Who will be the Grand Prize winner at the 2025 KBS Drama Awards today? The speculative chatter is at an all-time high, especially with the South Korean awards show set to go live within a few hours. Slated to be held on December 31, the event presented by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) will be hosted by former announcer Jang Sung Kyu and actors Nam Ji Hyun and Moon Sang Min.
The acting duo’s joint appearance will also be focussed on offering viewers a glimpse of Nam and Moon’s stage chemistry. They’re both listed as the leads of the upcoming historical romantic comedy K-drama To My Beloved Thief, which is scheduled to premiere on KBS2 on January 3.
Last year’s KBS Drama Awards particularly sparked a lot of buzz as the late veteran actor Lee Soon Jae was honoured as the oldest recipient of the Grand Prize at the age of 90. Sadly, the senior star passed away in November.
Here’s what you can look forward to with the 2025 KBS Drama Awards.
When and where to watch KBS Drama Awards 2025?
According to the official KBS World website, the 2025 KBS Drama Awards will be broadcast live on KBS 2TV from 7:30 pm (4 pm IST) KST onwards on Wednesday, December 31. The red carpet event set to take place ahead of the main ceremony will kick off at 4:30 pm KST (1 pm IST). It will also be aired live via the South Korean network channel.
The red carpet event live stream will also be accessible to international viewers on the official KBS YouTube channel. Check here: youtube.com/live/IbzPmHuS1Mk
Clips and highlights of this year’s KBS Drama Awards are also likely to be made available on the same channel eventually. Depending on the availability in your country, KOCOWA+ could be another official option to tune in to the live stream.
The K-drama streaming platform Viki often uploads the full show with subtitles after the live broadcast.
2025 KBS Drama Awards nominees
Daesang / Grand Prize
- Ahn Jae Wook for For Eagle Brother
- Uhm Ji Won for For Eagle Brother
- Na Young Hee for Cinderella Game
- Lee Young Ae for Walking on Thin Ice
- Kim Young Kwang for Walking on Thin Ice
- Chun Ho Jin for Our Golden Days
- Lee Tae Ran for Our Golden Days
As per the KBS World website, potential nominees for KBS’ Best Couple prize are Ok Taecyeon and Seohyun for The First Night with the Duke, Lee Jun Young and Jeong Eun Ji for Pump Up the Healthy Love and Jung Zi So and Jin Young for Who Is She.
As always, speculations for the Grand Prize are on. For Eagle Brothers co-star Uhm Ji Won and Ahn Jae Wook have undoubtedly emerged as the strongest contenders for the title, especially with their long-running weekend drama achieving its highest nationwide rating of 22.4%, as per Nielsen Korea.
On the other side, Chun Ho Jin and Lee Tae Ran’s weekend drama Our Golden Days is still ongoing. The show continues to maintain its pace on viewership levels, recently also achieving a peak rating of 19%.
Then there’s Na Young Hee, whose Cinderella Game garnered a peak rating of 12.6%. Meanwhile, Lee Young Ae and Kim Young Kwang’s weekend mini-series Walking on Thin Ice hit its personal all-time high with a 5.1% rating.