'2025 KBS Entertainment Awards' opens a night of celebration that summarizes this year's standout variety shows.
On the 20th (Sat) at 9:20 p.m., the nation's representative variety festival '2025 KBS Entertainment Awards' will be broadcast live on KBS 2TV.
That day singer Lee Chan-won, actor Lee Min-jung and comedian Moon Se-yoon will serve as MCs, delivering steady hosting and cheerful chemistry. Presenters will include celebrities spanning all ages, enriching the festival. In an earlier teaser, rising variety star Kany, who introduced the daesang nominees with her characteristically bright and confident energy, along with other notable figures from each field, will take the stage to brighten the ceremony.
The 'best program award,' decided by viewers' preliminary preference surveys and live text voting, is considered a highlight of the '2025 KBS Entertainment Awards.' This year eight teams were nominated: 'Gag Concert', '2 Days & 1 Night', 'Immortal Songs', 'The Return of SUPERMAN', 'Mr. House Husband', 'Boss Ear Is Donkey Ear', 'Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant' and 'The Seasons.' These programs have received great love from viewers for such long periods that their combined broadcast run far exceeds 90 years.
Among them, 'Mr. House Husband', which formed empathy with the public through realistic family stories; 'Boss Ear Is Donkey Ear', which has held the top spot in its time slot for variety show ratings for 184 consecutive weeks; 'Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant', which delivered fun and emotion with stars' everyday food lives; and the music talk show 'The Seasons', which drove buzz with high-quality music and talk across eight seasons, are drawing attention to whether they will win the 'best program award' for the first time. In addition, traditional powerhouses that have received the honor multiple times—K- comedy icon 'Gag Concert', the enduring outdoor reality variety '2 Days & 1 Night', the long-running music program 'Immortal Songs' with more than 700 episodes, and the national parenting variety 'The Return of SUPERMAN'—are also lined up among the nominees, raising the competitive heat.
The daesang winner is also a hot topic. Kim Sook, who has been active across new and old programs such as 'Boss Ear Is Donkey Ear', 'Problem Child in House', 'Baedalwassuda' and 'Pursuing Old Encounters'; Kim Jong-min of '2 Days & 1 Night', who is challenging the rare feat of four daesangs; Lee Chan-won, a versatile entertainer aiming for a second consecutive daesang with 'Immortal Songs' and 'Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant'; and veteran MC Jun Hyun-moo of 'Boss Ear Is Donkey Ear' and 'Crazy Rich Korean' will face off.
Park Bo-gum, who has served as the main MC of the 'MUSIC BANK world tour' that has directly reached K-pop fans worldwide for nine years, went to Lisbon this year, thrilling global audiences not only with sincere hosting but also with a special stage, and proved high buzz by receiving strong reactions throughout the broadcast with 'The Seasons - Park Bo-gum's Cantabile.' In addition, Kim Young-hee, who created the legendary character 'Malja grandma' through 'Gag Concert' and 'Malja Show', and Boom, the professional 'broadcaster' who led 'Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant' and 'Heart on Wheels', are among the emerging strong contenders who could produce this year's daesang.
In addition to KBS variety stars, celebratory stages by artists of all genres will be presented. Daesang nominees Kim Jong-min and Boom, Park Seo-jin, a key contributor to 'Mr. House Husband season 2', Shin Yun-seung of 'Gag Concert''s popular corner 'Defconn, How About Some Chemistry', and announcer Park Cheol-gyu, who is an 'Morning Yard' MC and also active on 'Boss Ear Is Donkey Ear', will present a special joint stage. Also awaiting viewers are 10CM (Ten Centimeter)·Song Eun-i, who met as MC and guest on 'The Seasons - 10CM's Ssedam Ssedam', a special collaboration between trot icons Young-tak·Kim Yeon-ja, and Lee Seung-gi's tribute to Cho Yong-pil. The crossover group Forestella, which set a record of six consecutive wins in 'Immortal Songs'' king of kings tournament and an undefeated myth, will also deliver their exquisite harmony to front-row viewers at home.
'2025 KBS Entertainment Awards', which will spotlight KBS variety shows and entertainers who brought joy to viewers throughout the year, will be held today (20th) at 9:20 p.m. at the KBS new building public hall and can be seen live on KBS 2TV.
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