The late Jeon Yu-seong and G-Dragon of the boy group Big Bang helped elevate the status of Korean culture as the 16th Korea Popular Culture & Arts Awards were held on October 23 at the National Theater in Seoul’s Jangchung-dong. The Korea Popular Culture & Arts Awards is the highest government honor designated to recognize the social standing and creative contributions of people in public culture and the arts, with six cultural medals, seven Presidential Citations (teams), eight Prime Minister Citations (teams), and ten Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Citations awarded this year. The Okwan cultural honors went to G-Dragon, Jeon Yu-seong, and Bae Han-sung; notably, G-Dragon’s award was the youngest ever. A moment was also dedicated to mourning the late Jeon Yu-seong. Jung Dong-hwan spoke emotionally about his friend, saying he was heartbroken that his friend was no longer with them and recalling that they performed together on October 23, 1965. The awards organization mourned Jeon Yu-seong, calling him an eternal comedian who brought laughter to everyone, and expressed condolences. Next are the winners of the 16th Korea Popular Culture & Arts Awards.

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