IU and When Life Gives You Tangerines dominated the 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards, taking home the Grand Prize and IU's first-ever Best Actress award.

🎬 Netflix's 'Tangerines' Wins Grand Prize

The 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards took place on July 18 at Paradise City Hotel in Incheon, hosted by Jun Hyun-moo and Yoona for the fourth consecutive year.

Netflix's When Life Gives You Tangerines (Korean title: 폭싹 속았수다) won the night's highest honor. Park Bo-gum, who starred in the series, said, "I'm grateful to the entire team who worked through all four seasons. I couldn't have portrayed Gwan-sik without our amazing child actors and Park Hae-joon sunbaenim."

👑 IU, Officially Best Actress

IU won her first Best Actress award with an emotional speech:

"This project will be my biggest source of pride," she said. "Thanks to this role, I feel like I've truly lived the fullest version of myself."

She continued, "To the Aesoonis who lived boldly in a world that tried to blur their light, and the Geummyeongs out there nurturing their dreams—I dedicate this to you."

🎭 Winners Who Lit Up the Night

• Best Supporting Actress: Yum Hye-ran (When Life Gives You Tangerines)
• Best Supporting Actor: Lee Kwang-soo (Karma)
  
• – He joked, "Do Kyung-soo told me he had a dream where I died from a hair transplant infection. He swore it was a lucky dream, so thank you Kyung-soo."
• Best Actor: Ju Ji-hoon (Trauma Center)
• Best Drama:Trauma Center (Netflix)
• Best Variety Show:The Black & White Chef: Kitchen Class War (Netflix)
• Best Actress in Variety: Lee Soo-ji (SNL Korea)
• Best Actor in Variety: Kian84 (Wild Kian's Inn)

🎶 Rising Stars and Fan Favorites

• OST Popularity Award: Yeonjun of TXT for Cinderella at 2AM
• Upbit Popular Star Award: Park Bo-gum, Hyeri, Lee Jun-hyuk, IU
  
• – A brief mix-up occurred as Lee Jun-young was mistakenly called to the stage.
• Newcomers:
  
• – Best New Actor: Choo Young-woo (Trauma Center)
  
• – Best New Actress: Kim Min-ha (Way Back Love)
  
• – Best Male Variety Newcomer: Moon Sang-hoon (Subjective Restaurant)
  
• – Best Female Variety Newcomer: Mimi (Kian is Here)
• Good Influence Award (LG U+): Ji Ye-eun (Wild Kian's Inn)

📺 More Than Just Awards
Trauma Center took home three trophies, including Best Drama. Director Lee Do-yoon said, "Thank you to Ju Ji-hoon, my rock throughout this journey."

Producer Kim Hak-min of The Black & White Chef added, "Natalie Portman left a comment on our show—it was surreal. We're already working on Season 2."

👏 IU, Park Bo-gum, and Netflix Dominate Awards Night

With Netflix projects sweeping the major categories and artists like IU and Park Bo-gum securing major wins, the 4th Blue Dragon Series Awards cemented streaming platforms' growing impact on Korean entertainment.