Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Tae Ri, Jung Hae In and others nominated for FUNdex Awards 2024 | View full list

Various fan-favorite K-drama stars and TV/OTT were announced as nominees for the upcoming 2nd FUNdex Awards held by Good Data Corporation.

On November 27, media outlet JTBC led a flurry of nods in TV entertainment categories shared by the K-Content competitiveness analysis agency, which releases topical rankings on a weekly basis.

As a result, the worthy recipients of the FUNdex Awards trophies will be selected with an objective approach based on verified data from surveys conducted in the previous year. The cumulative analysis will consider “timeliness surveys, search response surveys, the FUNdex index, and the number of times an artist has entered the top 10 for timeliness”. The nominations are divided into 8 categories for the best programs and 10 categories for the best performers in different fields. All nominees, programs and artists listed in these categories are eligible for the grand prize.

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2024 FUNdex Awards Nominees

tv drama

OTT original drama

• The 8 Show (Netflix)
• What Comes After Love (Coupang Play)
• A Killer Paradox (Netflix)
• Pyramid Game (TVing)
• A Shop for Killers (Disney+)

tv variety show

• I’m Solo (ENA/SBS Plus)
• I Live Alone (MBC)
• Running Man (SBS)
• Quiz on You Block (tvN)
• A Clean Sweep (JTBC)

TV Mini Variety Show

• Iron Squad W (Channel A)
• Three meals a day (tvN)
• Genie’s Kitchen Season 2 (tvN)
• My brother-sister’s romance (JTBC/Wave)
• Owned Love (SBS)

TV Music/Dance Competition Entertainment

• I-Land2: N/A (Mnet)
• Miss Trot 3 (TV Chosun)
• Korea-Japan King of Singers (MBN)
• Stage Fighter (Mnet)
• Current King (or King of Singers) [literal trans.] (mbn)

OTT reality show

• SNL Korea Season 6 (Coupang Play)
• Wrap: Public (TVing)
• Crime Scene Returns (TVing)
• Transfer Romance 3 (Forced)
• Cooking Class War (Netflix)

tv drama male lead

• Kim Soo-Hyun for Queen of Tears
• Byeon Woo Seok for Lovely Runner
• uh tae goo for my sweet mobster
• jung hee in for love next door
• Jo Jung Suk to charm the king

tv drama female lead

• Kim G wins for Queen of Tears
• Kim Tae Ri for Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
• Kim Hye Yoon for Lovely Runner
• park min young to marry my husband
• Jung So Min for Love Next Door

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OTT drama male lead

• Son Suk Koo for A Killer Paradox
• Choi Woo Shik for A Killer Paradox
• Lee Min Ho for Pachinko Season 2
• Lee Dong Wook for A Shop for Killers
• Lee Joon Hyuk for Dongjae, The Good or the Bastard

OTT drama female lead

• go min si for frog
• Kim Min Hee for Pachinko Season 2
• Kim Ji Yeon for Pyramid Game
• Jang Da Ah for the pyramid game
• Chun Woo Hee for The 8 Show

tv drama supporting actor

• kwon bo ah to marry my husband
• Lee Yi Kyung to marry my husband
• Song Jeon Hee for Lovely Runner
• Shin Ye Yoon for Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
• Jung Yoon Chae for Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born

OTT Drama Supporting Actor

• Kim Min for A Shop for Killers
• Ryu Da In for the Pyramid Game
• Moon Geun Young for Hellbound Season 2
• Lee Hee Joon for A Shop for Killers
• Jang Yoon Chae for Pachinko Season 2

TV variety show entertainer

• Kiyan84 for I Live Alone
• Park Na Rae for I Live Alone
• Jeon Hyun Moo for I Live Alone
• Ryu Soo Young for newly launched convenience store restaurant (literal translation)
• Yoo Jae Suk for Hangout with Yoo (or how do you play?)

TV Mini Variety Performer

• Go Min Se for Genie’s Kitchen Season 2
• Kim G wins for my brother-sister romance
• park jae hyung for my brother sister romance
• Lee yong woo for my brother sister romance
• dex for sister’s direct delivery

TV Music/Dance Competition Variety Show Artists

• Kim Da Yeon for King of Singers
• jeon yoo jin for king of singers
• Bin Ye Seo for Miss Trot Season 3
• oh yoo jin for miss trot season 3
• Jeong Seo Joo for Miss Trot Season 3

OTT reality show artiste

• Kwon Seong Joon for Cooking Class Wars
• Baek Jong wins for Cooking Class Wars
• Ahn Sung Jae for Cooking Class Wars
• Edward Lee for Cooking Class Wars
• Choi Hyun Seok for Cooking Class Wars

This year’s FUNdex Awards will be live-streamed from the Megazone Industry-Academia-Research Center Auditorium in Gwacheon Knowledge Information Town on Thursday, December 19 at 2pm KST. Viewers can listen to the broadcast on YouTube.