APAN Star Awards 2022 will be held as an offline event with a live broadcast, and the organizers have shared some details about the annual event, including the date, venue, nomination list, and hosts. The star-studded program will take place in Gyeonggi Province with a live telecast. K-drama fans from various parts of the world, such as the US, Canada, and the UK, can watch it live from their homes.
The award ceremony will take place as an offline event for the first time in two years, and South Korean drama lovers are excited about it. The eighth annual award show will be considered all the K-dramas that aired between March 2021 and July 2022 while choosing the winners. Popular South Korean dramas like Twenty Five Twenty One, Vincenzo, and My Liberation Notes are some of the nominees for Best Drama Awards.
Here is everything to know about the eighth annual APAN Star Awards, including the date, venue, hosts, and live streaming details:
Date, Venue, and Hosts
The annual award ceremony will take place at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, with a live broadcast on September 29. The hosts for this year are Girls' Generation member Yuri and actor Jung Il Woo. The actors worked together in the MBC drama Bossam: Steal the Fate, and they are gearing up to share screen space again in the upcoming ENA drama Good Job.
Nomination List
The complete nomination list for this year has not been released. The nominees for Best Drama Award are Twenty Five Twenty One, Vincenzo, My Liberation Notes, Hospital Playlist 2, Squid Game, D.P., Our Blues, and My Name.
Performers
The organizers of the annual award ceremony are yet to reveal the complete lineup of performers and presenters for this year. Several speculations are doing the rounds that the star-studded award ceremony will feature the live onstage performances of famous K-pop groups, like The Boys, SNSD, Kang Daniel, and IVE.
Live Streaming Details
The eighth annual APAN Star Awards will begin with a live telecast from the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, on Thursday, September 29, at 8 pm KST. The red carpet arrivals will start at 6 pm KST, and people from various parts of the world can watch the event through online streaming platforms. K-drama fans can also get updates via the official Facebook and Instagram pages.
Nominations
The nomination list for APAN Star Awards 2022 is out. The nominees for Drana of the Year are Squid Game, The Red Sleeve, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, My Liberation Notes, and Our Blues. The web dramas competing for the award this year are Be My Boyfriend, Mad for Each Other, Heart.zip, Blue Birthday, and Would You Like a Cup of Coffee.
Here is the Complete Nomination List:
Drama of the Year
- Squid Game
- The Red Sleeve
- My Liberation Notes
- Our Blues
- Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Best Director
- Kim Hee Won for Vincenzo
- Yoo In Sik for Extraordinary Attorney Woo
- Jung Ji In and Song Yeon Hwa for The Red Sleeve
- Han Joon Hee for D.P.
- Hwang Dong Hyuk for Squid Game
Best Writer
- Kim Min Seok for Juvenile Justice
- Noh Hee Kyung for Our Blues
- Moon Ji Won for Extraordinary Attorney Woo
- Park Hae Young for My Liberation Notes
- Jung Hae Ri for The Red Sleeve
Web drama
- Be My Boyfriend
- Mad for Each Other
- Heart.zip
- Would You Like a Cup of Coffee?
