Where to watch Fundex Awards 2025 online? Full nominations list & all you need to know as IU, Park Bo-gum, Lee Chae-min, YoonA, Park Bo-young lead

The 3rd Fundex Awards (THE FUNdex AWARDS 2025) has officially unveiled the complete list of nominees across both TV and OTT categories on November 10, 2025. Celebrating the year’s most talked-about Korean dramas, variety shows, and performers the ceremony will be held on December 18, 2025. The event will be held at the Megazone Industry-Academia-Research Center Auditorium in Gwacheon and will be available to stream live on YouTube.

Hosted by Good Data Corporation and sponsored by Megazone Cloud and Pentacle, the event is known for its 100% data-driven evaluation system. Winners are determined through comprehensive analysis of audience buzz, entertainment value, and performer impact, without any subjective judging. An advisory panel reviews the data objectively, ensuring no subjective evaluations influence the results.

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Fundex Awards 2025: Complete list of 21 categories and nominees announced, including new Data PD and Sponsor Popularity Awards

The 2025 Fundex Awards showcase a diverse mix of talent, innovation, and creativity across television, OTT, and variety entertainment. This year’s awards nominees feature 21 categories, including 18 competitive and 3 non-competitive ones. Two new additions have been introduced which are the Data PD Award and the Sponsor Popularity Award, which will be decided through online voting. Here is the complete list of Fundex Awards 2025 categories with nominee names:

TV Dramas

• Love Scout
• Our Unwritten Seoul
• Buried Hearts
• Resident Playbook
• Bon Appétit, Your Majesty

OTT Original Dramas

• Weak Hero Class 2
• Squid Game Season 2
• The Queen Who Crowns
• The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

TV Steady Variety Shows

• I Live Alone
• I’m Solo
• Running Man
• You Quiz on the Block
• Point of Omniscient Interfere

TV Season/Mini Variety Shows

• Earth Arcade Season 3
• Island Bachelor Hero
• Sixth Sense: City Tour
• Around the World 4
• Heart Pairing

TV Music/Dance Competition Variety Shows

• Korea vs Japan Music Showdown: 2025 King of Kings
• Mr. Trot 3
• Boys II Planet
• World of Street Woman Fighter
• Universe League

TV Current Affairs Programs

• 100-Minute Debate
• PD Note
• Unanswered Questions
• Son Seok-hee’s Questions 2
• Ssulzun

TV Culture/Information Programs

• The Story of That Day That Keeps on Track
• Master of Living
• Midnight Horror Story
• Morning Yard
• Korea Travelogue

OTT Original Shows

• Kian's Bizarre B&B
• Devil’s Plan: Death Room
• Better Late Than Single
• Single's Inferno Season 4
• Bloody Game 3

TV Drama Male Leads

• Park Bo-gum (Good boy)
• Lee Joon-hyuk (Love scout)
• Lee Chae-min (Bon Appetit your Majesty)
• Jung Joon-won (Resident playbook)
• Choo Young-woo (Head over heels)

TV Drama Female Leads

• Go Yoon-jung (Resident playbook)
• Park Bo-young (Our Unwritten Seoul)
• Im Yoon-ah (YoonA) (Bon Appetit your Majesty)
• Jo Yi-hyun (Head over heels)
• Han Ji-min (Love scout)

OTT Drama Male Leads

• Park Bo-gum (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
• Park Ji-hoon (Weak Hero Class 2)
• Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game 2)
• Lee Hyun-wook (The Queen who crowns)
• Joo Ji-hoon (The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call)

OTT Drama Female Leads

• Park Eun-bin (Hyperknife)
• IU (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
• Im Soo-jung (Squid Game 3)
• Jun Ji-hyun (Tempest)
• Cha Joo-young (The Queen who crowns)

TV Drama Supporting Casts

• Kang Yoo-seok (Resident playbook)
• Cynthia (Resident playbook)
• Oh Jung-se (Good Boy)
• Choo Ja-hyun (Head over heels)
• Han Ye-ji (Resident playbook)

OTT Drama Supporting Casts

• Kang Yoo-seok (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
• Lee Yi-dam (The Queen who crowns)
• Lee Joon-young (Weak Hero Class 2, When Life Gives You Tangerines)
• Jo Yu-ri (Squid Game 2)

TV Steady Variety Show Casts

• Kim Jong-kook
• Park Na-rae
• Seo Jang-hoon
• Yoo Jae-suk
• Ji Ye-eun

TV Season/Mini Variety Show Casts

• G-Dragon
• Park Bo-gum
• Ahn Ji-min
• Lee Je-yeon
• Joo Byung-jin

TV Music/Dance Competition Variety Show Casts

• Kim Gun-woo
• Kim Yong-bin
• Yoo Kang-min
• Lee Sang-won
• Kyoka

OTT Original Show Casts

• Kian84
• Kim Won-hoon
• Lee Si-an
• Jeong Hyeon-gyu
• Jin

K-Drama Male Category (Fundex Netizen Popularity Award – K-Drama Actor)

• Park Bo-gum (When Life Gives You Tangerines, Good Boy)
• Park Ji-hoon (Weak Hero Class 2)
• Park Jin-young (Our Unwritten Seoul)
• Park Hyung-sik (Buried Hearts)
• Seo Kang-joon (Undercover High School)
• Lee Jun-hyuk (Love scout)
• Lee Chae-min (Bon Appetit your Majesty)
• Jeong Jun-won (Resident playbook)
• Joo Ji-hoon (The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call)
• Choo Young-woo (Head over heels)

K-Drama Female Category (Fundex Netizen Popularity Award – K-Drama Actress)

• Go Yoon-jung (Head Over Heels)
• Kim Hye-ja (Heavenly Ever After)
• Park Bo-young (Our Unwritten Seoul)
• Park Eun-bin (Hyperknife)
• IU (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
• Im Yoon-ah (YoonA) (Bon Appetit your Majesty)
• Jun Ji-hyun (Tempest)
• Jo Yi-hyun (Head Over Heels)
• Cha Joo-young (A Distant Place)
• Han Ji-min (Love scout)

K-Show Men’s Division (Fundex Netizen Popularity Award – K-Show Male Player)

• G-Dragon (Good Day)
• Kian84 (Kian's Bizarre B&B)
• Kim Yong-bin (Mr. Trot 3)
• Kim Won-hoon (Office Workers Season 2)
• Shim Haru (The Return of Superman)
• Ahn Ji-min (Heart Pairing)
• Yoo Jae-suk (Hangout with Yoo)
• Lee Sang-won (Boys II Planet)
• Lim Young-woong (Earth Arcade Season 3)
• Jin (Kian's Bizarre B&B)

K-Show Women’s Division (Fundex Netizen Popularity Award – K-Show Female Player)

• Mashima Yu (Those Who Hit the Ball)
• Park Na-rae (I Live Alone)
• Park Ji-yeon (Better Late Than Single)
• An Yu-jin (Earth Arcade Season 3)
• Lee Su-ji (Office Workers Season 2)
• Lee Si-an (Single's Inferno Season 4)
• Lee Young-ja (Pursuing Old Encounters)
• Lee Je-yeon (Heart Pairing)
• Ji Ye-eun (Running Man: A Great Transformation)
• Kyoka (World of Street Woman Fighter)

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With top stars like Park Bo-gum, Park Bo-young, Go Yoon-jung, Lee Chae-min, and YoonA leading the nominations, anticipation is high for this year’s Fundex Awards winners. Fans and industry watchers alike are looking forward to the data-based recognition that highlights the year’s most talked-about Korean dramas, variety shows, and performers.

Edited by Adrija Chakraborty