A
daesang is a prestigious and the highest award giving at Korean Award Ceremonies. It is awarded especially between actors, idols and artists.
For actors
it’s giving for outstanding performance on Korean
dramas and movies.
When received, it’s an emotional win.
For artists/idols; the
Daesang award is one of the highest achievements a group or artist can achieve. Winning a Daesang focuses on the records released by artists that year and how many copies they sold, both physically and digitally. It is awarded at korean award shows.
The record breaking and million selling boy group, Seventeen, have achieved a
daesang of
album of the year at the
AAA in 2019.
Bong Joon-Ho received the daesang grand prize for his work as the director of Parasite.