This year, the Asia Film Market has newly established the Asia Contents Awards (ACA), an awards ceremony for dramas from South Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and ASEAN countries.

There are a total of 8 award categories: ▲Best Creative ▲Best Asian Drama ▲Best Actor ▲Best Actress ▲Best Writer ▲Popularity Award ▲Rookie Award ▲Contribution Award.

TV dramas released in the last five years, representing their respective countries and featuring Asian stars, have been selected as nominees, drawing significant attention.

Notable nominees include the Korean dramas "Descendants of the Sun" and "The Fiery Priest," the Chinese historical drama "The Longest Day in Chang'an," the Japanese drama "Suits," and the Japanese Netflix original drama "The Naked Director."

Actors Kim Nam-gil and Kim Jae-joong, along with Chinese actors Lei Jia Yin, Yao Chen, and Zhang Da Fei, are invited and expected to further grace the awards ceremony.

Star writer Kim Eun-sook, who has had consecutive hits with dramas like "Mr. Sunshine" and "Descendants of the Sun," writer Park Hae-young, known for "My Mister" and "Another Oh Hae-young," and Lu Shih-yuan, considered Taiwan's most popular drama writer, are also attracting attention as nominees.

The ceremony will be hosted by actor Yoo Teo, who garnered significant attention for his role in the film "Summer," an official selection of the 71st Cannes Film Festival, and Kim Se-yeon, a former Miss Korea 2019.

Other notable attendees include popular Chinese actress Angelababy, actor David McInnis, who delivered an impressive performance in the drama "Mr. Sunshine," actor Kim Sung-kyu, who gained attention for his role in the Korean Netflix original drama "Kingdom," and Li Wenhan, a member of the Chinese idol group UNINE. Korean idol group AOA and singer Jung Dong-ha are scheduled to perform celebratory stages.

The ACA awards ceremony will be held on October 6th at 6:30 PM at the Sohyang Theater of UN at Centum City, Busan.

These are English translations of articles from our GTTOUR Japanese website.