Park Bo-gum, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, & more compete at The Seoul International Drama Awards 2025: Nominees, how to vote, and all you need to know

The annual award ceremony, the Seoul International Drama Awards 2025, is organized by the Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee and the Korean Broadcasters Association to honor the various excellences in the television sector across the globe.

This year, the Seoul International Drama Awards 2025 will take place on October 2 at KBS Hall in Seoul. After the ceremony, more events like drama-talk shows, OST concerts, and a drama street festival will be held on October 3 and 4 at Banpo Hangang Park and Songpa Naru Park.

The awards will be broadcast live on SBS TV and its YouTube channel.

Fan-voting nominations list for the upcoming award ceremony, the Seoul International Drama Awards 2025

The Seoul International Drama Awards 2025 has revealed the nominees for two of its categories, so far, the Asia Star Awards and the Best OST Awards. Both these categories' winners will be decided completely based on fan voting.

The Asia Star Award also holds two subcategories, one for the Korean representatives and the other for the international representatives. Fans can vote for each of these categories through the Idol Champ app. The voting is expected to start on June 21 and will be open for a month, until July 20.

The voters for these categories will also be automatically participating in a giveaway, and selected winners will receive tickets to the ceremony, which will be happening on October 2. On the other hand, the complete list of nominations under all categories for the Seoul International Drama Awards will be revealed on Saturday, June 21.

Here are the nominees for the two revealed categories of the Seoul International Drama Awards 2025:

Asia Star Award (Korean Representative)

IU, Park Bo-gum, and Lee Jun-young - When Life Gives You Tangerines
Lim Ji-yeon and Choo Young-woo - The Tale of Lady Ok
Park Eun-bin - Hyper Knife
Lee Hy-eri - Friendly Rivalry
Park Shin-hye - The Judge from Hell
Han Ji-min and Lee Jun-hyuk - Love Scout
BLACKPINK's Jisoo - Newtopia
Seo Kang-jun - Undercover High School'
Heo Nam-joon - Your Honor
Kim Seon-ho - The Tyrant

Asia Star Awards (International Representatives)

Kentaro Sakaguchi (Japan)
Daniel Padilla (Philippines)
Bai Yu (China)
Namtan Tipnaree (Thai)
Annie Wong (Malaysia)

Best K-Drama Original Soundtrack

IU - When Life Gives You Tangerines
Plave - To My Harry
aespa’s Winter - The Tale of Lady Ok
NCT’s Doyoung - Namiw
LUCY - Undercover High School
LUCY - Parole Officer Lee Han-sin
LUCY - Forced Purchase
Young Tak - For Eagle Brothers
TXT - Brewing Love / Romancing

Therefore, fans and netizens have been eagerly looking forward to the commencement of the fan-voting for the Seoul International Drama Awards 2025, and they are also excited to see the other nominees for the upcoming award show.

About the author

Aishwarya is a pop culture writer who covers K-drama and K-pop at Sportskeeda. After completing her Bachelor's in English and Communication Skills, she sought a job that allowed her to explore her passion, and being a K-pop and K-drama reporter felt like the ideal fit. Aishwarya has 3 years of experience under her belt and previously took on several internships in the industry that further motivated her in choosing writing as a career.

Aishwarya believes in conducting extensive research and verifying facts with the help of reputable sources to produce accurate articles. She also spends a significant amount of time on Twitter to understand how netizens are reacting to the latest trends in the industry before crafting her content.

She admires SUGA from BTS for his dedication to his work and aspires to immerse herself into the things she loves, just like him. If she could go back in time, she would jump at the opportunity to be part of ""Reply 1988,"" a K-drama set in a time when neighborhood relationships were cherished and interpersonal connections were of utmost importance. Although she loves how technology has advanced, she would also love to experience living in an era before it was invented.

When Aishwarya's not writing and reading about the latest developments in the industry, she spends her time crocheting, sketching, cycling, reading Mangas, and cooking.

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