2015 Soompi awards receive 40 million votes, 2015 Daehan Drama Awards voting period extended
Votes for this year’s Soompi awards came to a close and results have now been revealed. Between 21 December 2015 and 7 January 2016, 40 million votes have been submitted by fans from 139 countries, from Finland to Ghana passing by Qatar – a 70% increase on last year.
The Soompi awards aim to celebrate the best in Korean entertainment releases of the past year, in particular music and television dramas.
In the Kdrama categories, the top winners are Kim Soo-hyun for Actor of the Year, Song Ji-hyo for Actress of the Year, and She Was Pretty for Drama of the Year. Choi Siwon was also elected as the Best Idol Actor of the Year. A Special Award was also attributed to Group 8 for their contribution to Hallyu with their hit Boys Over Flowers. The production company is behind other popular Kdramas such as Tomorrow’s Cantabile, Playful Kiss and Goong.
Soompi also concocted an exciting video to reveal the winners with Topp Dogg being the MCs for this year’s announcement:
Meanwhile, as for our very own Daehan Drama Awards, we have decided to exceptionally extend the voting deadline to Sunday April 4th. So please take this opportunity to cast your vote if you haven’t done yet. We are already excited that some of the nominees have agreed to record a video to thank you for your votes!
For the full results of the Soompi Awards, see below:
Best Female Solo Artist |
IU |
Best Male Solo Artist |
Kyuhyun |
Best Female Group |
Girls’ Generation |
Best Male Group |
BIGBANG |
Best Hip-Hop Artist |
Zion.T |
Best Collaboration |
Taeyeon – I (feat. Verbal Jint) |
Song of the Year |
EXO – Call Me Baby |
Rookie of the Year |
Seventeen |
Breakout Artist |
BTS |
Album of the Year |
BIGBANG – MADE SERIES [E] |
Best Music Video |
GOT7 – Just Right |
Best Choreography |
BTS – Dope |
Best Stage Outfit |
BTS |
Best Fandom |
GOT7 |
Artist of the Year |
BIGBANG |
Best Drama OST |
Tiger JK – Reset (feat. Jin Shil) |
Actor of the Year |
Kim Soo-hyun |
Actress of the Year |
Song Ji-hyo |
Drama of the Year |
She Was Pretty |
Breakout Actor |
Nam Joo-hyuk |
Idol Actor of the Year |
Choi Si-won |
Best Variety Show |
Running Man |
Best Variety Star |
Song Triplets – Superman Returns |
Best Couple |
Lee Won-geun x Jung Eun-ji – Sassy Go Go |
Best Bromance |
Park Seo-joon x Choi Si-won – She Was Pretty |
Second Lead Syndrome |
Ji Soo – Sassy Go Go |
Best Kiss |
Hwang Jung-eum x Park Seo-joon – She Was Pretty |
Best Cameo |
D.O. – I Remember You |
Best Transformation |
Ji Sung – Kill Me, Heal Me |
Best Supernatural Drama |
Who Are You – School 2015 |
Hallyu Special Award |
Boys Over Flowers |