i can't believe they didn't give out awards to Hwang Jung Min, Kim Kang Woo n Shim Eun Kyung!!! i was in uproar when KBSW broadcast it last night, i think some of my neighbor (who at the time enjoying fireworks show right outside the building) would think i'm strange coz i'm screaming and cursing while they went ooohhh... aaahh...
and i think GHS want to look different, but who dresses up as high school girl when you're 25 and going to an award show...

When Lee Min Ho saw Gu Hye Sun, he probably had a moment of abject terror where he thought it was February again, and he was back on the set of Boys Before Flowers, and he was going to have to jump in a freezing cold pool at any moment.

I wouldn't be surprised if he had heart palpitations.

I didn't recognize Kim Tae Hee and Yoon Eun Hye at first.

Lee Da Hae... pretty, pretty face, the dress on the other hand... I don't know what to make of it.

I scrolled down further and glad to see Kim So Eun, lovely girl.

And then, WHOA! I thought I jumped to a different page seeing Gu Hye Sun dressed like that. I wanna know what goes on her mind when she gets ready for these award shows. Either she's a little eccentric, or she thinks it's cool to look a bit eccentric.

@ Biscuit
LEE BYUNG-HEON! And I noticed that Wang Suk-hyun was absent too! Children were present at the SBS Awards, so I wonder why he wasn't at this one...

Kim Tae Hee looks really tall in that first photo - I heard she was pretty short? Those heels must be very very high then. It was my first time watching her act, and although I thought she was good overall, Kim So-yeon definitely deserved it more than she did. Unfortunate.

this girl's got guts! this is akin to committing career suicide...c'mon, every girl's trying to outdo the other - more silicon! more botox! more boobs! more spillage! higher slits! - how else to grab the attention of the bosses when almost everyone is a beauty in this k-entertainment land of plastic? she knows the expected dress code, she knows she's gonna be getting some awards and be in the spotlight, she knows she's gonna be ridiculed, she knows the expected bashing she's gonna get and yet she did it, all in the spirit of the original Tsukushi Makino who wore her uniform to Eitoku's fancy graduation ball. hey, the girl's deeper than she looks. she just made me a fan. *cue the flying eggs and flour*

the highlight of the night is my Lee Min-ho ... he looks less dorky this time.

congrats to Sohn Hyun-joo..I'm glad he won.. watching him in SoSP, i truly wished his character is my eldest brother

of the ladies, i like Moon Chae-won's dress the best.

oh, that Park Eun-bin's dress is wrong. 17yr old should dress in that at all..

I absolutely agree abt Hwang Jung Min. He deserved an award for his brilliant potrayal in Accidental Couple. And it's still understandable if KTH got Best Actress but GHS as Geum Jandi? O___O

Wait Am I dreaming ? GHS winning an award for her SHITTY "acting" in BOF ? What an insult to the profession ! And she definitly an attention seeker but I won't blame her for that because this is her job.

aishhh, too late to edit

oh, that Park Eun-bin’s dress is wrong. 17yr old should dress in that at all..

SHOULD NOT..

I just realised that both Kim Tae Hee and Kim So eun's dresses look similar except for the color?

Park Eun Bin seems to have slight resemblance to Kim So Eun? LoL

I felt so sorry for Lee Min Ho. He must feel embarassed standing next to GHS during best couple award while other actors got themselves a beautiful lead. lol

What's GHS thinking????? Seriously!!! What's with her!!
All I know that Lee Min Ho is the poor guy last night. hahaha

YEH definitely was able to pull off her outfit last night. She looked fashionable and carried herself very well indeed. Kudos to her!

the clothes GHS wears are always soooo cringe worthy. I think the only time she ever dressed well was when she was in BOF. I think she's trying to make herself stand out for being different but her out fits need to go if she wants to be taken seriously for any of her work.

Drama Series, Actress: Gu Hye-sun (Boys Before Flowers), Kim Tae-hee (IRIS)

whilst i agree that Kim So Yeon deserves the award a lot more than Kim Tae Hee, if i have to replace her with someone on this list , i will take out Gu Hye Sun. Her acting in BOF is even worse than Kim Tae Hee.

Kim So Yeon is such a good actress. She should've won best actress over Kim Tae Hee and Gu Hye Sun.

wohhhh...I didn't recognize kim tae hee in that makeover and outfit, she was like over make up and the writer was right about she looks like a zombie their...

