# 2018 KBS Entertainment Awards

The 2018 KBS Entertainment Awards presented by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), took place on December 22, 2018 at KBS New Wing Open Hall in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. It was hosted by Shin Hyun-joon, Yoon Shi-yoon and AOA's Seolhyun.

## Nominations and winners

(Winners denoted in bold)
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Viewers' Choice Best Program Award |
| Lee Young-ja – Hello Counselor, Red Cheek You Kim Jun-ho – 2 Days & 1 Night, Gag Concert Lee Dong-gook – The Return of Superman Shin Dong-yup – Hello Counselor, Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Yoo Jae-suk – Happy Together Season 4 | Lee Young-ja – Hello Counselor, Red Cheek You Kim Jun-ho – 2 Days & 1 Night, Gag Concert Lee Dong-gook – The Return of Superman Shin Dong-yup – Hello Counselor, Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Yoo Jae-suk – Happy Together Season 4 | 2 Days & 1 Night Season 3 Gag Concert Happy Together Season 4 Hello Counselor Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Mr. House Husband The Return of Superman |
| Top Excellence Award |||
| Variety Category | Talk/Show Category | Comedy Category |
| Defconn – 2 Days & 1 Night Sam Hammington – The Return of Superman Kim Jong-min – 2 Days & 1 Night Song Eun-i – Problem Child in House | Kim Sook – Battle Trip Moon Hee-joon – Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Jun Hyun-moo – Happy Together Season 4 Shin Hyun-joon – Entertainment Weekly [ko] | Male |
| Defconn – 2 Days & 1 Night Sam Hammington – The Return of Superman Kim Jong-min – 2 Days & 1 Night Song Eun-i – Problem Child in House | Kim Sook – Battle Trip Moon Hee-joon – Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Jun Hyun-moo – Happy Together Season 4 Shin Hyun-joon – Entertainment Weekly [ko] | Kwon Jae-kwan [ko] – Pigeon Magic Troupe, YOLO Inn Kim Dae-hee [ko] – Bongsunga School, So Touching, We Need to Talk 1987 Kim Won-hyo [ko] – I'd Like to Ask a Favor, Refreshing Statements Park Young-jin [ko] – Love Ladder, Say Anything Festival Yoo Min-sang [ko] – The Everything Show, Love Ladder, Momentary Home Shopping |
| Defconn – 2 Days & 1 Night Sam Hammington – The Return of Superman Kim Jong-min – 2 Days & 1 Night Song Eun-i – Problem Child in House | Kim Sook – Battle Trip Moon Hee-joon – Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Jun Hyun-moo – Happy Together Season 4 Shin Hyun-joon – Entertainment Weekly [ko] | Female |
| Defconn – 2 Days & 1 Night Sam Hammington – The Return of Superman Kim Jong-min – 2 Days & 1 Night Song Eun-i – Problem Child in House | Kim Sook – Battle Trip Moon Hee-joon – Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend Jun Hyun-moo – Happy Together Season 4 Shin Hyun-joon – Entertainment Weekly [ko] | Shin Bong-sun – Ms. Shin, We Need to Talk 1987 Kang Yoo-mi [ko] – Professional Stand-ins, Ugly Inside Kim Min-kyung [ko] – Decline, Myeonghun, Myeonghun, Myeonghun Oh Na-mi [ko] – Myeonghun, Myeonghun, Myeonghun, Ms. Shin |
| Excellence Award |||
| Variety Category | Talk/Show Category | Comedy Category |
| Kim Seung-hyun [ko] – Mr. House Husband Ko Ji-yong – The Return of Superman Bong Tae-gyu – The Return of Superman Jung Joon-young – 2 Days & 1 Night Yoon Shi-yoon – 2 Days & 1 Night | Jo Se-ho – Happy Together Season 4 Sung Si-kyung – Battle Trip Do Kyung-wan [ko] – I Like to Sing [ko] Jeong Hyeong-don – Dancing High [ko], Hyena on the Keyboard Kim Tae-gyun – Hello Counselor | Male |
| Kim Seung-hyun [ko] – Mr. House Husband Ko Ji-yong – The Return of Superman Bong Tae-gyu – The Return of Superman Jung Joon-young – 2 Days & 1 Night Yoon Shi-yoon – 2 Days & 1 Night | Jo Se-ho – Happy Together Season 4 Sung Si-kyung – Battle Trip Do Kyung-wan [ko] – I Like to Sing [ko] Jeong Hyeong-don – Dancing High [ko], Hyena on the Keyboard Kim Tae-gyun – Hello Counselor | Song Joon-geun [ko] – Bongsunga School, How Awkward, So Touching Kim Sung-won [ko] – Bongsunga School, The Participation Show Ryu Geun-ji [ko] – The Everything Show, The Participation Show Seo Tae-hoon [ko] – Love Ladder, Ms. Shin, The Participation Show Song Young-gil [ko] – The Everything Show, The Participation Show, Sloppy Kung Fu, Ugly Inside |
| Kim Seung-hyun [ko] – Mr. House Husband Ko Ji-yong – The Return of Superman Bong Tae-gyu – The Return of Superman Jung Joon-young – 2 Days & 1 Night Yoon Shi-yoon – 2 Days & 1 Night | Jo Se-ho – Happy Together Season 4 Sung Si-kyung – Battle Trip Do Kyung-wan [ko] – I Like to Sing [ko] Jeong Hyeong-don – Dancing High [ko], Hyena on the Keyboard Kim Tae-gyun – Hello Counselor | Female |
