ENTERTAINMENT
Is it Park Eun-bin or Song Hye-kyo? The grand opening of the Baeksang Arts Awards.
The '59th Baeksang Arts Awards' will be held at Paradise City, Incheon at 5:30 pm on the 28th. People in the popular culture and arts fields who have been active in the fields of TV, film, and theater over the past year come out to enjoy the festival and encourage each other. Continuing from last year, this is a festival to be enjoyed with the audience. Baeksang's unique award ceremony will delight the eyes and ears of the audience. This year, as usual, the three ‘trustworthy MCs’ Shin Dong-yeop, Suzy, and Park Bo-gum will lead the three-hour awards ceremony in close collaboration.
▶TV sector
K-content leaders who have led the global content market beyond Korea are gathered in one place. First, for the first time in about a year, you can meet the team of the drama 'My Liberation Journal', which realistically portrayed the happy life of three siblings and brought comfort to many people. The reunion of 'admired couple' Son Seok-gu and Kim Ji-won is expected.
The 'The Glory' team, which gave a glimpse of star writer Kim Eun-sook's transformation, is aiming for multiple wins by being nominated in 8 categories and 9 times at this year's Baeksang Arts Awards. Led by writer Kim Eun-sook, cinematographer Jang Jong-kyung, Song Hye-kyo, Yeom Hye-ran, Lim Ji-yeon, and Park Seong-hoon will attend. The team of 'Weird Lawyer Woo Young-woo', another multiple-award winner, is also in full force and competing for the Baeksang Arts Awards trophy. It was named in 10 nominations in 8 categories.
Director Joo-young Lee, who proved her creative ability with the director's cut of 'Anna', is joined by Baeksang Arts Awards MCs and Best Female Actor nominees Suzy and Kim Jun-han. We cannot leave out the members of 'The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family', which recorded the highest viewer ratings for a non-terrestrial drama last year. Lee Seong-min, Kim Shin-rok, and Kim Do-hyun come to grab the trophy. The 'Ilta Scandal' team, which made viewers' hearts flutter with its sweet romance, will also be present. Kyung-ho Jeong is participating as a candidate for the second year in a row, following last year. Lee Byung-hun of 'Our Blues', who showed yet another acting transformation, and Jo Woo-jin of 'Suriname', who showed an overwhelming presence beyond the lead role, also step forward to represent the work.
All candidates for the Male and Female Rookie Actor Awards in the TV category are in attendance. ‘The Glory’ Kim Geon-woo · ‘Rookie’ Kim Min-ho · ‘Shrup’ Moon Sang-min · ‘Weak Lawyer Woo Young-woo’ Joo Jong-hyuk · ‘Weak Hero Class 1’ Hong Kyung and ‘The Glory’ Kim Hee-ra · ‘Ilta Scandal’ Noh Yun-seo · ‘My Liberation Journal’ ' Lee Kyung-seong, 'Weird Lawyer Woo Young-woo' Joo Hyun-young, and 'Weird Lawyer Woo Young-woo' Ha Yoon-kyung are competing in good faith for the once-in-a-lifetime Rookie Actor Award.
All entertainment award nominees also attend to brighten the Baeksang Awards. Kian 84, Kim Kyung-wook, Kim Jong-guk, Jeon Hyun-moo, Hwang Je-seong, Kim Min-kyung, Park Se-mi, Lee Su-ji, Lee Eun-ji, and Joo Hyun-young are heading to Paradise City.
▶Movie section
He was like a sweetheart who showed indomitable will even in a harsh environment. It exerted a positive influence by conveying a social message, and also presented a magnificent masterpiece by recreating a historical event into a movie. 'Owl' was nominated in a total of 8 categories at this year's Baeksang Arts Awards. It is the film nominated in the most categories. The 'Owl' team, including coach Ahn Tae-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Seong-cheol, and Ahn Eun-jin, meets. The 'Next Sohee' team, which delivered a warm response to the audience, will also unite at Baeksang. Bae Doo-na is a nominee for the Best Actress Award for 'Daum Sohee' and a Supporting Actress Award nominee for 'Broker'.
Supervisors Jeong Seong-jin, Jeong Cheol-min, Byun Yo-han of 'Hansan: Rise of the Dragon', which released the sequel eight years after 'Roaring Currents', and writers Jo Seung-hee and Jung Woo-sung of 'Hunt', Lee Jung-jae's debut film as a film director, will attend. ‘Yuksao’ directors Park Gyu-tae and Park Se-wan also meet for the first time in a long time.
Tang Wei, who made her suffer from 'hair pain', chose Baeksang despite her busy schedule. This is my second time attending the Baeksang Arts Awards since the 47th. You can also see Yeom Jeong-ah, who won the Best Female Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards for ‘Life is Beautiful’ and ‘Alien + Humans Part 1’, respectively. The 'Gil Bok-soon' team, which successfully transformed into a killer, also boasts loyalty. Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Yeon are present. Director Lee Sang-yong, Ma Dong-seok, and Park Ji-hwan of 'Crime City 2', which succeeded in exceeding '10 million viewers', will attend and grace the occasion. Sock Bok, the first Baeksang Arts Award nominee for 'Two Women Wearing the Same Underwear', also decided to attend early on. Kang Ki-young of ‘Negotiation’ and Im Si-wan of ‘Emergency Declaration’ will also appear as representatives of each work.
The nominees for the Best New Actor Award for Male and Female in the Film Category boast a high attendance rate. 'Yoon Si-nae Disappeared' Noh Jae-won, 'A Christmas Carol' Park Jin-young, '20th Century Girls' Byun Woo-seok, 'Wolf Hunt' Seo In-guk, 'Hunt' Go Yoon-jung, 'Next Sohee' Kim Si-eun, 'The Girl in the Bulldozer' Kim Hye-yoon... ‘Broker’ IU and ‘Kyung-ah’s Daughter’ Ha Yoon-kyung come with excited hearts.
▶Theatrical section
The theater category, now in its fifth year of revival, was filled with colorful and unique works, creators, and actors again this year. All candidates in all categories will be present. Writers Lee Yang-gu and Kim Yo-an of 'No Winner', producers Lee Yoo-ju and Heo Jin of 'No Winner', and producers 'Teenage Dick' Director Shin Jae-hoon and Lee Jae-geum of 'DRAG' who are nominated for this year's Baeksang Theater Award, which encompasses the entire theater world. x ‘Gentleman in Crossdressing (Drag by Gentleman in Crossdressing)’ Lee Lee, Kim Myeong-woo Yoon, and Saekja compete for the trophy.
Also, a candidate for the Young Theater Award, which is given to groups or individuals who have explored new concepts and aesthetic expressions of theater with a future-oriented attitude. 'Small-clawed otters are sometimes seen even in streams in downtown Seoul.' Writer Bae Hae-ryul, 'This is how the world ends' 'With a sob, without a single bang' Directed by Jang Han-sae · 'A little lonely monologue and always affectionate songs' Now Archive · Writer and director of 'Plastic Paradise' by Ah-reum Han · Writer of 'Class' Jinju heads to Baeksang. Acting Award nominees Kwon Eun-hye of 'DRAG
The '59th Baeksang Arts Awards' will be broadcast live simultaneously on JTBC, JTBC2, and JTBC4 and digitally broadcast on TikTok.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr
