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Time of India
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
IU left humiliated at Baeksang 2025? Fans urge When Life Gives You Tangerines star to boycott like MAMA after ‘biggest snub'
The 61st Baeksang Arts Awards wrapped up on Monday (May 5) with Netflix's When Life Gives You Tangerines taking home four major wins. While the drama was the most awarded of the night, fans were stunned that IU, the heart and soul of the show, didn't win a single award. Despite being nominated in both the Best Actress and Most Popular Actress categories, IU walked away empty-handed. For many, it was one of the biggest snubs in Baeksang history. IU, also known as Lee Ji Eun, has long been one of South Korea's most loved stars. With praised performances in dramas like My Mister, Hotel Del Luna, and now Tangerines, she has steadily grown as an actress after establishing herself as a successful soloist. Yet despite multiple Baeksang nominations over the years, her only wins remain in popularity categories, never for acting. IU in When Life Gives You Tangerines| Credit: X Now her fans, known as UENA, are asking her to draw a line. Just like she quietly stopped showing up at MAMA, fans want her to skip Baeksangs too. Why IU doesn't attend MAMA anymore It started in 2014. That year, IU had one of the strongest runs of her career. She released A Flower Bookmark, a cover album that performed extremely well. Her collaborations topped the charts, and Billboard named her the all-time leader of its K-pop Hot 100. Many felt that 2014 was finally IU's year to win the Daesang, the grand prize, at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA). But instead of the big win fans hoped for, IU was given a lifetime achievement award. She was all of 20 years old at the time. The award is usually given to artists nearing the end of their careers, not someone in her prime. It felt more like a consolation than true recognition. Since then, IU has never returned to MAMA. While she has won awards like Best Female Artist, she has kept her distance. Fans want IU to treat Baeksang the same way After this year's Baeksang outcome, IU's fans are speaking up. Many feel it was yet another award show using her name and popularity without honoring her work. She was front and center in When Life Gives You Tangerines, a show that swept four awards that night, but she received none. Fans had hoped for either Best Actress or the Daesang, but both went to others. Kim Tae Ri won Best Actress for Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, and Culinary Class Wars took the grand prize. Kim Hye Yoon of Lovely Runner was meanwhile awarded the Popularity Award. What made it worse for fans was how present IU was throughout the event. She was shown in multiple cutaways, smiling and clapping, only to walk away with nothing. Many fans called it humiliating and are now asking her to step away from Baeksangs altogether. "I hope IU treats Baeksang the same way she treats Mama! They want to give the award to any actress every year except IU! Is it because she's the only idol here? She has incredibly successful works both globally and domestically, so why hasn't she won any awards all these years?" one user wrote. Another fan wrote, "IU walking out empty-handed at the Baeksang Awards baffles me; this woman played two roles and managed to execute them both perfectly. Literally the biggest snub of the century, I'm at a loss for words." IU walking out empty handed at the baeksang awards baffles me, this woman played two roles and managed to execute them both perfectly. Literally the biggest snub of the century, I'm at a loss of words. #WhenLifeGivesYouTangerines — rara♡☆ (@wookjaes) May 5, 2025 A third wrote, "Korean award shows are a joke anyway; let's get IU that best actress award more prestigious than any Baeksang or Daesang. Let's give her as an amazing actress internationally." Korean award shows are a joke anyway, let's get IU that best actress more prestigious than any baeksang or daesang let's give her as an amazing actress internationally — archive (@nini_iu) May 5, 2025 "Baeksang judges didn't know about the emotion the public remembers," one user wrote. Baeksang judges didn't know about the emotion the public — Filipe (@filipe910910) May 6, 2025 IU played a dual role in When Life Gives You Tangerines, portraying both Oh Ae Sun, the central female lead, and her daughter, Yang Geum Myeong. The drama offered an emotional look at life's struggles and how love from a partner and family can help you find comfort through it all. For all the latest K-drama, K-pop, and Hallyuwood updates, keep following our coverage here.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Kim Tae Ri wins Best Actress title at 61st Bakesang Art Awards; IU misses out once again despite fan support
