The 7th APAN Star Awards ceremony was held on January 23, 2021, at Kyung Hee University Peace Hall, Seoul, and was hosted by Kim Seung-woo. It was broadcast exclusively on online platforms Olleh TV and Seezn. First held in 2012, the annual awards ceremony recognizes the excellence in South Korea's television. Nominees were selected from dramas that aired on free-to-air networks MBC, KBS and SBS and cable channels tvN, JTBC, OCN, MBN and TV Chosun.
Originally set to take place on November 29, 2020, the physical ceremony was indefinitely postponed on November 18, 2020, after Level 1.5 social distancing rules went into effect amid a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Seoul and surrounding metropolitan areas. On December 17, it was announced that the awards will be held in 2021 on January 24. It was again rescheduled for January 23; it was a two-day integrated event collectively referred to as the APAN MusicStar Awards.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a dagger (). Nominees Hyun Bin — Crash Landing on You Park Seo-joon — Itaewon Class Kim Hye-soo —Hyena Kim Hee-ae — The World of the Married Gong Hyo-jin — When the Camellia BloomsItaewon Class (JTBC) Crash Landing on You (tvN) Hospital Playlist (tvN) It's Okay to Not Be Okay (tvN) When the Camellia Blooms (KBS2)Cha Yeong-hoon — When the Camellia Blooms Lee Shin-hwa — Hot Stove League Best Mistake 2 (VLIVE) Live Like That (KBS2) Kang Ha-neul — When the Camellia Blooms Jo Jung-suk — Hospital Playlist Namkoong Min — Hot Stove League Ju Ji-hoon — Hyena Kim Soo-hyun — It's Okay to Not Be OkayKim Hee-sun — Alice Seo Hyun-jin — Black Dog: Being A Teacher Son Ye-jin — Crash Landing on You Jang Na-ra — VIP Cho Yeo-jeong — Woman of 9.9 BillionPark Hae-joon — The World of the Married Joo Won — Alice Ji Chang-wook — Backstreet Rookie Kim Min-jae — Do You Like Brahms? Park Bo-gum — Record of YouthSeo Yea-ji — It's Okay to Not Be Okay Kim Yoo-jung — Backstreet Rookie Seo Ji-hye — Crash Landing on You Park Eun-bin — Do You Like Brahms? & Hot Stove League Lee Sung-kyung — Dr. Romantic 2Lee Sang-yeob — Once Again Oh Chang-seok — A Place in the Sun Lee Jang-woo — Homemade Love Story Oh Ji-ho — Never Twice Lee Sang-woo — The Golden GardenLee Min-jung — Once Again Yoon So-yi — A Place in the Sun Jo Yoon-hee — Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life Cha Ye-ryun — Gracious Revenge Han Ji-hye — The Golden GardenLee Sang-yi — Once Again Kang Eun-tak — Man in a Veil Yoon Park — Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life Kwak Dong-yeon — Never Twice Seo Do-young — Want a Taste?Shim Yi-young — My Wonderful Life Lee Chae-young — Man in a Veil Seol In-ah — Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life Jin Ki-joo — Homemade Love Story Choi Yoon-so — Unasked FamilyOh Jung-se — It's Okay to Not Be Okay & Hot Stove League Kim Young-min — The World of the Married & Crash Landing on You Kim Jung-hyun — Crash Landing on You Yang Kyung-won — Crash Landing on You Woo Do-hwan — The King: Eternal Monarch In Gyo-jin — Homemade Love Story Kim Sun-young — Crash Landing on You & Backstreet Rookie Choo Ja-hyun — My Unfamiliar Family Lee Elijah — The Good Detective Lee Jung-eun — Once Again Son Dam-bi — When the Camellia Blooms Yeom Hye-ran — When the Camellia Blooms & Mystic Pop-up BarLee Do-hyun — 18 Again Jang Dong-yoon — The Tale of Nokdu Ahn Hyo-seop — Dr. Romantic 2 Lee Jae-wook — Extraordinary You Ahn Bo-hyun — Itaewon Class Lee Hak-joo — The World of the MarriedJeon Mi-do — Hospital Playlist Ahn Eun-jin — Hospital Playlist Kim Da-mi — Itaewon Class Lee Cho-hee — Once Again Han So-hee — The World of the Married Park Ju-hyun — Zombie DetectiveKang Geon-taek (VAST Entertainment)
Popularity awards Nominees in various popularity categories were announced on October 26, 2020. Winners were determined solely by fan voting. Voting began on October 27 via the Idol Champ mobile app and continued until November 27. Voting for the KT Seezn Star category took place on the Seezn app. Winners were announced on November 30.
Kim Soo-hyun — It's Okay to Not Be Okay Seo Yea-ji — It's Okay to Not Be Okay Son Ye-jin — Crash Landing on You V (BTS) – "Sweet Night" (Itaewon Class OST)
See also APAN Music Awards
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