2017 KBS Drama Awards explained

2017 KBS Drama Awards
Award:	KBS Drama Awards
Date:	December 31, 2017
Site:	KBS Hall, Yeouido, Seoul
Host:	Main: Park Soo-hong Lee Yoo-ri Namkoong Min Special: Heo Kyung-hwan
Network:	KBS2, KBS World
Duration:	260 minutes
Website:	http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/2017award/
Last:	2016
Next:	2018

The 2017 KBS Drama Awards, presented by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), was held on December 31, 2017 at KBS Hall in Yeouido, Seoul. It was hosted by Park Soo-hong, Lee Yoo-ri and Namkoong Min.^[1]

Winners and nominees

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Grand Prize (Daesang)
Chun Ho-jin – My Golden Life Kim Yeong-cheol – My Father is Strange
Top Excellence Award, Actor	Top Excellence Award, Actress
Namkoong Min – Good Manager Chun Ho-jin – My Golden Life Kim Yeong-cheol – My Father is Strange Kwon Sang-woo – Queen of Mystery Park Seo-joon – Fight for My Way, Yoo Ji-tae – Mad Dog	Jung Ryeo-won – Witch at Court Lee Yoo-ri – My Father is Strange Choi Kang-hee – Queen of Mystery Jang Na-ra – Confession Couple Kim Hae-sook – My Father is Strange Kim Ji-won – Fight for My Way Shin Hye-sun – My Golden Life
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries
Park Seo-joon – Fight for My Way Go Kyung-pyo – Strongest Deliveryman Kwon Sang-woo – Queen of Mystery Son Ho-jun – Confession Couple Yoo Ji-tae – Mad Dog Yoon Hyun-min – Witch at Court	Jang Na-ra – Confession Couple Kim Ji-won – Fight for My Way Chae Soo-bin – Strongest Deliveryman Choi Kang-hee – Queen of Mystery Jung Ryeo-won – Witch at Court
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama	Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama
Lee Dong-gun – Queen for Seven Days Lee Jun-ho – Good Manager Namkoong Min – Good Manager Park Seo-joon – Yoon Sang-hyun – Ms. Perfect	Cho Yeo-jeong – Ms. Perfect Go Ara – Ko So-young – Ms. Perfect Nam Sang-mi – Good Manager Park Min-young – Queen for Seven Days
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama
Park Si-hoo – My Golden Life Chun Ho-jin – My Golden Life Kim Yeong-cheol – My Father is Strange Lee Joon – My Father is Strange Ryu Soo-young – My Father is Strange	Shin Hye-sun – My Golden Life Jung So-min – My Father is Strange Kim Hae-sook – My Father is Strange Kim Hye-ok – My Golden Life Lee Yoo-ri – My Father is Strange
Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama	Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama
Kim Seung-soo – First Love Again Song Chang-eui – The Secret of My Love Im Ho – TV Novel: Dal Soon's Spring Kim Dong-jun – – Lovers in Bloom	Im Soo-hyang – Lovers in Bloom Myung Se-bin – First Love Again Bae Jong-ok – Unknown Woman Hong Ah-reum – TV Novel: Dal Soon's Spring Lee Hwi-hyang – The Secret of My Love Lee Young-eun – Oh Seung-ah – A Sea of Her Own
Best Actor in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama	Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama
Yeo Hoe-hyun – Girls' Generation 1979, Drama Special – Waltzing Alone Gong Myung – The Happy Loner Im Ji-kyu – Drama Special – Why We Can Not Sleep Jang Dong-yoon – Drama Special – If We Were a Season Kwak Dong-yeon – Drama Special – Slow Seo Young-joo – Girls' Generation 1979 Son Ho-jun – Drama Special – Let Us Meet, Joo Oh	Ra Mi-ran – Drama Special – Madame Jung's Last Week Bona – Girls' Generation 1979 Chae Soo-bin – Drama Special – If We Were a Season Jo Bo-ah – Drama Special – Let Us Meet, Joo Oh Kim So-hye – Drama Special – Kang Duk-soon's Love History Min Hyo-rin – The Happy Loner Moon Ka-young – Drama Special – Waltzing Alone
