Seoul International Drama Awards reveals finalists of "Outstanding Asian Star"

Seoul International Drama Awards organizing committee has revealed the finalists of "Outstanding Asian Star", seven starts from six Asian countries (Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand) that are participating in the category. The winners of "Outstanding Asian Star" as well as "Outstanding Korean Drama O.S.T"will be determined by votes from global fans around the world.

"Outstanding Asian Star" is conducted by voting for actors who have excelled in dramas over the past year. Particularly in Korea, the awards are divided into male and female categories and feature actors and actresses who have performed outstandingly in Korean dramas aired between May 1st, 2023, and April 30th, 2024. In the other five Asian countries, main actors from SDA entries are selected as candidates.

In Korea the male finalists are Kim Soo-hyun from "Queen of Tears", Byeon Woo-seok from "Lovely Runner", Cha Eun-woo from "Wonderful World", Song Kang from "My Demon", Suho from "Missing Crown Prince", Lee Jun-ho from "King the Land", Chae Jong-hyeop from "Castaway Diva", and Yim Si-wan from "Boyhood". In the female category, Kim Ji-won from "Queen of Tears", Park Bo-young from "Daily Dose of Sunshine", Kim Hye-yoon from "Lovely Runner", Lim Yoon-a from "King the Land", and Go Youn-jung from "Moving".

From Thailand, Blue Pongtiwat Tangwancharoen, who became a highly attractive actor from Netflix's "Ready, Set, Love" and PoompatIam-samang from Korean remake drama "Start-Up" are participated. Filipino’s famous actress Kim Chiu, Malaysian representative actress Emily Chan, Singaporean award-winning actor Desmond Tan, and Indonesia's actress Ochi Rosdiana are also on the list. New countries that had not been selected as candidate countries for "Outstanding Asian Star" in past years have been included in this year. This will make SDA achieve its goal of promoting global cultural exchange.

For "Outstanding Korean Drama O.S.T", the title songs of K-dramas will be voted. This include many great songs such as "Crush" (OST for "Queen of Tears"), "Seung-kwan of Seventeen" (OST for "Tell Me that You Love Me"), "New Jeans" (OST for "My Demon"), "Mi-yeon of (G)I-DLE" (OST for "My Dearest"), and "Seo Eun-kwang of BTOB" (OST for "Detective 1958").