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tvN launches its own award ceremony

The Big Three broadcasters have one more reason to be wary of tvN, which is nipping at their heels as a rival — and doing a frankly bang-up job of becoming a worthy competitor despite its smaller, newer rookie status as a cable programmer. Now tvN has announced that it’ll be launching its own awards ceremony, just as the broadcasting networks KBS, SBS, and MBC have been doing for years.

According to the announcement made on the 13th, tvN is in full planning mode to usher in its inaugural awards by the end of this year. Other cable outlets have put together various awards shows in the past (such as the Style Icon Awards and Mnet’s Asian Music Awards), but this will be the first instance of a cable station hosting an awards ceremony for programming content.

You know, tvN has been churning out such a high volume of quality content in recent years that I find this a welcome development; I’ve always felt it was a shame that dramas like Answer Me 1997 or Joseon X-Files weren’t eligible for many trophies because of the smaller number of awards available to them. Sure, you might argue that these awards hold limited meaning and that broadcaster Daesangs are largely political anyway, but it’s still gratifying to be recognized for good work. And yes, the Baeksang Arts Awards do honor dramas (and aren’t limited to specific stations), but to be frank I haven’t found their choices to make much sense in recent years and put little stock in them.

Furthermore, not only has tvN put out a number of solid dramas, they do also have a pretty robust lineup in the variety ranks as well, putting out shows like SNL Korea, The Genius, and the Grandpas/Noonas/Youths Over Flowers series. While an end-of-year award does nothing to alter my feelings about a drama, I’d still be happy to see worthy content take home some shiny trophies at the end of the year.

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Yay! I am glad that they are heading in this direction because as you mentioned, they have put out some really nice shows and it would be great for some recognition.

JB - Will you and GF also be covering this award show as you do others?

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They should totally have a category that is voted by the audience & it should be open worldwide :D

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I didn't realize that TvN had made so many enjoyable dramas. I'm happy that they're becoming bigger. As long as there's nothing even half as bad as basketball was lol.

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TvN has been getting huge and their popularity in Korea itself is also soaring, all my relatives love their dramas (but I agree, basketball was god awful)

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Aww, is there any chance they might give awards to Answer Me 1997? I agree with you JB, that drama is award-worthy. But I guess they won't since that drama is from 2012. :( Nowadays most of my favorite dramas are from tvN, indeed. Glad they do it this year. Cable is really on the rise. Good for them.

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Give NaPD an award please!!!

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I was literally just thinking about this yesterday, that tvN should have an awards show. More and more, I've been waiting for their dramas as much as I have been for the big 3 networks. Maybe even more so. They should totally go the MTV route and have a Best Kiss award!!! HA!

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Aw yay! I was excited when I heard this and hoped you'd mention it here :) I'm looking forward to seeing Tvn's dramas and the actors & actresses who shine in them getting some recognition!

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SOMEONE GET PARK SEO JOON THE NOONA KILLER AWARD.

AND HAN GROO & YEON WOOJIN THE BEST COUPLE AWARD.

HOLY CRAP. I'M SO EXCITED.

can you tell? :)

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HAHA YES. I second this!!!

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Also a little side note about TVN

Their schedule is really confusing. They have a Mon/Tues, Wed/Thurs, Fri/Sat drama. And then once a week Sunday and Thursday drama?

So they air 5 different dramas per week?

Holy crap. Where do they get their money?

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TvN's owner is CJ, one of the biggest conglomerate company in SK, and was founded by Samsung's founder Lee Byung Chul.

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Plz give Choi Jin Hyuk from Emergency Couple (Gu Family book) guy an award...i don't care what it is. I love him too much.

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Best Guy in an Orange Suit!
Best in Casual, Formal and Sports Wear!
all evidenced in Fated to Love You. :-)

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Please give an award to Seo In Guk, who should get two awards for the two different characters, in my opinion.

Urgh, I would have trouble choosing between Popcorn couple and Nemo couple. They are both awesome and cute!

