4th Blue Dragon Series Awards Announces Nominees

The 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards has announced its nominees!

Sports Chosun, which also presents the annual Blue Dragon Film Awards, launched Korea’s first award ceremony specifically for streaming platforms in 2022. In light of the continuing growth of OTT (over-the-top) streaming platforms, the Blue Dragon Series Awards honors excellence in dramas and variety shows produced by these streaming services.

The nominees were selected through online voting that took place from June 11 through 24 as well as evaluations by Sports Chosun entertainment news reporters and industry expert surveys regarding original content that was released from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025.

Check out the nominees below!

Best Drama

• “Family Matters”;
• “Way Back Love”;
• “Karma”;
• “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”;
• “When Life Gives You Tangerines”;

Best Actor

• Park Bo Gum (“When Life Gives You Tangerines”;)
• Park Hae Soo (“Karma”;)
• Lee Byung Hun (“Squid Game 2”;)
• Lee Jun Hyuk (“Dongjae, The Good or the Bastard”;)
• Ju Ji Hoon (“The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”;)

Best Actress

• Park Eun Bin (“Hyper Knife”;)
• Seo Hyun Jin (“The Trunk”;)
• IU (“When Life Gives You Tangerines”;)
• Hyeri (“Friendly Rivalry”;)
• Cha Joo Young (“The Queen Who Crowns”;)

Best Supporting Actor

• Park Byung Eun (“Hyper Knife”;)
• Yoon Kyung Ho (“The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”;)
• Lee Kwang Soo (“Karma”;)
• Lee Jun Young (“Weak Hero Class 2”;)
• Choi Dae Hoon (“When Life Gives You Tangerines”;)

Bet Supporting Actress

• Gong Seung Yeon (“Karma”;)
• Kim Guk Hee (“Family Matters”;)
• Claudia Kim (“Gyeongseong Creature 2”;)
• Yeom Hye Ran (“When Life Gives You Tangerines”;)
• Jung Eun Chae (“Your Honor”;)

Best New Actor

• Kang You Seok (“When Life Gives You Tangerines”;)
• Lomon (“Family Matters”;)
• Bae Hyeon Seong (“Gyeongseong Creature 2”;)
• Choo Young Woo (“The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”;)
• Heo Nam Jun (“Your Honor”;)

Best New Actress

• Kim Min Ha (“Way Back Love”;)
• Lee Su Hyun (“Family Matters”;)
• Lee Yi Dam (“The Queen Who Crowns”;)
• Chung Su Bin (“Friendly Rivalry”;)
• Ha Young (“The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”;)

Best Variety Show

• “Kian’s Bizarre B&B”;
• “The Devil’s Plan: Death Room”;
• “My Name is Gabriel”;
• “Bloody Game 3”;
• “Culinary Class Wars”;

Best Male Entertainer

• Kian84 (“Kian’s Bizarre B&B”;)
• Kim Won Hoon (“SNL Korea 6”; and “SNL Korea 7”;)
• Shin Dong Yup (“SNL Korea 6”; and “SNL Korea 7”;)
• Jang Dong Min (“Bloody Game 3”;)
• Choo Sung Hoon (“Try? Choo-ry!”;)

Best Female Entertainer

• Gabi (“My Name is Gabriel”;)
• Uhm Ji Yoon (“Becoming a baseball nerd”;)
• Lee Soo Ji (“SNL Korea 6”; and “SNL Korea 7”;)
• Hyeri (“Agents of Mystery”;)
• Ji Ye Eun (“Kian’s Bizarre B&B”;)

Best New Male Entertainer

• Moon Sang Hoon (“The Blank Menu For You”;)
• Yoon Nam No (“Culinary Class Wars”;)
• Lee Jin Hyuk (“SNL Korea 6”; and “SNL Korea 7”;)
• Jung Geun Woo (“Kim Seong Geun’s Winter Vacation”;)
• Jung Hyun Gyu (“The Devil’s Plan: Death Room”;)

Best New Female Entertainer

• Mimi (“Kian is CEO”;)
• Seo Hye Won (“SNL Korea 6”;)
• Yoon So Hee (“The Devil’s Plan: Death Room”;)
• Risabae (“The Influencer”;)
• Tsuki (“Zombieverse: New Blood”;)

The 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards will take place on July 18 at 8:30 p.m. KST.

While waiting, watch “Family Matters”; here:

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“Way Back Love”; below:

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And also “Friendly Rivalry”;:

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