Yoo Jae-seok Sets Record with 20th Grand Prize at SBS Entertainment Awards

Jan 30, 2025



Yoo Jae-seok Sets Record with 20th Grand Prize at SBS Entertainment Awards



Broadcaster Yoo Jae-seok won his 20th grand prize trophy.

Yoo Jae-seok won the grand prize at the "2024 SBS Entertainment Awards", which aired on the 29th. As a result, Yoo Jae-seok broke the record for winning the most grand prizes (8 times) at the SBS Entertainment Awards, creating another unanswered history.




In particular, Yoo Jae-seok has been in charge of SBS Sunday entertainment for more than 20 years, ranging from 'X-Man', 'The Family Is Out' and 'Running Man', so this award has a unique meaning.

On this day, Yoo Jae-seok thanked his colleagues and citizens who completed the program together, including the producers of Running Man and"If We Meet in Time," and expressed his New Year's resolution, saying, "We will do our best to make you smile in 2025."

Yoo Jae-seok Sets Record with 20th Grand Prize at SBS Entertainment Awards
Lastly, Yoo Jaeseok said, "I did it."," he said, concluding his acceptance speech. I will receive the 19th grand prize at the "2022 SBS Entertainment Awards" and run to the viewers " (for the 20th grand prize)"In other words, he kept his promise.




Yoo Jae-seok succeeded in succession with the longest-running variety in Korea 'Running Man' and the newly launched 'If We Meet in Time' in April last year. While seasons 1 and 2 of 'When We Meet' topped the 2049 target viewership at the same time, Yoo Jae-suk is always delivering new laughter and different chemistry with his influence across generations.

As such, Yoo Jae-seok proved his steady performance by setting an unprecedented milestone of winning the 20th Grand Prize in about 20 years. Yoo Jae-seok has dominated both studio and outdoor entertainment, and recently opened a new horizon for long-form content through YouTube web entertainment 'Pingyego', showing overwhelming results in terms of views and buzz. Expectations are also high for Yoo Jae-seok's 2025 performance, which he will run whenever he has time.






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