I also agree that kim tae hee didn't deserve to win the best drama actress award because her perfomance in the drama IRIS is only so-so and needs polish to her craft...She's already 30 this year but until now her acting isn't improving...

kim Seo yeon deserve the award as best drama actress because she did very well in the action scenes and confrontation scene with lee byung Eun..!!

Thanks for the pics, javabeans!

Yeah I was very pissed and WTF when KTH and GHS won over KSY???? Its like Come on! KSY deserved it way over these two and many korean articles have stated that KSY was one of the best in IRIS... sigh.. KSY got robbed imho... she should have got an acting award.. maybe her popularity award going to KTH while the excellence to KSY would have made more sense???

Anyways, What the heck was GHS thinking?? Wear a gown, lady! BOF fever is over!!

LDH looks stunning as ever, the dress?? I dont like it but I heard she got other 2 dresses for that night.. no pictures shown tho... She's got a great body tho! :)

What is wrong with Lee Da Hae's dress?? what happened to classiness? I am sorry..she's pretty but she looks like a slut in the dress. Errh..she should fire her dress coordinator.

what is up with all these pretty actresses dressing weird??

Lee Da Hae of course is beautiful, but the dress is NOT. And Yoon Eun Hye...yikess. Not lovin the hair at all!

But Gu Hye Sun really takes the cake. Like what the heck was goin through her mind when she decided on that outfit? My jaw seriously dropped when I saw that picture and then once I realized that it was real I laughed really hard haha. Well at least it was entertaining!

I agree with everyone on Gu Hye Sun's choice of outfit. Hmmm, Jandi costume??
What is she thinking? Does she want an award for dressing Goofy?
And with that short haircut, it seems like she's trying to make herself ugly or boyish trying to ward off any men.
I hope I'm wrong but I think she may have some emotional problems.

Yoon Sang-Hyun looks like a Bond villain in that outfit. Awesome

As for GSH's schoolgirl outfit, somebody needs to pull a Trey Parker/Matt Stone and wear that at next year's award show :-p

Happy New Year!

I agree!!!KSY should have won the award rather than KTH..and well if both of them switched the awards .. I DONT THINK Kim tae hee deserve the popularity award..In IRIS,KSY acting is more outstanding than kim tae hee.

^^

Well if they have given the award to KSY over KTH, it may have been a slap in the face for KTH since she is the leading lady in IRIS *sigh*

Yeah I was in disbelief that KTH got the award over KSY... KTH was mediocre while KSY had the better acting talent imho.. She really shined in most of her scenes in particular with LBH scenes....

I am glad at least KSY did not go empty-handed but popularity award? Was KSY that popular? Dont get me wrong I am more than happy that KSY is being recognised (I am one of her fans!).. I am not surprised both Yoons getting popularity awards because they are popular but KSY?? I rather KSY being recognised for her acting talent....

hmm... i have to say i kinda agree with ur comment.
personally, i also prefer kim so yeon a lot more than kim tae hee.

when i first started watching iris, i always thought kim tae hee was a total miscast.
i didnt think she improved much of her acting skills ( i've watched almost all of her dramas n movies starting "stairway to heaven")....

and for kim ah joong. i've watched her in "that fool" and i also think she didnt give much of a 'performance'.....

i dont really see the significance of these award shows. who knows what happened behind the scene rite? it might be just another playground of those agencies....

i do appreciate kim tae hee's efforts in trying to go with a different kind of fashion style.....

GHS winning the award was just wrong. She was absolutely TERRIBLE in BOF. She runied the drama for me I couldn't even finish. And the ridiculous outfit? GHS=Go High School??? I really don't get it at all. Bad taste, poor choice.

LDH, gorgeous as ever. Perfect body.

And what?? The biggest upset of the night for me had to be the fact that Hwang Jung Min did not receive any award. You've got to be kidding me! He was amazing in Accidental Couple/That Fool. I enjoyed Every Single Minute of him in the drama. How could a BRILLIANT actor like HJM not receive any recognition in the award show? Kim Ah Joong was only ok in the drama and she received an award for her performance. Makes no sense.

As I read all comments here, I guess the most popular issue in the comments are the outfit of ms GHS, which most of the reader feel awkward to wear in the show like this. And as usual in the entertainment industry, people tend to appreciate more to their looks, style, and glamourous performance, rather than their talent. So what if GHS is not wearing the gown. She's there to receive the award. Just bear with it, and enjoy the award. Life is more cheerful if you get rid of negative opinion towards eachother.

IRIS TOP. T - T

@68 so true.

