# 2016 MBC Entertainment Awards

The 2016 MBC Entertainment Awards (Korean: MBC 방송연예대상; RR: MBC Bangsong Yeon-ye Daesang) presented by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), took place on December 29, 2016, at MBC Public Hall in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. It was hosted by Kim Sung-joo, Jun Hyun-moo and Lee Sung-kyung. The nominees were chosen from MBC variety, talk and comedy shows that aired from December 2015 to November 2016.

## Nominations and winners

(Winners denoted in bold)
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Program of the Year |
| Yoo Jae-suk - Infinite Challenge Jeong Jun-ha* - Infinite Challenge Kim Gu-ra - Radio Star Kim Sung-joo* - King of Mask Singer | Yoo Jae-suk - Infinite Challenge Jeong Jun-ha* - Infinite Challenge Kim Gu-ra - Radio Star Kim Sung-joo* - King of Mask Singer | Infinite Challenge I Live Alone King of Mask Singer Radio Star We Got Married Season 4 |
| Top Excellence Award |||
| in Variety Show | in Music/Talk Show | in Radio Show |
| Male | Kim Sung-joo - Capable People [ko], King of Mask Singer Kim Gu-ra - King of Mask Singer, Radio Star | Bae Cheol-soo - Bae Cheol-soo's Music Camp |
| Jeong Jun-ha - Infinite Challenge Yoo Jae-suk - Infinite Challenge | Kim Sung-joo - Capable People [ko], King of Mask Singer Kim Gu-ra - King of Mask Singer, Radio Star | Bae Cheol-soo - Bae Cheol-soo's Music Camp |
| Female | Kim Sung-joo - Capable People [ko], King of Mask Singer Kim Gu-ra - King of Mask Singer, Radio Star | Bae Cheol-soo - Bae Cheol-soo's Music Camp |
| Lee Guk-joo - I Live Alone, We Got Married Season 4 Han Chae-ah - I Live Alone Han Hye-jin - I Live Alone Seo In-young - Real Men Season 2 | Kim Sung-joo - Capable People [ko], King of Mask Singer Kim Gu-ra - King of Mask Singer, Radio Star | Bae Cheol-soo - Bae Cheol-soo's Music Camp |
| Excellence Award |||
| in Variety Show | in Music/Talk Show | in Radio Show |
| Male | Male | Kim Hyun-chul [ko] - Kim Hyun-chul's Discovery of the Afternoon [ko] Kim Shin-young - Kim Shin-young's Noon Song of Hope [ko] |
| Heo Kyung-hwan - Real Men Season 2 Hwang Kwanghee - Infinite Challenge Jun Hyun-moo - I Live Alone Sleepy - I Live Alone, We Got Married Season 4 | Yoo Young-seok [ko] - King of Mask Singer Cho Kyuhyun - Radio Star Kim Gook-jin - Radio Star, Section TV [ko] Lee Yoon-seok [ko] - King of Mask Singer | Kim Hyun-chul [ko] - Kim Hyun-chul's Discovery of the Afternoon [ko] Kim Shin-young - Kim Shin-young's Noon Song of Hope [ko] |
| Kim Hyun-chul [ko] - Kim Hyun-chul's Discovery of the Afternoon [ko] Kim Shin-young - Kim Shin-young's Noon Song of Hope [ko] ||
| Park Na-rae - I Live Alone, We Got Married Season 4 Cao Lu - We Got Married Season 4 Lee So-ra - I Live Alone Seo Yu-ri - My Little Television | Solbi - King of Mask Singer, Radio Star Ali - King of Mask Singer Baek Ji-young - Duet Song Festival Kim Sae-ron - Show! Music Core | Kim Hyun-chul [ko] - Kim Hyun-chul's Discovery of the Afternoon [ko] Kim Shin-young - Kim Shin-young's Noon Song of Hope [ko] |
| Rookie Award |||
| in Variety Show | in Music/Talk Show | in Radio Show |
| Male | Male | Kangta - Kangta's Starry Night [ko] Park Soo-hong - Choi Yoo-ra, Park Soo-hong's Now the Radio Generation [ko] |
| Park Chan-ho - Real Men Season 2 Lee Si-eon - I Live Alone, Real Men Season 2 Jackson Wang - Real Men Season 2 Yang Se-chan - We Got Married Season 4 | Han Dong-geun - Duet Song Festival Cha Eun-woo - Show! Music Core Parc Jae-jung - Capable People [ko], Radio Star Roy Kim - King of Mask Singer | Kangta - Kangta's Starry Night [ko] Park Soo-hong - Choi Yoo-ra, Park Soo-hong's Now the Radio Generation [ko] |
| Kangta - Kangta's Starry Night [ko] Park Soo-hong - Choi Yoo-ra, Park Soo-hong's Now the Radio Generation [ko] ||
| Lee Si-young - Real Men Season 2 Cheng Xiao - Idol Star Athletic Championship XII, My Little Television Kim Jin-kyung - We Got Married Season 4 Solar - We Got Married Season 4 | Shin Go-eun [ko] - King of Mask Singer, Section TV [ko] Lee Soo-min - Show! Music Core Lee Sun-bin - King of Mask Singer, Radio Star Park Jin-joo - King of Mask Singer | Kangta - Kangta's Starry Night [ko] Park Soo-hong - Choi Yoo-ra, Park Soo-hong's Now the Radio Generation [ko] |
| Popularity Award | MC Award | PD's Award |
| Han Hye-jin - I Live Alone Jo Se-ho and Cao Lu - We Got Married Season 4 Yang Se-hyung - Infinite Challenge | Baek Ji-young, Sung Si-kyung, Yoo Se-yoon - Duet Song Festival | Kim Gu-ra - King of Mask Singer, My Little Television, Radio Star |
| Best Teamwork Award | Achievement Award | Special Award |
| King of Mask Singer team | Goo Bong-seo [ko] | Ha Hyun-woo - King of Mask Singer (Singer) Jun Hyun-moo - I Live Alone (Variety Show) Yoon Jong-shin - Radio Star (Music/Talk Show) |
| Scriptwriter of the Year |||
| in Variety | in Current Events | in Radio |
| Lee Hae-young - Real Men Season 2 | Jo Hee-jeong - PD Note Heo Hyun-jeong - Think of Culture [ko] | Park Geum-seon - Yang Hee-eun, Seo Kyung-seok's Women Generation [ko] |
| Best Couple Award | Best Couple Award | Contribution Award |
| Eric Nam and Solar - We Got Married Season 4 Choi Tae-joon and Yoon Bo-mi - We Got Married Season 4 Hong Hye-geol [ko] and Yeo Esther [ko] - My Little Television Jo Se-ho and Cao Lu - We Got Married Season 4 Jota and Kim Jin-kyung - We Got Married Season 4 Sleepy and Lee Guk-joo - I Live Alone, We Got Married Season 4 | Eric Nam and Solar - We Got Married Season 4 Choi Tae-joon and Yoon Bo-mi - We Got Married Season 4 Hong Hye-geol [ko] and Yeo Esther [ko] - My Little Television Jo Se-ho and Cao Lu - We Got Married Season 4 Jota and Kim Jin-kyung - We Got Married Season 4 Sleepy and Lee Guk-joo - I Live Alone, We Got Married Season 4 | Republic of Korea Army Republic of Korea Navy |
| Special Awards | Special Awards | Achievement Award in Radio |
| in Current Events | in Radio | Achievement Award in Radio |
| Wang Sang-han - Talk Issues Say Current Events [ko] | Jung Cheol-jin - Kim Dong-hwan's We Are The World [ko] Lee Ha-na - Lee Jin-woo's The Economy in Hand [ko] | Amberin |
*Jeong Jun-ha and Kim Sung-joo were the Grand Prize initial nominees alongside Yoo Jae-suk and Kim Gura, but after they won the Top Excellence Awards, their names were eliminated as the Grand Prize nominees at the end.

