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| KBS Entertainment Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 2024 KBS Entertainment Awards | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in variety entertainment |
| Location | Seoul |
| Country | |
| Presented by | Korean Broadcasting System |
| First award | 2002 |
| Final award | 2023 |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | KBS2, KBS World (Worldwide) |
| Runtime | approximately 140 minutes |
The KBS Entertainment Awards (Korean: KBS 연예대상; Hanja: 韓國放送演藝大賞) is an event held yearly and is sponsored by KBS. The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on KBS2. The ceremony features performances by K-pop artists and music parodies from Gag Concert members. This event is held at the end of each year, except in 2017,[1] the Entertainment Awards were not held due to the KBS Variety Director Strike.[2]
Comedy division[edit]
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Variety division[edit]
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Sources: From 2005 onward.[3][4][5][6]
The Viewer's Choice Program award is chosen by votes from the viewers by SMS.
| Year | Viewer's Choice Program |
|---|---|
| 1st 2002 |
Happy Together Season 1 |
| 2nd 2003 |
Gag Concert |
| 3rd 2004 |
Sponge |
| 4th 2005 |
Sang Sang Plus |
| 5th 2006 | |
| 6th 2007 |
Happy Together Season 3 |
| 7th 2008 |
Happy Sunday |
| 8th 2009 | |
| 9th 2010 | |
| 10th 2011 |
Gag Concert |
| 11th 2012 | |
| 12th 2013 | |
| 13th 2014 |
Happy Sunday: The Return of Superman |
| 14th 2015 |
Happy Sunday: 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 3 |
| 15th 2016 |
Happy Sunday: 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 3 |
| 16th 2018 |
Happy Sunday: 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 3[18] |
| 17th 2019 |
The Return of Superman |
| 18th 2020 |
2 Days & 1 Night – Season 4 |
| 19th 2021 |
2 Days & 1 Night – Season 4 |
| 20th 2022 |
Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend |
| 21st 2023 |
Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend |
The Top Excellence Award is awarded to an individual for their appearance in variety and comedy. In recent years, a female and male MC/comedian are awarded in each category.
| Year | Show/Variety | Reality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner(s) | Program | Winner(s) | Program | |
| 18th 2020 |
Moon Se-yoon | 2 Day & 1 Night 4 | ||
| Poppin' Hyun Joon Park Ye-ri |
Mr. House Husband 2 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend | |||
| Hyun Joo-yup | Boss in the Mirror | |||
| 19th 2021 |
Jang Yoon-jeong | I Like to Sing, LAN Marketplace, The Return of Superman | Hur Jae | Godfather, Boss in the Mirror |
The Excellence award is awarded to an individual for their appearance in variety and comedy. In recent years, a female and male MC/comedian are awarded in each category.
| Year | Show/Variety | Reality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner(s) | Program | Winner(s) | Program | |
| 18th 2020 |
DinDin | 2 Days & 1 Night 4 | Lee Yoo-ri | Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant |
| 19th 2021 |
Yeon Jung-hoon | 2 Days & 1 Night 4 | Jang Minho | Godfather |
| Lee Seung-yoon | Gag Fighter | Oh Yoon-ah | Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant | |
In recent years, a rookie female and male MC/comedian are awarded in each category.
| Year | Show/Variety | Reality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner(s) | Program | Winner(s) | Program | |
| 18th 2020 |
Kim Seon-ho | 2 Days & 1 Night 4 | Kim Il-woo | Mr. House Husband 2 |
| Kim Jae-won | Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant | |||
| 19th 2021 |
Ravi | 2 Days & 1 Night 4 | Hong Sung-heon | Mr. House Husband 2 |
From 2002 to 2007, the award was called "Best Entertainer Award" (Korean: 베스트 엔터테이너상). In 2008, it was renamed to "Top Popularity Award" (Korean: 최고 인기상). From 2009 to 2019, the award was called "Top Entertainer Award" (Korean: 최고 엔터테이너상). From 2020, the award was renamed back as "Best Entertainer Award" (Korean: 베스트 엔터테이너상).
| Year | Show/Variety | Reality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner(s) | Program | Winner(s) | Program | |
| 18th 2020 |
Hong Kyung-min | Trot National Festival and The Return of Superman | Yang Chi-seung | Boss in the Mirror |
| Yeon Jung-hoon | 2 Days & 1 Night 4 | Oh Yoon-ah | Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant | |
| Seunghee | Not Soccer or Baseball | Ryu Soo-young | ||
| 19th 2021 |
Solar | Boss in the Mirror, The Song We Loved, New Singer | Kim Byung-hyun | Boss in the Mirror |
| Jang Do-yeon | Dogs Are Incredible | Sayuri Fujita | The Return of Superman | |
| Hong Hyun-hee | LAN Marketplace | |||
For eleven years, Gag Concert has won a Top Excellence Award for Idea (Corner).
