'Sarang-ui Bulsichak' Wins Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Award... "A Spark to Rekindle Hallyu in Japan"

Online Awards Ceremony Held... Total of 15 Awards Presented

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] The CJ ENM drama 'Crash Landing on You' was selected as the grand prize winner of the '2021 Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards.'

The Korea Communications Commission announced on the 12th that it will hold an online awards ceremony for the '2021 Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards' on the 13th, recognizing outstanding domestic programs and individuals or organizations that have contributed to the development of broadcasting culture.

This year, more than 160 works competed for the grand prize, and after preliminary and final evaluations, a total of 15 works were selected.

The grand prize winner is CJ ENM's Crash Landing on You, which contributed to the spread of Hallyu culture. Crash Landing on You is a fantasy drama about a South Korean chaebol who crash-lands in North Korea and develops a romance with a local officer. It was introduced to over 190 countries worldwide. In particular, it is regarded as having reignited the Hallyu wave in Japan.

The Excellence Award went to Pohang MBC's documentary program 'Don't Use That Molten Steel,' which deals with industrial accidents among workers.

Among the eight 'Merit Awards,' in the social and cultural development category, the winners were ▲CJ ENM's 'You Quiz on the Block,' ▲JTBC's 'Itaewon Class,' and ▲KBS's 70th Anniversary Special Project on the Korean War 'I Am a Female Volunteer Soldier.' In the creative innovation category, ▲KBS's 'Modern Korea' was selected; in the Hallyu expansion category, ▲SBS's 'Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2'; in the regional development category, ▲KNN's 'Refuge 1023' and ▲Jeju CBS's Jeju 4.3 Special Documentary 'Letters from the Water'; and in the web/app content category, ▲Kakao Entertainment's 'Myeoneuragi' were chosen.

The 'Meritorious Service Award,' which honors broadcasters and organizations contributing to broadcasting development, was awarded to ▲KBS Disaster Media Center for disseminating practical disaster information through an average of 10 hours of weather alerts during the 2020 monsoon season, ▲MBC Distribution Infrastructure Department for developing core technology for large-capacity content archiving and successfully localizing broadcasting equipment, and ▲the EBS Online School Opening Broadcast System team for establishing an online school opening broadcast system supporting non-face-to-face online school opening broadcasts during the COVID-19 situation.

Han Sang-hyuk, Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission, stated, "Our broadcasting has become a great strength and comfort to the public enduring difficult times due to COVID-19," adding, "We will actively support the continuous expansion and reproduction of high-quality content and the growth of the content industry."

Meanwhile, viewers can watch the award-winning works on the Korea Communications Commission website and participate in prize events such as 'Watch Broadcasting Awards Videos and Leave Comments.'

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.