2009 KBS Drama Awards The 2009 KBS Drama Awards were also held on December 31, and as with the other two station awards ceremonies, there weren’t a lot of surprises, particularly with the Daesang, which went to Lee Byung-heon. (Lee was outstanding in IRIS, but I think he practically had the Daesang in the bag even before the drama aired — no way KBS was going to score a big star like him and not reward him.) All of these awards ceremonies are essentially year-end parties where the broadcasters pat their big successes on the back. That’s why most of the actors given awards were from hit shows, and also why there are few surprises. But of all the awards shows, KBS has the most varied list of winners, and is my personal favorite to look at and comment on, since I’ve seen most of the big shows represented. There were, of course, a few puzzlers. I understand wanting to include Kim Tae-hee in the IRIS largesse, even though her acting itself wasn’t outstanding — but her over Kim So-yeon? And I see why they would want to thank Kim Ah-joong for taking on a drama when she could have chosen to build her movie career instead. But how could you award Kim Ah-joong’s acting in Accidental Couple and NOT give one to Hwang Jung-min, who was the largest single source of charm in that drama? WINNERS LIST Daesang: Lee Byung-heon (IRIS) Top Excellence Awards: Drama Series, Actor: Sohn Hyun-joo (Sons of Sol Pharmacy) Drama Series, Actress: Chae Shi-ra (Iron Empress) Excellence Awards: Daily Series, Actor: Oh Man-seok (Everybody Cha Cha Cha) Daily Series, Actress: Jo Ahn (Everybody Cha Cha Cha) Miniseries, Actor: Ji Jin-hee (The Man Who Can’t Get Married) Miniseries, Actress: Kim Ah-joong (Accidental Couple) Drama Series, Actor: Kim Seung-woo, Jung Jun-ho (IRIS) Drama Series, Actress: Gu Hye-sun (Boys Before Flowers), Kim Tae-hee (IRIS) One-Act Special, Actor: Kim Kyu-chul (Hometown of Legends) One-Act Special, Actress: Kim Sung-eun (Hometown of Legends) Supporting Actor: Yoon Joo-sang (Sons of Sol Pharmacy, IRIS), Choi Chul-ho (Iron Empress) Supporting Actress: Moon Jung-hee (Iron Empress) Actor, Youth: Park Chang-ik (Father’s House) Actress, Youth: Park Eun-bin (Iron Empress) Newcomer Award, Actor: Lee Min-ho (Boys Before Flowers) Newcomer Award, Actress: Kim So-eun (Boys Before Flowers) Writer Award: Jo Jung-sun (Sons of Sol Pharmacy) Popularity Award: Yoon Sang-hyun, Yoon Eun-hye (My Fair Lady), Kim So-yeon (IRIS) Lifetime Achievement: Yeo Woon-kye Best Couple: Yoon Eun-hye, Yoon Sang-hyun (My Fair Lady) Lee Byung-heon, Kim Tae-hee (IRIS) Lee Pil-mo, Yoo Sun (Sons of Sol Pharmacy) Lee Min-ho, Gu Hye-sun (Boys Before Flowers) Netizens’ Award, Actor: Lee Byung-heon (IRIS) Netizens’ Award, Actress: Gu Hye-sun (Boys Before Flowers) No surprise here, and no contest: 1 big movie star + 1 of the station’s biggest hits of the year = Daesang. Lee Byung-heon came with his IRIS co-star Kim Tae-hee on his arm. [video=youtube;uG_ljrJqDBA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG_ljrJqDBA"[/video] Credit: Javabeans
