Lee Jun-ho Praised For Being The Only One To Mentioned This Late Veteran Actor At 2023 APAN Awards

On December 30, the “2023 Seoul Con APAN Star Awards” was held by the Korea Entertainment Management Association at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP).

At the event, actor Lee Jun-ho won the grand prize (Daesang). In the drama “King the Land,” which aired from June to August this year, Lee Jun-ho acted as a feisty but friendly heir to a conglomerate. The drama garnered 13.8% ratings, drawing attention.

Immediately after receiving the grand prize, Lee Jun-ho said in his acceptance speech, “My heart is pounding as I win the grand prize in the presence of amazing seniors and actors. I want to say thank you so much.“

““King the Land” was a drama that can make everyone who watched it be happy without thinking,” he said. “I think it’s an award that I receive on behalf of directors, writers, and actors who tried to express their joys, anger, sorrows, and sadness through this drama, as well as countless staff members who work hard to make the work.“

Lastly, “It’s actors’ job to always have to express the joys, anger, sorrows and sadness, just like actors and seniors used to say, as well as senior Byun Hee-bong used to say, I want to say that I hope you will always be happy as much as you can because that energy will be delivered well to the audience only when we are happy,” Lee said. “Life is short and emotions are infinite, so I hope it will be 2024 when you don’t hold back all the joys and sorrows that you feel and convey love to each other in a healthy way and share your sorrows. Thank you again for giving me this award.“

Immediately after the award ceremony, Lee Jun-ho’s acceptance speech was spread throughout the online community theqoo. Internet users commented, “It’s so touching,” “This is a real acceptance speech and year-end award ceremony,” “He speaks so well,” “The memorial is good, the grand prize speech is so good,” and “He is the only one who remembered him. My impression of him are so good.“

Meanwhile, Byun Hee-bong, the late actor who died in September, won the Achievement Award in this ceremony. The veteran actor passed away in September at the age of 81 while battling pancreatic cancer recurrence.

Source: Wikitree