The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards has officially kicked off voting for the Prizm Most Popular Award, and it's already heating up with names like Park Bo-gum, Byeon Woo-seok, and Choo Young-woo in the running.
🗳️ Voting Period & Platform
The Baeksang Secretariat announced that voting will run from April 23 (12 PM KST) to May 2 (4 PM KST). Fans can vote via the Prizm app, where each account is granted 4 free votes per day (resets at midnight).
🎬 Male Nominees (Selected Highlights)
- Park Bo-gum (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
- Byeon Woo-seok (Lovely Runner)
- Choo Young-woo (Severe Trauma Center)
- Lee Jun-hyuk (The Good or the Bad Dong-jae)
- Dex (broadcaster and entertainer)
🎥 Female Nominees (Selected Highlights)
- Song Hye-kyo (The Black Nuns)
- Kim Go-eun (Love in the Big City)
- IU (Lee Ji-eun) (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
- Kim Hye-yoon (Lovely Runner)
- Kim Tae-ri (The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family)
🏆 How the Winner Is Decided
Out of 70 total nominees (35 male, 35 female), the top-voted male and female will each be awarded the Prizm Popularity Award during the official ceremony.
📈 Last Year's Record
In 2024, Kim Soo-hyun and IVE's Ahn Yu-jin took home the award with a record-breaking 11 million total votes, making it the most-voted popularity award in Baeksang history.
📺 When & Where to Watch
The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards will be held on May 5 at 8 PM (KST) at COEX D Hall in Seoul, and will be broadcast live on JTBC, JTBC2, and JTBC4.
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