2026 Blue Dragon Series Awards Winners: Kim Go Eun snags Daesang; Kim Jae Won is Best New Actor

The 2026 Blue Dragon Series Awards in Incheon featured top K-drama stars, historic hosts Lim Yoona and Jun Hyun Moo, and celebrated actors like Park Ji Hoon and Park Bo Kyung in a night of iconic K-entertainment moments.

Written by Ashima Grover

Updated: August 1, 2026 11:01 IST

Kim Go Eun was crowned the Daesang winners at the Blue Dragon Series Awards 2026. Her Yumi's Cells 3 co-star Kim Jae Won was declared the Best New Actor.

To K-drama fans’ delight, the prestigious 2026 Blue Dragon Series Awards were held at Paradise City in Incheon, South Korea, on Friday, July 31. Reuniting South Korean artists across the board, the live show saw K-entertainment icons Lim Yoona and Jun Hyun Moo make history as the first duo to host the show for five consecutive years.

Among the nominees, singer-actor Park Ji Hoon was the youngest Best Actor nominee, while chef Hu Deok Ju emerged as the oldest rookie nominee at 77. Real-life partners Jin Sun Kyu and Park Bo Kyung showed off their chemistry on the red carpet. The pair was also the first married couple nominated together at a Blue Dragon event.

Netflix K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines, starring IU and Park Bo Gum, dominated last year’s ceremony by winning the Grand Prize (Daesang). Ju Ji Hoon and IU took home the Best Actor and Best Actress trophies for their roles in the critically-acclaimed dramas The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call and When Life Gives You Tangerines, respectively.