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APAN Star Awards The APAN Star Awards is an awards ceremony for excellence in television in South Korea and contribution to Hallyu (Korean wave), organized by the Korea Entertainment Management Association (CEMA). Nominees for the awards are selected from Kore ...

() ceremony was held on October 2, 2016 at MBC Sangam Culture Plaza,

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. Shin Dong-yup and

Honey Lee Lee Hanee (; born March 2, 1983), also known as Honey Lee, is a South Korean actress, model, classical musician as well as beauty pageant titleholder where she represented her country at Miss Universe 2007. She has acted in several films and te ...

were the host of the award ceremony. First held in 2012, the annual awards ceremony recognizes the excellence in South Korea's television. The nominees were chosen from 63

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s that aired on broadcasting networks MBC, KBS and SBS and cable channels

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, OCN, MBN and

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from September 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
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Song Joong-ki Song Joong-ki (; born September 19, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the historical coming-of-age drama ''Sungkyunkwan Scandal'' (2010) and the variety show '' Running Man'' (2010–2011) as one of the original cast members. S ...

of the drama series '' Descendants of the Sun''.

Nominations and winners

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a dagger ().

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