| Kim Seung-hyun [ko] – Mr. House Husband Ko Ji-yong – The Return of Superman Bong Tae-gyu – The Return of Superman Jung Joon-young – 2 Days & 1 Night Yoon Shi-yoon – 2 Days & 1 Night | Jo Se-ho – Happy Together Season 4 Sung Si-kyung – Battle Trip Do Kyung-wan [ko] – I Like to Sing [ko] Jeong Hyeong-don – Dancing High [ko], Hyena on the Keyboard Kim Tae-gyun – Hello Counselor | Park So-ra [ko] – How Awkward, Two Job Republic Kim Seung-hye [ko] – YOLO Inn Lee Hyun-jeong [ko] – Call Center, Refreshing Statements Lee Soo-ji [ko] – Bongsunga School, Child Romance |
| Rookie Award |||
| Variety Category | Talk/Show Category | Comedy Category |
| Lee Hanee – The Secret and Great Private Lives of Animals [ko] Eric Nam – Grandma's Restaurant in Samcheong-dong Bae Jeong-nam [ko] – Where on Earth??, 1 Percent of Friendship Choi Min-hwan – Mr. House Husband JooE – Grandma's Restaurant in Samcheong-dong Moon Ga-bi – Red Cheek You | Choi Won-myeong – Music Bank Kei – Music Bank Jo Hyun-ah – The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project Lee Hye-sung – Entertainment Weekly [ko] | Male |
| Lee Hanee – The Secret and Great Private Lives of Animals [ko] Eric Nam – Grandma's Restaurant in Samcheong-dong Bae Jeong-nam [ko] – Where on Earth??, 1 Percent of Friendship Choi Min-hwan – Mr. House Husband JooE – Grandma's Restaurant in Samcheong-dong Moon Ga-bi – Red Cheek You | Choi Won-myeong – Music Bank Kei – Music Bank Jo Hyun-ah – The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project Lee Hye-sung – Entertainment Weekly [ko] | Lee Seung-hwan [ko] – Bongsunga School, The Everything Show Bae Jeong-geun [ko] – Pigeon Magic Troupe Lee Jae-yool – Bongsunga School Park Jin-ho [ko] – Are You Human?, The Everything Show Shim Moon-gyu [ko] – Child Romance, Pigeon Magic Troupe |
| Lee Hanee – The Secret and Great Private Lives of Animals [ko] Eric Nam – Grandma's Restaurant in Samcheong-dong Bae Jeong-nam [ko] – Where on Earth??, 1 Percent of Friendship Choi Min-hwan – Mr. House Husband JooE – Grandma's Restaurant in Samcheong-dong Moon Ga-bi – Red Cheek You | Choi Won-myeong – Music Bank Kei – Music Bank Jo Hyun-ah – The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project Lee Hye-sung – Entertainment Weekly [ko] | Female |
| Lee Hanee – The Secret and Great Private Lives of Animals [ko] Eric Nam – Grandma's Restaurant in Samcheong-dong Bae Jeong-nam [ko] – Where on Earth??, 1 Percent of Friendship Choi Min-hwan – Mr. House Husband JooE – Grandma's Restaurant in Samcheong-dong Moon Ga-bi – Red Cheek You | Choi Won-myeong – Music Bank Kei – Music Bank Jo Hyun-ah – The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project Lee Hye-sung – Entertainment Weekly [ko] | Kim Ni-na [ko] – The Everything Show, The Girl That Used to be Pretty Choi Hee-ryung [ko] – Come On!, Group Assignment Hwang Jeong-hye [ko] – Bongsunga School, Countryside Love, The Everything Show Jang Ha-na [ko] – Bongsunga School, Let's Do This. |
| Other Awards |||
| Best Entertainer Award | Staff of the Year Award | Best Idea Award |
| Choi Yang-rak [ko] and Paeng Hyun-sook [ko] – Mr. House Husband Kim Tae-jin [ko] – Entertainment Weekly [ko] Yoon Shi-yoon – 2 Days & 1 Night | Kim Young-seon (photographing director) | Gag Concert – Refreshing Statements |
| Broadcasting Screenwriter Award | Best Teamwork Award | Popularity Award |
| Jang Jong-won – Gag Concert Screenwriter team – Hello Counselor Shim Eun-ha – Mr. House Husband | Hello Counselor | The Return of Superman Children |
| New DJ of the Year Award | Entertainment DJ of the Year Award | DJ of the Year Award |
| Lee Su-hyun – Akdong Musician Suhyun's Volume Up Yangpa – Yangpa's Music Garden [ko] | Jang Hang-jun – Jang Hang-jun and Kim Jin-soo's Mister Radio [ko] Kim Jin-soo [ko] – Jang Hang-jun and Kim Jin-soo's Mister Radio [ko] | Park Eun-young [ko] |
| Producers' Special Award | 2018 Hot Issue Entertainer Award | 2018 Hot Issue Variety Program |
| Shin Hyun-joon – Entertainment Weekly [ko] | Bae Jeong-nam [ko] – Where on Earth??, 1 Percent of Friendship Bong Tae-gyu – The Return of Superman Hwasa and Loco – Hyena on the Keyboard Jung Chae-yeon – To. Jenny | Joy of Conversation [ko] |
| Achievement Award | Best Couple Award | Best Couple Award |
| Bae Cheol-soo | Kim Eon-joong and Baek Ok-ja – Mr. House Husband Kim Jun-ho and Kim Jong-min – 2 Days & 1 Night | Kim Eon-joong and Baek Ok-ja – Mr. House Husband Kim Jun-ho and Kim Jong-min – 2 Days & 1 Night |

