APAN Star Awards

South Korea annual award for excellence in television

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APAN Star Awards

Current: 2024 APAN Star Awards
Awarded for|

* Excellence in television
* Contribution to Korean Wave

Country| South Korea
Presented by| Korea Entertainment Management Association [ko]
First awarded| December 8, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-12-08)
Website| apanstarawards.com
APAN Star Awards

Hangul|

에이판 스타 어워즈

Revised Romanization| Eipan Seuta Eowojeu
McCune–Reischauer| Eip'an Sŭt'a Ŏwŏchŭ

The APAN Star Awards[note 1][note 2] is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea and contribution to Korean Wave, organized by the Korea Entertainment Management Association (CEMA).[3] Nominees for the awards are selected from Korean dramas that airs on the three major broadcasting networks (KBS, MBC and SBS) and cable channels (tvN, jtbc, OCN, MBN and TV Chosun) from October of the previous year to September of the current year.[4]

## Categories

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* Grand Prize (대상) is given to the best actor/actress of the year.
* Top Excellence in Acting Award (최우수상)
* Excellence in Acting Award (우수상)
* Best Supporting Actor/Actress (조연상), previously known as Acting Award (연기상)
* Best New Actor/Actress (신인상), previously known as Rising Star Award (라이징스타상)
* Best Young Actor/Actress (아역상)
* Best Production Director (연출상)
* Best Writer (작가상)
* Best Original Soundtrack (베스트OST상)
* Popular Star Award (인기스타상)
* Best Couple Award (베스트 커플상)
* Hallyu Star Award (한류 스타상)
* Best Dressed (베스트드레서상), previously known as Fashionista Award (패셔니스타상)
* Achievement Award (공로상)
* OTT award : This category was introduced in 2022 from 8th edition of awards.[5]

## Grand Prize (Daesang)

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#  | Year  | Winner  | Drama

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1 | 2012 | Son Hyun-joo | The Chaser
2 | 2013 | Song Hye-kyo | That Winter, the Wind Blows
3 | 2014 | Zo In-sung | It's Okay, That's Love
4 | 2015 | Kim Soo-hyun | The Producers
5 | 2016 | Song Joong-ki | Descendants of the Sun
6 | 2018 | Lee Byung-hun | Mr. Sunshine
7 | 2020 | Hyun Bin | Crash Landing on You
8 | 2022 | Song Joong-ki | Vincenzo
9 | 2023  | Lee Jun-ho | King the Land

## Drama of the Year

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Year  | Winner

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2016 | Descendants of the Sun
2018 | Mr. Sunshine
2020 | Itaewon Class
2022 | The Red Sleeve
2023 | Little Women

## Top Excellence in Acting Awards

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### Best Actor

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Song Joong-ki | The Innocent Man
2013 | Lee Joon-gi | Two Weeks

### Best Actor in a Miniseries

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2014 | Kim Soo-hyun | My Love from the Star
2015 | Lee Sung-min | Misaeng: Incomplete Life
2016 | Cho Jin-woong | Signal
2018 | Park Seo-joon | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
2020 | Kang Ha-neul | When the Camellia Blooms
2022  | Lee Jun-ho | The Red Sleeve
2023  | Ryu Seung-ryong | Moving

### Best Actor in a Serial Drama

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2014 | Cho Jae-hyun | Jeong Do-jeon
2015 | Kim Sang-joong | The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War
2016 | Ahn Jae-wook | Five Enough
2018 | Lee Sang-woo | Marry Me Now
2020 | Lee Sang-yeob | Once Again
2022  | Joo Sang-wook | The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won
2023  | Go Soo | Missing: The Other Side 2

### Best Actor in an OTT Drama

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2022  | Jung Hae-in | D.P.

