Before the year itself calls it quits, the 2023 SBS Drama Awards (SBS 연기대상의) will wrap up honouring all big names affiliated with this year’s drama titles that aired on the South Korean network in 2023. Slated to happen this Friday, this year’s award-giving ceremony will be held at the SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Seoul, the same venue as last year’s event. Coming back to join forces like the previous years, hosts Shin Dong-yup and My Demon’s Kim Yoo-jung will be reuniting soon, following their last partnership as MCs at the 2021 ceremony. This will mark their overall third collaboration as MCs for SBS Drama Awards.
In the past week, a special lineup of performers and a few nominees were announced by SBS. So, in this article, we’ve gathered all the information about the upcoming year-end award show that has been revealed so far. (It will be updated as and when more details are unveiled)
Some of the most significant and hit TV series that were backed by SBS this year include titles such as, The Secret Romantic Guesthouse, The Killing Vote, Revenant, Taxi Driver 2, Dr Romantic 3, and My Demon, marking its most recent outing with Song Kang and Kim Yoo-jung’s fantasy rom-com series. Scroll down to find out more about this year’s main award show.
All That We Know About the 2023 SBS Drama Awards So Far
2023 SBS Drama Awards Lineup of Performers
As of now, the special lineup of performers slated to grace the event includes K-pop stars TOMORROW X TOGETHER and MAMAMOO’s Hwasa, rock band Guckkasten and the Dr Romantic 3 cast. TXT members will be performing their recently released hit tracks, Chasing That Feeling and Happily Ever After, whereas Hwasa will be presenting her Chili and I Love My Body stages. Guckkasten members will be seen making their first comeback in a long time, as they’ll be taking the stage to showcase the OST Fighter, featured on SBS’ drama series, Taxi Driver 2. Additionally, Dr Romantic 3‘s Lee Sung-kyung will be dazzling the audience by belting out her drama’s OST, Thank You for the Memories.
Where to Watch SBS Drama Awards 2023
The year-end drama awards presented by the Korean network SBS will be held on December 29, 2023, this year, instead of taking place on the December 31, as they were organised conventionally. The ceremony is set to kick off at 8:40 PM KST, and will be available to watch on Viki in select regions on the same day. KOCOWA+ will also be live streaming the event in select locations.
SBS Drama Awards 2023 Nominees
SBS Drama Awards Best Couple Nominations
Fans can cast their votes on the SBS Drama Awards official website.
1. The Secret Romantic Guesthouse couple: Ryeoun and Shin Ye-eun
2. Dr Romantic 3 couple: Ahn Hyo-seop and Lee Sung-kyung
3. My Demon couple: Song Kang and Kim Yoo-jung
2023 SBS Drama Awards Daesang Nominees
1. Lee Je-hoon for Taxi Driver 2
2. Han Suk-kyu for Dr Romantic 3
3. Kim Tae-ri for Revenant
4. Kim Rae-won for The First Responders
Watch the SBS Drama Awards Teaser
The SBS Drama Awards will be held this Friday at 8:40 PM KST.
Will you be watching the show this week? Who are you rooting for to win at this year’s event? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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Hi everyone!!! Is there a possibility to watch the live streaming up close where we can see the actors in the red carpet? Do you need some kind of entrance for that?
Yes but where