2025 APAN Star Awards Winners: IU Grabs Daesang, Lee Jun-Ho Picks 3 Honours; Kim Hye-Yoon, Lee Chae-Min, Cha Eun-Woo Also In FULL LIST

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Seoulcon APAN Star Awards announced its big winners for 2025 on December 29, to celebrate the best in South Korean drama across broadcast, cable, OTT and web platforms this year. While IU walked away with the Grand Prize (Daesang) for her show When Life Gives You Tangerines, 2PM member-turned actor Lee Jun-Ho received Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries for his hit project Typhoon Family. Ji Chang-Wook presented the award to Junho. Lee Chae-Min (Bon Appétit, Your Majesty), Kang You Seok (Resident Playbook) and Ha Young (The Trauma Code) grabbed the New Actors honours. The ceremony was hosted by actor Kim Seung-Woo and broadcaster Park Sun-Young. The awards honored dramas aired between November 2024 and October 2025.

APAN Star Awards 2025 - Full Winners List

Grand Prize (Daesang)IU – When Life Gives You TangerinesDrama of the YearWhen Life Gives You Tangerines (Netflix)Best DirectorKim Won Seok – When Life Gives You TangerinesBest ScreenwriterJang Hyun Sook – Typhoon Family

Popularity Star Award, ActorLee Jun HoPopularity Star Award, ActressKim Hye YoonGlobal Star AwardLee Jun HoBest Entertainer AwardCha EunwooBest Original SoundtrackLim Young Woong – Heavenly Ever After

Asia Star AwardJin YoungChung Su BinTop Excellence Award, Actor in a MiniseriesLee Jun Ho – Typhoon FamilyTop Excellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesCha Joo Young – The Queen Who CrownsExcellence Award, Actor in a MiniseriesLee Jun YoungExcellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesShin Ye EunTop Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial DramaSon Chang MinTop Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial DramaPark Ha Na

Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial DramaKim Dong WanExcellence Award, Actress in a Serial DramaPark Eun HyeExcellence Award, Actor in a Short Drama or Web DramaPark Sung WoongExcellence Award, Actress in a Short Drama or Web DramaPark Ha NaExcellence Acting Award, ActorKo Kyu PilExcellence Acting Award, ActressOh Na Ra

Best New ActorLee Chae MinKang You SeokBest New ActressHa YoungBest Child ActorKim Tae YeonLee Cheon MuBest Couple AwardLee Hyeri & Chung Su Bin — Friendly RivarlyThe 2025 Seoulcon APAN Star Awards is an integrated drama awards ceremony that highlights the leading figures of K-dramas across all platforms and genres over the past year.