2023 MBC Drama Awards (2023 MBC Yeongi Daesang / 2023 MBC 연기대상)

(Park Jeong Yeon, Park Kang Sub, "My Dearest")

(Kim Yoon Woo, Choi Young Woo, "My Dearest")

(Jin Ju Hyung, Jung Woo Yeon, Jeon Hye Yeon, Seo Han Gyeol)

(Cha Hak Yeon, Lee Kyu Sung, "Joseon Attorney: A Morality")

(Yoo Seon Ho, Jo Bok Rae, Joo Hyun Young, "The Story of Park's Marriage Contract")

(Lee Hyun Seok, Han Ji Wan, Oh Chang Seok, "Game of Witches")

(Woo Do Hwan, "Joseon Attorney: A Morality")

(Bae In Hyuk, "The Story of Park's Marriage Contract")

(Lee Se Young, "The Story of Park's Marriage Contract")

The 2023 MBC Drama Awards!

I'll now introduce the hosts...

who will lead this sparkling celebration.

Good evening, everyone.

The 2023 MBC Drama Awards.

I'm your host, Kim Seong Ju.

Hello, I'm Park Gyu Young.

Thank you, everyone. Nice to see you.

A lot of people have joined us today.

The stars who made MBC dramas shine this year...

are joining the MBC Drama Awards.

Since 2015, I've been hosting...

the awards for five years without fail.

At this time on December 30th each year,

I always meet you at this place.

It's such an honor.

And for the 2023 MBC Drama Awards,

I have someone very special standing next to me.

She is the heroine of "A Good Day to Be a Dog."

Park Gyu Young is here.

Gosh.

I'm becoming your fan.

It's an honor to be standing next to you.

Thank you.

How do you feel?

Actually, I'm sure you can all tell,

but I'm very nervous.

But Kim Seong Ju is known as the master MC.

I'm so honored to be here with you.

I see.

She was shaking so much before we walked out from backstage.

Lee Se Young, did you catch a cold?

All right.

"A Good Day to Be a Dog" is the first time you worked with MBC, right?

Yes. "A Good Day to Be a Dog" is...

my very first MBC drama.

I was asked to host the drama awards too.

Now I get to wrap up 2023 with MBC.

I think it's very meaningful.

Like you say, you're debuting as an MC today.

You must be very nervous.

Yes, but I'll try my best.

Let's give it our all until the end.

- I'll rely on you a lot. - Okay.

Hosting is one thing,

but many of your seniors are here.

That must make you even more nervous.

But when we're hosting, we must see it...

from our viewers' perspective.

Call me by my name instead of calling me your senior.

- Namkoong Min. - Namkoong Min.

- Lee Chung Ah. - Lee Chung Ah.

- Yes. - Yes.

How do you normally call Chung Ah?

- I call her my big sister. - I see.

- But today, she's Lee Chung Ah. - Lee Chung Ah.

We'll speak from our viewers' perspective.

Great. I'm sure many people are excited.

I hope you look forward to how Park Gyu Young fulfills her role.

Let's open the doors wide to the festivities.

2023 MBC Drama Awards.

We'll look back at the MBC dramas...

that made our viewers laugh...

and cry this year.

We'll recall how they moved us as well as the fun we had.

Also, we'll applaud the stars who made these dramas shine,

as well as the staff and crew.

The 2023 MBC Drama Awards is also being aired live in Japan...

through KNTV.

The first award is the Best Rookie Award.

That's right.

We'll start off with the Best Rookie Award.

Gyu Young, have you ever won a rookie award before?

Yes. I won a rookie award two years ago...

with "Dali and Cocky Prince" from KBS.

I see.

It feels different when you win a rookie award, right?

My mind went completely blank,

and I couldn't think.

Despite that,

I said I would become an actor with healthy energy and sincerity...

in my acceptance speech.

I always recall those words...

- to stay grounded. - I see.

It's not an award anyone can get.

This is because the chances are slim.

