Kim Hye-ja, Jung Woo-sung, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Soo-hyun at the Baeksang Arts Awards

The award presenter lineup of the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards was unveiled.

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Actors who gave up their time as just award presenters, including those who had the joy of winning last year's awards, will join the Baeksang Arts Awards. Kim Hye-ja, Jung Woo-sung, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Soo-hyun, Go Soo, Im Si-wan and Kim You-jung will be on stage to give the trophy to those who have been active for the past year.

▲ The joy of 1 year ago returns as celebration this year

Kim Hye-ja, the winner of the grand prize in the TV category who showed the best acceptance speech among the Korean award ceremonies last year, will step forward this year. Just like her acceptance speech last year, the kind of warm words Kim will say in this time of need for consolation is drawing expectations. Jung Woo-sung, the winner of the grand prize in the film category, also takes time to attend despite his busy schedule in directing and film production. Yum Jung-ah, who has rarely been seen since the TV show "Three Meals A Day" and Lee Byung-hun, who has been nominated for Best Actor in this year's film category, will be on stage together. Lee Sung-min and Han Ji-min, who are active in their respective fields, also deliver trophies to filmmakers who have shown outstanding performances for a year.

Kim Byung-chul, who has stood out for lead roles since last year's supporting actor award, Lee Jung-eun, who won an award for "Parasite", and Kwon So-hyun-I, who shed tears after receiving the supporting actor award for "Miss Baek", also confirmed their attendance. Jang Ki-yong, Kim Hye-yoon, Kim Young-kwang and Lee Jae-in, who are honored with the TV/Movie Rookie Award, offer their sincere congratulations to the next rookie. Jun Hyun-moo, the winner of the entertainment award, and Sung Soo-yeon, the winner of the Young Theater Award in the theater category, which was revived for the first time in 18 years last year, will also be in the spotlight.

▲ Gathering of actors for upcoming dramas

The main characters of upcoming dramas are willing to gather for the show. They will also be the main characters of the Baeksang Arts Awards next year. Kim You-jung, who will play the title role in "Backstreet Rookie", which will air in June, will return after winning the TV Popularity Award at the Baeksang Arts Awards three years ago. This time, she's a presenter. Her partner is Im Si-wan. Im Si-wan, who is preparing for the jTBC drama "Run On", which will air in the second half of the year, and Kim You-jung met as children in the hit series "The Moon Embracing the Sun", which had a record of 42.2% in 2012. The two will present the TikTok Popularity Award. Kim Soo-hyun is also expected to make his first public appearance in a drama after being discharged from the military. He decided to appear in a drama for the first time in five years with "It's Okay to Not Be Okay", which will premiere on the 20th, revealing his handsome appearance with the Baeksang Arts Awards before the first broadcast. Seo Yea-ji, his partner in the drama, has been confirmed as the presenter for the Best Picture Award in TV and film.

Jang Seung-jo and Lee Elijah, who will work together on jTBC's Monday-Tuesday drama "The Good Detective", which will air in early July, will step forward as presenters of the TV Entertainment and Culture Award. Likewise, the main characters of OCN's "Train", Yoon Si-yoon and Kyung Soo-jin, will also support the ceremony by presenting the TV and Film Art Awards. Go Soo and Ahn So-hee, who will come out in August with the mystery-tracking fantasy drama OCN's "Missing: The Other Side" will also be participating as presenters. Go Kyung-pyo and Sehyun, the male and female leads of jTBC's "Private Lives", give joy to the winner of the TV Screenplay Award and the Scenario Award in the movie category. Park Hae-joon, who re-verified his presence in "The World of the Married" and Jin Sun-kyu and Seo Yi-sook will participate in the newly established Theater Category to add meaning.

The 56th Baeksang Arts Awards will be held at KINTEX Hall 7 in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province from 4:50PM on the 5th and will be broadcast live on JTBC, JTBC2, and JTBC4. Considering COVID-19 situation, it will be held without an audience.