The second edition of Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 is to be held in the coming month of July, when many names from the Korean entertainment industry will be applauded for their hard work through the year. This year’s nominations include not only the evergreen veteran talents who’ve always been at the top of their game, but also many up and coming multifaceted K-pop stars. The award series in question is the first ceremony to be launched for exclusive digital streaming, and so, the names included below entail those show titles that were released on streaming platforms in the past year.
After long head-scratching sessions of surveys, Sports Chosun’s entertainment sector has finally revealed the nominees for the upcoming award ceremony. Only the drama series, variety and educational shows released from May 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 were eligible for the event.
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 Nominations
BEST ROOKIE ACTOR
Kim Ki-hae for Duty After School
Moon Sang-min for Duty After School
ASTRO Cha Eunwoo for Island
Park Jihoon for Weak Hero Class 1
Bae In-hyuk for Cheer Up
BEST ROOKIE ACTRESS
Shin Ye-eun for Revenge of Others
Cha Joo-young for The Glory
Kwon Eun-bin for Duty After School
Han Ji-hyun for Cheer Up
EXID Hani Hit the Spot
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Park Sung-hoon for The Glory
Jo Woo-jin for Narco-Saints
Lee Dong-hwi for Big Bet or Casino
Kim Jun-han for Anna
Chang Ryul for Bargain
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Lim Ji-yeon for The Glory
Jung Eun-chae for Anna
Kim Joo-ryoung for Big Bet or Casino
Lee Elijah for Decoy
Kyung Soo-jin for The Shadow Detective
BEST ACTOR
EXO DO aka Doh Kyunsoo for Bad Prosecutor
Choi Min-sik for Big Bet or Casino
Jin Sun-kyu for Bargain
Lee Sung-min for The Shadow Detective
Haa Jung-woo for Narco-Saints
BEST ACTRESS
Song Hye-kyo for The Glory
Suzy for Anna
Jeon Yeo-been for Glitch
Kim Seo-hyung for Recipe for Farewell
Jung Ryeo-won for May It Please the Court
BEST DRAMA
The Glory
Bargain
Weak Hero Class 1
Big Bet or Casino
Narco-Saints
BEST VARIETY PROGRAM
SNL Korea Season 3
Siren: Survive the Island
Bloody Game 2
EXchange 2
PLAYou Level Up
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BEST MALE ENTERTAINER
Shin Dong-yup for SNL Korea Season 3
Lee Kwang-soo for The Zone: Survival Mission
Yoo Jae-suk for PLAYou Level Up
Hong Suk-chun for Me(a)rry Queer
Hwang Jae-sung for The Time Hotel
BEST FEMALE ENTERTAINER
Jang Do-yeon for Change Days 2
Joo Hyun-young for SNL Korea Season 3
Lee Eun-ji for Love Alarm Clap! Clap! Clap!
Girl’s Day’s Yura for EXchange 2
Girls’ Generation Yuri for The Zone: Survival Mission
BEST ROOKIE MALE ENTERTAINER
DEX for Bloody Game 2
GOT7 BamBam for EXchange 2
WEi’s Kim Yo-han for Love Catcher in Bali
Nam Hyun-woo for SNL Korea Season 3
Lee Yi-kyung for Zero-Sum Game
BEST ROOKIE FEMALE ENTERTAINER
Chuu for Love Alarm Clap! Clap! Clap!
Gabee for Love Catcher in Bali
Park Ji-min for Bloody Game 2
Kim Ah-young for SNL Korea Season 3
KARA’s Heo Young-ji for Change Days 2
Kpop Idols Nominated for the 2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards
EXO’s DO aka Kyungsoo has been nominated in the Drama category for the Best Actor post, and Bae Suzy, the former member of Miss A is in the race for the Best Actress trophy. Soloist Park Jihoon has good chances of winning the Best Rookie Actor spot for his performance in Weak Hero Class 1, whereas ASTRO’s Cha Eunwoo has also been nominated for the same prize, although fans have particularly found this to be an incongruous addition as Eunwoo has been participating as an actor for a long time.
EXID’s Hani wowed the audience with her Hit the Spot gig and has been nominated for the Best Rookie Actress spot. Coming down to the variety series list, WEi’s Kim Yo-han is in the running for the Best Rookie Male Entertainer prize, along with GOT7’s BamBam. Girl’s Day’s Yura and Girls’ Generation’s Yuri are up against each other for the same trophy of the Best Female Entertainer. KARA’s Heo Young-ji is also on the nominees list for the Best Rookie Female Entertainer title.
Congratulations to all the Blue Dragon Series Awards nominees 2023 edition!
The 2nd series of the award ceremony will be held on July 19, 2023, at 8:30PM KST.
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