Korea Musical Awards (2017)

Korea Musical Awards
Current: 7th Korea Musical Awards
Awarded forExcellence in musical theatre
DateJanuary 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)[1]
LocationSeoul
Country South Korea
Presented byKorea Musical Theater Association
First awarded2017
Last awarded2023
Most nominations7 - Red Book
WebsiteKorea Music Award Official Website
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNaver TV
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The Korea Musical Awards (Korean대한민국뮤지컬페스티벌 한국뮤지컬어워즈) is a representative awards ceremony held in January every year to revitalize the musical market and to encourage and congratulate the musicians who are working hard in the art scene. It is organized by Korea Musical Theater Association and supported by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Arts Council Korea, and LG Arts Center, Seoul. First awards ceremony was held in 2017.[2]

There were other musical awards with similar name in Korea from 1995 to 2013, hosted by the newspaper Sports Chosun, however it's already discontinued.

Categories

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Art

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  • Grandprize
  • Best Musical
  • Best Musical Small Theater

Individual

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  • Best Actress
  • Best Actor
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best New Actress
  • Best New Actor
  • Best Ensemble Award

Creation

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  • Best Script
  • Best Composer
  • Best Music Director
  • Best Choreography
  • Best Director
  • Best Staging Techniques
  • Best Producer

Artwork

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Best Musical Grand Prize

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Sweeney Todd [3]
2nd 2018 Benhur
3rd 2019 The Man Who Laughs [4]
4th 2020 Hope: Unread Books and Lost Life? [5]
5th 2021 Marie Curie [6][7]
6th 2022 Hadestown [8]
7th 2023 Showman - A Dictator's Fourth Body Double [9]

Best Musical (over 400 seats)

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Natasha, the White Donkey, and Me [3]
2nd 2018 Seopyeonje
3rd 2019 Red Book
4th 2020 Sweeney Todd (musical)
5th 2021 Swag Age: Shout Out, Joseon!
6th 2022 Red Book
7th 2023 Death Note [10]

Best Musical Award Small Theater

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017
2nd 2018 Maybe Happy Ending
3rd 2019 Bernarda Alba
4th 2020 Aranga
5th 2021 Lizzie
6th 2022 Who Lives in Kuroi's Mansion?
7th 2023 Let Me Fly [9]

Individual Division

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Best Actress

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Jeon Mi-doSweeney Todd (스위니토드) [3]
2nd 2018 Jeon Mi-doMaybe Happy Ending [11]
3rd 2019 Jung Young-joo — Bernarda Alba [12]
4th 2020 Kim Seon-young — Hope: Unread Books and Lost Life? [5]
5th 2021 Kim Soo-ha — Rent [13]
6th 2022 Cha Ji-yeon — Red Book [14]
7th 2023 Lee Ja-ram — Sepyeonje [15]
8th 2024 Jeong Sun-ah — If/Then

Best Actor

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Jeong Seong-hwaKinky Boots [16]
2nd 2018 Hong Kwang-ho — Cyrano [17]
3rd 2019 Park Hyo-shin — The Man Who Laughs
Choi Jae-rim — Matilda
4th 2020 Cho Hyung-kyun — Cyrano
5th 2021 Kang Pil-seok — Something Rotten!
6th 2022 Kang-hyun ParkHadestown
7th 2023 Yoon Na-moo — Showman - A Dictator's Fourth Body Double [9]
8th 2024 Cho Seung-wooThe Phantom of the Opera [18]

Best Supporting Actress

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Shin Young-sook — Rebecca
2nd 2018 Shin Young-sook — Phantom
3rd 2019 Kim Kook-hee — Red book
4th 2020 Lee Yee-un — Hope: Unread Books and Lost Life? [5]
5th 2021 Lee Bom-sori — The chami
6th 2022 Kim Sun-young — Hadestown
7th 2023 Choi Jeong-won — Matilda [19]

Best Supporting Actor

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Best New Actress

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Lee Ye-eun — The Wicked
2nd 2018 Yi So-yeon — The bookkeeping system
3rd 2019 Kim Hwan-hee — Bernarda Alba
4th 2020 Kim Soo-ha — Swag Age: Shout out, Joseon
5th 2021 Han Jae-ah — Maybe Happy Ending
6th 2022 Jang Min-je — Beetlejuice (musical)
7th 2023 Lim Ha-yoon, Jin Yeon-woo, Choi Eun-young, and Hasinbi —Matilda [15]

Best New Actor

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Kim Sung-cheolSweeney Todd
2nd 2018 Son Yoo-dong — History of the loser [11]
3rd 2019 Lee Hwi-jong — Do and Brothers Karamazov
4th 2020 Yang Hee-jun — Swag Age: Shout out, Joseon
5th 2021 Lee Jun-young — Swag Age: Shout out, Joseon
6th 2022 Kim Si-hoon, Lee Woo-jin, Jeon Kang-hyuk, Joo Hyun-jun — Billy Elliot
7th 2023 Lee Hyung-hoon — Let Me Fly [15]
8th 2024 Julian Jootaek KimThe Phantom Of The Opera [20][21]

