Established in 1964, the Baeksang Arts Awards is a comprehensive arts awards ceremony encompassing TV, film, and theater. The 59th Baeksang Arts Awards took place on April 28th, 2023, at the beautiful Paradise City Resort in Incheon, and was broadcast live in Korea and on TikTok for international viewers.
Also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, the Baeksang Arts Awards is one of the three most prestigious award ceremonies in Korea, along with the Daejong International Film Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards.
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Song Hye Kyo won the Daesang for her widely popular Korean drama "The Glory," while her co-star Lim Ji Yeon took up the prize for best supporting actress.
The highest honors of the night, Grand Prize (Daesang), were awarded to director Ryoo Seung-wan of Escape from Mogadishu in the film division and drama Squid Game in the television division.
Daesang (Grand Prize)
The Daesang, the highest honor at any awards show, is the last trophy to be given out, so if your bet didn't win in the category you were hoping for, there's still hope for the Grand Prize! All the nominees, whether a program or individual (director, writer, actor) are eligible to win the Daesang.
Daesang is the Korean word for Grand Prize. Dae means big or grand, and Sang means award or prize. Daesangs are the most coveted awards at year-end award shows. Other awards do matter; however, Daesangs showcase if the artist's effort has been acknowledged or not.
As of December 2021, they have won 63 Daesangs and remain the most-awarded artist in South Korean history.
Blackpink has made history by becoming the first K-pop girl group to win a Daesang award at the 2020 Melon Music Awards. A Daesang is a highly-coveted award in South Korea and is given to artists that have made an outstanding contribution to the music industry.
The Grand Bell Awards were first presented in 1962 and have gained prestige as the Korean equivalent of the American Academy Awards.
Banknotes are issued in denominations ranging from 1,000 to 50,000 won. The notes are adorned on the obverse with early Yi (Chosŏn) dynasty figures, including writers Yi Hwang (1,000-won note) and Yi I (5,000-won note) and King Sejong (10,000-won note), who reigned from 1419 to 1450.
1. Han Hyo Joo. Han Hyoo Joo is a South Korean Actress who was born in 1987. She's a phenomenal actress best known for her work in dramas Spring Waltz, Ijimae, Brilliant Legacy, Dong Yi and W: Two Worlds.
1. Lee Byung-hun | 81 wins out of 117 nominations
Awards: 6 Grand Prize (Daesang) Awards, 41 Best Actor/Excellence Awards, 6 Popularity Awards; 6 Grand Bell Awards, 8 Baeksang Arts Awards, 4 Blue Dragon Film Awards, and others.
Mnet Asian Music Awards, or MAMA, is one of the biggest music awards that is broadcast on 4 continents, including Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania. Every year, MAMA presents a spectacular concept and theme of stages and shows.
Honors like the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Emmys, and Tonys recognize outstanding work in film, television, and theater, whereas honors such as the Grammy Awards and the Juno Awards celebrate excellence in music.
But when considering the awards count of Blackpink vs BTS, the latter has the upper hand. When it comes to K-Pop, BTS, and Blackpink have gained massive popularity and success at home and abroad, and have won several accolades throughout their careers.
In 2022, Blackpink earned the MTV Video Music Award and the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Metaverse Performance with their in-game concert Blackpink: The Virtual on PUBG Mobile; the group also won a Guinness World Record for being the inaugural winner of the category at the MTV Video Music Awards.
The annual Asia Artist Awards was held in Japan at the Nagoya Nippongaishi Hall on December 13, with many stars invited to the event.
On August 22, BTS' V gained 9.24 million followers on Spotify, surpassing EXO, who currently have 9.23 million followers. V is also the only K-Pop artist to reach the top 10 most-followed on Spotify without a solo album or mixtape yet. In other news, 'Singularity' has surpassed 230 million streams on Spotify.
BTS (@bts.
BTS has to be the first name that pops up on the list of the top 10 K-pop groups with maximum followers on Instagram. Also known as Bangtan Boys, this South Korean boy band was formed by Big Hit Entertainment in 2010.
Highest earnings for a K-pop band
In 2020, BTS set the Guinness world record for the K-pop group with the highest annual earnings. According to Forbes, BTS earned USD 50 million in 2020, an amount that got a massive boost from their touring revenue of USD 170 million. This placed the group at No.
"Dynamite" by BTS (pictured) won its 32nd overall music show award on the March 5th broadcast, and became the song with the most music show wins of all time in South Korea. Their win for succeeding single "Permission to Dance" had the highest score of 2021, with 11,145 points on the July 23rd broadcast.