### Best Actress

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Kim Nam-joo | My Husband Got a Family
2013 | Lee Bo-young | I Can Hear Your Voice, Seoyoung, My Daughter

### Best Actress in a Miniseries

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2014 | Kim Hee-ae | Secret Affair
2015 | Kim Hee-sun | Angry Mom
2016 | Han Hyo-joo | W
2018 | Lee Ji-eun | My Mister
2020 | Kim Hee-sun | Alice
2022  | Shin Min-a | Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, Our Blues
2023  | Uhm Jung-hwa | Doctor Cha

### Best Actress in a Serial Drama

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2014 | Kim Hee-sun | Wonderful Days
2015 | Kim Hyun-joo | I Have a Lover
2016 | Kim So-yeon | Happy Home
2018 | Shin Hye-sun | My Golden Life
2020 | Lee Min-jung | Once Again
2022  | Park Jin-hee | The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won
2023  | Lee Sung-kyung | Dr. Romantic 3

### Best Actress in an OTT Drama

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2022  | Kim Sung-ryung | Political Fever

## Excellence in Acting Awards

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### Best Actor

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Kim Soo-hyun | Moon Embracing the Sun
Yoo Jun-sang | My Husband Got a Family
2013 | Lee Jong-suk | I Can Hear Your Voice
2023  | Lee Dong-hwi | Big Bet
Jung Seok-yong  | D.P. 2

### Best Actor in a Miniseries

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2014 | Jung Woo | Reply 1994
2015 | Yim Si-wan | Misaeng: Incomplete Life
2016 | Namkoong Min | Remember
2018 | Jung Hae-in | Something in the Rain
2020 | Park Hae-joon | The World of the Married
2022  | Jin Seon-kyu | Through the Darkness
2023  | Park Hae-soo | Narco-Saints
Jo Han-chul | Reborn Rich & Stealer: The Treasure Keeper

### Best Actor in a Serial Drama

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2014 | Kim Ji-hoon | Jang Bo-ri Is Here!
2015 | Lee Joon | Heard It Through the Grapevine
2016 | Lee Pil-mo | Happy Home
2018 | Jang Seung-jo | Money Flower
2020 | Lee Sang-yi | Once Again
2022  | Han Sang-jin | The All-Round Wife
2023  | Son Ho-jun | The First Responders 2

### Best Actor in a Short Drama

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2023  | Joo Jong-hyuk | Do You Know Ashtanga

### Best Actor in an OTT Drama

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2022  | Ahn Bo-hyun | Yumi's Cells, My Name
2023  | Choo Young-woo | Once Upon a Small Town

### Best Actress

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Han Ji-min | Padam Padam
2013 | Kim So-yeon | Two Weeks
2023  | Shin Ye-eun | Revenge of Others & The Secret Romantic Guesthouse
Yeom Hye-ran | The Glory, The Uncanny Counter 2 & Mask Girl

### Best Actress in a Miniseries

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2014 | Park Shin-hye | The Heirs
2015 | Park Bo-young | Oh My Ghost
2016 | Seo Hyun-jin | Another Miss Oh
2018 | Go Ah-sung | Life on Mars
2020 | Seo Yea-ji | It's Okay to Not Be Okay
2022  | Yoo Sun | Eve
2023  | Kim Seo-hyung | Pale Moon
Uhm Ji-won | Little Women

### Best Actress in a Serial Drama

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2014 | Kim Ok-bin | Steal Heart
2015 | Kim Min-jung | The Merchant: Gaekju 2015
2016 | Jeong Yu-mi | Six Flying Dragons
2018 | Jo Bo-ah | Goodbye to Goodbye
2020 | Shim Yi-young | My Wonderful Life
2022  | So Yi-hyun | Red Shoes
2023  | Kim Ok-vin | Arthdal Chronicles 2

### Best Actress in a Short Drama

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2023  | Shin Eun-soo | Nineteen Sea Otters

### Best Actress in an OTT Drama

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2022  | Han Sun-hwa | Work Later, Drink Now
2023  | Yeri | Bitch X Rich

