Top Excellence Actress Awards in Korean

• Ham Eun-jeong

Ham Eun-jeong (Hangul: 함은정 Hanja:咸慇晶) (sometimes stylized as Ham Eun Jung; born December 12, 1988) is a South Korean idol singer, rapper, actress, dancer, model, MC and member of K-pop girl group T-ara.

• Lee Yoon-ji

Lee Yoon-ji (born March 15, 1984) is a South Korean actress. After making her acting debut in the sitcom Nonstop 4, Lee has starred in the television series Pure 19 (2004), Princess Hours (2006), Dream High (2011), and The King 2 Hearts (2012). She also appeared in season 1 of the reality/variety show We Got Married (2008-2009), as well as the romantic comedy film Couples (2011).

• Park Min-young

Park Min-young (Hangul: 박민영; born 4 March 1986) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the television dramas Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010), and City Hunter (2011). Park also made her big screen debut in the horror film The Cat.

• Lee Min-jung

Lee Min-jung (Hangul: 이민정; born February 16, 1982) is a South Korean actress. She began her career in Jang Jin's stage plays, and for a few years appeared in supporting roles on film and television, such as Boys Over Flowers. Lee rose to fame in 2009 with a leading role in popular family drama Smile, You, followed by the hit romantic comedy film Cyrano Agency (2010).

• Kim So-eun

Kim So-eun (born September 6, 1989) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in the popular television drama Boys Over Flowers.

• Kang Ji-young

Kang Ji-young (born January 18, 1994) is a South Korean idol singer, is known to be a former member of the Korean girl group Kara.

• Han Hyo-joo

Han Hyo-joo (born February 22, 1987) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the television dramas Brilliant Legacy (2009) and Dong Yi (2010), as well as the film Cold Eyes (2013) for which she won Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

• Yoon Eun-hye

Yoon Eun-hye (Korean: 윤은혜; born October 3, 1984) is a South Korean actress, singer, entertainer and model. She debuted as a member of girl group Baby V.O.X, staying with the group from 1999 to 2005. Yoon has since moved on to acting and is best known for starring in the television dramas Princess Hours (2006), The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (2007) and Missing You (2012).

Best New Actress in Korean

• Goo Hara

Goo Hara (born January 13, 1991) is a South Korean idol singer, model, dancer, and actress. She is best known for being a member of Korean pop girl group Kara and for portraying Choi Da-hye, the president's daughter, on City Hunter in 2011.

• Song Ji-hyo

Cheon Seong-im (born August 15, 1981), better known by her stage name Song Ji-hyo is a South Korean film & television actress and model. She is best known for her role as the ballerina Min Hyo-rin in Princess Hours (2006), as well as for her notable roles in Jumong (2007), A Frozen Flower (2008) and Jackal is Coming (2012). Song is also known as the only female member of the popular Korean variety show, Running Man.

• Jessica Jung

Jessica Sooyoun Jung (Korean name: Jung Soo-yeon; born April 18, 1989) is an American-born Korean singer, dancer, actress and model best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. Born in San Francisco, California, she is fluent in both her native English and Korean after moving to South Korea at age 11.

• Oh Yeon-seo

Oh Yeon-seo (Hangul: 오연서; born June 22, 1987) is a South Korean actress and former singer. She made her entertainment debut in 2002 when she was only 16 years old under her real name Oh Haet-nim, with the band LUV alongside Jo Eun-byul and Jeon Hye-bin. They released their first album "Story" that year, which included the singles "Orange Girl" and "I Still Believe in You." Oh then shifted to acting, and her popularity rose in 2012 with her roles in My Husband Got a Family and Here Comes Mr. Oh.

• Wang Ji-hye

Wang Ji-hye (born Min Ji-hye on December 29, 1985) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in Protect the Boss, Friend, Our Legend, President, and Personal Taste. She previously dated baseball player Kim Tae-Kyun.

• Lee Yeon-hee

Lee Yeon-hee (born January 9, 1988) is a South Korean actress and model under record label and talent agency, S.M. Entertainment. She made her first appearance in Moon Heejun's music video, "ALONE" in 2001 and officially debuted in the Korean television drama, Sea God as young Junghwa in 2004. She played her first movie in 2006 known as "A Millionaire's First Love" as Eun-whan.  

• Moon Chae-won

Moon Chae-won (born November 13, 1986) is a South Korean actress. Her historical war movie War of the Arrows was the highest grossing Korean film in 2011. She won Best New Actress in both the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2011. She also won the Top Excellence Actress Award (Best Actress Award) in 2011 KBS Drama Awards. Moon Chae Won also received Best Dressed of The Year from Korea's Lifestyle Awards 2011. In 2012, she was appointed as an honorary prosecutor representing prosecutors in South Korea. Moon won her second Top Excellence Actress Awards in 2012 KBS Drama Awards for her role in The Innocent Man. Moon will be acting alongside actor Go Soo in acclaimed director Kang Je Gyu’s new short film The Day Min Woo Comes, which is part of a project supported by the Hong Kong International Film Festival in January 2014.