2009 KBS Drama Awards

222 December 31, 2009January 21, 2010

by javabeans

Last one!

The 2009 KBS Drama Awards were also held on December 31, and as with the other two station awards ceremonies, there weren’t a lot of surprises, particularly with the Daesang, which went to Lee Byung-heon. (Lee was outstanding in IRIS, but I think he practically had the Daesang in the bag even before the drama aired — no way KBS was going to score a big star like him and not reward him. Refer to: Song Seung-heon’s MBC Daesang last year.)

All of these awards ceremonies are essentially year-end parties where the broadcasters pat their big successes on the back. That’s why most of the actors given awards were from hit shows, and also why there are few surprises. But of all the awards shows, KBS has the most varied list of winners, and is my personal favorite to look at and comment on, since I’ve seen most of the big shows represented. (Unlike SBS, where many of the winners were from shows I didn’t care for, such as Wife’s Temptation.)

There were, of course, a few puzzlers. I understand wanting to include Kim Tae-hee in the IRIS largesse, even though her acting itself wasn’t outstanding — but her over Kim So-yeon? And I see why they would want to thank Kim Ah-joong for taking on a drama when she could have chosen to build her movie career instead. But how could you award Kim Ah-joong’s acting in Accidental Couple and NOT give one to Hwang Jung-min, who was the largest single source of charm in that drama?

WINNERS LIST

Daesang: Lee Byung-heon (IRIS)

Top Excellence Awards:
Drama Series, Actor: Sohn Hyun-joo (Sons of Sol Pharmacy)
Drama Series, Actress: Chae Shi-ra (Iron Empress)

Excellence Awards:
Daily Series, Actor: Oh Man-seok (Everybody Cha Cha Cha)
Daily Series, Actress: Jo Ahn (Everybody Cha Cha Cha)
Miniseries, Actor: Ji Jin-hee (The Man Who Can’t Get Married)
Miniseries, Actress: Kim Ah-joong (Accidental Couple)
Drama Series, Actor: Kim Seung-woo, Jung Jun-ho (IRIS)
Drama Series, Actress: Gu Hye-sun (Boys Before Flowers), Kim Tae-hee (IRIS)
One-Act Special, Actor: Kim Kyu-chul (Hometown of Legends)
One-Act Special, Actress: Kim Sung-eun (Hometown of Legends)
Supporting Actor: Yoon Joo-sang (Sons of Sol Pharmacy, IRIS), Choi Chul-ho (Iron Empress)
Supporting Actress: Moon Jung-hee (Iron Empress)
Actor, Youth: Park Chang-ik (Father’s House)
Actress, Youth: Park Eun-bin (Iron Empress)
Newcomer Award, Actor: Lee Min-ho (Boys Before Flowers)
Newcomer Award, Actress: Kim So-eun (Boys Before Flowers)

Writer Award: Jo Jung-sun (Sons of Sol Pharmacy)
Popularity Award: Yoon Sang-hyun, Yoon Eun-hye (My Fair Lady),
Kim So-yeon (IRIS)
Lifetime Achievement: Yeo Woon-kye

Best Couple: Yoon Eun-hye, Yoon Sang-hyun (My Fair Lady)
Lee Byung-heon, Kim Tae-hee (IRIS)
Lee Pil-mo, Yoo Sun (Sons of Sol Pharmacy)
Lee Min-ho, Gu Hye-sun (Boys Before Flowers)
Netizens’ Award, Actor: Lee Byung-heon (IRIS)
Netizens’ Award, Actress: Gu Hye-sun (Boys Before Flowers)

No surprise here, and no contest: 1 big movie star + 1 of the station’s biggest hits of the year = Daesang. Lee Byung-heon came with his IRIS co-star Kim Tae-hee on his arm. (Kim rarely looks bad, but I do think her makeup is overdone so that it washes her out. She looks a little zombie-like in the face.)

Did their IRIS buddies Jung Jun-ho and Kim Seung-woo color-coordinate on purpose?