## Supporting Awards

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### Best Supporting Actor

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Lee Sung-min | Golden Time
2013 | Jung Woong-in | I Can Hear Your Voice
2014 | Ryu Seung-soo | Wonderful Days
2015 | Lee Geung-young | Misaeng: Incomplete Life
2016 | Jin Goo | Descendants of the Sun
Kim Eui-sung | W
2018 | Park Ho-san | My Mister
Yoo Jae-myung | Life
2020 | Oh Jung-se | Hot Stove League,  It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Kim Young-min | Crash Landing on You, The World of the Married
2022  | Yoon Byung-hee | Vincenzo, Our Blues
Heo Sung-tae | Insider, Squid Game

### Best Supporting Actress

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Kim Jung-nan | A Gentleman's Dignity
2013 | Kim Sung-ryung | King of Ambition
2014 | Kim Hye-eun | Secret Affair
2015 | Chae Jung-an | Yong-pal
Gil Hae-yeon | Heard It Through the Grapevine
2016 | Kim Ji-won | Descendants of the Sun
Ye Ji-won | Another Miss Oh
2018 | Kim Min-jung | Mr. Sunshine
Jang So-yeon | Something in the Rain
2020 | Kim Sun-young | Crash Landing on You, Backstreet Rookie
2022  | Kim Shin-rok | Hellbound
Baek Ji-won | Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Anna

## Newcomer Awards

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### Best New Actor

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2013 | Choi Jin-hyuk | Gu Family Book
Kim Woo-bin | School 2013
2014 | Do Kyung-soo | It's Okay, That's Love
Son Ho-jun | Reply 1994
2015 | Byun Yo-han | Misaeng: Incomplete Life
Nam Joo-hyuk | Who Are You: School 2015
2016 | Park Bo-gum | Reply 1988
Yoon Kyun-sang | Doctors
2018 | Yang Se-jong | Temperature of Love
Jang Ki-yong | My Mister
2020 | Jang Dong-yoon | The Tale of Nokdu
Lee Do-hyun | 18 Again
2022  | Yoon Chan-young | All of Us Are Dead
Tang Jun-sang | Move to Heaven & Racket Boys
2023  | Kim Dong-hwi | Missing: The Other Side 2 & The Deal
Moon Sang-min | Under the Queen's Umbrella

### Best New Actress

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2013 | Kim Yoo-ri | Cheongdam-dong Alice, Master's Sun
Lee Yu-bi | Gu Family Book
2014 | Nam Bo-ra | Only Love
Kim Seul-gi | Discovery of Love
2015 | Chae Soo-bin | House of Bluebird
Lim Ji-yeon | High Society
2016 | Kim Yoo-jung | Love in the Moonlight
Lee Hye-ri | Reply 1988
2018 | Kim Tae-ri | Mr. Sunshine
Won Jin-ah | Rain or Shine
2020 | Jeon Mi-do | Hospital Playlist
2022 | Park Ji-hu | All of Us Are Dead
2023 | Lee Han-byeol | Mask Girl
Jo Ah-ram  | Doctor Cha

### Rising Star Award

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012  | Jung Eun-ji | Reply 1997
Kang Min-hyuk | My Husband Got a Family
Kim Hyung-jun | Glowing She, Late Blossom
Oh Yeon-seo | My Husband Got a Family
Seo In-guk | Reply 1997
Yoo In-na | Queen and I
Yoon Jin-yi | A Gentleman's Dignity
2016  | Hwang Chi-yeul |
Darren Wang |

## Youth Awards

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### Best Young Actor

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Park Gun-tae | May Queen, The King 2 Hearts
2013 | Chun Bo-geun | The Queen's Classroom
2014 | Choi Kwon-soo | Wonderful Days
Yoon Chan-young | Mama
2015 | Nam Da-reum | Pinocchio

### Best Child Actor

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2023  | Jung Hyeon-jun | Twinkling Watermelon & See You in My 19th Life

### Best Young Actress

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Kim So-hyun | Missing You, Ma Boy, Moon Embracing the Sun
Kim Yoo-jung | May Queen, Moon Embracing the Sun
2013 | Kim Hyang-gi | The Queen's Classroom
2014 | Kim Hyun-soo | My Love from the Star
Kim Ji-young | Jang Bo-ri is Here!
2015 | Kal So-won | My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol

