Broadcast live from SBS Prism Tower in Seoul on Dec. 30, the 2025 SBS Entertainment Awards saw the “Manager Seojin” stars Lee Seo-jin and Kim Kwang-kyu share the Top Excellence Award in the Variety/Show category.
Kim Kwang-kyu thanked the production team for bringing him onto “such a great program,” adding with a laugh that while he wanted to name everyone, “Seo-jin will do a better job of that for me.”
He grew emotional reflecting on his journey: “I’ve always wanted my life to be fun. I wasn’t the best student, but I’ve wondered if it’s okay to be having this much fun―and every time I feel this love, I think of my father, who passed away without ever getting on a plane. I miss him so much at moments like this, and I’m grateful because I feel like he’s watching over me.” He also sent a heartfelt shoutout to his mother back home, wishing her good health.
Sharing the stage, Lee Seo-jin cracked, “This Entertainment Awards show was running so long I was getting tired and bored―I almost let a curse slip. Then they gave me an award,” drawing big laughs.
He teased the future of the show, saying, “Now that you’ve even given us an award, I’ll seriously think about a next season of ‘Manager Seojin.’”
Lee thanked the crew and cast, singling out Lee Su-ji for her appearance in the premiere. Host Jun Hyun-moo chimed in, “Kim Won-hoon wants a mention, too,” to which Lee shot back, “Enough out of you,” playfully icing his former guest and cracking up the room.
Closing out, Lee noted, “We still haven’t hit No. 1 in our time slot. We had a slogan ready for when we did―but we’ll finish with it anyway.”
The duo then declared, “We’ll show you exactly why we’re ‘Manager Seojin,’ why I’m Kim Kwang-kyu, and why I’m Lee Seo-jin,” wrapping their acceptance with a rallying cry.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kim Hyo-jung)
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