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Ahn Jae-hong – Fight for My Way Woo Do-hwan – Mad Dog Jang Ki-yong – Confession Couple Kim Jung-hyun – School 2017, Drama Special – Buzz Cut's date Kim Seon-ho – Good Manager, Strongest Deliveryman Lee Jun-ho – Good Manager Lee Tae-hwan – My Golden Life Song Won-seok – TV Novel: Dal Soon's Spring	Kim Se-jeong – School 2017 Ryu Hwa-young – My Father is Strange, Mad Dog Bona – Girls' Generation 1979, Hit the Top Lim Hwa-young – Good Manager Pyo Ye-jin – Love Returns, Fight for My Way Seo Eun-soo – My Golden Life
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Choi Won-young – , Mad Dog Kim Sung-oh – Fight for My Way Dong Ha – Good Manager, Drama Special – You're Closer Than I Think In Gyo-jin – Ms. Perfect, Girls' Generation 1979 Jo Hee-bong – Strongest Deliveryman, Naked Fireman Jo Jae-yoon – Mad Dog Kim Won-hae – , Good Manager	Jung Hye-sung – Manhole, Good Manager Lee Il-hwa – Good Manager, Witch at Court Hong Soo-hyun – Mad Dog Kim Sun-young – Girls' Generation 1979 Kim Yeo-jin – Witch at Court Lee Mi-do – My Father is Strange Seo Jeong-yeon – Good Manager, Naked Fireman Song Ha-yoon – Fight for My Way
Best Young Actor	Best Young Actress
Jung Joon-won – My Father is Strange Baek Seung-hwan – Queen for Seven Days Ji Min-hyuk – Witch at Court – Fight for My Way	Lee Re – Witch at Court – Fight for My Way Park Si-eun – Queen for Seven Days Shin Rin-ah – Drama Special – Madame Jung's Last Week – TV Novel: Dal Soon's Spring, First Love Again
Netizen Award, Actor	Netizen Award, Actress
Park Seo-joon – Fight for My Way, Go Kyung-pyo – Strongest Deliveryman Kim Jung-hyun – School 2017 Kwon Sang-woo – Queen of Mystery Lee Jun-ho – Good Manager Namkoong Min – Good Manager Park Hyung-sik – Son Ho-jun – Confession Couple Woo Do-hwan – Mad Dog Yoon Hyun-min – Witch at Court	Kim Ji-won – Fight for My Way Chae Soo-bin – Strongest Deliveryman Cho Yeo-jeong – Ms. Perfect Choi Kang-hee – Queen of Mystery Jang Na-ra – Confession Couple Jung Ryeo-won – Witch at Court Jung So-min – My Father is Strange Kim Se-jeong – School 2017 Lee Yoo-ri – My Father is Strange Shin Hye-sun – My Golden Life
Best Couple Award	Best Writer
Namkoong Min and Lee Jun-ho – Good Manager Park Seo-joon and Kim Ji-won – Fight for My Way Park Si-hoo and Shin Hye-sun – My Golden Life Ryu Soo-young and Lee Yoo-ri – My Father is Strange Son Ho-jun and Jang Na-ra – Confession Couple Yoon Hyun-min and Jung Ryeo-won – Witch at Court Ahn Jae-hong and Song Ha-yoon – Fight for My Way Go Kyung-pyo and Chae Soo-bin – Strongest Deliveryman Kim Jung-hyun and Kim Se-jeong – School 2017 Kim Seung-soo and Myung Se-bin – First Love Again Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Kang-hee – Queen of Mystery Namkoong Min and Nam Sang-mi – Good Manager Woo Do-hwan and Ryu Hwa-young – Mad Dog	So Hyun-kyung – My Golden Life
Special Achievement Award	Drama OST Award
Late Kim Young-ae	BtoB – "Ambiguous" (알듯 말듯해) – Fight for My Way

Presenters

Order	Presenter	Award	Ref.
1		Best Young Actor/Actress	^[7]
2		Best Supporting Actor/Actress
3		Best New Actor/Actress
4		Best Writer
5		Netizen Award
6		Best Actor/Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama
7		Special Achievement Award	^[8]
8		Drama OST Award
9		Best Couple Award
10		Excellence Award in a Mid-length Drama
11		Excellence Award in a Daily Drama
12		Excellence Award in a Miniseries
13		Excellence Award in a Serial Drama
14		Top Excellence Award	^[9]
15		Grand Prize (Daesang)	^[10]