### Best Child Actress

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2023  | Jeon Yu-na | The Kidnapping Day

## Best Production Director

[edit]

Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Jo Nam-kook | The Chaser
2013 | Kim Byung-soo | Nine: Nine Time Travels
2014 | Jang Tae-yoo | My Love from the Star
2015 | Jo Soo-won | Pinocchio
2016 | Shin Won-ho | Reply 1988
2018 | Kim Won-seok | My Mister
2020 | Cha Yeong-hoon | When the Camellia Blooms
2022 | Jung Ji-in and Song Yeon-hwa | The Red Sleeve
2023  | Park In-je | Moving

## Best Writer

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Park Ji-eun | My Husband Got a Family
2013 | So Hyun-kyung | My Daughter Seo-young, Two Weeks
2014 | Jung Sung-joo | Secret Love Affair
2015 | Park Kyung-soo | Punch
2016 | Kim Eun-hee | Signal
2018 | Lee Soo-yeon | Life
2020 | Lee Shin-hwa | Hot Stove League
2022  | Moon Ji-won | Extraordinary Attorney Woo
2023  | Kang Yoon-sung  | Big Bet

## Best Original Soundtrack

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Year  | Song  | Drama

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2012 | "All for You" – Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-ji | Reply 1997
2013 | "Winter Love" – The One | That Winter, the Wind Blows
2014 | "Goodbye My Love" – Ailee | Fated to Love You
2015 | "Pinocchio" – Roy Kim | Pinocchio
2020 | "Sweet Night" – V (BTS) | Itaewon Class
2022  | "Love Always Runs Away" — Lim Young-woong | Young Lady and Gentleman
2023  | "Go Your Own Way" — Young Tak | Live Your Own Life

## Popularity Awards

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### Popular Star Award, Actor

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Yoo Jun-sang | My Husband Got a Family
2013 | Ju Ji-hoon | Five Fingers
2014 | Lee Kwang-soo | It's Okay, That's Love
2015 | Son Ho-jun | Mrs. Cop
2018 | Jung Hae-in | Something in the Rain
2020 | Kim Soo-hyun | It's Okay to Not Be Okay
2022  | Park Jae-chan | Semantic Error
2023  | Lee Jun-ho | King the Land

### Popular Star Award, Actress

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2013 | Oh Yeon-seo | Here Comes Mr. Oh
2014 | Jin Se-yeon | Doctor Stranger
2015 | Yoo In-young | Mask
2018 | Park Min-young | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
2020 | Seo Yea-ji | It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Son Ye-jin[note 3] | Crash Landing on You
2022  | Park Eun-bin | Extraordinary Attorney Woo
2023  | Im Yoon-ah | King the Land

### Hallyu Star Award

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Jung Yong-hwa |
2014 | Jun Ji-hyun | My Love from the Star
Kim Soo-hyun
2015 | Lee Dong-gun |
Hong Soo-ah |
2016 | Lee Byung-hun |
2018 | Park Hae-jin |
2023  | Lee Jun-ho | King the Land

### Best Couple Award

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Seo In-guk and Jeong Eun-ji | Reply 1997
2013 | Lee Jong-suk and Lee Bo-young | I Can Hear Your Voice
2016 | Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo | Descendants of the Sun
2022  | Park Seo-ham and Park Jae-chan | Semantic Error
2023  | Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah | King the Land

## Best Dressed

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Year  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Go Se-won | The Moon and Stars for You
Jeon Hye-bin | Queen Insoo
2013 | Yeon Jung-hoon | Pots of Gold
Yoo In-young | Wonderful Mama
2014 | Ji Hyun-woo |
Kim Yoo-ri |
2015 | Oh Min-suk | All About My Mom
Choi Yeo-jin | The Lover

## Best Manager

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Year  | Winner  | Talent Agency