But yes, Park Seo Joon gets the noona killer award. Spinach should get an award too!

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Seo In Guk should get the Best Kisser Award, he did all the lip action.

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Omg!! they should have done this sooner I would have loved for queen in Hyun man to get an award because that drama deserved it. But better late than never.

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AW that and Nine totally deserved some love!!!

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Nine and QIYM are my best (so far) tvN dramas

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Yeah so true!! Nine and qihm totally deserved it.. Qihm should also get the "best kiss" award mtv style ;-)

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I wonder if they're go a go with the MBC route and make up a WTF category.

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How I wish they did this last year, Nine would've swept the awards it rightfully deserved.

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great step forward. appreciated over the years the number of great dramas/shows coming forward from TVN.. I didn't actually realise it was a cable channel and always wondered why the viewership was low..

now its time to show recognition to the dramas/shows we have come to love.

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It's about damn time!

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Awwww man I guess Nine won't be eligible then. That show was just pure mindfuckery awesomeness. Hmmm I didn't realise most of my fav dramas these days came from tvN eg: AM1997,AM1994, QUEEN INHYUN'S MAN, Marriage not dating, Flowerboy series and the best of all Joseon XFiles. TvN you're seriously doing a bangup job :)

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How much would I LOVE to see another series of Joseon X-Files. Let me count the ways . . .

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I have admit, when I read about upcoming dramas I always feel a little more confident that I'm going to like it largely based on whether or not it's on tVN.

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Am seriously psychic, i was just thinking about the possibility of this today! DAEBAK!!

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This is so exciting!
I was actually thinking TvN should have an awards ceremony the other day :)
Their dramas are pretty much all I watch these days, sometimes with an occasional SBS one as well.
I really hope they do like an honourable mention or something for Reply 1997 because that's where it started for me.
Most of my votes for this years Beanie awards will probably go to TvN dramas. I loved Let's Eat, Witches Romance and King of High School.
They better give my guys Park Seo Joon and Seo In Guk awards! :D
I'm already getting happy imagining all the hotties suited up on the red carpet :D

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Oh, and tvN, thank you for all the hot kisses!! :D
I was getting so sick of wide-eyed, sandpaper kisses.

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Oh this is such awesome news. tvN isn't my favourite since I feel a lot of their dramas are more style than substance, but its still better than a whole lot of ridiculous network shows. The AM97 team deserved so much more and if that was broadcasted in the big three, I'm sure their recognitions could compete with that of Secret Garden.

Also... So glad its happening this year because Marriage, Not Dating needs all the recognition and then some. The leads are so good! I hope because of these awards, actresses like Han Groo can get lead offers from the main networks. She's just so talented unlike most of the idol actresses KBS/MBC/SBS keep running after.

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This year will be so tough.. TvN has put out so many great shows with a few shows only marginally better than the others unlike the big 3 where they have crap all year and 1 or 2 good shows.

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Let's see if they'll ask fans to vote till they broke.

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I hope they give a special recognition award for AM1997. That show started the ball rolling for TvN in terms of credibility and popularity. And I hope they don't just copy the other stations with their weird categories. They should have fun with it. Best Kiss.. Best Ensemble.. Best Cameo.. Best Drunk? lol

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Well, if there is a Best Drunk Character award my vote is for Gong Gi Tae!

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I second that.

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I third that.

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I would vote Team Leader Kim and Jin Woo for best Piggyback.

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My favorite Piggyback of the year, I laughed so much when Team Leader Kim pulled Jin Woo's hair, haha... and I will miss them so much T.T

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...and Seo In Guk and Enji from Reply 1997 must totally win the best chemistry, best kiss categories! The rest of the cast deserve best story, best screen play, best dialogues, best supporting actor/actress...Man I am crazy about that drama! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT..my all time fav.

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Yay! That's awesome. TvN has put out some really great shows so it's awesome that some of the talent responsible for them will get recognition for their work now. Always happy to see TvN expanding.

