Actor Go Youn-jung was recognized for her buzzworthiness after winning the TV drama female lead institutional sector at the 2025 FUNdex Awards.
At the 2025 FUNdex Awards held on the 18th, Go Youn-jung received the honor of winning the TV drama female lead institutional sector for her role as Oh Yi-young, the female lead of the tvN Saturday-Sunday drama Resident Playbook (hereinafter Resident Playbook).
Resident Playbook is a spin-off drama of Hospital Playlist that depicts the process of residents who dream of becoming doctors in the series "Once, we will be wise" growing through an early fan phase, and it aired from Apr. 12 to May 18. Resident Playbook ranked No. 1 for five consecutive weeks in the TV-OTT drama buzzworthiness category announced by Good Data Corporation FUNdex in May.
Go Youn-jung transformed into Oh Yi-young, a first-year obstetrics and gynecology resident, and led the buzzworthiness of Resident Playbook by vividly portraying a character who, contrary to a blunt outward appearance, is deep and warm in personality through her characteristic calm expressions and delicate emotional acting.
Accepting the honor, Go Youn-jung said, "I am truly honored to receive the FUNdex Awards TV drama female lead institutional sector," and added, "It is even more meaningful to receive such a valuable award for the role of Oh Yi-young in Resident Playbook, a work that received much love from viewers and fans this year."
She added, "This award is the result of the interest and support of the viewers and fans who loved the work, so I am sincerely more grateful," and "I will continue to do my best every moment so I can repay you with even better work in the future."
After leaving a strong impression with Resident Playbook, Go Youn-jung showed her presence in various works such as Moving, Alchemy of Souls: light and shadow, Ize, I will soon die, Sweet Home and the film Hunt, and through Disney+ Moving she won the rookie award at the 2025 Blue Dragon Series Awards. This year, by getting closer to the public with Resident Playbook, she showed meaningful achievements by receiving a citation from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the 2025 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards ceremony.
Having won the TV drama female lead institutional sector, Go Youn-jung is slated to win the hearts of global viewers with the romantic comedy Is this love interpretable?, which will be released on Netflix on Jan. 16 next year. Playing global top star Cha Mu-hee, she is expected to show a different charm from Oh Yi-young in Resident Playbook.
[Photo] Provided by MAA
[OSEN]