Red carpet gala at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards in Seoul on February 27. Check previous post for list of winners. Image from Newsen [Kr].
Best actress (TV) Moon Geun-young…
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Baeksang Arts Awards 2009 Winners
The 45th Baeksang Arts Awards, one of Korea’s biggest entertainment awards, were presented at Seoul Olympic Park on February 27, 2009.
Veterans Kang Woo-suk and Kim Hye-ja won the Daesang grand prize; Joo Jin-mo and Son Ye-jin the best actors for the movie category; while Kim Myung-min and Moon Geun-young winners in the TV category. Image from Isplus [Kr]
Kim Myung-min, Moon Geun-young, Son Ye-jin and Joo Jin-mo…
Seollal – Korean New Year
Seollal (설날), or Korean New Year, is the first day of the Lunar Calendar and one of the two most important traditional Korean holidays (the other is Chuseok).
Ice fishing at Korea’s Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival
Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is an annual winter festival in Hwacheon County, South Korea, which attracts over a million visitors each year.
The 7th edition of the festival was held on January 10-19 in 2009; as usual the highlight of the festival is ice fishing for Sancheoneo (cherry salmon), a mountain trout species found primarily in north-eastern Asia.
Besides fishing, the frozen Hwacheongang River also plays host to ice/snow sledding, snow castle/sculpture, bobsleigh, ice tubing, ice soccer, ice skating and other winter recreation activities. More info on Sancheoneo Festival’s official website.
Blue Dragon Awards 2008 – red carpet (3)
A few more red carpet pics from the 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards which were presented on November 20 at KBS Hall in Seoul… [image from Newsen]
Kim Ha-neul and Kang Ji-hwan
Blue Dragon Awards 2008 winners
“Forever the Moment” won the best movie award at the 29th Korean Blue Dragon Film Awards, presented on November 20 at KBS Hall in Seoul. The best actor and actress awards are won by Kim Yoon-seok and Son Ye-jin respectively.
The winners [via Hanfever]
Best movie – Forever the Moment
Best director – Kim Ji-woon (The Good, The Bad and The Weird)
Best leading actor – Kim Yoon-seok (The Chaser)
Best leading actress – Son Ye-jin (My Wife Got Married)
Best supporting actor – Park Hee-soon (Seven Days)
Best supporting actress – Kim Ji-young (Forever the Moment)
Best newcomer (actor) – So Ji-sub & Kang Ji-hwan (Movie is Movie)
Best newcomer (actress) – Han Ye-seul (Miss Gold Digger)
Most popular actors – Sol Kyung-gu & Jung Woo-sung
Most popular actresses – Kim Ha-neul & Son Ye-jin
Best on-screen couple – Son Ye-jin & Kim Joo-hyuk (My Wife Got Married)
