'2025 SBS Entertainment Awards' has provoked fierce reactions from netizens.
On the afternoon of the 30th at the SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, the '2025 SBS Entertainment Awards' began with hosts Jun Hyun-moo, Cha Taehyun and Lee Suji, and the grand prize was announced.
That day the grand prize was awarded to Lee Sang Min of 'My Little Old Boy' and 'Dollsing Fourman', who beat Yu Jae-seok, Shin Dong-yeob, Tak Jae-Hoon, Jee Seokjin, Seo Jang-hoon and Jun Hyun-moo.
In his acceptance speech Lee Sang Min said, "When 'My Little Old Boy' first aired I started out renting a place without air conditioning. I lived a struggling life," and "I never knew I would be able to pay off so much debt I thought I would never escape from while working in broadcasting," he revealed. He went on to say, "'My Little Old Boy' is my second life. It let me live again," and "My beloved mother also passed away, and that moment was even captured on the show," showing deep affection.
He added, "I feel sorry that it would have been nice if Seo Jang-hoon and Jee Seokjin hyungnim and I could have received it together. Viewers might wonder, 'Why Lee Sang Min?'" and bowed his head, saying, "I never dreamed I would receive such a big award in a place with people who have been in broadcasting for 20 to 30 years."
SBS did not announce specific judging criteria, but Lee Sang Min's grand prize appears to have been highly regarded for his journey from the early days of 'My Little Old Boy' as 'Gungsangmin,' showing him struggling with debt to now having paid off all debts and showing a happy remarriage after finding new love. In particular, the recently concluded 'Dollsing Fourman' also started as a spin-off program and enjoyed great popularity for more than four years.
Separately, netizens' reactions are cold. Netizens reacted with comments such as, "It's not the prolific Seo Jang-hoon, nor the long-supported Jee Seokjin, suddenly Lee Sang Min?", "They made it seem like the grand prize would go to Seo Jang-hoon or Jee Seokjin throughout the awards, then both get snubbed", and "Why did they put a wig on Jee Seokjin while mentioning the death of his mother?"
Particularly at this '2025 SBS Entertainment Awards', the mood seemed to be a two-way race for the grand prize between Seo Jang-hoon, who has done various works on SBS over the years, and Jee Seokjin, who has kept 'Running Man' for more than 15 years, but with Lee Sang Min—who had not been much mentioned—winning the grand prize, netizens' outrage has grown even louder.<
[Photo] OSEN DB
[OSEN]