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'When Life Gives You Tangerines' stars IU and Park Bo-gum at the 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards. Photo from IU's Instagram account

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Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175298080448220250720 (6).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">&#x27;When Life Gives You Tangerines&#x27; stars IU and Park Bo-gum at the 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards. <em>Photo from IU&#x27;s Instagram account</em></span></span></span></div><p>&quot;When Life Gives You Tangerines,&quot; Netflix&#x27;s hit South Korean drama about the lifelong romance between an aspiring poet and a devoted man, dominated the recent Blue Dragon Series Awards, taking home the Grand Prize.</p><p>&quot;Tangerines&quot; emerged as the biggest winner of the awards ceremony&#x27;s fourth edition, held last July 18, as it took home multiple awards, including the highly coveted Daesang (Grand Prize).</p><p>Lead actress IU won Best Actress and, alongside her co-star Park Bo-gum, took home the Popular Star Award.</p><p>Meanwhile, Yeom Hye-ran was honored with Best Supporting Actress for her role in &quot;Tangerines.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/3/14/iu-park-bo-gum-bring-special-love-story-to-life-in-when-life-gives-you-tangerines-0615"><strong>READ: IU, Park Bo-gum bring ‘special love story’ to life in ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’<br/></strong></a></div><p>Another Netflix production, the medical comedy series &quot;The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call,&quot; won Best Drama, with lead actor Ju Ji-hoon earning Best Actor and Choo Young-woo taking home Best Rookie Actor.</p><p>According to a <a href="https://www.soompi.com/article/1761057wpp/winners-of-the-4th-blue-dragon-series-awards"><strong>Soompi report</strong></a>, here is the full list of winners of the 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards:</p><div><strong>DRAMA</strong></div><p>• Daesang (Grand Prize) - “When Life Gives You Tangerines”</p><p>• Best Drama - “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”</p><p>• Best Actress - IU (“When Life Gives You Tangerines”)</p><p>• Best Actor - <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/1/24/streaming-star-ju-ji-hoon-k-dramas-that-you-can-watch-online-1401"><strong>Ju Ji-hoon</strong></a> (“The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”)</p><p>• Best Supporting Actress - Yeom Hye-ran (“When Life Gives You Tangerines”)</p><p>• Best Supporting Actor: Lee Kwang-soo (“Karma”)</p><p>• Best Rookie Actress - Kim Min-ha (“Way Back Love”)</p><p>• Best Rookie Actor - <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/2/5/rising-star-stream-these-k-dramas-of-choo-young-woo-1133"><strong>Choo Young-woo</strong></a> (“The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”)</p><div><strong>VARIETY</strong></div><p>• Best Variety Program - “Culinary Class Wars”</p><p>• Best Female Entertainer - Lee Soo-ji (“SNL Korea Seasons 6 and 7”)</p><p>• Best Male Entertainer - Kian84 (“Kian’s Bizarre B&amp;B”)</p><p>• Best Rookie Female Entertainer - OH My Girl&#x27;s Mimi (“Kian is CEO”)</p><p>• Best Rookie Male Entertainer - Moon Sang-hoon (“The Blank Menu for You”)</p><div><strong>OTHERS</strong></div><p>• Upbeat Popular Star Award - Hyeri, IU, Lee Jun-hyuk, Park Bo-gum</p><p>• OST Popularity Award - Tomorrow X Together’s Yeonjun (“Cinderella at 2AM”)</p><p>• LG U+ Good Influence Award: Ji Ye-eun (“Kian’s Bizarre B&amp;B”)</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Name confusion</strong></div><p>A name mix-up between actors Lee Jun-young and Lee Jun-hyuk led to a humorous yet awkward moment during the announcement of the Popular Star Award, the <a href="https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-07-19/entertainment/television/Name-mixup-causes-lighthearted-yet-awkward-moment-at-Blue-Dragon-Series-Awards/2356673"><strong>Korea JoongAng Daily reported</strong></a>.</p><p>The ceremony&#x27;s host, Jun Hyun-moo, announced Jun-hyuk as the winner, but Jun-young, mishearing the name, walked on stage to accept the award. Hyun-moo later clarified the actual winner and invited Jun-hyuk to the stage, saying he &quot;should have pronounced [the name] more clearly.&quot;</p><p>The two actors shared a hug on stage, signaling that there were no hard feelings between them.</p><p>Jun-young later took to Instagram to apologize for the mix-up and congratulate Jun-hyuk, who responded with a post of his own to assure Jun-young that all was well. He even recalled a similar incident at the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/15/23/full-list-winners-in-the-2023-asia-artist-awards-in-ph"><strong>2023 Asia Artist Awards</strong></a>, where he nearly accepted an award meant for Jun-young.</p><p>Blue Dragon Series Awards is an awards show organized by news outlet Sports Chosun, which honors excellence in streaming content in South Korea.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TISGiy8r5Gc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>'When Life Gives You Tangerines,' Netflix's hit South Korean drama about the lifelong romance between an aspiring poet and a devoted man, dominated the recent Blue Dragon Series Awards, taking home the Grand Prize.</p>

'When Life Gives You Tangerines,' Netflix's hit South Korean drama about the lifelong romance between an aspiring poet and a devoted man, dominated the recent Blue Dragon Series Awards, taking home the Grand Prize.

'When Life Gives You Tangerines' takes grand prize at 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards

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'When Life Gives You Tangerines' takes grand prize at 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published July 20, 2025 11:44 AM PHT

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