On July 18, the pomp and glamor of the 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards filled the Paradise City of Insheon, celebrating the best of Korean streaming content. Among the most exciting moments of the night there was IU (Lee Ji-Eun) who received the prize for the best role for his double role of Oh Ae-Soon and Yang Geum -myung in “When life gives you Tangerines”.
With a visible surprise and a trembling voice, iu went on stage to keep one of the most moving acceptance speeches of the night.
“They are iu, who played Ae-Soon and Geum -my in” When life gives you mandarins. “Thank you very much. From the moment I received the script, during the filming, waiting for the premiere and even now, this has become the greatest source of pride of my life”, he said.
IU continued to express its profound gratitude to the writer IM Sang-Chun, to the director Kim Won-Seok and the entire cast and the troupe. He also thanked the production team for entrusting it to a dynamic character like AE-Soon, who described as intelligent, talkative and vivid
The Idolo actress therefore ended with an emotional dedication, affirming, “In a world that tells us to live vaguely, I dedicate this award to every AE-Soon that clearly lives in its own way, and to every Geum -myung that plant and nourishes its ambitions with a quiet force.”
His words resonated not only with the audience in the room, but also with online fans, many of whom praised him for his authenticity and humility. It is known that IU won against Park Eun-Bin (Hyper Knife), SEO Hyun-Jin (The Trunk), Hyeri (Rivalry Friendly) and Cha Joo-Young (the queen who crowns).
In the meantime, the best actor award went to Joo Ji-Hoon for his role as Baek Kang-Hyuk in “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”. In his acceptance speech, he recognized the challenge of adapting a webtoon in a realistic drama, expressing gratitude to director Lee Do-Yoon, his companions as actors and the production team, before adding, “I would like to thank all those who love the Korean media”.
