The 2025 FUNdex Awards, marking the third edition of the South Korean ceremony, were held on Thursday, December 18, at Megazon Industry-Academia-Research Center Auditorium in Gwacheon Knowledge Information Town. The winners list featured recipients across OTT and TV categories, who were selected 100% by data.
Hosted by Good Data Corporation, an organisation specialising in K-content competitive analysis, the event saw the like fan favourites Lim YoonA, Park Ji Hoon, BTS‘ Jin, Lee Jun Young, IVE’s An Yujin and many other bag honorary titles. When Life Gives You Tangerines star Park Bo Gum further consolidated his standing in the Korean entertainment industry by securing the Best Actor trophy in the OTT Dramas category.
Here are all the winners of the 3rd FUNDex Awards.
2025 FUNdex Awards winners list
Best Player of TV Music/Dance Show: KYOKA for World of Street Woman Fighter
Best Player of Steady TV Show: Yoo Jae Suk for Hangout With Yoo
Best Player of OTT: Kim Won Hun (or Kim Won Hoon) for The White Collars 2 (or Office Workers Season 2)
MegazonCloud Special Prize: SM Entertainment
Popular Star Prize – K-drama Actor: Park Ji Hoon for Weak Hero Class 2
Popular Star Prize – K-dram Actress: Lim YoonA for Bon Appetit, Your Majesty
Popular Star Prize – K-Show Male Player: BTS’ Jin for Kian’s Bizarre B&B
Popular Star Prize – K-Show Female Player: IVE”s An Yujin for Earth Arcade 3
Best Supporting Actor of OTT Original Drama: Lee Jun Young for Weak Hero Class 2
Best Supporting Actor of TV Drama: Kang You Seok for Resident Playbook
Fundex Data PD Prize Show Program: Jun Hyun Moo’s Plan 2
Fundex Data PD Prize Drama Directing: Min Jin Ki for New Recruit Season 3
Fundex Data PD Prize: Drama Screenwriter: Yang Hee Seung for A Hundred Memories
Best TV Program of Culture/Information: Midnight Horror Story 5 (MBC)
Best TV Program of Current Affairs: Unanswered Questions
3rd FUNdex Awards – Best of TV / OTT winners
Best Actor of OTT Original Drama: Park Bo Gum for When Life Gives You Tangerines
Best Actress of OTT Original Drama: IU for When Life Gives You Tangerines
Best OTT Drama: When Life Gives You Tangerines
Best Actor of TV Drama: Jung Jun Won for Resident Playbook
Best Actress of TV Drama: Go Youn Jung for Resident Playbook
Best of TV Drama: Bon Appetit, Your Majesty
Best of OTT Original Show: The Devil’s Plan: Death Room
Best of Music/Dance TV Show: BOYS II Planet
Best Steady TV Show: I am Solo
FUNdex Awards Grand Prize / Daesang
- FUNdex Grand Prize of Player: Park Bo Gum
- FUNdex Grand Prize of Drama: When Life Gives You Tangerines