I can’t believe Kim Tae-hee won an acting award and Kim So-yeon didn’t; maybe fans will agree, since Kim So-yeon was given the popularity award. Lee Da-hae didn’t have a KBS show this year, but will be in their upcoming Chuno in the new year. Also, don’t get me wrong — I think she looks stunning, as usual — but I HATE her dress. The side cutouts aren’t particularly sexy or attractive, and she would have looked so classy and elegant if her dress didn’t have them.

Chae Shi-ra played the title role in the long weekend sageuk Iron Empress, and was rewarded with a Top Excellence Award. She never seems to age, and looks amazing.

Ji Jin-hee‘s The Man Who Can’t Get Married was a less-watched, sorta-disappointing show, but his comic antics netted him an Excellence award.

Choi Chul-ho has had a busy year! He had an MBC comedy (Queen of Housewives) and a KBS trendy (Partner), but it was his role in Iron Empress that got him an award here.

Kim Ah-joong (Accidental Couple) looks like a bride. I can’t wait for the mermaid-shape dress to go out of fashion.

Yiiiikes. You know, I see what Yoon Eun-hye (My Fair Lady) was going for. She’s known for her edgy, bold fashion style and no matter what she’s wearing, whether it be chic or crazy, she holds herself tall. But this reminds me of the Oscars when Angelina Jolie went goth and everyone thought, “I know what she’s doing, and I don’t like it.” I get what Yoon Eun-hye is doing here, and I don’t like it.

She did, however, earn mention for being part of a Best Couple with Yoon Sang-hyun, her co-star in My Fair Lady. This did feel like the station’s attempt to appease both actors given their mess of a drama, since neither star was included in the acting awards. At least Yoon Sang-hyun has his award for Queen of Housewives.

Lee Min-ho! The Boys Before Flowers star was given a newcomer award, and is looking cute and polished. (He has a tendency to look a little unpolished at awards shows — it’s his inner dork showing, I’m sure — but tonight he’s smooth and dapper.) Totally deserves the award.

Kim So-eun was also given a newcomer award, based on her well-received performances in not one but three KBS dramas — Boys Before Flowers, Iron Empress, and The Man Who Can’t Get Married. She’s definitely an up-and-comer to watch.

WTF? And also, sigh. Did Gu Hye-sun think that if she didn’t come dressed as a schoolgirl, nobody would remember that she was in Boys Before Flowers? It’s one thing to come in costume for a character, but when you’re dressing for an awards show, this seems… bizarre. She’s 25, which makes her a little old to be dressing as a high schooler outside of acting roles.

By all accounts, Kim Ji-suk‘s role in this year’s production of Hometown of Legends was a mess of unintentional hilarity. (On the upside, he had a super-hit of a film with Take Off.) He wears his suit well, and does the no-tie look with casual confidence.

His fellow Hometown of Legends colleague Kim Sung-eun was given an award for her part. I think Kim is a good actress who hasn’t yet gotten her big breakout role, though she’s done well in supporting parts. I love the shape and flow of her red strapless number here.

How cute that Sohn Hyun-joo came with his co-stars from Sol Pharmacy, who played his brothers! (They are Ji Chang-wook, Han Sang-jin, and Lee Pil-mo.) Sohn has played a wide range of characters in his career — eccentrics, cranks, bastards — but his sweet, nice-guy turn in Sol Pharmacy was a joy to watch.

Here’s another of their co-stars, Yoo Sun (Sons of Sol Pharmacy), aka Bokifer. I don’t know where I’d wear it, but I want that dress. (That faux obi sash seems to be quite the thing these days, doesn’t it?)

Yoo Hana was spunky Eun-ji in Sol Pharmacy, and comes in a rather voluminous gown. I can’t decide if I like it, or if it makes her look like a mummy. A really pretty mummy.

That slit looks a little dangerous on the front of Jo Ahn‘s pink dress. She won an award, along with co-star Oh Man-seok, for Everybody Cha Cha Cha.