Kim Tae Ri has officially taken home the Best Female Actor (Broadcast) award at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards for her role in Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born, edging out strong competition , including fan favorite IU. This marks Kim Tae Ri's third Baeksang trophy and her second Best Actress win, following her 2022 victory for Twenty-Five Twenty-One. Known for her powerhouse performances and emotional range, Kim was widely predicted to be a top contender, but IU's nomination for When Life Gives You Tangerines had fans hopeful she might finally clinch the title. Kim Tae Ri wins Baeksang for Best Actress Kim Tae Ri took the stage with grace as she accepted her Best Actress award, reflecting on the legacy of Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born and the world of female gukgeuk. She credited the entire team behind the production and spoke candidly about her journey as an actor. 'To be able to live in the most glorious days of female gukgeuk was such an honor,' she said. 'I know that I lack a lot of things to be given this award, but to think in a positive light, I tried not to compromise. It may not have been the answer, but that was my fantasy. It stems from my aspiration to do better the next time, to fill where I lack with my fantasies. I will always try to be an actor who takes the desire to do better, not be ashamed of my aspiration to become a better actor.' Congratulations Kim Tae Ri for winning the "Best Actress" (Drama) for "Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born" at the Baeksang Arts Awards 2025. #BaeksangArtsAwards2025 #Baeksang2025 #KimTaeRi #Jeongnyeon_TheStarisBorn IU misses out on Baeksang once again! IU, who starred in the wildly popular Netflix drama When Life Gives You Tangerines alongside Park Bo Gum, was considered a serious rival in this category. The series itself won Best Drama and took home several key awards, but IU once again missed out on the individual acting honour. Despite being a four-time Baeksang nominee, The singer-idol has yet to win Best Actress — her two Baeksang wins so far have come via the popularity award. The full list of nominees in the Best Female Actor (Broadcast) category included IU for When Life Gives You Tangerines Kim Tae Ri for Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born (Winner) Go Min Si for The Frog Kim Hye Yoon for Lovely Runner Jang Na Ra for Good Partner With this latest win, Kim Tae Ri further cements her status as one of Korea's top leading actresses, while fans of IU are once again left hoping the next nomination will finally be the one. For all the latest K-drama, K-pop, and Hallyuwood updates, keep following our coverage here.
Indian Express
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon sweep Baeksang popularity vote, surpassing IU and Park Bo Gum with overwhelming support
Lovely Runner star Byeon Woo Seok has reportedly won the popularity race at the 2025 Baeksang Awards. On May 2, the results for the highly anticipated fan-voted category were revealed. And despite When Life Gives You Tangerines being a global hit, Seok's Ryu Sun Jae stood out as the fan favourite. The actor has won with overwhelming support. Meanwhile, his co-star in the K-drama, Kim Hye Yoon, also outshone strong contenders like IU and Hyeri in the race and has become the winner in the female category of the popularity race. The result was declared on The Qoo and comes just days after the award show was marred with allegations of manipulated voting results and the use of automated systems to increase vote counts, especially in the popularity category. Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon win the Baeksang popularity race According to Kbizoom, Byeon Woo Seok garnered around 2.4 million votes, easily surpassing his top competition, Park Bo Gum, who received just 605,823 votes. Meanwhile, Kim Hye Yoon is leading the female category with nearly 7.9 million votes, while Hyeri held the second spot with 6,923,153 votes. The difference in their vote counts is huge, which, according to some K-netizens, is the highest in Baeksang history and, thus it is highly unlikely that the result will change during the award ceremony scheduled to take place on May 5. Snowdrop star Jung Hae In came third with 180,165 votes. Lee Jun Hyuk ranked fourth with 105,072 votes, and Dex ranked fifth with 87,384 votes. In the female category, IU ranked third with 3,474,101 votes, Haewon ranked fourth with 40,209 votes, and Twenty Five Twenty One star Kim Tae Ri ranked fifth with 33,424 votes. Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon starred in tvN's time-slip romantic comedy Lovely Runner that became one of the most-watched shows globally despite not being able to bag any major OTT platform in the beginning. The show broke several records on Viki. Later, Netflix bagged the deal and the show peaked once more. The K-drama premiered on April 8 and ran till May 28, 2024. The story follows a fictional boy band called Eclipse and its member, Ryu Sun Jae, whose tragic death after the entertainment industry completely wears him out leaves one of his biggest fans, Im Sol, devastated. Miraculously, time takes her back to Sun Jae's childhood, 15 years in the past. He was still struggling with his career choice after having to give up on swimming. Im Sol is determined to change his future and prevent his tragic fate. She travels back and forth between the present and the past. The show is directed by Kim Tae Yeob and Yoon Jong Ho. Lovely Runner stars face strong competition with Netflix's newly released slice-of-life drama When Life Gives You Tangerines. The K-drama starring IU and Park Bo Gum focuses on a Jeju couple, Ae Sun and Gwan Sik, who dealt with life's sour moments since childhood and later found love and comfort in each other, deciding to face the tangerines being thrown at them together. Together, they battled life's hardships, stood by each other, raised a family, and ultimately got a satisfying end to their beautiful life story. Both Park Bo Gum and IU are also nominated for Best Actor male and female categories for the award night.
