The 2025 APAN Star Awards ceremony took place on December 29, 2025, at Dongdaemun Design Plaza Arthall 1 Jung-gu, Seoul. It was hosted by Kim Seung-woo and Park Sun-young. The awards ceremony integrates content from all channels, including domestic terrestrial broadcasting, general programming, cable, OTT, and web dramas, aired from November 2024 to October 2025.
At the awards ceremony, IU received the Daesang for her performance in When Life Gives You Tangerines while the drama itself was awarded with the title of Best Drama of the Year.
Winners and nominees
Nominations were announced on December 1.
IU - When Life Gives You TangerinesWhen Life Gives You Tangerines (Netflix) Our Unwritten Seoul (tvN, Netflix) The Tale of Lady Ok (JTBC) You and Everything Else (Netflix) Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (tvN, Netflix)Kim Won-seok – When Life Gives You Tangerines Park Shin-woo – Our Unwritten Seoul Lee Do-yoon – The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Jang Tae-yoo – Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Jo Young-min – You and Everything ElseJang Hyun-sook – Typhoon Family Park Ji-sook – The Tale of Lady Ok Song Hye-jin – You and Everything Else Lee Kang – Our Unwritten Seoul Lim Sang-choon – When Life Gives You TangerinesLee Jun-ho – Typhoon Family Kim Nam-gil – Trigger, The Fiery Priest 2 Park Bo-gum – Good Boy, When Life Gives You Tangerines Park Hyung-sik – Buried Hearts Joo Ji-hoon – The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, Love Your EnemyCha Joo-young – The Queen Who Crowns Kim Go-eun – You and Everything Else Park Bo-young – Our Unwritten Seoul IU – When Life Gives You Tangerines Im Yoon-ah – Bon Appétit, Your MajestyLee Jun-young – When Life Gives You Tangerines, Pump Up the Healthy Love Park Hae-joon – When Life Gives You Tangerines, Love, Take Two Yoo Yeon-seok – When the Phone Rings Lee Joon-hyuk – Love Scout, Mercy for None Choo Young-woo – The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, Head over HeelsShin Ye-eun – The Murky Stream, A Hundred Memories Go Yoon-jung – Resident Playbook Park Ji-hyun – You and Everything Else Yum Jung-ah – Love, Take Two, The Defects Jang Yoon-ju – Ms. IncognitoAhn Jae-wook – For Eagle Brothers Son Chang-min – Good Luck! Song Chang-eui — Desperate Mrs. Seonju Jung Il-woo – Our Golden Days Hwang Dong-joo – Marie and Her Three DaddiesUhm Ji-won – For Eagle Brothers Park Ha-na — My Merry Marriage Jang Shin-young — The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun Han Groo — Cinderella Game Hahm Eun-jung — Queen’s HouseSeo Ha-jun – The Woman Who Swallowed the Sun Kim Dong-wan – For Eagle Brothers Park Sang-nam — My Merry Marriage Seo Jun-young – Queen's House Yoon Hyun-min – Our Golden DaysPark Eun-hye — Marie and Her Three Daddies Shim Yi-young — Desperate Mrs. Seonju Lee Si-a — A Graceful Liar Lee Tae-ran — Our Golden Days Jung In-sun — Our Golden DaysJung Gun-joo – The Road in Between Kim Ki-hyun – No MZ for Old Men Park Sung-woong – A Head Coach's Turnover Park Soo-oh — A Head Coach's Turnover Lee Dong-gun – A Love That's Completely Useless Cha Sun-woo – He Is Back, Competition with me Cha Hak-yeon – The Killer Next DoorPark Ha-sun – A Love That's Completely Useless, Psychopath Yeo Soon-jeong Lee Soo-ji – No MZ for Old Men Ha Ye-eun – Boss Yeo stays behind Lee Hye-ri – Friendly RivalryKo Kyu-pil - Genie, Make a Wish, Twelve Yoon Kyung-ho — The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Sung Dong-il – Typhoon Family, The Art of Negotiation Lee Hae-young – Buried Hearts Choi Dae-hoon – When Life Gives You Tangerines, Shin's ProjectOh Na-ra – Villains Everywhere, The Nice Guy Kim Shin-rok – Undercover High School, Tastefully Yours Kang Ae-shim – Squid Game 2, 3, Love, Take Two Yeom Hye-ran – When Life Gives You Tangerines, Law and the City Won Mi-kyung – Our Unwritten SeoulLee Chae-min – Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, Crushology 101 Kang You-seok — Resident Playbook, When Life Gives You Tangerines Kim Min-kyu – Bitch x Rich 2, Love, Take Two Kim Yo-han — The Winning Try Ryeoun – Weak Hero Class 2, NamibHa-young – The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, Face Me Hong Hwa-yeon – Buried Hearts, Tastefully Yours, I Am a Running Mate — Aema Shin Si-ah – Resident Playbook Yoon Seo-ah – The Tale of Lady Ok, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Kim Tae-yeon — When Life Gives You Tangerines Lee Cheon-mu – When Life Gives You Tangerines Kim Si-a – Walking on Thin Ice Moon Woo-jin – My Dearest Nemesis Jo Dan – Villains EverywhereLee Hye-ri with Chung Su-bin – Friendly Rivalry Im Yoon-ah with Lee Chae-min – Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Bae Suzy with Kim Woo-bin – Genie, Make a WishLee Jun-ho Park Seo-ham Ji Chang-wook Kim Hye-yoon Im Yoon-ah Kim Se-jeong Lee Jun-ho Byeon Woo-seok Yook Sung-jaeCha Eun-woo Jeong Yun-ho Lee Jun-young Lim Young-woong – "More Beautiful than Heaven" – Heavenly Ever After Young Tak – "Unknown Life" – For Eagle Brothers Jongho – "Just Like the First Time" – The Nice GuyJinyoung Chung Su-bin
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