The annual year-end award ceremony, the 2025 KBS Entertainment awards is expected to be held on Saturday, December 20, at the KBS New Building Public Hall in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. The event is expected to gather South Korean entertainers such as comedians, hosts, and related professionals, and the grand prize will be awarded to one final winner.
Additionally, a unique lineup of performances is also expected to unfold at the 2025 KBS Entertainment Awards. Singers such as Young Tak, 10 CM, Boom, Park Seo-jin, Forestella, and many others are scheduled to perform, including tribute, collaboration, and duet stages. Additionally, the event will be hosted by three main MCs, namely, Lee Chan-won, Lee Min-jung, and Moon Se-yoon.
Fans and interested viewers can catch the show's live broadcast on KBS2TV at 9:20 PM KST. The following article will unveil more details regarding the 2025 KBS Entertainment award,s such as the nominees for the grand prize, the performance lineup, and other related information.
All you need to know about the 2025 KBS Entertainment Awards: Nominee list, lineup, and more
Recently, KBS revealed a total of seven nominees for the event's grand prize. Here are all the seven nominees, along with the shows they appeared on or hosted in 2025
- Kim Sook: Boss in the Mirror, Problem Child in House, We’ve Got a Delivery, and Seeking Long-Standing Relationships
- Kim Young-hee: Gag Concert and Malja Show
- Kim Jong-min: 2 Days & 1 Night and The Return of Superman
- Park Bo-gum: The Seasons: Cantabile of Park Bo Gum
- Boom: Fun-staurant and Heart on Wheels
- Lee Chan-won: Immortal Songs, Fun-staurant, Celeb Secret, and Ballunteer
- Jun Hyun-moo: Boss in the Mirror and Crazy Rich Korean
The winner of the grand prize will be announced during the event on December 20. Additionally, the nominees for the other categories under the 2025 KBS Entertainment Awards were not revealed. The winner of each category will be directly announced and awarded at the ceremony without the conceptualization of nominations. Regardless, here's a list of all the expected categories based on last year's ceremony:
- Daesang (Grand Prize)
- Viewers’ Choice for Best Program
- Entertainer of the Year
- Top Excellence in Show & Variety
- Top Excellence in Reality
- Excellence in Show & Variety
- Excellence in Reality
- Rookie Award for Show & Variety
- Rookie Award for Reality
- Best Couple
- Best Teamwork
- Popularity Award
- Special Producer Award
- Best Entertainer
- Best Icon
- Best Challenge
- Best Idea
- Digital Content Award
- DJ of the Year
- Writer Award
- Staff of the Year
On the other hand, here's the complete performance lineup for the 2025 KBS Entertainment Awards:
- Kim Jong-min, Boom, Park Seo-jin, Shin Yoon-seung, and Park Chul-gyu - Collab Stage
- Young Tak and Kim Yeon-ja - Duet Stage
- Song Eun-i and 10CM - Duet Stage
- Lee Seung-gi and Forestaella (Bae Doo-hoon, Kang Hyung-ho, Jo Min-kyu, Ko Woo-rim) - Collab Stage: Tribute Stage to Cho Young-pil
Therefore, fans and netizens have been eagerly looking forward to seeing the final winners at the 2025 KBS Entertainment Awards, along with the intriguing lineup of performances at the award ceremony.
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