Kwon Sung-Duck wins actor award

Kwon Sung-Duck was chosen as the Actor of the Year by the Korean Drama Actors¡¯ Association.

Kwon, who had served as the president of the National Drama Company under the wing of the National Theater, performed this year in ¡°Days of Spring,¡± depicting the May 18, 1980, Kwangju Citizens¡¯ democratic uprising, ¡°Pocket of Grandpa,¡± a drama for children and juveniles, and ¡°Woman of Sea,¡± an opening drama of the Seoul Drama Festival.

The association¡¯s Friendship Awards went to actors Choi Dae-Ung, Yu Jin-Hee, and Kang Sun-Hee.

The award ceremony will be held during the Night of Actors and Supporters to see the year out at Udang Memorial Hall in Tongsung-dong in downtown Seoul on Tuesday.

Kim Gab-Sik gskim@donga.com