JAKARTA - The Korean drama The King's Affection received an award at the 50th International Emmy event. Held on November 21 local time, this drama became the first Korean drama to win this trophy.
The head of the KBS Drama Center, Lee Geon Joon and Netflix attended an event to receive the trophy in person.
"I was very happy when The King's Affection won the first Emmy International as a Korean drama, and I was proud because of the potential for Korean dramas to receive attention," Lee Geon Joon quoted TV Report as saying today, Tuesday, November 22.
I feel a huge responsibility when Korean content receives so much love around the world. We will do our best so that KBS dramas can play a big role in maintaining the potential of Korean content," he continued.
The King's Affection won Best Telenovela beat Nos Tempos do Imperador of Brazil, Two Lives from Spain, and You Are My Hero from China.
The King's Affection stars Park Eun Bin and SF9's Rowoon who tells the story of Yi Hwi (Park Eun Bin) wanting to replace his deceased twin brother. Yi Hwi meets Jung Ji Un (Rowoon), the teacher who will teach Yi Hwi.
In addition to the International Emmys, The King's Affection also won awards through the Seoul Drama Awards and the Korea Broadcasting Awards.
The 50th International Emmy was attended by a series of stars from South Korea. Song Joong Ki is the presenter of one of the nominees, Im Siwan and Rain are also present as guests.
On the other hand, there is also Lee Sun Gyun who received a Best Performance by an Actor nomination for his role in the Dr. Brain series.
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