- Blue Birthday
Short-form Drama
- Drama Stage 2021 – Deok Gu is Back
- Finding a Child
- O'PENing: Shared Office Hookup
- O'PENing – XX+XY
- Drama Special 2021 – TV Cinema – Hee Soo
Best New Actor
- Kang Young Suk (for Military Prosecutor Doberman and Insider
- Park Seoham for Semantic Error
- Yoon Chan Young for All of Us Are Dead
- Choi Hyun Wook for Racket Boys and Twenty Five, Twenty One
- Tang Jun Sang for Move to Heaven and Racket Boys
Best New Actress
- Noh Yoon Seo for Our Blues
- Park Ji Hu for All of Us Are Dead
- Jung Ho Yeon for Squid Game
- Cho Yi Hyun for School 2021 and All Of Us Are Dead
- Choi Sung Eun for Beyond Evil
Best Supporting Actor
- Park Ji Hwan for Our Blues
- Yoon Kyung Ho for My Name
- Yoon Byung Hee for Vincenzo and Our Blues
- Choi Young Joon for Our Blues
- Heo Sung Tae for Squid Game
Best Supporting Actress
- Kim Shin Rok for Hellbound
- Kim Ji Hyun for Thirty-Nine
- Baek Ji Won for Anna and Extraordinary Attorney Woo
- Lee El for My Liberation Notes
- Cha Ji Yeon for Taxi Driver
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
- Kang Eun Tak for Young Lady and Gentleman
- Kim Kyung Nam for Revolutionary Sisters
- Oh Min Seok for It's Beautiful Now
- Cha Seo Won for The Second Husband
- Han Sang Jin for The All-Round Wife
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama
- Park Ha Na for Young Lady and Gentleman
- So Yi Hyun for Red Shoes
- Shin Dong Mi for It's Beautiful Now
- Lee Ga Ryung for Love (Ft. Marriage And Divorce) 2 and Love (Ft. Marriage And Divorce) 3
- Han Da Gam for The All-Round Wife
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama
- Uhm Ki Joon for The Penthouse 2 and The Penthouse 3
- Yoon Si Yoon for It's Beautiful Now
- Lee Tae Gon for Love (Ft. Marriage And Divorce) 2
- Joo Sang Wook for The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won
- Ji Hyun Woo for Young Lady and Gentleman
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama
- Kim So Yeon for The Penthouse 2 and The Penthouse 3
- Park Joo Mi for Love (Ft. Marriage And Divorce) 2 and Love (Ft. Marriage And Divorce) 3
- Park Jin Hee for The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won
- Uhm Hyun Kyung for The Second Husband
- Choi Myung Gil for Red Shoes
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries
- SF9's Rowoon for The King's Affection
- Son Suk Ku for My Liberation Notes
- Ahn Hyo Seop for Lovers of the Red Sky and A Business Proposal
- Jin Sun Kyu for Through the Darkness
- Choi Woo Shik for Our Beloved Summer
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries
- Kim Sejeong for A Business Proposal
- Kim Ji Won for My Liberation Notes
- Shin Hyun Been for Hospital Playlist 2 and Reflection of You
- Yoo Sun for Eve
- Lee Se Young for The Red Sleeve
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries
- Kim Nam Gil for Through the Darkness
- Namgoong Min for The Veil
- Song Joong Ki for Vincenzo
- 2PM's Lee Junho for The Red Sleeve
- Lee Je Hoon for Taxi Driver
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries:
- Kim Tae Ri for Twenty Five, Twenty One
- Park Eun Bin for The King's Affection and Extraordinary Attorney Woo
- Seo Hyun Jin for Why Her
- Shin Min Ah for Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha and Our Blues
- Honey Lee for One the Woman
Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT (over-the-top) Series
- Goo Kyo Hwan for D.P.
- Park Jung Min for Hellbound
- Park Hae Soo for Squid Game
- Ahn Bo Hyun for Yumi's Cells and My Name
- Oh Young Soo for Squid Game
Excellence Award, Actress in an OTT Series
- Kim Hyun Joo for Hellbound
- Lee Yoo Mi for Squid Game and All of Us Are Dead
- Lee Jung Eun for Juvenile Justice
- Jung Eun Chae for Anna
- Han Sun Hwa for Work Later, Drink Now
Top Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Series
- Kim Soo Hyun for One Ordinary Day
- Yoo Ah In for Hellbound
- Lee Jung Jae for Squid Game
- Im Siwan for Tracer
- Jung Hae In for D.P.
Top Excellence Award, Actress in an OTT Series
- Kim Go Eun Yumi's Cells and Yumi's Cells 2
- Kim Sung Ryung for Political Fever
- Kim Hye Soo for Juvenile Justice
- Suzy for Anna
- Han So Hee for My Name