## Presenters

| Order | Presenter | Award |
| 1 | Park Myeong-su, Kwanghee (ZE:A) | Rookie Award in Music/Talk Show |
| 2 | Lee Soo-geun, Heechul (Super Junior) | Rookie Award in Variety Show |
| 3 | Jonghyun (SHINee), Sunny (Girls' Generation) | Top Excellence/Excellence/Rookie Award in Radio Show |
| 4 | Jeong Jun-ha, Yang Se-hyung | Scriptwriter of the Year PD's Award |
| 5 | Lee Si-eon, Lee Guk-joo | Best Teamwork Award |
| 6 | Yoo Jae-suk, Solbi | Best Couple Award Special Award |
| 7 | Lee Kyung-kyu | Achievement Award |
| 8 | Gong Myung, Jung Hye-sung | Popularity Award |
| 9 | Eric Nam, Park Na-rae | MC Award |
| 10 | Kim Gu-ra, Han Hye-jin | Excellence Award in Music/Talk Show |
| 11 | Yoon Jong-shin, Kyuhyun (Super Junior) | Excellence Award in Variety Show |
| 11 | Haha, Han Chae-ah | Top Excellence Award in Variety Show, Female |
| 12 | Sung Si-kyung, Seohyun (Girls' Generation) | Top Excellence Award in Music/Talk Show Top Excellence Award in Variety Show, Male |
| 13 | Park Chan-ho, Lee Si-young | Program of the Year |
| 14 | Ahn Gwang-han, Kim So-yeon | Grand Prize (Daesang) |

## Special performances

| Order | Artist | Song/Spectacle |
| 1 | DJ Park Na-rae & Madtown | Dance opening |
| 1 | Lee Soo-min & Kim Sae-ron (Show! Music Core's MCs) | "Russian Roulette" (러시안 룰렛) |
| 1 | Hong Hye-geol [ko] & Yeo Esther [ko] (My Little Television's guests) | "My Ear's Candy" (내 귀에 캔디) |
| 1 | Lee Guk-joo & Sleepy (We Got Married Season 4's cast member) | "Who's Your Mama" (어머님이 누구니) |
| 2 | Kim Gu-ra, DinDin, Nam Chang-hee [ko], Heo Kyung-hwan, Hwang Je-sung [ko] | "Cheer Up" |
| 3 | Kim Sung-joo, Lee Si-young | "Just the Way We Love" (우리 사랑 이대로) |
| 4 | "MC Minzi" Jeong Jun-ha, Haha, Yang Se-hyung | "Hit Da Hit" (히트다 히트) |
| 5 | Yoo Jae-suk, Sechs Kies | "Couple" (커플) |