| Year | Program | Corner |
|---|---|---|
| 1st 2002 |
Gag Concert | Survival Dialect |
| 2nd 2003 |
Gag Concert | Doremi Trio |
| Happy Together | Karaoke Tree | |
| Campaign for a Nice Country | 최재원의 양심추적 | |
| 3rd 2004 |
Gag Concert | Flash Shopping |
| Sponge | Sponge Response | |
| Morning Forum | The Person I Miss | |
| 4th 2005 |
Gag Concert | Family's Love |
| Sang Sang Plus | Old and New Three Empathy | |
| 5th 2006 |
Gag Concert | Mappagi |
| Happy Sunday | Shooting Kid | |
| 6th 2007 |
Gag Concert | We Need Communication |
| Happy Sunday | 1 Night 2 Days | |
| 7th 2008 |
Gag Concert | The Master Show |
| 8th 2009 |
Gag Concert | Teacher Kang's Dressing Room |
| 9th 2010 |
Gag Concert | Double Debate |
| 10th 2011 |
Gag Concert | Solutions to Iffy Issues |
| 11th 2012 |
Gag Concert | Brave Guys |
| 12th 2013 |
Gag Concert | The Yellow Sea |
| 13th 2014 |
Gag Concert | Late Love |
| 14th 2015 |
Gag Concert | Min Sang Debate |
| 15th 2016 |
Gag Concert | The Most Sensitive People |
| 16th 2018 |
Gag Concert[18] | Refreshing Statements |
| 17th 2019 |
Gag Concert | Weekly Park Sung-kwang |
| Year | Program | Corner |
|---|---|---|
| 4th 2005 |
Fun Club | X-Files: Dry Human Research |
| Happy Sunday | I'm Going To See | |
| 5th 2006 |
Gag Concert | High Pitch Impossible |
| Vitamin | Great Folks | |
| 6th 2007 |
Gag Concert | Fussy Mr. Byun |
| Happy Sunday | Immortal Musical Classics |
| Year | Variety | Comedy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner(s) | Program | Winner(s) | Program | |
| 6th 2007 |
Im Gi-hong | Entertainment Weekly | Lee Nam-kyu | Gag Concert |
| 7th 2008 |
Lee Woo-jung | Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days | Kang Yoon-mi | Gag Concert |
| 8th 2009 |
Jeong Han-wook | National Singing Contest | Baek Seong-woon | Gag Concert |
| 9th 2010 |
Lee Don-kyung | Love Request | Lee Sang-deok | Gag Concert |
| 10th 2011 |
Mo Eun-seol | Win Win | Choi Dae-woong | Gag Star 2 |
| Joo Ji-peum | Happy Together Season 3 | |||
| 11th 2012 |
Choi Jae-hyung | Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days – Season 2 | Jo Ye-hyun | Gag Concert: Uncomfortable Truth |
| 12th 2013 |
Lee Hyun-sook | Entertainment Weekly | Lee Sang-deok | Gag Concert |
| 14th 2015 |
Lee Sang-joon | I Am Korea, Open Concert | Choi Sang-hee | Gag Concert |
| 15th 2016 |
Ji Hyun Sook | Sister's Slam Dunk | Yoon Ki Young | Gag Concert |
| Jung Sun Young | Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days – Season 3 | |||
| 16th 2018 |
Shim Eun-ha | Mr. House Husband Season 2[24] | Jang Jong-won | Gag Concert[24] |
| Moon Eun-ae | Hello Counselor[24] | |||
| Park Jae-eun | ||||
| Lee Do-ri | ||||
| Park Da-hye | ||||
| Lee Eun-joo | ||||
| Jang Hye-young | ||||
| Kim Ji-yoon | ||||
| 17th 2019 |
Beak Sun-young | The Return of Superman, Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant |
— | — |
| Year | Variety | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner(s) | Program | |
| 18th 2020 |
Kim Ji-eun | Trot National Festival, I Like Songs, Immortal Songs, Korea Again Na Hoon-a |
| 19th 2021 |
Noh Jin-young | 2 Days & 1 Night 4 |
| Year | Variety |
|---|---|
| 8th 2009 |
Invincible Baseball Team |
| 9th 2010 |
Happy Together Season 3 |
| 10th 2011 |
Hello Counselor |
| 11th 2012 |
Happy Sunday: Qualifications of Men |
| 12th 2013 |