Best Ensemble Award

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Kinky Boots (킹키부츠)
2nd 2018 Benhur
3rd 2019 Mathilda
4th 2020 Aida
5th 2021 42nd Street
6th 2022 The Great Comet
7th 2023 West Side Story [19]

Best Creative

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Best Producer

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Uhm Hong-hyun — Mata Hari [3]
2nd 2018 Han Kyung-sook — Maybe Happy Ending
3rd 2019 Park Myung-sung — Matilda Billy Elliot
4th 2020 Oh Hoon-shik — Hope: Unread Books and Lost Life? [5]
5th 2021 CJ ENMFinding Mr. Destiny, 42nd Street, Werther, Big Fish, Maybe Happy Ending, Kinky Boots
6th 2022 Shownote — The Great Comet, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Headwick
7th 2023 Kim Mih-hye, Park Min-sun — Mrs. Doubtfire

Best Director

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Oh Se-hyuk — Natasha, the White Donkey, and Me [3]
2nd 2018 Kim Dong-yeonMaybe Happy Ending [22]
3rd 2019 Oh Kyung-taek — Red book
4th 2020 Ohrupina — Hope: Unread Books and Lost Life? [5]
5th 2021 Kim Tae-hyong — Marie Curie [6]
6th 2022 Kim Dong-yeon — Who Lives in Kuroi's Mansion?
7th 2023 Kim Dong-yeonDeath Note

Best Playwright

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Park Hae-rim — Natasha, the White Donkey, and Me [3]
2nd 2018 Hue Park and Will AronsonMaybe Happy Ending [22]
3rd 2019 Young Jung — Dedication of Suspect X
4th 2020 Kang Nam — Hope: Unread Books and Lost Life?
5th 2021 Cheon Se-eun — Marie Curie [7]
6th 2022 Pyo Sang-ah — Who Lives in Kuroi's Mansion?
7th 2023 Han Jeon-seok — Showman - A Dictator's Fourth Body Double

Music Award Arrangement/Music Director

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Lee Jin-wook — Rachmaninov [3]
2nd 2018 Will AronsonMaybe Happy Ending
3rd 2019 Kim Seong-soo — Bernarda Alba
4th 2020 Shin Eun-kyung — Hope: Unread Books and Lost Life? [5]
5th 2021 Kim Seong-soo — Something Rotten!
6th 2022 Yang Joo-in — Red Book
7th 2023 Kim Seong-soo — Jesus Christ Superstar

Composer Award

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017
2nd 2018
3rd 2019
4th 2020 Kim Hyo-eun — Hope: Unread Books and Lost Life? [5]
5th 2021 Choi Jong-yoon — Marie Curie [23]
6th 2022 Kim Bo-young — Who Lives in Kuroi's Mansion?
7th 2023 Hong Min-chan — Let Me Fly

Best Choreography

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Shin Seon-ho — Rogisu [3]
2nd 2018 Cha Jin-yeop — Along with the Gods [22]
3rd 2019 Hong Yu-seon — Red Book
4th 2020 Moon Seong-woo — Benhur
5th 2021 Kim Eun-chong — Swag Age: Shout out, Joseon
6th 2022 Lee Hyun-jung — Lizzy
7th 2023 Kim Dong-yeonDeath Note

Stage Arts Award

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Oh Pil-young (stage) — Mata Hari [3]
2nd 2018 Seo Sook-jin — Benhur [22]
3rd 2019 Oh Pil-young (stage) — The Man Who Laugh
4th 2020 Park Joon (video) — City of Angels
5th 2021 Oh Pil-young (stage) — A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
6th 2022 Oh Pil-young (stage) — The Great Comet
7th 2023 Oh Pil-young (stage, lighting, video, accessories director) — Death Note

Special Award

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Staff Award

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No. Year Winner Note
2nd 2018 Kim Moon-jung

New Wave Award

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No. Year Winner Note
3rd 2019 Ready to Fly

Special Merit Award

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No. Year Winner Note
1st 2017 Park Man-gyu [3]
2nd 2018 Kang Dae-jin
3rd 2019 Lee Jong-deok
4th 2020
5th 2021 The musical
6th 2022 Daegu International Musical Festival
7th 2023 Yoon Bok-hee [24]

Award milestones

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Some notable records and facts about the Korea Musical Awards include the following:

  • The 2nd edition of awards. Maybe Happy Ending received the most awards, with six trophies: Will Aronson for Best Music, Will Aronson and Hue Park for Best Book, Kim Dong-yeon for Best Director, Han Kyung-sook for Best Producer, Jeon Mi-do for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Small Theater Musical.[17]
  • The 6th edition of awards was held at the Blue Square, Shinhan Card Hall on January 10, 2022. The nominations were announced on December 20, 2021. The musical Red Book was nominated in 7 categories: Best Musical, Best Leading Actress (Female), Best Supporting Actor (Male), Best New Artist (Female), Producer Award, Directing Award, and Music Award.[25]

References

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