Does anyone know what show the poster to the right of the one for basketball is for?

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The title says "Romaenseuga deo pilyohae" but it's not "I Need Romance"... apparently it's a talk show.

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Ah, I hadn't heard of that. Thanks.

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Daesang for Yoo Hee Yeol ... that's all I need ! The man is pure awesomeness in SNL and Youth Over Flowers :3

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Hi Nina,

Is SNL Korea subbed anywhere to watch? I'd love to see it. I remember how folks loved the very furst episode and I think Kim Joo Hyuk hosted and was said to be terrific. So want to watch!

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As far as I know , nope ... sorry T_T I watch the show even when my korean skilk are just plain horrible because it's so funny even if I can't understand many details , dialogues and inside jokes .... from time to time 2 korean friends help me to understand my fav parts and that's all ... such a pity considering the casting of the show ( in all the seasons have been pretty much IMPRESSIVE ) ... from Kim Joo Hyuk to director Jang Jin and now Yoo Hee Yeol ( his corner in the show is simply hilarious ^^ )

Ocassionally you can find eng subbed clips but that's mostly when idols appear on the show =(

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Just some episodes and a few gags (mostly jay park related). I know mblaq episode is part subbed, seungri of big bang is subbed too, jay park as a guest too.. but to find them you have to go to specific fandom forums/webs and it's really tiring xD

In youtube you have some videos, mostly jay park skechtes.

So there is an episode with kim Joo Hyuk, as a 2d1n fan I love him (he was hilarious as guest in running man too)

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There is a subbed version in Mnet, paid TV channel.
In fact, most of TVN shows are aired on this Mnet channel.

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But ... that's only valid in America , right ? T_T

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In Asia, the cable TV channel is Channel M. It should be available there.

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I was wondering when this was going to happen! Good for them. Some of those leads deserve an award by now, seriously.

The writers, too.

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Question:
Best TvN Drama 2014 ??????????

Hard Decision

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No kidding. I would say King of High School, but I could easily say Marriage, Not Dating or Witch's Romance as well. Tough choices.

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I LUFF TVN.

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YAY!!!!!

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You know it's funny but even though they don't mean much the awards will probably be less wtf inducing because let's face it right now tvN's programing trumps pretty much everything on the big three.

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Finally! tvN has really good dramas.. especially the reply series! These dramas really do deserve more awards :)

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Oh goodie! Another meaningless awards show.

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omg omg! I'm already anticipating this! Han Groo and Yeon Woo-Jin needs to get that best couple/chemistry/'sexual affinity' award. No, seriously, they do.

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Wow, this is great news! I've only watched a few tvN dramas, but I want to see more from this network. ^^

Let's Eat is one of my faves. ^^

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If there's an award for "Show that induces the most hunger," Let's Eat would win, hands down.

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I really wish Nine Time Travel would be qualified for it. It's such an awesome show and it's one that I recommended for people to watch when they asked me if there's any good Korean drama to watch.

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Does anyone know or have a list of the shows in the collage picture at the top? Some look great by the poster so I wish I knew the names.

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From left to right:
Witch's Romance (fab show, recapped here), SNL Korea, both versions of Youths Over Flowers (currently being recapped here), Grandpas Over Flowers in Spain (I think, also recapped here, I believe), Gap-Dong (recapped here), Marriage Not Dating (currently being recapped here), Reply 1994 (recapped here), Basketball (recapped here, I think), a talk show named I Need Romance apparently, don't know the last one in the second row, don't know, Let's Eat (wonderful, awesome show!) and Emergency Couple (recapped here).

I did my best. Would personally recommend Let's Eat, Witch's Romance and Marriage Not Dating.

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Thank you soprection.

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I know some of them
Emergency couple
Let's eat
Basketball
SNL Korea
gap dong
reply 1994

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Daebak, TVN!

my vote for the awards (in the order of favouritism):
Drama: Nine Time Travels, AM1997, Let's Eat.
Variety: Na PD and the Grandpas over Flower.

