From the late Jeon Yu-seong to singer G-Dragon, six people will receive the Order of Cultural Merit.
On the 15th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, together with the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), announced that the awards ceremonies for the "Popular Culture and Arts Production Staff Awards" and the "Republic of Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards" will be held at the National Theater in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 22nd and 23rd, respectively.
The "Republic of Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards" is the government's highest honor in the field of popular culture and arts and is awarded to artists and organizations that have contributed to the spread of the Korean Wave and industrial development. The "Production Staff Awards" is the only awards program in the country for production crews and honors the unsung heroes of the field together with the public.
To select award recipients, the ministry ran a public nomination campaign on the KOCCA website from April to solicit candidates in the broadcasting, music, film and performance fields. Afterwards, a judging committee made up of experts in related fields reviewed the duration and degree of public service and social contribution to select recipients and honorees.
At the "Republic of Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards" ceremony held on the 23rd, six people — actors Kim Hae-sook, Jeong Dong-hwan and Lee Byung-hun; voice actor Bae Han-seong; the late comedian Jeon Yu-seong; and singer G-Dragon (Kwon Ji-yong) — will receive the Order of Cultural Merit.
The Eun-gwan (Silver Crown) Order of Cultural Merit will be awarded to actor Kim Hae-sook, known as the "nation's mother." The Bogwan (Precious Crown) Order of Cultural Merit will be awarded to actors Lee Byung-hun and Jeong Dong-hwan, respectively. The Okgwan (Jade Crown) Order of Cultural Merit will be awarded to voice actor Bae Han-seong, the late comedian Jeon Yu-seong, and singer G-Dragon (Kwon Ji-yong).
The presidential citation will be awarded to actress Kim Mi-kyung; actor Lee Min-ho; Lee Jung-eun; the two-member group TVXQ; Rosé (BLACKPINK); SEVENTEEN; and voice actor Kim Eun-young, for a total of seven recipients (teams).
The prime minister's citation recipients are actress Kim Ji-won; Kim Tae-ri; Park Bo-young; Park Hae-joon; Ju Jihoon; the group ATEEZ; TWICE; and instrumentalist Choi Hee-seon, for a total of eight recipients (teams).
The minister of culture, sports and tourism's citation will be awarded to actors Ko Yoon-jung; Byeon Wooseok; Ji Chang-wook; Choo Young-Woo; the group RIIZE; LE SSERAFIM; (G)I-DLE; ZEROBASEONE; comedian Lee Soo-ji; and choreographer Bebe, for a total of 10 recipients (teams).
Also, at the "Popular Culture and Arts Production Staff Awards" ceremony held on the 22nd, the minister of culture, sports and tourism's citation in the art department will go to production designer Ryu Seong-hee of Podo Studio for When Life Gives You Tangerines, Mask Girl and The Handmaiden; in sound to Park Seong-il, CEO of Hogisim Studio, for When Life Gives You Tangerines, Marry My Husband and Squid Game; in editing to Jo In-hyung, CEO of Cool Media, for Jeongnyeon-i, Gyeongseong Creature and Extraordinary Attorney Woo; and in DI/DIT to Ok Im-sik, CEO of Hwalryeokdaejeon, for My Daughter is a Zombie, Squid Game and Sweet Home.
Additionally, KOCCA director's awards go to six people: in lighting, Na Jae-hee, director general at MBC; in makeup, Park Jin-ah, CEO of JMST; in special effects, Ahn Hee-soo, head of team at CJ ENM; in costumes, Tak Eun-joo, costume director at N.Dot Co., Ltd.; in stage art, Kang Pil-soo, CEO of Production Force; and in lighting, Lee Sang-hyun, director at Bitro Co., Ltd.
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