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2012 | Kim Jong-do | Namoo Actors
2013 | Kim Dong-eop | Will Entertainment
2014 | Lee Jin-sung | King Kong Entertainment
2015 | Shim Jung-woon | Sim Entertainment
2016 | Kim Jeong-yong | Blossom Entertainment
2018 | Bae Sung | HM Entertainment
2020 | Kang Geon-taek | VAST Entertainment
2022  | Son Seok-woo[6] | BH Entertainment
2023  | CEO Baek Chang-ju  | C-JeS Studios

## Achievement Award

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Year  | Winner  | Notes

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2012 | Lee Soon-jae | High Kick Through the Roof, Good Morning President
2013 | Choo Ja-hyun |
Jung Doo-hong | The Berlin File
2014 | Choi Jin-sil |
2015 | Chief Inspector |
2023  | Byun Hee-bong |

## Other Awards

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Year  | Category  | Winner  | Drama

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2012 | Best Villain | Yoon Yong-hyun | History of a Salaryman
Best Comic Acting | Ahn Suk-hwan | Shut Up Family
Best Action Stunts | — | Bridal Mask
2013 | Best Performance | Jung Eun-ji | That Winter, the Wind Blows
Best Action | — | Gu Family Book
2014 | Best SNS Web Drama | — | A Hungry Woman
2015 | Award for SNS Web Drama | Xiumin | Falling for Challenge
2016 | Special Actor of the Year | Jun Kunimura | —
Best APAN Star Award | Kim Hee-sun | —
Jessy Mendiola | —
Hiroki Narimiya | —
Song Joong-ki | —
Joe Taslim | —
Thanayong Wongtrakul | —
Special APAN Award | Gökhan Alkan and
Zeynep Çamcı | —
2018 | OST Award | Song Dong-woon | —
2020 | Web Drama Award | — |

Best Mistake

Short-Form Drama Award | — |

Live Like That

2022 | Web Drama Award | — |

Be My Boyfriend

Short-Form Drama Award | — |

Deok-gu Is Back

2023  | Best Character Award  | Lee Jun-ho | King the Land
Seoul League Actors Award  | Lee Sung-kyung | Dr. Romantic 3
Global Creator of the Year Award  | Anushka Sen | —
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao  | —
Karimova Elina  | —
Cassandra Bankson | —
Kristel Fulgar | —
Kika Kim  | —

## See also

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* List of Asian television awards

## Notes

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1. ^ APAN stands for the Asia Pacific Actors Network.[1]
2. ^ The inaugural ceremony K-Drama Star Awards was renamed to APAN Star Awards in 2013.[2]
3. ^ KT Seezn Star Award – Actor

## References

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1. ^ Rumy Doo (October 3, 2016). "Song Joong-ki wins grand prize at APAN awards". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
2. ^ Seo, Byung-ki (October 27, 2013). 2013대전드라마페스티벌, 드라마를 사랑하는 사람들 모이세요!. The Korea Herald (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
3. ^ Moon, So-Young (January 24, 2021). "Hyun Bin takes top prize at APAN Star Awards for 'Crash Landing On You'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
4. ^ So-Young, Sung (November 17, 2013). "Song wins top Star award". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
So-Young, Sung (November 29, 2015). "Kim Soo-hyun takes top APAN Star honors". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
5. ^ Oh Myung-eon (August 31, 2022). "박은빈·이정재 등 아시아태평양 스타어워즈 대상 후보 선정" [Park Eun-bin, Lee Jung-jae, etc. Selected as nominees for the Asia Pacific Star Awards]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
6. ^ Myung, Hee-sook (September 29, 2022). "송중기, '빈센조'로 이견없는 대상…'옷소매' 3관왕 저력 [에이판스타어워즈](종합)" [Song Joong-ki, 'Vincenzo' as the undisputed winner... 'Clothes Sleeve' 3-Win Power [Apan Star Awards] (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2022 - via Naver.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* 2020 Winner's list
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* 2012 Winner's list

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