Due to the fast-changing global media market, the first-ever Blue Dragon Series Awards (BSA) will be held in Korea this year. It is to create a festival venue for high-quality content provided by global streaming services. Keep on reading for all the details.

Blue Dragon Series Awards To Debut This July

A media outlet publicly announced on June 24 that Blue Dragon Series Awards will happen this coming July 19 at 7 p.m. (KST) in Paradise City. The said award show is making its debut to further strengthen the high interest in original K-drama series.

It has been said that the award ceremony expands to new production and investment content joined by several streaming companies in Korea, namely Netflix, Disney+, Seezn, Apple TV+, Watcha, Waave, Kakao TV, Coupang Play, and TVING.

The soon-to-launch award ceremony will feature dramas, entertainment programs, and versatile stars who showcase their outstanding talents.

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The Blue Dragon Series Awards will have a clear goal and criteria that would give way to the deserving K-contents that received massive recognition outside Korea.

Since 2020, Korean content has been loved on the global stage. Starting from Netflix's original series "Kingdom," zombie-themed apocalypse "Sweet Home," to the greatest K-drama of all time that made history "Squid Game."

Blue Dragon Series Awards Aims To Recognize Top-Notch Talents, Amazing Content

All of the contents mentioned received great reviews from global viewers and the interest in the series led to its popularity abroad and the increasing interest of foreigners in Korean culture.

In particular, "Squid Game" which stars Lee Jung Jae, Jung Ho Yeon, Park Hae Soo, and more has topped Netflix content worldwide for 53 days since it was released.

Further, the game-themed series set an unprecedented box office record and surpassed 142 million watchers around the world.

On top of that, other series such as "D.P." "Hellbound," "Sea of Silence," "Grid," "Juvenile Justice," and "King of Pigs" also made an impression on international viewers.

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After announcing the first-ever Blue Dragon Series Awards K-drama fans anticipate who among the stars and dramas would be nominated and bag new trophies for this year's ceremony.

Nominees To Be Revealed Soon

In the past years, fans have been supportive of their favorite stars and their previous films at the prestigious Blue Dragon Film Awards. This is one of the first Blue Dragon Awards that continues to recognize actors, actresses, movies, directors, and scriptwriters who made considerable contributions to the Korean entertainment industry. It is held either in October or November of the year.

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Shai Collins wrote this.