12/26 End-of-the-year Awards Ceremonies

DIALOG>> I want to see the drama awards.

I want to see the drama awards.

I want to watch the music awards, They're going to announce the winners any minute.

I can't believe they're airing the two awards ceremonies at the same time.


RESPONSE>> Talk about end-of-the-year awards ceremonies in Korea.

There are many awards at the end of the year in Korea.
ex> We're going to have a big party at the end of the year.

Major TV station all have their end-of-the-year awards ceremonies.
* end-of-the-year awards (ceremony): 연말 시상식
ex> The candidates have been announced for the end-of-the-year awards.

There are separate awards for music, drama, and entertainment categories.

Most of these awards are aired live on TV in the last week of the year.
* be aired live: 생방송으로 방영되다.
ex> The news is aired live every morning.

Viewers have to flip back and forth through channels as some air at the same time.
* flip back and forth: (채널 등을) 이리저리 돌리다.
ex> My wife hates it when I flip back and forth through the channels.
ex> The appointments were booked at the same time.

There are a lot of hype and publicity created around these awards.
* hype: 재대한 관심, 대대적 홍보
* publicity: 홍보, 선전
ex> The actual event didn't match up to the hype it had created.

Fans are very interested in how the stars dress and what they say in their acceptance speeches.
* acceptance speech: 수상 소감


@ You got ripped off.  너 바가지 쓴 거야.

1. The CEO of the company will step down at the end of the year.
2. I want to buy the dress the actress wore at the end-of-the-year awards.
3. The audition show is aired live.
4. She was flipping back and forth through the magazine pages.