At the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards held on the 19th at the KBS Hall in Yeouido, Son Ye-jin won the Best Actress award for her role in the film “Unavoidable.”
In her acceptance speech, Son Ye-jin revealed, “Unavoidable,” saying: “I wondered if I truly deserved this award, so I didn’t prepare a thank-you speech. I’ve dreamed of receiving this award since I was twenty-seven, and today my dream has come true.” She added, “After seven years since my last film, I was nervous but happy. After marriage and motherhood, my emotions and perspective on life have changed. I want to become a better person.” She expressed her love for Hyun Bin and their son, saying, “I will share this joy with two of my dearest: Hyun Bin and my son.”
Meanwhile, Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin’s husband, won the Best Actor award for his role in “Harbin.”
Reactions to Son Ye-jin’s win for Best Actress were not entirely positive, as some Korean netizens sparked debate over whether she truly deserved the title, especially in light of the strong competition with actress Lee Hee-young:
- “In our hearts, the Best Actor award should have gone to Park Jung-min and Lee Hye-young.”
- “Not Park Jung-min, it should have been Lee Byung-hun. And for the woman, Lee Hye-young.”
- “I only realized Son Ye-jin was the lead from this. Does she deserve the award? It should have been Lee Hye-young.”
- “Now even the Blue Dragon Awards feel meaningless… just patting themselves on the back… they should just get rid of it.”
- “Is Son Ye-jin’s stylist an anti-fan? Or is she just insisting on wearing something without any fashion sense? There are so many pretty clothes in the world, why settle for that?”
- “How many people actually watched the movie of this couple? Went to see their faces… and even Best Picture… lol unbelievable, they’re just doing it among themselves? Honestly, I didn’t even know Park Chan-wook’s movie had premiered.”
- “This is a festival among themselves, ignoring the audience. Reminds me of that recent breast cancer party. Winners are incomprehensible, just giving awards among themselves. Did you guys have fun?”
- “The Best Actor should have been Park Jung-min, not Harbin. Placing the couple to boost ratings, tsk tsk. Even Blue Dragon can’t help.”
- “Son Ye-jin is aging rapidly, what to do~~”
- “I’m a fan, but honestly, she doesn’t deserve the award.”
