, huh? We're all consumers, in this case of entertainment. We all have a right to an opinion, whether negative or positive, both are just as valid.

pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉

January 1, 2013 at 6:02 AM

That was unnecessary.

pogo - sailing HMS Queen of Tears and HMS Sailboat Lovely Runner🍉

January 1, 2013 at 6:28 AM

It's the opposite for me, if anything - I don't think she's that gorgeous (certainly cute and pretty, but elevated to gorgeous only with the right hair and makeup) but very capable as an actress, and willing to commit to a role.

I think my own expectations may also have been lowered by the double flop of My Fair Lady and Lie To Me, but I think she's doing well here - though it's good to have her character finally move forward from her trauma as of last week.

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49 joen

December 31, 2012 at 12:42 AM

There is no surprises when most of the winners are from popular dramas that received high viewership ratings. There is no argument if they give good performance in their acting and win. But I find it ridiculous when Han Ga In won the Best Actress Award when other actresses [Ha Jiwon (The King 2 Hearts), Shin Mina (Arang and the Magistrate) & Yoon Eunhye (I Miss You)] delivered much better performance than her. Oh I know, because her drama got high ratings…that’s it. Now I have better understanding with the term ‘underrated’ and ‘overrated’ drama. Sorry to say but Kim Yoo Jung that child actress deserve the award more than her.

TK2H & Arang's campers...I'm crying with you.

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miss_buttercup

December 31, 2012 at 4:52 AM

let me share you some tissue, my dear TK2H & Arang's campers...

ah, come on, MBC! This is extremely ridiculous. I have to say that I totally agree with the award for The Moon that Embraces the Sun in Dramabeans editor's review: most overrated.