I don't live in Korea, and I don't speak Korean, but thankfully I still live in Asia, so I watch most of the TVN's shows through Channel M Asia, they relays some of the awesome shows such as SNL and High School King of Savvy, with English Sub.
I even don't mind the delay of couple episode behind the real airing in Korea, as long as I can watch SIG in my huge TV screen at home :-)
But then i can't vote for HSKoS yet since i haven't finished watching it (4 episodes behind), but it sure follows the awesome path of my previous mentioned drama above.

Keep up the good work, TVN!

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Finally..!! tvn has given so many great dramas that I tend to forget that it's a cable channel not big broadcaster like KBC n MBC..these dramas need to be given what they deserve..:)

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Just had to join the party and do a happy dance with everyone. I swear the other channel shows don't even have a chance next to tvn .

I have a question though. Do all the broadcast stations have ceremonies exclusively for their shows? Isn't there some sort of grand award ceremony where all shows from that year are judged fairly against each other irrespective of whether they are from the same station or not? If there is one like that, could someone please tell me what it is called?

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The wed-thurs line-up for the Big 3 is not bad though. I enjoy FTLY, It's okay, it's love and Joseon Gunman. But I have to admit there is something extremely charming and entertaining about all (well, most) of the tvN shows

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YAY ! It's about time !

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Yipee! Since I watch quite a few dramas from tvN, the awards show should be fun to watch.

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Yeesssssssss I really want Let's Eat and Marriage Not Dating to get some trophies! And honourable mentions for the 2012 Answer Me/Flower Boy shows.

But none for Basketball, BYE.

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tvN and jTBC are like the equivalent of HBO/AMC/Showtime of US TV where they get to do bolder and fine quality stories that network tv is either too restricted or too play-safe to do.

I'd rather this award show embraces to fun nature of most of their dramas by going all out MTV Movie Award style! Best Make-Out, Best Catfight, Best Water Splash in the Face, Best Eating Scene, Best Piggyback, Best Cliffhanger, Best Third Wheel, Best Toilet Joke, etc the list is literally endless.

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Come on now, we all know which drama will take home the Best Eating scene! XD

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I love tvn dramas and I think it's awesome if they can snag some awards. I'm just worried that dramas will begin to decline in quality as they start to chase after viewer ratings rather than quality (just wondering) :)

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I've been waiting for this since Queen Inhyun's Man, too bad QIHM, AN series, Nine and the flower by series didn't have the chance. Hoping they will get like special mentions or special awards because they deserve it.

Looking forward to MND, HSKOS and EC but mostly MND. I want my nemo couple. :)

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That's a good one. And I have an idea:
Award for best Show in the past years! Just to catch up and reward the great dramas since the start of the network. Which I believe is fairly recent.

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YES! I was thinking tvN should pretty much give itself an award for EVERYTHING it's doing right now - 'cos it's doing everything right! :D

Best idea I've heard in ages.

Can uri Barassi get an award too? Please?

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Barassi for Best 4 legged actor please!!! {^O^}

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Gap Dong! Yeah they should be recognized.
My favorite drama of the year so far.
Just love it. Pure instant classic.

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So each station has their own award show?

Why don't they just combine everything and just do a giant tv award show like the emmy's?

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Oh and I hope they don't have lame categories like most popular or new actor. So what who cares.

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One thing I love about TVN is that they don't really need big names to lead their dramas like Park seo joon, Yeon wo jin, Sung joon, Seo in guk and many more. Instead, they shine the brightest after the drama(s). I don't even know Jang eun ji before reply97, and now I just adore her.
To me, the dramas had to be good if Dramabeans decide to recap them (mostly) and a lot of TVN dramas are/were recapped, that must have mean something.

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Lemme see... don't tell me, the comedians on Taxi are gonna host this event!?!

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YES TO THIS!!! :D

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