Korean stars Song Hye-kyo, Lim Ji-yeon, Suzy win big at Blue Dragon Series Awards
(From left) Song Hye-kyo, Lim Ji-yeon, Suzy. Images: Instagram/@netflixkr, Instagram/@skuukzky
Song Hye-kyo bagged her third Daesang or Grand Prize award in her acting career, while Suzy and Lim Ji-yeon won the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards, respectively, at the second Blue Dragon Series Awards held in South Korea on Wednesday, July 19.
While it’s been 28 years since Song debuted as an actress, bringing home the highest acting honor in the awards show still makes her emotional, as she praised herself “for the first time” during her speech.
“Thank you very much. I love you very much. You always give me strength. I cherish that. I don’t think there will be an opportunity like this again. For the first time, I want to praise myself and say, ‘Good job, Hye-kyo,’” she said.
Here is the full list of winners at the second Blue Dragon Series Awards:
- Daesang (Grand Prize): Song Hye-kyo for “The Glory”
- Best Drama: “Big Bet”
- Best Actor: Ha Jung-woo for “Narco-Saints”
- Best Actress: Suzy for “Anna”
- Best Supporting Actor: Lee Dong-hwi for “Big Bet”
- Best Supporting Actress: Lim Ji Yeon for “The Glory”
- Best Rookie Actor: Park Ji-hoon for “Weak Hero Class 1”
- Best Rookie Actress: Shin Ye-eun for “Revenge of Others”
- OST Popularity Award: DKZ’s Jaechan’s for “Our Season”
- Why Not Award: Choi Hyun-wook for “Weak Hero Class 1”
Variety category
- Best Variety Program: “Siren: Survive the Island”
- Best Male Entertainer: Yoo Jae-suk for “PLAYou Level Up”
- Best Female Entertainer: Joo Hyun-young for “SNL Korea”
- Best Rookie Male Entertainer: Dex for “Bloody Game 2”
- Best Rookie Female Entertainer: Kim Ah-young for “SNL Korea”
TIRTIR Popularity Award: ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo, DKZ’s Jaechan, Lee Kwang-soo, Kim Yeon-koung. EDV