I had to double-check the credentials for Park Min-young, because why is she at the KBS show instead of the SBS one, which was on the same night? She did a KBS series last year, Hometown of Legends, but I’m sure nobody would have thought it odd for her to skip KBS since she actually headlined an SBS drama this year. Well, maybe it makes sense if you consider that said SBS drama (Ja Myung Go) had a painful run and was largely ignored at the SBS awards. (Ja Myung Go‘s Jung Kyung-ho did get an award, but that could have been more influenced by his current SBS gig, Smile.) Also: That dress is short!

Is it also interesting that Moon Chae-won chose KBS over SBS? She had supporting roles in dramas for both stations, and her SBS drama (Brilliant Legacy) was much more successful than her KBS one (My Fair Lady). All that speculation aside, I think Moon is developing a pretty nice fashion sense, and while I wouldn’t call her a fashionista, she often shows up at awards shows and red carpets looking beautiful, youthful, and fresh. The pink looks great on her.

Moon Jung-hee won an award for a supporting role in Iron Empress. I like Moon a lot — she has a great warmth to her — but that dress! It’s like she got caught up in sports bandages, then ran into a vat of hot pink dye.

Choi Myung-gil, left, just wrapped up the trendy drama Invincible Lee Pyeong-gang, while Choi Su-rin (who is really very underrated) had two KBS projects this year — Partner and the short special Kyung-sook, Kyung-sook’s Father.

Ji Hyun-woo, also of Invincible Lee Pyeong-gang, doesn’t look terribly excited to be here…

There’s an appealing simplicity in the draping of Jang Hee-jin‘s (Hometown of Legends) clean, chic dress.

In contrast, Park Han-byul (Everybody Cha Cha Cha) has way too much going on with her dress. That bulky feathery (furry?) fringe, the voluminous vertically-striped skirt… it distracts one’s attention away from her, which is too bad since she’s lovely.

I think Lee Chae-young‘s (Iron Empress) dress could have been cute in theory… but in practice it looks a little sloppy and, uh, cheap?

For a while, Kim Hye-jin was known mostly as “Kim Tae-hee’s friend,” since she played the part as a fellow NSS agent in IRIS. Not really a fan of the super-high slit in an otherwise plain gown.

Park Eun-bin had roles in Iron Empress and MBC’s Queen Seon-deok, and won this night for the former. At only 17 years old, that dress is a bit of a risk… but I actually like it a lot, after getting over the initial surprise. It has an old-fashioned charm to it, but it’s not a costume and therefore feels new and different. The contrast with her youth is what, I suspect, makes it work (in my opinion). It’s busy, but in an interesting way.

In contrast, Han Go-eun‘s (Great Family, which is upcoming) dress is busy, but NOT in an interesting way. Glittery, ruffly, tacky!

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151 Vivian

January 5, 2010 at 10:15 AM

Congratulation IRIS! Great job LBH, KTH, Iris team.
I like happy ending, not sad ending.

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152 Pax

January 5, 2010 at 11:30 AM

IRIS IS GREAT ! LBH is so HOT. Great job Kim Tae Hee.

I like these words "KSY can borrow award of Excellent Acting from Gu Hye-sun"

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153 Christine

January 5, 2010 at 12:26 PM

I love IRIS so much. Great job Lee Buyng Hun, Kim Tae Hee. I like KTH's dress.
Iris team is all good.
GHS is charming.

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154 IrisLover

January 5, 2010 at 1:52 PM

IRIS is GREAT ! LBH is GREAT. Kim Tae Hee is GREAT.
Congratulation to Iris team. Everybody works hard.
I like BoF too, a little bit less than Iris. GHS looks young.

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155 Sunflower

January 5, 2010 at 4:27 PM

Iris shines. LBH is so HOT. I like Kim Tae Hee's acting.

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156 loly

January 5, 2010 at 5:05 PM

I thinkl the stone face that KSY has in iris is just her way to act the role as sun hwa.As you guys know,sun hwa is a cold-blooded woman as she is an assasin.To me,it is an expression to act her role as sun hwa.NOT her acting is bad..On the other hand,KTH acts so boring...Her acting hasnt improved..I think GHS's acting far much better tha nher...Excellence award:GHS&KSY

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157 Jimmy

January 5, 2010 at 5:11 PM

I LOVE iris but not KTH"S acting...