My mouth was hanging wide when I saw Kim TaeHee and Gu HyeSun won Excellence Award instead of Kim SoYeon. I just could not believe it. Are you serious? Kim TaeHee in Iris and Gu HyeSun in BOF? Don't even get me started on Gu HyeSun's acting in BOF..lmao what a joke. Nowonder Kbs gave Kim SoYeon the popularity award. My theory : They knew KSY deserve it but they had to give it to the main actress of both HOT dramas. Therefore, Kim SoYeon is awarded the Popularity Award. I'm not trying to say that KSY doesn't deserve the award but I feel that it is more of a pity award. I mean, seriously, everybody who watched Iris should know what level Kim TaeHee's acting is in, compared to Kim SoYeon (ohh..those eyes speak volumes) Urgh fine. It's done and over with. No matter how much I complaint doesn't change the fact that Kim SoYeon got robbed.

It's so obvious that Kbs is trying to please everybody. lol 4 best couples. Is that even possible? Wow, those actors and actresses must all have incredible chemistry to have 4 of them winning the same award (sacarsm). I find the Excellence Award more shocking than Gu HyeSun's outift. Is this the last award ceremony for dramas? Is there another award ceremony that includes all Kbs, Sbs and Mbc dramas? I hope they have it, because it might be less bias. Congrats to them though.

@80
I totally agree with you.

The fact that Kim TaeHee and Gu HyeSun won Excellence Awards proved that this award show is nothing but a joke. KTH was barely ok in IRIS, and GHS, gosh, she was just horrid in BOF.

KBS wants to please everybody and that's so true. Besides, the show provides an opportunity for all the actors and actresses to dress up, show off their assets, display their taste of style, and in some cases, their weird sense of fashion.

I actually like Moon Jung Hee's dress a lot, the pink makes it stand out and I like the origami-ish design of the bodice. Maybe it'd look better as a shorter knee-length dress.

Haha anyway, Happy New Year Javabeans and everyone!! :)

This was a good show, with most winners deserving their awards, except I really wish Kim So Yeon would've been given a nod for her acting instead of Kim Tae Hee. I didn't get to catch much of That Fool (I hope to, soon!), but Hwang Jung Min was endearing!

Loved the outfits as well, though there could've been more colour. While I'm not the biggest fan of Goo Hye Sun's, I must say kudos to her for her courage in wearing that outfit. She's rocking that hairstyle as well. @55- agreed. I guess that puts us in the minority..

Haha Kim Seung Woo! He reminded me of Santa Claus when I saw his red jacket. He's ever the joker ;) Bravo for the burst of colour! And congrats on nabbing the award so he wouldn't have to return home empty handed while Kim Nam Joo has already won one! (pardon my basic Korean but was that what he said during his speech?)

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

I thought Kim Tae-hee looked awful and Gu Hye-sun should really stop this rebellious (?) streak she is on for award ceremony dresses. Seriously. Grow up, woman. You're 25!

I almost didn't recognise Lee Da-hae as one of the presenters. She has shrunk since I saw her in Hello, Miss and My Girl.

Kim So-yeon looks like such a femme fatale in that black number. Love it! Such a contrast to her look in Gourmet. I haven't watch IRIS but I'm sure she did a stellar job, from what I've read.

I don't understand the couple award. Why were 4 couples awarded it?

Congratulations to Lee Min-ho. Such a well deserved award. Yay, to motherly love. :)

Kim So-yeon + LBH = Best couple
LBH = Grand prize
KSY = Best actress
KSW = Best supporting actor
KTH = Best acting award (from the corrupt judges of KBS)

GHS stylist (if she has one??) should be fired or stoned. I was flabbergasted and shocked when I saw her walking the Red Carpet at the Ceremony. Does she think it is a HALOWEEN Party instead of an AWARDS ceremony? I was very disappointed with her choice of outfit and feel bad for Lee Min Ho standing beside her in the Best Couple Award with the other winners wearing formal clothes. I love Goo Hye Sun and was happy to see her win 3 Awards, the most KBS award with Lee Byung Heon that night. She shoud be in that yellow dress she had worn in the Andre Kim Star Award show earlier this month. She can be gorgeous and a fashionista if she choses too with her million dollar legs and translucent complexion. I hope she gets a new stylist. Anyway I still love her despite her outfit but Please don't do it again.PLease somebody in her household burn that JANDI school uniform!!!!! Still Congratulations for those 3 well deserved awards at the 2009 KBS Drama Awards!!!!

GHS should have respected the award ceremony since she chose to attend it.

Dressing in BOF uniform is beyond words, she over 25 yrs old but yet still acting cute is just no no.

