Kim Seon Ho, Namkoong Min, Hwang Jung Min and Kim Go Eun will take the stage as presenters at this year’s Baeksang Arts Awards.
The Baeksang Arts Awards announced the official lineup of presenters for the upcoming 61st Baeksang Arts Awards with Gucci on April 14th.
Lee Jung Ha and YoonA, last year’s winners of the Best New Actor and Actress awards in the Broadcasting category (formerly the TV category), will return to present this year’s Best New Actor and Actress honors.
BIBI will present the Best New Actor award in the Film category. With last year’s winner Lee Do Hyun currently serving in the military, Ong Seong Wu will take his place. Ong was previously nominated in this category but couldn’t attend the ceremony due to his own enlistment at the time.
Several winners from last year’s ceremony are also set to reunite on stage. Mask Girl co-stars Ahn Jae Hong and Yeom Hye Ran, who won Best Supporting Actor and Actress in the TV category, will join Kim Jong Soo and Lee Sang Hee, last year’s winners in the Film Supporting categories. Yeom is also a nominee this year for her role in Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines.
TV producer Na Young Seok, who won last year’s Variety Award and later fulfilled his fan meeting promise, is back to present. Comedian and host Hong Jin Kyung, a nominee again this year, will also take part.
Namgoong Min and Lee Ha Nee, last year’s Best Actor and Actress in the TV division, will attend ahead of their upcoming projects—SBS’s Our Movie and Netflix’s Aema, respectively.
Hwang Jung Min and Kim Go Eun, last year’s top Film acting award winners, will return as presenters. Kim is also in the running for Best Actress in Film again this year.
Director Kim Sung Soo, who won the Grand Prize in Film, and Moving actor Ryu Seung Ryong, who took home the Grand Prize in TV, will appear to celebrate with their peers. Ryu is currently gearing up for the JTBC drama Manager Kim, expected to air later this year—and possibly earn him a nomination next year.
Kim Shin Rok and The Dream Songs director Jo Hyun Chul will serve as presenters in the Gucci Impact Award category.
Kim Seon Ho, who recently starred in When Life Gives You Tangerines, will appear to support the series’ cast and crew, which scored eight nominations.
Several memorable pairings are also set to reunite on stage. Reply 1997 stars Seo In Guk and Jung Eun Ji will bring nostalgia to the event, following the release of their duet single “Couple” after 13 years. Private Lives co-stars Ko Kyung Pyo and Seohyun will also reunite after five years, bringing back their “newlywed couple” energy from the drama.
Ahn Hyo Seop and Nana, stars of the highly anticipated 30 billion KRW blockbuster Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, will help build buzz ahead of the film’s July release. Their stunning visual chemistry is expected to be a major highlight.
Byun Yo Han and Go Ah Sung from the film Pavane will also attend. The duo recently showed their on-screen chemistry on the tvN variety showCountry Cook, adding to anticipation for their joint appearance.
The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards with Gucci will be held on May 5 at 8 PM KST at COEX D Hall in Gangnam, Seoul. The ceremony will be broadcast live on JTBC, JTBC2, and JTBC4 and digitally streamed on Prism, Naver TV and CHZZK.
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