Winners Of The 2025 Korea First Brand Awards

The 2025 Korea First Brand Awards was held today and the list of winners has been revealed!

Each year, Korea First Brand Awards conducts surveys to consumers and consults with experts to determine what audiences would be looking forward to see this 2025!

Let us check out the list of winners in various categories!

In the Kdrama industry:

Drama Actor: Jung Hae In
Drama Actress: Kim Tae Ri
Actor (Hot Trend): Kang Hoon

Actress (Hot Trend): Roh Yoon Seo
Rising Actor: Bae Hyeon Seong
Rising Actress: Park So Jin

Rookie Actor: Baek Seo Hoo
Rookie Actress: Chae Won Bin
OTT Actor: Kim Sung Cheol
OTT Actress: Go Min Si

Film Actor: Koo Kyo Hwan
Film Actress: Kim Go Eun
Scene-Stealer Actor: Kim Sung Kyun
Scene-Stealer Actress: Moon Geun Young

Idol Actor: Park Ji Hoon
Idol Actress: Seunghee

In the kpop industry:

Rookie Male Idol: NCT WISH
Rookie Female Idol: UNIS

Male Vocalist: Changsub
Female Vocalist: Sunwoo Jung-A

Female Idol: aespa
Male Idol: ZEROBASEONE
Rising Male Idol: PLAVE
Rising Female Idol: FIFTY FIFTY

Band: DAY6
Male Solo Artist: Lim Young Woong
Female Solo Artist: Karina

In the K-variety:

Male Entertainer: Defconn
Female Entertainer: Lee Eun Ji

Male Idol Variety Star: BamBam
Female Idol Variety Star: Karina
Male Variety Show Star: Jun Hyun Moo
Female Variety Show Star: Hong Jin Kyung
Female Commercial Model: NewJeans
Male Commercial Model: Lim Young Woong
Male Celebrity YouTuber: Daesung (ZIP_DS)
Female Celebrity YouTuber: Hyeri (I am Lee Hyeri)
Male Multi-Entertainer: Dex
Female Multi-Entertainer: Ra Mi Ran
Sports Entertainer: Kim Jun Ho
Specialist-Entertainer: Jung Seung Je
Chef: Baek Jong Won
eSports: League of Legends
MaleRadio DJ: Lee Moon Se (“Hello, this is Lee Moon Se”)
Female Radio DJ: Joo Hyun Young (” Joo Hyun Young at 12 o’clock”)
Comedienne: Lee Su Ji
Comedian: Hwang Jae Sung

Professional Baseball: KIA Tigers
Male Hot Icon: Na Young Suk
Female Hot Icon: Gabee
Male Web Variety Program MC: Changsub (“Changing Majors”)
Female Web Variety Program MC: Jihyo (“Tenant”)
Character: “Catch! Teenieping”

OTT Variety Program: “Culinary Class Wars”
Music Variety Program: “The Seasons”
Educational Variety Program: “upGRADE you: Teachers”
Cooking Variety Program: “Fresh Off the Sea”
Criminal Variety Program: “Brave Detectives 4”
Travel Variety Program: “Europe Outside Your Tent”

Congratulations to all the winners!

Source: A