Busan "First Asia Short Drama Awards" Winners Announced

The First Asia Short Drama Awards Executive Committee announced on May 28th the complete winners list of the First Asia Short Drama Awards Ceremony held at BEXCO in Busan, South Korea on May 28th. Winners and winning works across all 10 categories were determined from carefully selected nominees among approximately 1,000 works from Japan, China, and South Korea, with works from all three Asian countries sharing the honors.

Complete Winners List - All 10 Categories

【Best Short Drama Award】

The saintess (China) Achieved highest score in comprehensive evaluation based on market data (viewership, total revenue, international licensing transactions)

【Best Actor Award】

MA Fei (China) - Calculated Bluff

Yusei Yagi (Japan) - UniReel "The Final Lesson -Only Survivors Graduate-"

Park Young-woon (South Korea) - SHORTCHA "세상에서 가장 아픈 키스"

Yoon Ye-ju (South Korea) - SHORTCHA "러브 매직 홍시 BAR"

Comprehensive evaluation of acting ability and platform adaptability

【International Short Drama Award】

My Guy Friend is a Chaebol (South Korea)

Highly rated for multilingual expansion achievements and overseas platform integration

【Advertising Award】

Letters from the Clouds (China)

Recognized for brand integration and monetization achievements

【Regionalized Award】

The Billionaire’s Divorced Granddaughter (Japan)

Won for market penetration by country/region and cultural adaptability

【Trending Award】

TANINMIMAN (Less Than Strangers - My Dearly Despised You -) (Japan)

Achieved highest rating in comprehensive indicators including SNS buzz and IMDb ratings

【Technical Achievement(AI)】

WHITE MOON CITY・MYSTERIES IN THE MIST (China)

Leading the industry in AI technology innovation in production processes

【Branding Award】

SHORTCHA (South Korea)

Outstanding achievements in annual production results and distribution network coverage

【Asia Short Drama Industry Special Contribution Award】

iQIYI (China)

Highly recognized for organizational contribution to industry development

【IP Development Award】

No winner selected

No works met the award criteria this time

Future Prospects

Following the success of the first awards, we will continue our efforts to support the development and qualitative improvement of the Asian short drama market. Plans for the next event will be considered through ongoing discussions with industry stakeholders.

Event Details

• Name: First Asia Short Drama Awards Ceremony

• Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

• Venue: BEXCO (Busan, South Korea)

• Organizers/Partners: Busan Contents Market Organization Committee, China Drama Production Industry Association Youth Committee, Japan Original Short Drama Production Committee