2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards

2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards
Official poster
Awarded for	Excellence in OTT television
Date	July 19, 2023 (2023-07-19)
Site	Paradise City, Incheon
Hosted by	Jun Hyun-moo Im Yoon-ah
Organised by	Sports Chosun
Most awards	The Glory (2) Big Bet (2) SNL Korea (2) Weak Hero Class 1 (2) Park Jae-chan (2)
Most nominations	The Glory (5) SNL Korea (5)
Website	bsa.blueaward.co.kr/series/
Television/radio coverage
Network	KBS2

The 2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards (Korean: 제2회 청룡 시리즈 어워즈) ceremony, organised by Sports Chosun was held on July 19, 2023, at Paradise City, Incheon, at 20:30 KST.^[1] It was hosted by Jun Hyun-moo and Im Yoon-ah and broadcast live through KBS2.^[2]

The nominees were announced on June 26, 2023. The series which were produced, invested by OTT platforms, and released from May 1, 2022, to May 31, 2023, were eligible for nominations.^[3]

With five nominations, The Glory and SNL Korea received the highest number of nominations for drama and variety programs, respectively.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.^[4][5]

Blue Dragon's Choice (Grand Prize)
Song Hye-kyo – The Glory
Best Drama	Best Entertainment Program
Big Bet The Glory Bargain Narco-Saints Weak Hero Class 1	Siren: Survive the Island SNL Korea Playou Level Up: Villain's World Bloody Game EXchange 2
Best Actor	Best Actress
Ha Jung-woo – Narco-Saints Jin Seon-kyu – Bargain Doh Kyung-soo – Bad Prosecutor Choi Min-sik – Big Bet Lee Sung-min – Shadow Detective	Bae Suzy – Anna Jeon Yeo-been – Glitch Song Hye-kyo – The Glory Jung Ryeo-won – May It Please the Court Kim Seo-hyung – Recipe for Farewell
Best Male Entertainer	Best Female Entertainer
Yoo Jae-suk – Playou Level Up: Villain's World Shin Dong-yup – SNL Korea Lee Kwang-soo – The Zone: Survival Mission Hwang Je-sung – The Time Hotel Hong Seok-cheon – Merry Queer	Joo Hyun-young – SNL Korea Kwon Yu-ri – The Zone: Survival Mission Lee Eun-ji – Love Alarm Clap! Clap! Clap! Jang Do-yeon – Change Days Yura – EXchange 2
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Lee Dong-hwi – Big Bet Park Sung-hoon – The Glory Jang Ryeol – Bargain Jo Woo-jin – Narco-Saints Kim Jun-han – Anna	Lim Ji-yeon – The Glory Lee Elijah – Bait Jung Eun-chae – Anna Kim Joo-ryoung – Big Bet Kyung Soo-jin – Shadow Detective
Best New Actor	Best New Actress
Park Ji-hoon – Weak Hero Class 1 Kim Ki-hae – Duty After School Moon Sang-min – Duty After School Cha Eun-woo – Island Bae In-hyuk – Cheer Up	Shin Ye-eun – Revenge of Others Cha Joo-young – The Glory Kwon Eun-bin – Duty After School Han Ji-hyun – Cheer Up Ahn Hee-yeon – Hit the Spot
Best New Male Entertainer	Best New Female Entertainer
Dex – Bloody Game Nam Hyun-woo – SNL Korea Kim Yo-han – Love Catcher in Bali Lee Yi-kyung – Zero-Sum Game BamBam – EXchange 2	Kim Ah-young – SNL Korea Gabee – Love Catcher in Bali Chuu – Love Alarm Clap! Clap! Clap! Heo Young-ji – Change Days Park Ji-min – Bloody Game
Whynot Award	TIRTIR Popularity Star Award
Choi Hyun-wook – Weak Hero Class 1	Park Jae-chan Kim Yeon-koung Cha Eun-woo Lee Kwang-soo
OST Popularity Award
Park Jae-chan – "Our Season" (Our Season: Spring with Park Jae Chan)

Television programs with multiple wins

The following television programs received multiple wins:

