Mourning for Lee Sung-kyun continued at "2023 SBS Acting Awards," saddening those around him.

At the "2023 SBS Acting Awards," the mourning for Lee Sung-kyun continued. On the 29th, at the "2023 SBS Acting Awards" broadcast in Korea, while Lee Jae-hoon and Kim Tae-ri won the grand prize, the mourning for Lee Sung-kyun continued during the awards ceremony, saddening those around him. On this day, Shin Dong-yup, who has been the MC for seven consecutive years, appeared riding in the "Model Taxi" driven by Lee Jae-hoon and brought laughter. At the same time, various SBS dramas that were loved for a year were introduced and attracted attention. MCs Shin Dong-yup and Kim Yu-jeong interviewed the actors. Chin Sung-kyu of the drama "Evil Spirit" said, "I happened to catch type B influenza five days ago. I'm in the process of getting better," to which Shin Dong-yup said, "It seems that the people around you are worried," and brought laughter. Shin Ye-eun and Kang Hoon of the drama "Kkossongbi (Handsome Siblings) Love History" greeted everyone and made those around them laugh. The supporting actor awards for this day were presented in the mini-series genre action category, the melo-loco category, and the seasonal drama category. In the mini-series genre action category, Kim Won-hae of the drama "Evil Spirit" won the award. In the melo-loco category, the Best Supporting Actor award went to Jung Sung-hwan of "Carriage" and "My Demon," and the Best Supporting Actress award went to So Jung-young of "My Demon." In addition, the Best Supporting Actor award in the seasonal drama category went to Pe Yuram and Chang Hyuk-jin of "Model Taxi 2," and the Best Supporting Actress award went to Song Ji-yoon of "First Responders Emergency Response Team." At the end of the first part of the day, MAMAMOO's Hwasa appeared. Hwasa appeared in a black dress with feelings of mourning for Lee Sung-kyun and sang "LMM," and the actors watching also showed thoughtful expressions. Chin Sung-kyu, who won the Best Performance Award on this day, said that he recently caught the flu and said, "I also feel like catching a cold next year. There was something very painful and sad at the end of 2023, but I want it to remain in my memory as a beautiful memory," indirectly referring to Lee Sung-kyun. The Best Acting Award in the mini-series genre/action category went to Park Sung-woong of "National Death Penalty Vote." He said, "Instead of my thoughts on winning, I want to write a letter," and said, "I hope you rest in peace in a world without pain or worries. Today is the day I sent you to heaven, but my brother won this award. I dedicate this award to you, who was always serious about acting in the sky. Goodbye, brother," conveying his thoughts to Lee Sung-kyun and saddening those around him. Also, Kim Nam-gil, who appeared as the Grand Prize winner, said, "I hope all actors will be at peace next year," and handed over a word chosen from Lee Sung-kyun's famous lines. The grand prize on this day was won by Kim Tae-ri of "Evil Spirit" and Lee Jae-hoon of "Model Taxi 2." Lee Jae-hoon mourned Lee Sung-kyun and said, "Today is also a very painful day. Personally, I had no connection to the work, and there were only moments when I passed by, but I wanted to nurture the dream of an actor while watching the path of that person and wanted to go like that person. I want to give this award to that person. I want you to be at peace and happy in the sky."