A gennaio si è svolta la cerimonia di premiazione dei Korea First Brand Awards 2025.
Come sempre, i premi vengono assegnati in base ai risultati ottenuti dai sondaggi condotti tra i consumatori. Gli artisti e i marchi che competono per i vari premi vengono scelti da esperti che a ogni edizione individuano coloro che sono ritenuti i più interessanti e quelli sui quali il pubblico nutre maggiori aspettative e che, pertanto, saranno in prima linea nel prossimo anno.
Per questa edizione, i sondaggi tra i consumatori sono stati condotti non solo in Corea, ma anche in Vietnam.
Di seguito la lista dei vincitori:
Female Idol: aespa
Male Idol: ZEROBASEONE
Rising Male Idol: PLAVE
Rising Female Idol: FIFTY FIFTY
Rookie Male Idol: NCT WISH
Rookie Female Idol: UNIS
Male Vocalist: Changsub
Female Vocalist: Sunwoo Jung-A
Band: DAY6
Male Solo Artist: Lim Young Woong
Female Solo Artist: Karina
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
Male Idol Variety Star: BamBam
Female Idol Variety Star: Karina
Male Variety Show Star: Jun Hyun Moo
Female Variety Show Star: Hong Jin Kyung
Male Entertainer: Defconn
Female Entertainer: Lee Eun Ji
Male Multi-Entertainer: Dex
Female Multi-Entertainer: Ra Mi Ran
Sports Entertainer: Kim Jun Ho
Specialist-Entertainer: Jung Seung Je
Female Commercial Model: NewJeans
Male Commercial Model: Lim Young Woong
Male Celebrity YouTuber: Daesung (ZIP_DS)
Female Celebrity YouTuber: Hyeri (I am Lee Hyeri)
Chef: Baek Jong Won
eSports: League of Legends
Professional Baseball: KIA Tigers
Male Hot Icon: Na Young Suk
Female Hot Icon: Gabee
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
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”
Di seguito i vincitori votati per le categorie individuali e culturali in Vietnam:
Male Idol: TEMPEST
Female Idol: aespa
Male Rookie Idol: ARrC
Female Rookie Idol: BABYMONSTER
Male Solo Artist: Jin
Female Solo Artist: Rosé
Vocalist: Taeyeon
Actor: Kim Soo Hyun
Actress: Kim Ji Won
Variety Show: “Running Man”
Character: Larva
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