The 8th APAN Star Awards ceremony took place on September 29, 2022, at Korea International Exhibition Center, Western Ilsan District, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Hosted by Kwon Yu-ri and Jung Il-woo, it was held face-to-face for the first time in two years. The 2022 awards recognised the excellence in South Korea's television, including terrestrial, cable, OTT, and web dramas, aired from March 2021 to July 2022. Starting from this edition, another category for OTT dramas was introduced.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Nominees Song Joong-ki — VincenzoThe Red Sleeve (MBC) My Liberation Notes (JTBC) Squid Game (Netflix) Extraordinary Attorney Woo (ENA) Our Blues (tvN) Be My Boyfriend (Naver TV Cast) Mad for Each Other (KakaoTV, Netflix) Heart.zip Would You Like a Cup of Coffee? (KakaoTV) Blue Birthday (Naver TV) Deok-gu Is Back (tvN) XX+XY (tvN) Shared Office Hookup (tvN) Finding a Child (tvN) Hee-soo (KBS2) |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;" | Jung Ji-in and Song Yeon-hwa — The Red Sleeve Kim Hee-won — Vincenzo Yoo In-shik — Extraordinary Attorney Woo Han Jun-hee — D.P. Hwang Dong-hyuk — Squid Game Moon Ji-won — Extraordinary Attorney Woo Kim Min-seok — Juvenile Justice Noh Hee-kyung — Our Blues Park Hae-young — My Liberation Notes Jung Hae-ri — The Red Sleeve Lee Jun-ho — The Red Sleeve Lee Je-hoon — Taxi Driver Song Joong-ki — Vincenzo Kim Nam-gil — Through the Darkness Namkoong Min — The Veil Shin Min-a — Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha & Our Blues Kim Tae-ri — Twenty-Five Twenty-One Park Eun-bin — Extraordinary Attorney Woo & The King's Affection Seo Hyun-jin — Why Her Honey Lee — One the Woman Jin Seon-kyu — Through the Darkness Rowoon — The King's Affection Son Suk-ku — My Liberation Notes Ahn Hyo-seop — Lovers of the Red Sky & Business Proposal Choi Woo-shik — Our Beloved Summer Yoo Sun — Eve Kim Se-jeong — Business Proposal Kim Ji-won — My Liberation Notes Shin Hyun-been — Hospital Playlist 2 & Reflection of You Lee Se-young — The Red Sleeve Joo Sang-wook — The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won Um Ki-joon — The Penthouse: War in Life Yoon Shi-yoon — It's Beautiful Now Lee Tae-gon — Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) Ji Hyun-woo — Young Lady and Gentleman Park Jin-hee — The King of Tears, Lee Bang-won Kim So-yeon — The Penthouse: War in Life Park Joo-mi — Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) Uhm Hyun-kyung — The Second Husband Choi Myung-gil — Red Shoes Han Sang-jin — The All-Round Wife Kang Eun-tak — Young Lady and Gentleman Kim Kyung-nam — Revolutionary Sisters Oh Min-suk — It's Beautiful Now Cha Seo-won — The Second Husband So Yi-hyun — Red Shoes Park Ha-na — Young Lady and Gentleman Shin Dong-mi — It's Beautiful Now Han Da-gam — The All-Round Wife Lee Ga-ryeong — Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) Jung Hae-in — D.P. Kim Soo-hyun — One Ordinary Day Yoo Ah-in — Hellbound Lee Jung-jae — Squid Game Im Si-wan — Tracer Kim Sung-ryung — Political Fever Kim Go-eun — Yumi's Cells Kim Hye-soo — Juvenile Justice Bae Suzy — Anna Han So-hee — My Name Ahn Bo-hyun — Yumi's Cells & My Name Koo Kyo-hwan — D.P. Park Jung-min — Hellbound Park Hae-soo — Squid Game O Yeong-su — Squid Game Han Sun-hwa — Work Later, Drink Now Kim Hyun-joo — Hellbound Lee Yoo-mi — Squid Game & All of Us Are Dead Lee Jung-eun — Juvenile Justice Jung Eun-chae — Anna Heo Sung-tae — Squid Game Yoon Byung-hee — Vincenzo & Our Blues Park Ji-hwan — Our Blues Choi Young-joon — Our Blues Yoon Kyung-ho — My Name Kim Shin-rok — Hellbound Baek Ji-won — Extraordinary Attorney Woo & Anna Kim Ji-hyun — Thirty-Nine Lee El — My Liberation Notes Cha Ji-yeon — Taxi Driver Yoon Chan-young — All of Us Are Dead Tang Jun-sang — Move to Heaven & Racket Boys Kang Young-seok — Military Prosecutor Doberman & Insider Park Seo-ham — Semantic Error Choi Hyun-wook — Racket Boys & Twenty-Five Twenty-One Park Ji-hu — All of Us Are Dead Roh Yoon-seo — Our Blues Jung Ho-yeon — Squid Game Cho Yi-hyun — School 2021 & All of Us Are Dead Choi Sung-eun — Beyond Evil Park Seo-ham & Park Jae-chan — Semantic Error Park Eun-bin & Kang Tae-oh — Extraordinary Attorney Woo Kim Woo-bin & Han Ji-min — Our Blues Kim Go-eun & Park Jin-young — Yumi's Cells Son Suk-ku & Kim Ji-won — My Liberation Notes Ahn Hyo-seop & Kim Se-jeong — Business Proposal Song Joong-ki & Jeon Yeo-been — Vincenzo Lee Jun-ho & Lee Se-young — The Red Sleeve Jung Il-woo & Kwon Yu-ri — Bossam: Steal the Fate Choi Woo-shik & Kim Da-mi — Our Beloved Summer Lim Young-woong — "Love Always Runs Away" (Young Lady and Gentleman OST) DK (Seventeen) — "Go!" (Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST) MeloMance — "Love, Maybe" (Business Proposal OST) V (BTS) — "Christmas Tree" (Our Beloved Summer OST) Kang Daniel — "Hush Hush (Korean Ver.)" (Rookie Cops OST) Wonstein — "Tuning In To You" (Extraordinary Attorney Woo OST) Lee Mu-jin — "Sweet" (Business Proposal OST) Jimin (BTS) X Ha Sung-woon — "With You" (Our Blues OST) Jihyo (Twice) — "Stardust Love Song" (Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST) Taeil (NCT) — "Starlight" (Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST) Park Jae-chan — Semantic Error Kim Soo-hyun — One Ordinary Day Rowoon — The King's Affection Son Suk-ku — My Liberation Notes Ahn Hyo-seop — Lovers of the Red Sky Yoo Ah-in — Hellbound Lee Jun-ho — The Red Sleeve Im Si-wan — Tracer Jung Il-woo — Bossam: Steal the Fate Park Eun-bin — Extraordinary Attorney Woo Kwon Yu-ri — Bossam: Steal the Fate Kim Go-eun — Yumi's Cells Kim Se-jeong — Business Proposal Kim Tae-ri — Twenty-Five Twenty-One Bae Suzy — Anna Shin Min-a — Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha Lee Se-young — The Red Sleeve Jung Ho-yeon — Squid Game Han So-hee — My Name Ji Chang-wook — The Sound of Magic Konnect Entertainment

Performers Kang Daniel Yuju Chancellor

See also APAN Music Awards 7th APAN Star Awards

References

External links

2020 Winner's list