## Presenters

| Order | Presenter(s) | Award |
| 1 | Yoo Jae-suk, Jo Yoon-hee | Rookie Award in Comedy Category |
| 2 | Hwang Seok-jeong, Kim Ho-young | Rookie Award in Veriety Category Rookie Award in Talk/Show Category |
| 3 | Cha Tae-hyun | New DJ of the Year Award Entertainment DJ of the Year Award DJ of the Year Award |
| 4 | Lee Hwi-jae, Park Eun-young [ko] | Broadcasting Screenwriter Award |
| 5 | You Hee-yeol, JooE | Popularity Award Achievement Award |
| 6 | Andy, Eric Nam | 2018 Hot Issue Entertainer Award 2018 Hot Issue Variety Program |
| 7 | Kim Sook, Hwasa | Producers' Special Award |
| 8 | Lee Moo-song [ko], Noh Sa-yeon | Best Couple Award |
| 9 | Kim Hye-seon [ko], Lee Soo-ji [ko] | Best Teamwork Award |
| 10 | Bae Jeong-nam [ko], Moon Ga-bi | Best Entertainer Award |
| 11 | Shin Dong-yup | Staff of the Year Award |
| 12 | Jun Hyun-moo, Son Na-eun | Excellence Award in Comedy Category |
| 13 | Kim Jun-ho, Cha Tae-hyun | Excellence Award in Talk/Show Category Excellence Award in Variety Category |
| 14 | Sung Si-kyung, Jung Chae-yeon | Top Excellence Award in Comedy Category |
| 15 | Lee Young-ja, Baekhyun | Top Excellence Award in Talk/Show Category Top Excellence Award in Variety Category |
| 16 | Lee Chang-hyun, Lee Si-young | Viewers' Choice Best Program Award |
| 17 | Yang Seung-dong, Uee | Grand Prize (Daesang) |

## Special performances

| Order | Artist | Song/Spectacle |
| 1 | Gag Concert team | "I Wanna Be a Celeb" (셀럽이 되고 싶어) (Original: Celeb Five) |
| 2 | Grandma's Restaurant in Samcheong-dong team | "Ring Ring" (따르릉) (Original: Kim Young-chul & Hong Jin-young) Bboom Bboom (뿜뿜) (Original: Momoland) |
| 3 | Gag Concert team | "Dope" (쩔어) + "Blood Sweat & Tears" (피 땀 눈물) + "Idol" (Original: BTS) |
| 4 | Yoo Min-sang [ko], Song Young-gil [ko], Kim Soo-young [ko] | 돼너 |
| 5 | Twice | "Yes or Yes" |