Every year, to honor groups and individuals who have greatly contributed to and spread Korean culture, the South Korean government held an annual awards program named The Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards.
And for this year, the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards just released its awards.
There are four possible awards to receive:
- Order of Cultural Merit,
- Presidential Commendation,
- Prime Minister’s Commendation,
- Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Commendation.
From all the awards, the Order of Cultural Merit is considered the most prestigious of the awards.
Here are all of the winners from the event :
Silver Order of Cultural Merit – Go Doo Shim (actress)
Silver Order of Cultural Merit – Byun Hee Bong (actor)
Silver Order of Cultural Merit – Yoon Hang Gi (singer)
Order of Cultural Merit – Song Do Soon (voice actress)
Order of Cultural Merit – Song Ji Na (drama writer)
Order of Cultural Merit – Lim Ha Ryong (actor)
Presidential Commendation – Kim Hee Ae (actress)
Presidential Commendation – Kang Ho Dong (entertainer)
Presidential Commendation – Kim Ki Pyo (musician)
Presidential Commendation – Kim Eun Hee (writer)
Presidential Commendation – Chun Ho Jin (actor)
Presidential Commendation – Hyun Bin (actor)
Prime Minister’s Commendation – Kang Ha Neul (actor)
Prime Minister’s Commendation – Gong Hyo Jin (actress)
Prime Minister’s Commendation – Kim Yong Shik (voice actor)
Prime Minister’s Commendation – Park Mi Sun (comedian)
Prime Minister’s Commendation – SEVENTEEN (idol)
Prime Minister’s Commendation – Shin Chun Soo (producer)
Prime Minister’s Commendation – Yoon Yu Seon (actress)
Prime Minister’s Commendation – Choi Young Joon (choreographer)
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation – Kang Soo Jin (voice actress)
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation – No Brain (band)
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation – Ryu Soo Young (actor)
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation – Im Sang Chun (PD)
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation – Im Young Woong (singer)
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation – Jang Do Yeon (comedian)
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation – Jung Sung Ha (actor)
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation – Jo Jae Yoon (actor)
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation – Jung Sung Hwa (actor)