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158 lilly

January 5, 2010 at 5:17 PM

Stone face means her face does not express anything. There is many ways to express the cold-blooded, sad character. But with KSY, she has the same gloomy face looking down throughout drama. What she is looking on the floor as someone said above. Any actress could do it. KSY's acting is so BORING.

To get award, KSY must study the way to express the cold-blooded, sad character in many different ways, in various scences.

In action scene, KSY just let me see body's movements but the scence is not touchy at all.
GHS is also better than KSY.

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159 Mick

January 5, 2010 at 5:33 PM

Role of Sun Hwa is too easy, any actress can do it. All of KSY's acting is just the sadness, eye drops. KSY does not know how to portray the role beside the gloomy face looking down.
IRIS is great but I prefer the happy ending.

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160 Wang

January 5, 2010 at 6:33 PM

Congratulation LBH, KTH. I like your dress, KTH.

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161 bamboo

January 5, 2010 at 6:40 PM

@161
"Role of Sun Hwa is too easy, any actress can do it"

YEAHHH except KIM TAE HEE!!!! ...

her act abibity is outclassed from KIM SO YEON.

congrats KTH of (robbery) Top Excellent ...

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162 Iris09

January 5, 2010 at 6:54 PM

KTH is the excellent actress??Insane!Even if KSY cant act well but KTH doesnt seem pro at all..But,In iris definitely the male actor acts better than the female especially lee byung hyun

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163 BrokenBamboo

January 5, 2010 at 7:06 PM

LBH is so great!
Congratulation both actress KTH, GHS.
Kim Tae Hee is FAR BETTER than KSY.
Any actress can look down like KSY. But there is no reason to look down throughout drama. KSY looks for what on ground?
KTH's acting is excellent in all scenes (action + romantic scence). Ofcourse, there is no reason for KTH to look down, so in fact she does not look down most of time like KSY.

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164 BlueMoon

January 5, 2010 at 7:38 PM

I saw this above : "Perhaps, some may feel pity for Sun Hwa because she does not get the love although she does everything & even lies to get it. (Sun Hwa makes Hun-jun, Seeing hee thought their lover was died). The feeling for Sun Hwa can be mis-interpreted to that KSY’s acting is good."
Exactly. I agree with you.

All of KSY's acting is just the sad face almost always looking down. She does not know the different way to express? Just 1 way to express, too plain, too monotone. Her arms & legs in action scence neither looks professional nor conveys any feeling. Just BORING, BORING....

LBH's acting is GREAT !
Sa-woo's acting is better than other actor (north agent)

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165 RedBird

January 5, 2010 at 7:46 PM

Great job LBH ! GREAT !
Good job Iris team
Beautiful KTH acts well. I was really touched by KTH's romantic scences, especially the bedscene, the kissing scence. Your acting scence makes my heart to jump out of the chest, so exciting.

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166 BeNice

January 5, 2010 at 8:07 PM

IRIS is HIT, so it scores many actors, actresses. All have award, be happy! Everybody tries his/her best.
I am not a fan of anyone. Frankly, LBH is really great. His role is the most difficult with many different emotions & action.
Role of Seung Hee has to express various emotions in different situations & KTH successfully portrays character of Seung Hee. Well done!

