aespa's Karina and Zico attended the 2024 KBS Entertainment Awards held on December 21, 2024. The two idols managed to take home the Rookie Award for Show & Variety. They are considered to have made quite good contributions to KBS programs throughout 2024.
Karina is part of the program "Synchro You" with Yoo Jae Suk , while Zico hosts the music program "The Seasons". However, Karina and Zico's victory drew criticism from comedian Byun Ki Soo. Through his personal Instagram account, the comedian posted a screenshot of the two idols receiving the Rookie Award for Show & Variety on stage.
Alongside the photo, comedian Ki Soo wrote a sarcasm that read, "Can't they at least give an award to a comedian? These entertainment award shows only care about singers." At the 2024 KBS Entertainment Awards, most of the award winners were non-comedians. For the Rookie Award for Reality, the winners were actor Lee Sang Woo and singer Park Seo Jin.
In the Excellence in Show & Variety category, singer-turned-actor Lee Joon and rapper Lee Young Ji won. Finally, the highest award, the Daesang/Grand Prize, was won by singer Lee Chan Won. However, Ki Soo's sarcasm using Karina and Zico's portraits has sparked debate in online communities and social media.
Some argue that comedians have a right to feel belittled, while others argue that the increasing participation of singers and actors in entertainment shows is a natural evolution. " It's true that comedians are relatively marginalized [sic!]," one netizen wrote.
" How can this be an entertainment awards show when singers sweep all the awards? [sic!]," another added. " What he said is completely valid from a comedian's perspective [sic!]," another netizen added. " Nowadays, comedians are not as funny or as fun as singers, so it's no surprise they won [sic!]," added another.
" Times have changed, entertainment awards are no longer exclusive to comedians [sic!]," continued another. Meanwhile, veteran entertainer Lee Kyung Kyu also made headlines in September when he lamented the state of the entertainment industry. He referred to last year's MBC Entertainment Awards, where Kian84 won the grand prize.
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