The 2025 SBS Drama Awards is rolling out a star-packed slate of 31 presenters, promising an even bigger night for K-drama fans.
Set to air live tonight (Dec. 31) at 8:50 p.m. KST, the ceremony unveiled a presenter lineup stacked with the actors who drove this year’s K-drama boom and captured audiences at home and abroad.
The 31 presenters include Seo Beom-jun, Choi Yoo-joo, Seo Hyun-woo, Shim Yi-young, Kwon Yul, Jung Yoo-min, Kim In-kwon, Kim Jae-hwa, Lee Kyu-han, Han Jae-yi, Kang Sang-joon, Kim Shin-bi, Lomon, Kim Hye-yoon, Pyo Ji-hoon, Kim Hyeong-seo, Ji Seung-hyun, Kim A-young, Kwak Si-yang, Park Jihyeon, Yoon Si-yoon, Kasamatsu Sho, Kim Bum, Ahn Bo-hyun, Jung Eun-chae, Yoo Yeon-seok, So Ji-sub, Choi Dae-hoon, Yoon Kyung-ho, Kim Ji-won, and Jang Na-ra―spanning breakout scene-stealers to global K-drama heavyweights.
First up are rising faces crowned at the 2024 SBS Drama Awards: Seo Beom-jun of "The Fiery Priest 2" and "Would You Marry Me" and Choi Yoo-joo of "The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection." Joining them are 2024 supporting winners Seo Hyun-woo and Shim Yi-young, plus Kwon Yul and Jung Yoo-min, who took home genre/action supporting honors for miniseries. Also presenting: Kim In-kwon, who injected spark into "Judge from Hell" and "The Haunted Palace," and Kim Jae-hwa, recognized in the human/fantasy miniseries supporting category.
Best Performance recipients Lee Kyu-han (Judge from Hell) and Han Jae-yi (Good Partner) are on deck, alongside Kang Sang-joon and Kim Shin-bi, who continue their tag-team run from "Flex X Cop" season 1 into season 2. Looking ahead to 2026’s SBS Friday-Saturday kickoff, Starting "Human from Today" (working title) leads Kim Hye-yoon and Lomon step up as presenters, joined by Pyo Ji-hoon (Good Partner), who nabbed the human/fantasy miniseries actor award; Kim Hyeong-seo (The Fiery Priest 2), honored in the seasonal drama acting category; Ji Seung-hyun (Good Partner), the human/fantasy miniseries supporting actor; and Kim A-young (Judge from Hell), the human/fantasy miniseries actress winner.
Also in the mix: Kwak Si-yang and Park Jihyeon of "Flex X Cop," both recognized with 2024 miniseries genre/action excellence awards; Yoon Si-yoon, who made waves as a chilling villain in "Taxi Driver 3"; and Japanese actor Kasamatsu Sho. Rounding out the slate are Kim Bum, set to return to TV with "Sold Out Today" in 2026; Ahn Bo-hyun and Jung Eun-chae, teaming up for "Flex X Cop"; Yoo Yeon-seok, who’s set to play a lawyer who sees ghosts in "With God"; and So Ji-sub, Choi Dae-hoon, and Yoon Kyung-ho, starring in the everyman revenge blockbuster "Manager Kim."
All eyes are also on Kim Ji-won, transforming into a genius surgeon in "Doctor X: The White Mafia Era" (working title), and Jang Na-ra, last year’s Grand Prize winner, returning with "Good Partner" season 2―both confirmed as presenters.
With K-drama’s biggest names converging for the 2025 SBS Drama Awards, expect a celebratory night that doubles as a victory lap for a banner year in television.
The 2025 SBS Drama Awards will be hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Chae Won-bin, and Heo Nam-joon, and airs live tonight at 8:50 p.m. KST.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)