Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards

Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards
Hangul
대한민국 대중문화예술상
Revised Romanization Daehanminguk Daejungmunhwayesulsang
Awarded for Contributions to pop culture and the arts
Country South Korea
Presented by Korea Creative Content Agency
First awarded 2010

The Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards (Korean: 대한민국 대중문화예술상) is an annual South Korean government-run awards ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Korea Creative Content Agency. The ceremony, which was first held in 2010, "honor[s] those who have made a contribution to contemporary pop culture and the arts, including actors, singers, comedians and models."

Categories

There are four categories of awards:

  • Order of Cultural Merit (문화훈장)
  • Presidential Commendation (대통령표창)
  • Prime Minister's Commendation (국무총리표창)
  • Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation (문화체육관광부장관표창)

The Order of Cultural Merit is considered to be a higher honor than the commendations.

Award recipients

† - posthumously awarded

Year Order of Cultural Merit Presidential Commendation Prime Minister's Commendation Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation
2010
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
  • Shin Goo (actor)
  • Go Eun-jung (voice actress)
  • Im Hee-chun (comedian)
  • Shin Se-young (singer) †
  • Yoon Hyeong-ju (singer)
  • Joo Hyun-mi (singer)
  • Lee Ho-jun (musician)
  • Jung Hye-sun (actress)
  • Bae Han-seong (voice actor)
  • Min Yeong-mun (animation producer) †
  • Nam Seong-nam (comedian)
  • Kim Hae-sook (actress)
  • Kim Chun-kwang (musician)
  • Lee Sun-hee (singer)
2011
Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
  • Shin Jung-hyeon (musician)
  • Oh Seung-ryong (voice actor)
  • Yoo Ho (playwright/screenwriter)
  • Girls' Generation (singers)
  • Kim Ki-deok (radio DJ)
  • Shim Sung-rak (musician)
  • Jeong Su-ra (singer)
  • Lee Jin-seok (TV producer)
  • Sin Cheol (film producer)
  • Kim Soo-hee (voice actress)
  • Yoo Dong-geun (actor)
2012
Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
  • Park Seong-yeon (singer)
  • Yu Gang-jin (voice actor)
  • An Chi-haeng (musician/composer)
  • Lee Yong-shik (comedian)
  • Han Suk-kyu (actor)
  • Sim Jae-myeong (film producer)
  • Kim Chang-wan (singer)
2013
Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
  • Choi Yang-rak (comedian)
  • Bak Il (voice actor)
  • Kim Kap-soo (actor)
  • Bae Su-yeon (musician)
  • Lee Seung-hwan (singer)
  • Kim Mok-gyeong (singer)
  • Kim Ji-seon (comedian)
  • Seo Su-min (TV producer)
2014
Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
  • Choi Eun-hee (actress)
  • Myeong Kook-hwan (singer)
  • Kim Su-il (voice actor)
  • Kim Kwang-seok (singer) †
  • I Jae-yeon (model)
  • I Yu-sin (musician)
  • Hong Seung-seong (music producer)
  • Gim Yeong-hui (TV producer)
  • Yoo Young-jin (music producer)
  • Sa Mi-ja (actress)
2015
Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
  • Lee Deok-hwa (actor)
  • I Seong-hui (album manufacturer)
  • Nam Seong-nam (comedian) †
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
  • Nam Il-hae (singer)
  • Norah Noh (fashion designer)
  • I Hui-u (screenwriter)
  • Jun Ji-hyun (actress)
  • Lee Moon-sae (singer/radio DJ)
  • Lee Yong (singer)
  • I Seon-yeong (voice actress)
  • Gim Gwang-su (model)
  • Jeong Tae-seong (film producer)
  • I Ho-yeon (music producer)
  • Park Hyun-bin (singer)
  • So Chan-whee (singer)
  • Girl's Day (singers)
  • Jo Yeong-su (songwriter)
  • Bak Yeong-yong (musician)
  • Ongals (comedians)
  • Bae Yun-jeong (choreographer)
  • Bak Yun-hui (make-up artist)
2016
Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
  • Bae Sang-tae (songwriter)
  • Im Chung (screenwriter)
2017
Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
  • Gim Ji-seok (movie "programmer")
  • Lee Kyung-kyu (comedian)
  • I Geum-rim (screenwriter)
  • Ji Sung (actor)
  • Kim Jong-seok (comedian)
  • Sean (singer)
  • Song Hong-seop (musician/composer)
  • I Eung-bok (TV producer)
  • Jang Yu-jin (voice actress)
  • Jang Yoon-jeong (singer)
  • Exo (singers)
2018
Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
  • Kim Young-ok (actress)
  • Gim Ok-yeong (writer)
  • Gim Jeong-taek (composer)
Hwagwan (Flower Crown), 5th Class
2019

Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
  • Gim Hong-tak (guitarist)
  • Gim Un-gyeong (screenwriter)
  • I Tae-hyeon (concert organizer)
2020

Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
  • Song Do-soon (voice)
  • Song Ji-na (scriptwriter)
  • Im Ha-ryong (actor/comedian)
2021

Geumgwan (Golden Crown), 1st Class
Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
  • Lee Jang-hee (singer)
  • Lee Choon-yeon (film director) †
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
  • Lee Jung-eun (actress)
  • Han Ye-ri (actress)
  • WoongSan (singer)
  • Jung Won-young (jazz musician)
  • Kim Mun-jeong (musical sound director)
  • An Gyeong-jin (voice actor)
  • Kim Seol-jin (artistic director)
2022
Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
2023
Geumgwan (Gold Crown), 1st Class
Eungwan (Silver Crown), 2nd Class
Bogwan (Precious Crown), 3rd Class
Year Order of Cultural Merit Presidential Commendation Prime Minister's Commendation Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation

Most awarded

The following award recipients have received multiple honors:

See also