Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin Make History at Blue Dragon Film Awards โwith First-Everโฃ ‘Couple Accompanied’ Popularity Award
Seoul, South Korea – Actors Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin captivated the 61st Blue Dragon Filmโข Awards, securing the Popular Star Award and making historyโฃ as the first married couple to jointly receive the honor. The win, announced alongside awardsโ for Park Jin-young (‘High five’), Im Yoon-ah (‘Theโข Devil Hasโ Moved In’), and individually for Hyun Bin (‘Harbin’) and Son Ye-jin (‘I Can’t โขHelp It’), marks a significant moment โคfor the prestigious ceremony and celebrates the โreal-life romance that has captivated fans worldwide.
the Blue Dragon Film Awards, establishedโค in 1963 โคas a cornerstone of South Korea’s filmโค industry alongside the Daejong Awards and Baeksang Arts Awards, recognizes excellence in โKorean cinema. This year’s โawards considered 154 films released between October 11, 2024, and October 7, 2025.The couple’s joint win underscores the growing recognition ofโ star โpower and fan engagement within the industry, possibly influencing future โaward considerations and promotional strategies.
Hyun Bin, accepting his award first, expressed gratitude toโข his fans, stating, “I am so grateful.I knowโข that many fans voted to put this award in my hands.Iโฃ wouldโ like to express myโ sincere gratitude to them.” Son Ye-jin echoed his sentiments, adding, “Today is an unforgettable day โขfor me, too, and I am so honored to receiveโ the wonderfulโ Popularity award together with myโ husband.I am so grateful to theโ fans and the Blue โคDragon Film Awards staff for giving us unforgettable memories.”
Fellow actors Lee Je-hoon and Hanโ Ji-min playfully acknowledged the couple’s milestone. Lee Je-hoon remarked on the rare sight of โa couple photographed together โฃduring the โคceremony, while Han Ji-min โadmitted โฃto feelingโ “jealous” of their shared achievement. Lee Je-hoon alsoโ joked, “Now I can put the โคtwo trophies side by side at home.”
The couple reminisced about their previous joint award โwin for the hit โdrama ‘Crash Landing on You,’ โwith Hyun Bin noting, “Sinceโฃ then, weโข have been โขstanding on stage holding the award together again,โ and โคI amโค very happy today as well.”