Snatching the Rookie Award trophy means...

everyone acknowledges that you took the first step...

in your growing acting career.

We'll now get started with the Best Rookie Award.

Last year's winners Lee Jong Won and Kim Min Ju...

will present the award.

Please welcome them with a big round of applause.

Hello, I'm Lee Jong Won.

Hello, I'm Kim Min Ju.

The Best Rookie Award is the first award one can get after starting acting.

It was very meaningful to my life to receive the award.

It's a huge honor to be able to present it to someone else.

Yes. It feels different to be back on this stage.

I was new to acting last year,

and winning this award encouraged me to work harder.

It became a huge motivation for me this year,

and I was able to finish shooting a movie which I worked my hardest on.

Thank you so much.

Jong Won,

I heard you'll return...

to act in an MBC series soon.

Yes, that's right.

The series will start along with the new year in 2024.

"Knight Flower" will air on MBC on Fridays and Saturdays.

It'll be my first time working on a period series.

Could you introduce the drama to us?

"Knight Flower" is...

the story of a widow who is an ordinary woman by day...

and a masked swordsman by night. It's a period-action series.

Lee Ha Nee will play the widow who fights for justice,

and I'll play the officer who chases after her.

I hope you can start 2024 merrily...

with "Knight Flower" in January.

Please give us a lot of attention!

I'll make sure to watch the series.

The 2023 MBC Drama Awards.

Shall we start it off with presenting the Best Rookie Award?

Let's meet the nominees of the Best Male Rookie Award on screen.

Best Male Rookie Award.

Kim Mu Jun of "My Dearest."

I swear I will really kill you today.

You must be stupid not to know this.

Are you that ignorant?

Why did you send such a fool to me?

Kim Yoon Woo of "My Dearest."

(Best Male Rookie Award, Kim Yoon Woo of "My Dearest")

You're a curse...

to Lee Jang Hyun.

Yoon Hyun Soo of "A Good Day to Be a Dog."

Ms. Han,

how did you become a dog?

I came to help you.

(Best Male Rookie Award, Yoon Hyun Soo of "A Good Day to Be a Dog")

Yoo Seon Ho of "The Story of Park's Marriage Contract."

(Best Male Rookie Award, Yoo Seon Ho of "The Story of Park's Marriage Contract")

Don't follow me!

If I ever see you again, I'll kill you!

You can only win the Best Rookie Award once in your life.

I'm sure the nominees are anxiously waiting for the winner to be announced.

Min Ju, please announce the winner.

Okay, I will announce the winner.

The 2023 MBC Drama Awards.

The Best Male Rookie Award goes to...

Kim Mu Jun of "My Dearest"...

and Kim Yoon Woo of "My Dearest." Congratulations.

(Best Male Rookie Award, Kim Mu Jun, Kim Yoon Woo)

Congratulations.

We have two Best Male Rookie Award winners.

First, Kim Mu Jun played the role of Crown Prince So Hyun,

the tragic prince of the Joseon Dynasty...

in "My Dearest"...

and made a strong impression on the viewers...

with his captivating emotional acting.

Yes. Kim Yoon Woo played Ryang Eum,

Joseon's best singer, in "My Dearest"...

and rose as a rookie actor worth keeping an eye on...

by expressing the subtle emotions in detail.

Two of them won the Best Male Rookie Award together.

Please present the awards.

Good.

Please tell us how you feel about winning the Best Rookie Award.

Kim Mu Jun,

please make your acceptance speech first.

Hello, I am Kim Mu Jun.

Firstly,

thank you so much for giving me such an honorable award.

Well...

I filled up this year...

with the drama "My Dearest."

And at the year-end,

I got to win this honorable award,

so thank you so much.

Director Kim Sung Yong and Writer Hwang Jin Yeong, thank you.

And all the staff members and related people of "My Dearest"...

and all my fellow actors,

thank you very much.

CEO Hwang Bo Kyung, President Kumiko,

and Vice-President Yoo Eun Hee...

who always support me...

to live a good life, thank you very much.

And my manager,