At 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards, held on July 18 in Paradise City, Inscheon, IU (Lee Ji-Eun) he claimed the spotlight by winning the best actress for her extraordinary double-role performance in “When life gives life”.
In the meantime, although his colleague member of the cast, Park Bo-Gum, was not appointed best actor, he won the hearts of the spectators with a touching gesture.
The IU was visibly emotional while it climbed on stage to accept the award. Reflecting on his journey with the drama, he called “when life gives you mandarins” the source of pride in his life, and before thanking the entire cast and the troupe for giving her the opportunity to take on his roles and “have fun” in his life.
“Every moment since I received the offer for the first time until the show was broadcast was precious”, Iu also added, before ending his speech with a nostalgic note while echoing an iconic quote from the show, sending the audience to applause.
At the same time, although Park Bo-Gum was appointed best actor for his performance in the same drama, the prize was ultimately going to Joo Ji-Hoon for “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”. However, Bo-Gum has still had one of the most spoken moments of the night.
While IU approached to receive his award, Bo-Gum was captured by the camera while it was the entire moment on his phone, completely immersed in the proud mode of the “Fan Boy”. The sweet support of the actor not only underlined the real chemistry between the two stars, but also touched the fans who celebrated their friendship on social media.