Special performances

Order	Artist	Song	Ref.
1	Poppin' Hyun Joon &	"Bat Song" (뱃 노래)	^[11]
2		Congratulatory Dance Performance: "That's What I Like" (Bruno Mars) "My Turn" (마이턴)	^[12] ^[13]
3	BtoB (Eunkwang, Changsub, Hyunsik)	"Ambiguous" (알듯 말듯해)	^[14]
		"Wind Song" (바람의 노래)	^[15]
		"Must Be The Money"	^[16]

See also

• 2017 MBC Drama Awards
• 2017 SBS Drama Awards

Notes and References

1. News: Kwon Young-mi. '2017 KBS 연기대상' 남궁민-이유리-박수홍, MC 낙점…환상 호흡 예고. Kookje Daily News. December 31, 2017. January 2, 2018. ko.
2. News: Lee Jeong-hyun. "아버지들이 일냈다"…김영철·천호진 KBS 연기대상 공동 수상. Yonhap News Agency. January 1, 2018. January 2, 2018. ko.
3. News: Kim Na-young. [2017 KBS 연기대상] "이변은 없었다"..대상은 김영철-천호진(종합)]. Maeil Business Newspaper. January 1, 2018. January 2, 2018. ko.
4. News: Hwang Gyu-joon. '2017 KBS 연기대상', 김영철-천호진 공동 대상 수상 '영예'. Star Daily News. January 1, 2018. January 2, 2018. ko.
5. News: Yoo Yeon-seok. '두 아버지가 해냈다'…김영철·천호진 대상 공동수상. No Cut News. January 1, 2018. January 2, 2018. ko.
6. News: Lee Kyung-ho. 김영철·천호진,KBS 연기대상 공동 수상..아버지의 힘!(종합). Star News. January 1, 2018. January 2, 2018. ko.
7. News: [2017 KBS 연기대상] 男 청소년연기상 정준원 "행복하고 성실하게 연기하겠다"]. Yoon. Jin-geun. Sports Kyunghyang. Nate. 31 December 2017. 5 January 2023. ko. 이날 청소년연기상은 작년 수상자인 정윤석과 허정은이 시상을 맡았다.. On this day, last year's winners, Jung Yoon-seok and Heo Jung-eun, were in charge of the Youth Acting Awards..
8. News: Baek. Cho-hyun. [2017 KBS 연기대상]故 김영애, 특별 공로상 수상…子 "계속 기억해줘 감사"]. News1. January 1, 2018. January 2, 2018. ko.
9. News: 박보검X김유정, ‘2017 KBS 연기대상’ 시상자로 동반 출격. The Korea Economic Daily. ko. Lee. Eun-jin. 26 December 2017. 5 January 2023.
10. News: Myung Hee-sook. [KBS연기대상] 송중기 "송혜교 만난 2017년, 땡큐 KBS"]. Hankook Ilbo. January 1, 2018. January 2, 2018. ko.
11. News: Won Min-soon. 'KBS 연기대상' 팝핀현준♥박애리 오프닝...3MC 댄스타임 '후끈'. Xports News. December 31, 2017. January 2, 2018. ko.
12. News: Yoon Joon-pil. '더유닛', 'KBS 연기대상' 특별 출연…2017년 화려한 마무리. TenAsia. December 30, 2017. January 2, 2018. ko.
13. News: Park Pan-seok. '더유닛' KBS 가요대축제 연기대상 출연...뜻깊은 마무리. OSEN. January 1, 2018. January 2, 2018. ko.
14. News: Han Hae-seon. [2017 KBS 연기대상] 비투비 서은광-임현식-이창섭, '쌈마이웨이' OST 축하무대..'달달']. Seoul Economic Daily. December 31, 2017. January 2, 2018. ko.
15. News: Jung Da-hoon. 소향, 'MBC 연예대상-KBS 연기대상' 특별 축하무대 참여. Seoul Economic Daily. December 28, 2017. January 2, 2018. ko.
16. News: Jin Min-kyung. '연기대상' 축하무대서 '역대급' 무대 선보여 극찬받은 딘딘 라이브 (영상). Insight. January 1, 2018. January 2, 2018. ko.