Wins	Television programs
2	The Glory
	Big Bet
	SNL Korea
	Weak Hero Class 1

Television programs with multiple nominations

The following television programs received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Television programs
5	The Glory
	SNL Korea
4	Big Bet
3	Anna
	Bargain
	Bloody Game
	Narco-Saints
	EXchange 2
2	Change Days
	Cheer Up
	Duty After School
	Love Alarm Clap! Clap! Clap!
	Love Catcher in Bali
	The Zone: Survival Mission
	Playou Level Up: Villain's World
	Weak Hero Class 1
	Shadow Detective

Presenters and performers

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Presenter(s)	Award(s)	Ref.
Joo Hyun-young and Park Chanyeol	Best New Male Entertainer and Best New Female Entertainer	[6]
Koo Kyo-hwan and Jung Ho-yeon	Best New Actor and Best New Actress
Kim Shin-rok and Kim Sung-cheol	Best Supporting Actress
Lee Hak-joo and Lee Yu-bin	Best Supporting Actor
Kang Ho-dong and Song Eun-i	Best Male Entertainer and Best Female Entertainer
Lee Jung-jae and Kim Go-eun	Best Actor and Best Actress
Park Hyung-sik and Park Shin-hye	Best Entertainment Program
Jung Hae-in and Han Hyo-joo	Best Drama
Gong Hyo-jin	Blue Dragon's Choice

Performers

Name(s)	Performed	Ref.
DJ Aster	"BSA Opening"	[7]
STAYC	"Teddy Bear" and "Poppy"
LACHICA	"BSA Performance" and "Run the World (Girls)"
Jannabi	"She" and "Summer"
Hwasa	"Twit" and "Maria"

References

1. Ahn Tae-hyun (June 8, 2023). "제2회 청룡시리즈어워즈 최종 후보 발표...차은우·박지훈·배인혁·문상민 신인남우상 격돌" [The 2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards, confirmed to be broadcast live on KBS on July 19th] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Naver.
2. Jeong Seung-min (July 6, 2023). "전현무-임윤아, 지난해 이어 '청룡시리즈어워즈' MC 출격" [Jeon Hyun-moo-Lim Yoon-ah, following last year's 'Blue Dragon Series Awards' MC scramble] (in Korean). MHN Sports. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Naver.
3. Roh Yi-seul (June 26, 2023). "제2회 청룡시리즈어워즈 최종 후보 발표...차은우·박지훈·배인혁·문상민 신인남우상 격돌" [Announcement of the final candidates for the 2nd Blue Dragon Series Awards...Cha Eun-woo, Park Ji-hoon, Bae In-hyuk, and Moon Sang-min clash for the Best New Actor Award] (in Korean). SportsW. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
4. Kim Ga-young (July 19, 2023). 이변 없었다…'더 글로리' 송혜교, 눈물의 대상 [청룡시리즈어워즈](종합) [There was no change... 'The Glory' Song Hye-kyo, the target of tears [Blue Dragon Series Awards] (comprehensive)]. E Daily (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2023 – via Naver.
5. Hong Se-young (July 19, 2023). “수고했다 혜교야” 송혜교 대상→‘카지노’ 작품상 (청룡시리즈어워즈)[종합] [“Good job, Hye-kyo” Song Hye-kyo Grand Prize → ‘Casino’ Best Picture (Blue Dragon Series Awards) [Comprehensive]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2023 – via Naver.
6. Moon, Ji-yeon (July 17, 2023). "공효진→한효주·정해인→박형식·박신혜..제2회 BSA, 시상자 라인업도 역대급" [Gong Hyo-jin→Han Hyo-joo-Jung Hae-in→Park Hyung-sik-Park Shin-hye...The 2nd BSA has a record-breaking line-up of award winners] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Naver.
7. Jeong, Bit (July 18, 2023). "[제2회 BSA]시상자-축하무대 라인업도 초호화…공효진·이정재·화사·잔나비, 더 풍성한 축제" [[2nd BSA] The line-up of awardees and celebration stage is also super-high...Gong Hyo-jin, Lee Jung-jae, Hwasa, Janabi, more rich festival] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Naver.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)