Yes, KSY was robbed of her acting award by KBS.

How come the press hadn't comment on it yet.

Kim So Eun is so cute and lovely. I like her red dress and hair style.

LBH is the best korean actor, ever!!! And he looks stunning & charismatic as usual! Love him!

I seem to be one of the very few people who thought YEH looked -stunning-. From top to bottom. It was such a relief not to see her in that unflattering red hair from My Fair Lady.

I am soooo happy for Sohn Hyun-joo. well deserved. an actor always worth watching.

JB: Choi Chul-ho had a short but wonderfully memorable role in Iron Empress aa well as in Partner. But add his larger if rather boring role in Hot Blood, a show i can't bear to keep watching.

Happy New Year! and thank you for being here. I can't imagine k-drama watching w/o DB.

I really dont get you people, why do you put up a site as great as db and put so many pretty pics of actresses and then talk like B*** S*** abot them! WTF, whats is so wrong with Kim TAehee,dont get me wrong I really like kimsooyeon a nd her acting was grand but why not give the girl a break!by the way whats with the criticising, I think every one did a fabulose job, brava!!@

Sorry, JB, my error. correcting myself for #90 re: Choi Chul-Ho. If the award was for Best Supporting Actor, then for sure, he won it for Iron Empress. I was so sad when his character died. It was cool of KBS to recognize that performance.

I so appreciate your list of winners with their categories: watched the whole show last night on KBS World without subs and i could not figure what people were winning for! I was very happy to see "my" Kim Seok-hun win for his role as Chi-yang in Iron Empress but i don't see him in your list of winners.

Kim So Yeon absolutely got robbed. She should have won the excellence award instead of Kim Tae Hee. Her acting was much better in Iris. I'm glad that she at least got the popularity award. Though a consolation prize but shows that they recognized her talent.

By the way, what did Lee Byung Heon say when interviewed after receiving the Best Couple award? I know he mentioned something about 'Kim Sun Hwa' - Kim So Yeon's character in Iris. I was dying to know if he was bold enough to say he prefers KSY's character or thought there was more chemistry there....haha....sorry, imagination can be a bad thing

Worst dress has to be Gu Hye Sun...what is that?? I sometimes wonder what that girl is thinking. My conclusion: she's eccentric or confused.

Like DB, I want Yoo Sun's dress.

Ugh, Gu Hye-sun.

You know, maybe she will stay in directing/writing/drawing/everythingelsethatcanbedone and stay out of acting. I would really appreciate that. But I'm also tired of hearing about her new hobby or exploit every other week.

Agh. Conflicted.

WOW! Never thought I'd see such a disappointed award show. Many actors/actress' not deserving to the awards.(Kim Tae Hee was one - are you telling her by handing her an award that she was great when she was not - how is it possible = KIM SO YEON the co-actress of IRIS was excellent and deserved it more). Who's the voters or judges anyway!!!!. Count the votes and you will come up with a WINNER. Why so many awards given to the same categories. This award show has no meaning. Just glitters! Even that was disappointing.

AWARDS ARE GIVEN OUT TO THE BEST which is one outstanding actor/actress/supporing role/dramas in their categories.

THE DAESANG AWARD
Awarded the to BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS. WHICH WAS SOOOO RIGHT.

WATCH THE REST OF THE WORLD AWARD PRESENTATION SHOW. ITS TO THE BEST PERFORMER.

omg Gu Hye-sun.... I wonder if she's like promoting a new drama/movie or something with that outfit...? I can't imagine that she happened to have that outfit in her closet. With her porcelain skin and beauty, she would have looked beautiful in a gown! YEH's dress looked sort of weird but she definitely pulled it off. she was channeling the confident elegance of Kim Hye soo for me.

haha, Lee Da-hae wear a stupid dress. GHS look like a school girl

mr. paula253 wants to know: does KBS not do a best child actor?

Ok. What? and WHAT? I really don't get the awards for IRIS. Are we sure tptb didn't switch the awards around by mistake? Cos no way Kim Tae-hee was better than Kim So-yeon, whose acting I really loved. KTH was mediocre at best (and I'm being generous here).

Also, Gu Hye-sun award and her outfit? o_0 Her acting was one of the reasons I dropped BBF.

BUT am I ever so glad Sohn Hyun-joo won an award! He was really adorable in Sons of Sol pharmacy. How cute is that his "brothers" all showed up to support him? Awwwww.

Choi Surin's last dress photo and Jang Hee Jin's dress was my favourite. Its clean, chic, and sophisticated. I love it!