Winners of Baeksang’s Most Scandalous “Popularity Awards” Revealed
Amid the drama of it possibly being rigged by macro programs, the voting for the “PRIZM Popularity Awards” for the 2025 Baeksang Awards has come to an end, and the winners have been chosen.
After ten days of voting from April 23 to May 2, 2025 (KST), the leads of tvN‘s hit K-Drama, Lovely Runners, win the 61st Baeksang Awards’ popularity awards.
Actor Byeon Woo Seok won 2.4M out of the 3.7M votes received…
…while actress Kim Hye Yoon won a whopping 7.8M out of the 18.4M votes received!
The runner-ups also garnered plenty of votes. Among the male nominees, Park Bo Gum won 605K votes, while Jung Hae In won 180K, Lee Jun Hyuk 105K, and Dex 87K votes. From the female nominees, Girl’s Day‘s Hyeri won 6.9M votes, while IU won 3.4M, NMIXX‘s Haewon 40K, and Kim Tae Ri 33K votes.
The award ceremony is set to be held on May 5, 2025, at 8 PM KST.
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Read more about the rigging allegation here:
“Popularity Award” Gone Wrong: Fans Demand Hyeri, IU, And Kim Hye Yoon Be Disqualified