Cool Kiz on the Block |
| 13th 2014 |
Immortal Songs 2 |
| 14th 2015 |
Cool Kiz on the Block |
| 15th 2016 |
Happy Together Season 3 |
| 16th 2018 |
Hello Counselor[18] |
| 17th 2019 |
Happy Together Season 4 |
| 18th 2020 |
Entertainment Weekly Live |
| 19th 2021 |
Mr. House Husband Season 2 |
| Year | Radio DJ of the Year | New Radio DJ of the Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner(s) | Program | Winner(s) | Program | |
| 6th 2007 |
Cha Tae-hyun | Mr. Radio | — | |
| Ahn Jae-wook | ||||
| 9th 2010 |
You Hee-yeol | Radio Heaven | ||
| 10th 2011 |
Tae Jin-ah | Show Show Show | ||
| Hwang Jung-min | FM Parade | |||
| 11th 2012 |
Lee Hyun-woo | Music Album | ||
| 12th 2013 |
Jang Yoon-ju | Rooftop Radio | ||
| 13th 2014 |
Yoo In-na | Let's Crank Up the Volume | ||
| 14th 2015 |
Kim Ryeo Wook | Kiss The Radio | ||
| 15th 2016 |
Park Myung-soo | KBS Cool FM | ||
| 16th 2018 [18] |
Park Eun-young | FM March | Yangpa | Yangpa's Music Garden |
| Jang Hang-jun | Mr. Radio | Lee Su-hyun | AKMU Su-hyeon's Volume Up | |
| Kim Jin-soo (actor) | ||||
| 17th 2019 |
Lee Geum-hee | 사랑하기 좋은 날 이금희입니다 | Jung Eun-ji | Jung Eun-ji Gayo Plaza |
| 18th 2020 |
Jo Woo-jong | Jo Woo-jong's FM March | Kang Han-na | Kang Han-na's Volume Up |
| 19th 2021 |
Park Myung-soo | Park Myung-soo's Radio Show | Yoon Jung-soo | Mr. Radio |
| Nam Chang-hee | ||||
| Year | Special Merit | Achievement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient(s) | Program | Recipient(s) | Program | |
| 4th 2005 |
Park Bong-joo | Vitamin | Shin Goo | The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War |
| Kim Han-jo | Jung Ae-ri | |||
| Kim Young-ok | Old Miss Diary | |||
| 5th 2006 |
Kim Ki-bong | – | Heo Cham | – |
| Yoo Jae-suk | Han Young-shil | – | ||
| 6th 2007 |
Global Talk Show Team | Kim In-yeob | – | |
| Son Young-soo | – | |||
| 7th 2008 |
Bae Cheol-soo | Gag Concert 7080 | Moon Geum-ju | – |
| 8th 2009 |
Kwon Oh-joong | Vitamin | Go Dong-wook | – |
| 9th 2010 |
Kolleen Park[25] | Happy Sunday: Qualifications of Men | Jun Kwang-ryul | – |
| 10th 2011 |
Kim Tae-won | Happy Sunday: Qualifications of Men | Kang Chan-hee (cameraman) |
Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days |
| 11th 2012 |
Kim Young-ho (head of editing) |
– | Kim In-hyeob (bandmaster) |
National Singing Contest |
| 12th 2013 |
Kang Seung-won | You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | Jang Byeong-min | Open Concert |
| 13th 2014 |
Song Tae-ho | Concert 7080 | Park Young-hyun (technical director) |
– |
| 14th 2015 |
Jo Tae-jun (Cameraman) |
– | The late Producer Jin Pil Hong | – |
| 16th 2018 |
Kim Young-seon (Photographing Director)[18] |
– | Bae Cheol-soo[18] | Concert 7080 |
| 17th 2019 |
Kim Seung-jun | – | Shin Hyun-joon | Entertainment Weekly |
| 19th 2021 |
– | – | Choi Soo-jong & Ha Hee-ra | Mr. House Husband 2 |
| Year | Winner(s) | Program |
|---|---|---|
| 9th 2010 |
Kim Sang-min | – |
| 10th 2011 |
Lee Chang-myung | Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 |
| 12th 2013 |
Lee Hwi-jae | The Return of Superman |
| 15th 2016 |
Park Jin-young | Sister's Slam Dunk |
| 16th 2018 |
Shin Hyun-Joon | Entertainment Weekly |
| 17th 2019 |
Shin Dong-yup | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, Hello Counselor |
| 18th 2020 |
Lee Young-ja | Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant |
