Kim Go Eun Wins the Daesang at the 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards — Full Winners List

Kim Go Eun Just Won the Biggest Prize at the 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards

Korea's streaming night of nights just happened — and it delivered. The 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards went down on July 31 in Incheon, and Kim Go Eun walked away with the Daesang (Grand Prize) for her role in You and Everything Else. If you've been sleeping on that drama, this is your official sign to fix that.

Hosted by Lim Yoona and Jun Hyun Moo, the ceremony is Korea's first awards show built specifically for streaming content — so everything from Netflix to Disney+ to TVING gets its moment in the spotlight. And honestly? The winners list is stacked.

The Big Winners of the Night

• Daesang (Grand Prize): Kim Go Eun — You and Everything Else
• Best Drama: The Legend of Kitchen Soldier
• Best Actor: Park Hae Soo — The Scarecrow
• Best Actress: Shin Hae Sun — The Art of Sarah
• Best New Actor: Kim Jae Won — Yumi's Cells 3
• Best Variety Show: Better Late Than Single

Why This Year Felt Different

First, the Daesang. Kim Go Eun has been on an absolute tear lately — from Little Women to Exhuma, she keeps picking projects that actually matter. Winning the top prize at the Blue Dragons for You and Everything Else basically cements her as the MVP of Korean streaming right now. Even Lee Sang Yi was spotted cheering her on from the audience, and the internet immediately turned it into a meme.

Second, the genre spread. The Scarecrow taking home Best Actor for Park Hae Soo proves thriller fans are winning, while The Legend of Kitchen Soldier sweeping Best Drama (plus the OST award for An Yu Jin) shows feel-good hits still rule the charts. And let's not forget Go Youn Jung, who grabbed both the Global Icon award and a Popular Star trophy for Can This Love Be Translated? — alongside Byeon Woo Seok and Yu Jae Seok.

What to Watch Next

If the awards gave you FOMO, here's your binge list: You and Everything Else (Netflix) for Kim Go Eun's award-winning performance, The Scarecrow if you want something dark and twisty, and Yumi's Cells 3 if you're in the mood for a comfort watch with Kim Jae Won's breakout turn. Honestly, you can't go wrong with any of them.

The 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards just set the tone for the rest of 2026 — and if this lineup is anything to go by, Korean streaming is only getting better. Now excuse me while I go rewatch You and Everything Else.