Actors Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin shared the highlight on the forty sixth Blue Dragon Movie Awards on Wednesday, changing into the primary married couple within the ceremony’s historical past to win the highest appearing prizes in the identical yr. The pair, who arrived collectively and sat facet by facet, drew the most important consideration of the evening as they every took dwelling the perfect actor and finest actress awards.
The ceremony happened at KBS Corridor in Yeouido, Seoul, with actors Han Ji-min and Lee Je-hoon returning as co-hosts. This yr’s awards additionally underscored the challenges dealing with the Korean movie business, which has seen a decline in new releases, however the present nonetheless delivered memorable moments and a powerful slate of honorees.
The movie “No Different Selection,” which led the nominations with 12 classes, emerged because the evening’s greatest winner with seven awards, together with finest movie, finest director, finest actress, finest supporting actor, finest music, and the favored star awards.
The film follows Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), an workplace employee whose snug life collapses when he’s all of the sudden fired. Pressured to guard his household and his dwelling, he begins a troublesome seek for new employment.
The movie “No Different Selection” wins finest image on the forty sixth Blue Dragon Movie Awards. Captured from KBS2
Accepting the perfect movie award, an official from manufacturing firm Moho Movie highlighted the film’s lengthy street to the display. “It took 20 years for this movie to be made,” they stated. “We’re deeply grateful to CJ ENM for supporting us with out hesitation and to all of the workers and actors for his or her dedication. We hope this movie offers braveness to many individuals within the movie business.”
Director Park Chan-wook received his fourth Blue Dragon finest director award for “No Different Selection,” following earlier wins for “Joint Safety Space,” “Oldboy,” and “Resolution to Depart.” Park, who couldn’t attend as a result of an abroad journey, delivered a message by actor Lee Sung-min, saying, “It’s an honor to work with actors and workers who exceeded my creativeness.”
Regardless of business issues over fewer releases, the awards present supplied no scarcity of spectacle. AKMU’s Lee Chan-hyuk returned with one other daring efficiency, singing “Endangered Love” and “Vivid La La Love” from his solo album “EROS,” paired with dramatic staging that drew applause from filmmakers and followers in attendance.
However the emotional peak of the evening belonged to Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin. The couple, who married in 2022 and welcomed a son later that yr, obtained the favored star awards earlier than transferring on to their historic back-to-back wins within the lead appearing classes.
Successful finest actor for “Harbin,” Hyun Bin expressed gratitude to those that fought for Korea’s independence. “I wish to dedicate this award to the numerous individuals who sacrificed for our nation,” he stated.
He additionally thanked director Woo Min-ho for believing in him. Hyun Bin closed his speech with a message to his spouse and baby: “To my spouse, Ye-jin, who offers me energy simply by present, and to our son—I like you, and thanks.”
Actress Son Ye-jin delivers her acceptance speech after she and Hyun Bin win the recognition award and finest appearing honors on the forty sixth Blue Dragon Movie Awards. Captured from KBS2
Moments later, Son Ye-jin took the stage to obtain finest actress for her efficiency in “No Different Selection.” Visibly emotional, she stated, “I often put together an acceptance speech when nominated, however this time I couldn’t. My thoughts is clean proper now.”
She mirrored on her early profession, recalling her first Blue Dragon win at 27. “My first dream as an actress was to win finest actress on the Blue Dragons,” she stated. She ended her speech with a message mirroring her husband’s: “I wish to share this pleasure with the 2 males I like a lot—Kim Tae-pyung (Hyun Bin’s delivery identify) and our child.”
This text from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Occasions, is translated by generative AI and edited by The Korea Occasions.