| Song Eun-i | Problem Child in House | |
| 19th 2021 |
Kang Hyun-wook | Dogs Are Incredible |
| Year | Winner(s) | Program |
|---|---|---|
| 15th 2016 |
Lee Kwang-soo and Jung So-min | The Sound of Your Heart |
| 16th 2018 [18] |
Kim Joon-ho and Kim Jong-min | 2 Days 1 Night Season 3 |
| Kim Eon-joong and Baek Ok-ja (Kim Seung-hyun’s parents) |
Mr. House Husband Season 2 | |
| 17th 2019 |
Lee Kyung-kyu and Lee Young-ja | Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant |
| Shin Ye-eun and Choi Bo-min | Music Bank | |
| 18th 2020 |
Choi Yang-rak and Peng Hyun-sook | Mr. House Husband 2 |
| Kim Ye-rin and Yoon Joo-Man | ||
| Soobin and Arin | Music Bank | |
| 19th 2021 |
Lee Hwi-jae and Lee Hyun-joo | Entertainment Company Live |
| Park Sung-hoon and Jang Won-young | Music Bank |
| Year | Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 4th 2005 |
Netizen Popularity Award | Ji Hyun-woo, Ye Ji-won (Old Miss Diary) |
| Best Music Program Award | Yoon Do-hyun's Love Letter | |
| 6th 2007 |
Special Feature Award | National Singing Contest: New York episode |
| 11th 2012 |
Best Cameo | Bae Suzy (Gag Concert) |
| 12th 2013 |
Special Program Award | Golden Oldies Germany Concert |
| Mobile TV Popularity Award | The Children of The Return of Superman | |
| Experimental Attitude Award | The Human Condition | |
| Break Time Award Show (Kind to Rookie Award) |
Kang Ho-dong (Cool Kiz on the Block) | |
| Break Time Award Show (Best Eater Award) |
Yoo Jae-suk (Happy Together Season 3) | |
| Break Time Award Show (Catchphrase Award) |
Jo Dal-hwan (Cool Kiz on the Block) | |
| 15th 2016 |
Popularity Award | The Children of The Return of Superman |
| Hot Issue Variety Award | Lee Kwang-soo | |
| Jung So-min | ||
| Kim Byung-ok | ||
| Kim Mi-kyung | ||
| Kim Dae-myung | ||
| 16th 2018 |
Hot Issue Variety Award[18] | Hwasa (Mamamoo) and Loco |
| Jung Chae-yeon | ||
| Bong Tae-gyu | ||
| Bae Jung-nam | ||
| Popularity Award[18] | The Children of The Return of Superman | |
| 17th 2019 |
Hot Issue Entertainer Award | Baekho (Mansuro) |
| Choi Min-hwan (Mr. House Husband 2) | ||
| Yang Chi-seung (Boss in the Mirror) | ||
| Jo Myeong-seop (Love Music) | ||
| Hot Issue Variety Program | Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant | |
| Best Icon Award | The Return of Superman Children | |
| Best Challenge Award | Mansuro | |
| Problem Child in House | ||
| Year | Award | Winner(s) |
| Year | Award | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 18th 2020 |
Hot Issue Variety Program | Dogs are Incredible |
| Special Program Award | Korea Again Na Hoon-a | |
| Best Icon Award | The Return of Superman Children | |
| Best Challenge Award | Zombie Detective | |
| 19th 2021 |
Hot Issue TV Personality Award | Lee Yeon-bok (Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant) |
| Jung Ho-young (Boss in the Mirror) | ||
| Best Icon Award | The Children of The Return of Superman | |
| Best Online Content Award | Tomorrow X Together | |
| Popularity Award | Ryu Soo-young (Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant) | |
| Song Ga-in (Trot Magic Wanderer Troupe) | ||
| Best Challenge Award | The Winners | |
| Entertainer of the Year | Kim Sook (Boss in the Mirror) | |
| Jun Hyun-moo (Boss in the Mirror) | ||
| Kim Jong-min (2 Days & 1 Night 4) | ||
