Actor Ji Hyun-woo received the Best Actor Award at the '2024 KBS Acting Awards'.
After receiving the Best Actor Award for 'Beauty and the Beast', Ji Hyun-woo said, “While acting and researching my character, I also grow and learn as a human being. In the early part of our drama, there is a line that says acting is not a profession that sells one's face, but a profession that shares beautiful souls. I still savor that.”
He continued, “I also laugh and get emotional watching the dramas of the actors here. Recently, I walked into a restaurant and saw 'Iron Family' on TV. I thought, 'They must have watched our 'Beauty and the Beast' in the same way,' and I felt that we are doing something important. It’s very cold and my heart aches. During this time, I will strive to be an actor who can serve warm tea to the souls of viewers through my acting.”
The '2024 KBS Acting Awards', hosted by broadcaster Jang Seong-kyu and actors Seo Hyun and Moon Sang-min, was originally scheduled to be broadcast live on December 31 of last year but was canceled due to the aftermath of the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster. The awards ceremony was recorded instead.
Nominees for the Grand Prize included Lee Soon-jae from the drama 'Dog Barking', Ji Hyun-woo and Lim Soo-hyang from 'Beauty and the Beast', Kim Jung-hyun and Park Ji-young from 'Iron Family', and Kim Ha-neul from 'Let’s Grab the Collar'.
[Yang So-young, Star Today Reporter]
