Dec 23, 2024 08:36 AM IST
Yoo Jae Suk hosted the lighthearted and banter-filled 2nd Pinggyego Awards on December 22. Lee Dong Wook, Park Shin Hye, and others attended the show.
Renowned South Korean comedian and TV personality Yoo Jae Suk, dubbed the “national MC,” returned to host the second edition of the Pinggyego Awards on Sunday, December 22. Kicking in the early hours at 9 am KST, the awards ceremony has characteristically adopted an unconventional style of hosting A-listers.
With fan-favourite stars such as Lee Dong Wook, Lee Dong Hwi, Lim Soo Jung, Park Shin Hye, Lee Kwang Soo, Girls’ Generation’s Yuri and others in attendance, the event instantly attracted a massive influx of new subscribers. Moreover, the viewer count surpassed 110,000 viewers on the ‘DdeunDdeun’ YouTube channel as soon as the show commenced, according to Sports Chosun.
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Back-and-forth banter guided the relaxed event and unexpected moments followed with even the likes of an industry veteran as actor Lee Sung Min (The Shadow Detective, Misaeng) being awarded the Rookie title for his participation in Jae Suk’s web variety episodes. The official introduction extract for the show acknowledged in the YouTube description: “Actually, the awards ceremony is just an excuse… We’ll just talk about recent events, year-end and new year plans, and other things together as a year-end gathering.”
Last year’s Daesang recipient, Lee Dong Wook, graced the final moment to announce his successor, i.e. this year’s Grand Prize receiver.
Check out the full winners list below.
2024 Pinggyego Awards winners list
- Rookie Award: Lee Sung Min
- Subway Quattro Popular Star Award – Veteran Star (Male): Ji Suk Jin
- Subway Quattro Popular Star Award – Veteran Star (Female): Hong Jin Kyung
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- Subway Quattro Popular Star Award – Rising Stars (Male): SHINee’s Key
- Subway Quattro Popular Star Award – Rising Stars (Female): Kim Go Eun
- Excellence Award: Lee Sang Yi
- Best Work Award: Lee Dong Wook, Gong Yoo, Jo Se Ho and Yoo Jae Suk (all appeared in Episode 37)
- Grand Prize: Hwang Jung Min
- Special Grand Prize: Yoo Jae Suk
Watch the full 2nd Pinggyego Awards ceremony here.
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