Actors Jo Yu-ri and Seo Beom-jun, and creator Mimiminu, who have shone through K-content, won the ‘D Awards Impact’ at the 1st D Awards.

On the 22nd, the K-pop awards ceremony ‘D Awards with Upick’ (upick) was held at the Hwajeong Gymnasium of Korea University in Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, hosted by Sports Donga and organized by ‘D-Upick’ (upick) and WSM.

On this day, actors Jo Yu-ri and Seo Beom-jun, and creator Mimiminu were announced as the winners of the ‘D Awards Impact’. The ‘The Awards Impact’ is given to a rising star who will go beyond K-pop and become the ‘core’ of various global K-contents.

Jo Yu-ri, who rose to global stardom with the Netflix series ‘Squid Game’, went up on stage and said, “I would like to thank director Hwang Dong-hyeok of ‘Squid Game’, all the staff who worked with him, and my respected seniors.
I will continue to show you a good side of myself. Please keep watching over me,“ she said with a smile.

Seo Beom-jun continued, “I think this award is meaningful to me. I would like to thank the people who gave me this precious award, my company family, my family, and my fans.”I was an MC for Inkigayo for a year, and even then I was able to learn and feel only that. But seeing such a wonderful performance after such a long time is a great inspiration. I will greet you again as an impactful actor in 2025.”

Creator Mimi Minu, who has received attention for various educational content, said, “Thank you for the impactful award,” and added, “I feel like I lived well because I am working with global stars, even though I only target the domestic market. In the future, I will create content that can promote K-pop artists and communicate more with K-pop fans.”

Meanwhile, the first The Awards was hosted by actors Min-si Ko and Jong-won Lee. 14 performance artists and 16 presenters (presenters) attended and brightened the stage.


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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