K-Musical Highlights: Complete Winners of the 10th Korea Musical Awards

On January 19, 2026, the 10th Korea Musical Awards, the most prestigious and representative awards ceremony in the Korean musical theater industry, was held.
In my previous post, I introduced the nominated works.
In this post, I would like to share a complete overview of the winners and award-winning productions.

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◆ Creative Awards

• Best Children’s Musical
  Heartsping: Love’s Hatchu-Ping – Lee Eun-gyeol
• Best Director
  The Ridiculously Funny Gashinas – Oh Kyung-taek
• Best Book (Script)
  The Ridiculously Funny Gashinas – Kim Ha-jin
• Best Original Score
  Laika – Lee Sun-young
• Best Music Director / Arrangement
  The Man in Hanbok – Lee Sung-joon
• Best Choreography
  The Great Gatsby – Dominique Kelley

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◆ Acting Awards

• Best Ensemble
  Evita
• Best New Actor (Male)
  Bare: The Musical – Kang Byung-hoon
• Best New Actress (Female)
  Aladdin – Lee Sung-kyung
• Best Supporting Actor
  Aladdin – Jung Won-young
• Best Supporting Actress
  Laika – Han Bora
• Best Actor in a Leading Role
  The Bridges of Madison County – Park Eun-tae
• Best Actress in a Leading Role
  The Bridges of Madison County – Cho Jung-eun

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◆ Production Awards

• Best Musical (Under 400 Seats)
  The Ridiculously Funny Gashinas
• Best Musical (400 Seats and Over)
  Maybe Happy Ending

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◆ Grand Prize Nominees

• Laika
• Behind the Moon
• Shadow
• The Ridiculously Funny Gashinas
• The Great Gatsby
• The Man in Hanbok

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◆ Grand Prize Winner

🏆 The Man in Hanbok
As an original premiere creative musical, The Man in Hanbok impressed audiences with its outstanding artistic quality, stage design, storytelling, and powerful performances.
Congratulations to the entire cast and creative team on this well-deserved honor!

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Through the 10th Korea Musical Awards, we were once again reminded of the depth, creativity, and global potential of K-musical.
I hope you look forward to many more moving and inspiring moments on stage in the years to come.
If you’d like to read my previous post about The Man in Hanbok, please check the link below.
2025.12.14 - [2. K-MUSICAL] - [K-Musical] The Man in Hanbok Musical Review

[K-Musical] The Man in Hanbok Musical Review