| Moon Se-yoon (2 Days & 1 Night 4) | ||
| Park Joo-ho and his family (Na Eun, Gun Hoo, Jin Woo) (The Return of Superman) |
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | TNmS Ratings | Nielsen Ratings[31] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | ||
| 1 | December 28, 2002 | 18.3% (Part 1) 21.3% (Part 2) |
18.6% (Part 1) 21.7% (Part 2) |
19.7% (Part 1) 22.7% (Part 2) |
18.7% (Part 1) 21.8% (Part 2) |
| 2 | December 27, 2003 | 16.0% (Part 1) 20.9% (Part 2) |
15.5% (Part 1) 21.1% (Part 2) |
20.1% (Part 1) 25.0% (Part 2) |
19.6% (Part 1) 25.2% (Part 2) |
| 3 | December 25, 2004 | 15.4% (Part 1) 15.9% (Part 2) |
14.8% (Part 1) 16.9% (Part 2) |
12.7% (Part 1) 13.6% (Part 2) |
12.1% (Part 1) 14.6% (Part 2) |
| 4 | December 24, 2005 | 15.0% (Part 1) 18.6% (Part 2) |
14.8% (Part 1) 19.5% (Part 2) |
13.4% (Part 1) 15.8% (Part 2) |
13.6% (Part 1) 16.0% (Part 2) |
| 5 | December 23, 2006 | 18.0% (Part 1) 18.9% (Part 2) |
17.9% (Part 1) 18.6% (Part 2) |
16.5% (Part 1) 18.1% (Part 2) |
17.6% (Part 1) 19.2% (Part 2) |
| 6 | December 22, 2007 | 16.0% (Part 1) 20.9% (Part 2) |
16.2% (Part 1) 21.4% (Part 2) |
14.3% (Part 1) 17.7% (Part 2) |
14.1% (Part 1) 17.9% (Part 2) |
| 7 | December 27, 2008 | 20.8% (Part 1) 28.3% (Part 2) |
21.2% (Part 1) 28.1% (Part 2) |
18.3% (Part 1) 27.1% (Part 2) |
18.5% (Part 1) 27.3% (Part 2) |
| 8 | December 26, 2009 | 17.8% (Part 1) 27.3% (Part 2) |
18.4% (Part 1) 27.6% (Part 2) |
16.0% (Part 1) 24.6% (Part 2) |
17.2% (Part 1) 25.8% (Part 2) |
| 9 | December 25, 2010 | 14.3% (Part 1) 22.8% (Part 2) |
14.5% (Part 1) 22.6% (Part 2) |
13.6% (Part 1) 22.7% (Part 2) |
15.4% (Part 1) 24.2% (Part 2) |
| 10 | December 24, 2011 | 12.2% (Part 1) 18.1% (Part 2) |
13.9% (Part 1) 19.6% (Part 2) |
13.4% (Part 1) 20.0% (Part 2) |
14.0% (Part 1) 20.6% (Part 2) |
| 11 | December 22, 2012 | 12.4% (Part 1) 16.9% (Part 2) |
13.1% (Part 1) 17.6% (Part 2) |
12.2% (Part 1) 16.2% (Part 2) |
15.5% (Part 1) 19.5% (Part 2) |
| 12 | December 21, 2013 | 12.9% (Part 1) 13.1% (Part 2) |
13.9% (Part 1) 14.8% (Part 2) |
13.5% (Part 1) 15.1% (Part 2) |
14.0% (Part 1) 16.1% (Part 2) |
| 13 | December 27, 2014 | 13.4% (Part 1) 13.6% (Part 2) |
14.2% (Part 1) 16.1% (Part 2) |
14.4% (Part 1) 15.0% (Part 2) |
14.7% (Part 1) 16.0% (Part 2) |
| 14 | December 26, 2015 | 8.1% (Part 1) 10.3% (Part 2) |
8.5% (Part 1) 11.3% (Part 2) |
9.7% (Part 1) 12.1% (Part 2) |
10.5% (Part 1) 12.2% (Part 2) |
| 15 | December 24, 2016 | 9.9% (Part 1) 12.2% (Part 2) |
10.6% (Part 1) 14.5% (Part 2) |
10.1% (Part 1) 12.8% (Part 2) |
9.6% (Part 1) 13.1% (Part 2) |
| 16 | December 22, 2018 | 10.9% (Part 1) 8.3% (Part 2) 6.6% (Part 3) |
— | 7.1% (Part 1) 8.2% (Part 2) 7.7% (Part 3) |
7.2% (Part 1) 8.5% (Part 2) 8.1%( Part 3) |
| 17 | December 21, 2019 | — | — | 7.6% (Part 1) 7.7% (Part 2) |
6.8% (Part 1) 7.9% (Part 2) |
| 18 | December 24, 2020 | — | — | 5.5% (Part 1) 3.5% (Part 2) |
5.7% (Part 1) 4.1% (Part 2) |
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue.
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | TNmS Ratings | Nielsen Ratings[32] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | ||
| 19 | December 25, 2021 | — | — | 7.3% (Part 1) 5.7% (Part 2) |
6.4% (Part 1) 5.4% (Part 2) |
| 20 | December 24, 2022 | — | — | 5.2% (Part 1) 4.8% (Part 2) |
4.9% (Part 1) 4.7% (Part 2) |