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167 minkie_p

January 5, 2010 at 9:08 PM

Hey Guys!!!
This is a simple situation after award ceremony…
But we should stop “War discussion” between KTH fans VS KSY fans OK???
for me they both portray fantastic performance in their character
Ok I accept I’m Soyeon’s fan and SunHwa is such a Soyeon stereotype role
Brave , Cool , Arrogant , Strong … there is no doubt why she portray great performance of Km Sun Hwa
B’coz this is her way (anyway the character in IRIS absolutely different from her real personality ; a super shy woman)
But Kim Tae Hee is such a queen of love romantic drama. Her romantic scene with LBH so intense
B’coz this is her way too, I’m not her big fan but seem a lot of her improvement of several expression
By the way I think Soyeon & Taehee let me wonder in their action scene (especially SunHwa in ep.6 , Seunghee in ep.10) their perfect portrayal shown how much 2 gorgeous woman worked hard in their first action dramas and it worked out well.
From my point, Soyeon and Taehee deserve with their character in IRIS. If one change role with another. Role of Seung hee & Sun Hwa not be brightest like this. Both Soyeon and Taehee well done in their way. Congrats with IRIS Team , all guys deserving

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168 grace from jersey

January 6, 2010 at 10:40 AM

Some of these ladies define the word ~ elegantly beautiful.
Especially Chae Shi-ra ("The Iron Empress"). Whether in an accurately
designed historical drama robe, or in modern dress, she reminds me
so much of looking like Audrey Hepburn.

Some of the other choices?
Remember in the Walt Disney cartoon of "Cinderella" when the two evil
step-sisters ripped up the gown that the friendly birds and mice had sewn together?
Why do so many of today's styles look as if the gown was made
by putting together leftover scraps?

Did Gu Hye-sun wear the Shinwha school uniform to get more publicity
for herself than she would normally get for attending this awards show?
Why not the bright yellow dress that she wore for the BBF charity auction?
That would have been at least a little better than what she actually wore.

(Yeah......the one with the potato chips sewn on it. :) )

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169 Cookie

January 6, 2010 at 1:33 PM

I like Kim Tae Hee's dress. She is so beautiful & acts well.
Gu Hye-sun is charming.

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170 ryan

January 6, 2010 at 11:56 PM

I love kim Tae Hee!!!!She is sooooo beautiful!!!

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171 babyan

January 7, 2010 at 1:42 AM

I guess I'm a lil late in commenting? :)

Anyways, GHS probably was trying to make people "speechless"....and damn well she did. LOL. Also, she absolutely didn't deserve the acting award. If popularity, I understand. Just not the acting... I could hardly stand her acting in BOF. She fared better in other dramas IMO..

KTH and KSY should have switched their awards... KTH, again, her acting is at average (tolerable), but KSY really did outshine KTH in the acting dept in IRIS. KSY deserved the excellence award so much more compared to KTH, whereas the judges should have just given KTH the popularity award...

oh well... there are always some sort of "disagreement" when it comes to drama end year awards show...

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172 Rex

January 7, 2010 at 7:20 AM

How could KSY outshine KTH ? KSY did not know how to play the role of a cold- heart person. She must see movie "GI Joe" & study how LBH plays the role of a killer, a cold- heart person. KSY just has the gloomy face always looking down to seek something on ground. How could her acting is interpreted as cool, brave? KSY's performance is BAD. Action scence of KSY is clumsy and it does not look like a professional. In action scene, KSY just shows the body movements only.

Compare KSY with GHS, at least GHS is charming.

KTH is such a QUEEN of romantic scenes. Her action scence is exciting. KTH is more beautiful, more popular.

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173 Peace

January 7, 2010 at 7:50 AM

Hey Guys !
Please stop the war. Team of Iris is good, all works hard. Iris HITS & it scores many awards of both acting, popularity. I guest it is the 1st time KSY gets popularity award ? so be happy!
Congratulation Kim Tae Hee, GHS. You deserve the acting awards.
Great job KTH.

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174 Sweet

January 7, 2010 at 9:36 AM

Please, no discussion war, it does not change anything.
IRIS team is good. All actors, actresses deserve awards.
CONGRATULATION IRIS. Does director or writer of Iris get award?

