'2025 KBS Entertainment Awards' cements its reputation as the representative festival of K-entertainment.
The '2025 KBS Entertainment Awards,' held on the 20th, brings together variety programs and entertainers who brought laughter and emotion to viewers this year. With Lee Chan-won, Lee Min-jung and Moon Se-yoon serving as MCs leading a celebration of celebrities active across diverse programs, it promises a rich lineup of sights that the whole family can relate to and enjoy.
# From long-running programs to new shows…K-entertainment's representative festival
The '2025 KBS Entertainment Awards' revisits KBS entertainment's role at the center of K-entertainment and K-content, with "K" as the core keyword attracting global attention. It brings together long-running programs beloved by viewers such as Gag Concert, 2 Days & 1 Night, Immortal Songs, The Return of SUPERMAN, and new variety shows including Crazy Rich Korean, Heart on Wheels, Pursuing Old Encounters, creating a stage for South Korea's representative entertainment festival where everyone can laugh and enjoy together.
Among them, the "viewer's choice for best program award," decided by real-time voting on the day of the live broadcast, is drawing attention as to which team will win. All eyes are on whether Immortal Songs, which has taken the honor in this category for three consecutive years, will defend its throne once again or whether a new program will shake up the standings.
# star-studded MCs + celebratory stages + lineup of presenters
K-traditional pop singer Lee Chan-won, actress Lee Min-jung, who combines beauty and savvy, and irreplaceable variety show cheat code Moon Se-yoon will show explosive chemistry as MCs. In particular, Lee Min-jung, who will host a terrestrial year-end awards ceremony for the first time in her 27-year career, drew attention with a teaser that promised a breathtaking sight in an elegant dress.
Celebratory stages will include a special collaboration featuring the leading figures of KBS flagship variety shows Kim Jong-min·Boom·Park Seo-jin·Shin Yun-seung·Park Cheol-gyu, duets by Youngtak·Kim Yeon-ja and 10CM·Song Eun-i, Lee Seung-gi's tribute to Cho Yong-pil, and the refined harmony of Forestella for viewers. In addition, not only KBS variety cast members but also the newsmakers who heated up 2025 will attend en masse as presenters to further raise the excitement.
# veteran variety stars vs. new faces, who will take the grand prize?
This year's grand prize lineup forms a unique competitive structure by combining seasoned variety representatives with entertainers who proved fresh sensibilities. First, Kim Jong-min, who has won the grand prize three times as part of and individually from 2 Days & 1 Night; Kim Sook, who has been prolific with shows such as Problem Child in House, Boss Ear Is Donkey Ear, and Pursuing Old Encounters; Lee Chan-won, the trending entertainer challenging the grand prize for the second year running; and Jun Hyun-moo, who shines with four consecutive wins of the entertainer of the year award, are among the strong contenders.
Also joining as new candidates are Kim Young-hee, who led a heyday by turning the 'Malja grandma' character from Gag Concert into the launch of Malja Show; Park Bo-gum, who has continued a 10-year relationship with KBS through The Seasons - Park Bo-gum's Cantabile and MUSIC BANK World Tour; and Boom, who is challenging the grand prize for the first time with Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant and Heart on Wheels, all of whom brought vitality to living rooms and promise an unpredictable showdown.
The '2025 KBS Entertainment Awards,' set to shine as K-entertainment's representative festival, will be held on the 20th (Sat) at 9:20 p.m. at the KBS new building public hall and will be broadcast live on KBS 2TV.
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