4th Blue Dragon Series Awards, Categories, Nominees, Winners and More

4th Blue Dragon Series Awards

The Blue Dragon Series Awards is a prestigious annual ceremony in South Korea that honors achievements in original streaming dramas and variety shows. Launched in 2022 and organized by Sports Chosun, the event specifically recognizes works produced for streaming platforms rather than traditional TV networks.

Event Details

• Date: July 18, 2025

• Venue: Paradise City, Incheon, South Korea

Eligibility Window: Streaming content released from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025

4th Blue Dragon Series Awards Categories

The awards honored excellence across both drama and variety show content exclusive to streaming platforms. Key categories included:

Drama & Acting

• Grand Prize (Daesang)

• Best Drama

• Best Actor

• Best Actress

• Best Supporting Actor

• Best Supporting Actress

• Best New Actor

• Best New Actress

Variety & Entertainment

• Best Variety Program

• Best Male Entertainer

• Best Female Entertainer

• Best New Male Entertainer

• Best New Female Entertainer

• Popularity & Special Awards

• Popularity Award

• OST Popularity Award

• Good Influence Award.

Notable Highlights

• When Life Gives You Tangerines emerged as the top winner, claiming the Grand Prize, along with Best Actress (IU) and Best Supporting Actress (Yeom Hye Ran).

• The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call won Best Drama and earned Ju Ji Hoon the Best Actor award.

• Rising stars Kim Min Ha and Choo Young Woo were recognized as Best New Actress and Actor, respectively.

4th Blue Dragon Series Awards Nominees

The 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards highlight the very best in Korean streaming dramas and variety entertainment. Below is the nominees list for the major categories from the 2025 ceremony.

Best Drama

• When Life Gives You Tangerines

• The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

• Way Back Love

• Family Matters

• Karma

Best Actor

• Park Bo Gum — When Life Gives You Tangerines

• Lee Byung Hun — Squid Game 2

• Ju Ji Hoon — The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

• Lee Joon Hyuk — Dongjae, The Good or the Bastard

• Park Hae Soo — Karma

Best Actress

• Park Eun Bin — Hyper Knife

• IU — When Life Gives You Tangerines

• Hyeri — Friendly Rivalry

• Cha Joo Young — The Queen Who Crowns

• Seo Hyun Jin — The Trunk

Best Supporting Actor

• Choi Dae Hoon — When Life Gives You Tangerines

• Park Byung Eun — Hyper Knife

• Lee Kwang Soo — Karma

• Lee Jun Young — Weak Hero Class 2

• Yoon Kyung Ho — The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

Best Supporting Actress

• Claudia Kim — Gyeongseong Creature 2

• Yeom Hye Ran — When Life Gives You Tangerines

• Gong Seung Yeon — Karma

• Kim Guk Hee — Family Matters

• Jung Eun Chae — Your Honor

Best New Actor

• Lomon — Family Matters

• Cho Young Woo — The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

• Kang You Seok — When Life Gives You Tangerines

• Bae Hyeon Seong — Gyeongseong Creature 2

• Heo Nam Jun — Your Honor

Best New Actress

• Lee Su Hyun — Family Matters

• Lee Yi Dam — The Queen Who Crowns

• Ha Young — The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

• Kim Min Ha — Way Back Love

• Chung Su Bin — Friendly Rivalry

Best Male Entertainer

• Kian84 — Kian’s Bizarre B&B

• Shin Dong Yup — SNL Korea 6, SNL Korea 7

• Kim Won Hoon — SNL Korea 6, SNL Korea 7

• Choo Sung Hoon — Try? Choo-ry!

• Jang Dong Min — Bloody Game 3

Best Female Entertainer

• Uhm Ji Yoon — Becoming a Baseball Nerd

• Ji Ye Eun — Kian’s Bizarre B&B

• Lee Soo Ji — SNL Korea 6, SNL Korea 7

• Gabi — My Name is Gabriel

• Hyeri — Agents of Mystery

Best New Male Entertainer

• Yoon Nam Ho — Culinary Class Wars

• Lee Jin Hyuk — SNL Korea 6, SNL Korea 7

• Jung Hyun Gyu — The Devil’s Plan: Death Room

• Jung Geun Woo — Kim Seong Geun’s Winter Vacation

• Moon Sang Hoon — The Blank Menu For You

Best New Female Entertainer

• Mimi — Kian is CEO

• Yoon So Hee — The Devil’s Plan: Death Room

• Tsuki — Zombieverse: New Blood

• Seo Hye Won — SNL Korea 6

• Risabae — The Influencer

Best Variety Show

• Culinary Class Wars 3

• The Devil’s Plan: Death Room

• Kian’s Bizarre B&B

• My Name is Gabriel

• Bloody Game 3

4th Blue Dragon Series Awards: Major Winners (2025)

• Grand Prize (Daesang):

  • When Life Gives You Tangerines (Netflix)

• Best Drama:

  • The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (Netflix)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMQEI7Nz2br/

• Best Variety Program:

  • Culinary Class Wars (Netflix)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMQDSt3TqaC/

• Best Actor:

  • Ju Ji Hoon (The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMRqkYcRs7Q/

• Best Actress:

  • IU (When Life Gives You Tangerines)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMRpVNnRpPI/

• Best Supporting Actor:

  • Lee Kwang Soo (Karma)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMP9Du2zSuy/

• Best Supporting Actress:

  • Yeom Hye Ran (When Life Gives You Tangerines)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMP9LFHzty7/

• Best New Actor:

  • Choo Young Woo (The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMP6b_pTL1k/

• Best New Actress:

  • Kim Min Ha (Way Back Love)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMP6POlTGLD/

• Best Male Entertainer:

  • Kian84 (Kian’s Bizarre B&B)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMQAXX1T0Dl/

• Best Female Entertainer:

  • Lee Soo Ji (SNL Korea Season 6, 7)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMQAm7JT3Bh/

• Best New Male Entertainer:

  • Moon Sang Hoon (The Blank Menu for You)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMP50ZXTKKv/

• Best New Female Entertainer:

  • Mimi (Kian is CEO)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMP5tnnzfzr/

• OST Popularity Award:

  • Yeonjun (TXT) – “Boyfriend” from Cinderella at 2 AM

• Popularity Award:

  • Park Bo Gum

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMP8RLaTln5/

• • IU

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMP8Wpnzjt9/

• • Lee Jun Hyuk

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMP8qWmTHHg/

• • Hyeri

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMP8dYqzho6/

• LG U+ Good Influence Award:

  • Ji Ye Eun

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMP7MZmzt0w/

Image Credits: asianwiki./ Website