The "2023 SBS Drama Awards" award was won by Lee Je-hoon of "Model Taxi 2" and Kim Tae-ri of "Ghost", in addition, the actors also continued to express their condolences to the late Lee Sun-kyun.
On December 30, Korean media reported that on the afternoon of the 29th, the "2023 SBS Acting Awards" was held at SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, and the event was hosted by broadcaster Shin Dong-yeol and actor Kim Yu-jeong.
According to Nielsen Korea, a ratings research company, the broadcast of the day set the highest ratings of 7.8% and 4.5% in the Korean metropolitan area. The top honors of the day were Lee Je-hoon who surpassed "Model Taxi 2", which surpassed the highest rating of 25.6%, and Kim Tae-ri, who showed "Ghost" in two roles.
Actors Lee Je-hoon and Kim Tae-ri were honored to jointly receive the Grand Trophy at the 2023 SBS Acting Awards. First of all, Kim Tae-ri of "Ghost" said: "It is definitely not an easy job, but I am happier than ever thanks to the colleagues who have been with me until the end, it is a drama where the process is more enjoyable than the result, I am grateful to the audience who gave me a good result, I am still an actor who is Xi, but one day I will be an actor who can share everything I have learned and received, until then, I will be grateful and work hard".
Next, Lee Dixun of "Model Taxi 2" said: "I feel very grateful and honored to be able to appear in the second season, I try my best to act, I hope to give a kind of comfort and strength to those who have really experienced this, although there are many shortcomings, but fortunately, I have a good director, screenwriter, actors, and staff, so I can make up for the shortcomings."
In addition, Lee Di-hoon, who appeared in a black suit on the same day, said: "Today is a very painful day, personally, there is no connection with work, and the time we spent together is only fleeting, but watching the road he has traveled makes me dream of becoming an actor, I want to give this award to him, I hope he can be happy and comfortable in heaven." Actors Lee Je-hoon and Kim Tae-ri jointly won the grand prize to pay tribute to the late Lee Sun-kyun.
At the awards ceremony on the same day, the Korean drama "Fa Qian" starring Lee Sun-kyun did not all attend. On the contrary, the production team posted a photo of Lee Sun-kyun and said, "Lee Sun-kyun, who starred in "Fa Qian", has left us and prayed for the rest of the dead", and in order to match this atmosphere, Mamamoo Hwasa, who was invited to be the celebration singer, wore a black dress and sang the folk song "LMM", and host Shin Dong-yeol said, "Hwasa has been working hard to prepare a spectacular stage for the award ceremony, but due to the recent heartbreaking events, she changed the stage".
This season's Best Acting Award in the Drama category went to Ahn Hyo-sub and Lee Bi-jeong, the two main characters of "Romantic Doctor Kim Master 3", Kim Yu-jung and Song Kang from "My Demon" in the miniseries romance/romantic comedy category, and Park Sung-woong of "National Death Penalty Vote" and Moon Chae-won of "Law" in the miniseries genre/action category. "Model Taxi 2" was selected as the "Best SBS TV Series Voted by Netizens", and the drama was voted for directly by netizens.
The Best Couple award went to Kim Yu-jung and Song Kang in "My Demon", the Best Performance Award went to Chan Sun-gyu in "Ghost", and the Team of the Year award went to "Doldams" in "Romantic Doctor Kim Master 3". What do you think of Kim Tae-ri and Lee Di-hoon jointly winning the acting awards, and their acceptance speeches paid tribute to the late Lee Sun-kyun?