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175 Phu Pwint Wai

January 8, 2010 at 4:27 AM

Kim so yeon is absolutely better than Kim Tae Hee.
I n Iris, Kim Tae Hee's acting is so bad especially with her eyes.
Her eyes are wider in action scene, what is?
Kim tae hee is over acting.
Kim so yeon acting ia definite and specific to her character.
There is people who say that the action of looking down the floor is so easy and so boring, then just try it once.
Kim Tae Hee is really beautiful so he acts with her face not actually with her great acting , but only with her face.
Her eyes(KTH) are not innocent.
The one who tell kTH is better than kim so yeon should play back IRis and then the idea is not change , should go to the psychologist.
I am from Myanmar

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176 Pat

January 8, 2010 at 8:34 AM

Phu Pwint Wai is crazy. KTH is BETTER

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177 Jolie

January 8, 2010 at 8:38 AM

For Phu Pwint Wai: Try stupid thing yourself. See psychologist yourself. Spy agent needs innocent eyes ? so tupid! KTH's eyes are smart.
I'm from Texas, USA
Kim Tae Hee is better always.

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178 Anti-Phu Pwint Wai

January 8, 2010 at 9:41 PM

NSS Profiler is also the psychologist and the secrete agent. In addition, Seung Hee is the team leader, the elite person. This role must be smart.

It is stupid that secrete agent /NSS Profiler/psychologist (also team leader Seung Hee) must express innocent look. Phu Pwint Wai is STUPID. Come to see innocent spychologist yourself & that is why you are so crazy.

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179 HotKiss

January 9, 2010 at 6:02 AM

I just found out they cut many kissing scenes, not just the bed scenes only. There are more hot kissing scences between Hun Jun & Seung Hee in the extended versions such as in ep. 16, etc… that I did not see in the standard versions. So interesting! SO HOT ! These cut kissing scences show more love between Hun-Joon & Seung Hee. Ocn channel shows full version (not cut). I see some clips of "extended cut kissing scenes" in youtube.
Wow ! LBH, KTH great job. These scenes are really touched.

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180 rhey

January 9, 2010 at 8:39 PM

kim ah joong wa beatyful and i wat to win kim ah joong every movie she made

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181 Ruo Ling

January 10, 2010 at 6:06 AM

I love IRIS!!!All of them acted well...IRIS wont stand out if the drama itself lacks any one of them..KTH is excellent and KSY is fantastic...Both of them are good..They have distinctive roles in iris and that is the reason why they portray their character in their own way....Both are unique!LBH is Marvellous!JJH is great!TOP is Charming!KSW is enthusiastic!All of them have their charisma!even the supporting roles like Baek san also acted well!!That is the perfect IRIS team to make the drama successful!All characters are incomparable.

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182 Yeah!

January 10, 2010 at 6:10 AM

I agree with Ruo Ling..All of them are good!!Iris Team!!TOp is sooooooooooooooooo cool and charming!!!

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183 Nadia

January 10, 2010 at 7:59 PM

Love chae si ra 's dress!so elegant!

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184 Byunghyun

January 11, 2010 at 2:05 AM

LBH is GREAT!!

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185 KSY & LBH fan

January 12, 2010 at 9:30 AM

KHJ & KSH really intense couple. unfortunately they not end up together
hope KSY & LBH colleborate new project together with MAIN COUPLE status

HyunJoon & SunHwa is the best IRIS couple

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186 Rita

January 13, 2010 at 7:00 PM

I love Kim Tae HEE!!

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187 sittie2009

January 14, 2010 at 8:20 PM

love love <33333333 yoon eun hye,,,,sexy hot and classy ,,,,more power girl!!!fighting.....

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188 GooArraSoon

January 15, 2010 at 8:46 AM

GHS is Stiil great for me. Whatever her dress in award, she shows the best and show the character... Fighting...and Always success for u my dear sister...

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189 sunhwa

January 16, 2010 at 10:58 PM

Kim so yeon =the best of the best!

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190 Boo

January 17, 2010 at 7:45 AM

Scoot, scoot Kim so yeon & let Kim Ah-joong takes your award.

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191 Janette

January 17, 2010 at 7:03 PM

Kim Tae Hee is so beautiful.
Lee byung Hun is handsome.
Best couple I have ever seen in Korean dramas so far! Great job, LBH, KTH.
Iris has good team!