'You Who Came From The Stars' V. 'The Heirs'
Two of the past year's hottest dramas are currently competing in the 9th Seoul Drama Awards. "You Who Came From The Stars" and "The Heirs" are both up for Best Drama, The Most Popular Actor," "The Most Popular Actress, and the best soundtrack. It seems certain that one of these dramas will win first place in at least of those categories and the other will win second place as no other series can come close.
So far, "The Heirs," starring Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye and Kim Woo Bin, is in first place in the drama category with 539,090 SNS votes. "You Who Came From The Stars," which stars Kim Soo Hyun, Jun Ji Hyun and Park Hae Jin, is next with 213,726 votes. That's a big margin for "The Heirs" but still places "You Who Came From The Stars" way ahead of the competition. In the soundtrack category, "You Who Came from The Stars," featuring the song "My Destiny" by Lyn, leads with 53.5 percent. "The Heirs" is so far in second place with 40.7 percent.
"You Who Came From The Stars" ended in February. "The Heirs" ended in Decemberbut its loyal fan base is no less loyal six months later.
Also known as the SDA, the Seoul International Drama Awards is an awards show to celebrate excellence in television drama. The awards ceremony will take place on Sept. 4 in the National Theater of Korea.
This year's drama nominees are an interesting mix of shows that got both positive and negative reviews as well as shows that got top and low ratings. They include "Good Doctor," "Future's Choice," "Pretty Man," "Shark," "Empress Ki," "Goddess of Fire," "Scandal," "Golden Rainbow," "I Hear Your Voice," "The Master's Sun," "You Who Came From The Stars," and "The Heirs." To qualify dramas had be aired between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014.
The nominated actors include Joo Won for "Good Doctor," Jung Yong Hwa for "Future's Choice," Ji Chang Wook for "Empress Ki," Kim Jae Won for "Scandal," Kim Soo Hyun for "You Who Came For The Stars" and Lee Min Ho for "The Heirs."
The nominated actresses include Moon Chae Won for "Good Doctor," IU for "Pretty Man," Ha Ji Won for "Empress Ki," Moon Geun Young for "Goddess of Fire," Jun Ji Hyun for "You Who Came From The Stars" and Park Shin Hye for "The Heirs."
Both "The Heirs" and "You Who Came For The Stars" had a lot to offer. Who do you think should win?
For more information, visit https://www.seouldrama.org/en/
