Everything was perfect.

The K-pop feast that is standing out in the global music market and the ‘Top Star Delegation’ to celebrate them make the term ‘Comprehensive Gift Set’ seem meaningless.

The 1st ‘The Awards’, held at the Hwajung Gymnasium of Korea University in Anam-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of the 22nd, achieved the feat of being a ‘Future K-pop festival’ as it is a ‘first’ awards ceremony that can be interpreted as ‘There has never been one before’.
The reason it was able to receive such evaluations was because the lineup of top stars who appeared as presenters was even better.

Cha Seung-won, who has become even closer to the public through his full-scale activities in entertainment programs, movies, and dramas last year, came on stage as the final presenter of the second part. As expected from a model, he showed off his outstanding fashion sense by matching a black long coat that suited his tall height with black horn-rimmed glasses.

On this day, Cha Seung-won lived up to his name by winning the grand prize in the Black Label ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Artist of the Year’ categories, respectively, to ENHYPEN and SEVENTEEN.

Cha Seung-won, who introduced himself as a ”K-pop fan”, said, “(K-pop) is really amazing. K-pop has a vast worldview and unique storytelling that is just like a movie. Just like in a movie, you can infer the depth of the movie by looking at the gaps and gaps in the dialogue, with an album, you can feel the emotions of the producer or artist not just by looking at one song but also by looking at the entire album.”.
Ahn Eun-jin‘s transformation into the ‘Goddess of K-pop’ is also impressive. Ahn Eun-jin, who came on stage with Sports Donga CEO Park Hyun-jin as a presenter for the ‘The Awards Iconic’ category, caught the attention of fans in a coral pink ruffle dress. The shoulder-style dress that clearly revealed her sternum and shoulders went perfectly with her elegant beauty.

Another thing to see was the gathering of the ‘Channel A heroes’. The couple Bae In-hyuk and Kim Ji-eun from Channel A’s popular drama ‘Check In Hanyang’ and the couple Park Jin-young and Noh Jung from ‘The Witch’, which recorded the highest viewership ratings among Channel A dramas of all time, appeared in gorgeous suits and dresses reminiscent of the red carpet at a film festival, drawing attention.





Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com

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