At the 2025 Blue Dragon Awards, "When Life Is for You a Tangerine" received the highest award. This is one of the films that is loved by audiences and has high popularity in many Asian countries this year.
For her role in When Life Is for You, IU was also awarded the Best Actress award.
After receiving the award, IU posted on her personal page: "Thank you for giving the Blue Dragon award and the Best Actress award. I have received a lot of joy and thank you everyone. This is my big award".
However, the victory of the "national sister" was met with mixed opinions on social networks. On platforms such as Pann Nate, there have been dissatisfactions about IU's awards.
Some opinions say that the singer born in 1993 is not impressive enough like Park Eun Bin, Seo Hyun Jin... IU's performance in the movie "When Life Is for You" has made progress but has not convinced everyone.
"No one watched that drama just because of IU's acting. Everyone loves the film because of its content, veteran cast and elements. IU is not inferior, but compared to other actors in the film, her acting is not stable enough.
IU's acting skills have not been able to surpass other female stars such as Seo Hyun Jin, Park Eun Bin and Cha Joo Young. Look at everyone's reaction, compared to when Kim Tae Ri won Baeksang, it is completely different," commented an account.
Many people believe that IU was awarded the "Best Actress" award for her popularity and large fan base.
However, there are also many opinions defending, saying that IU's honor is completely deserved. The female artist's fans cited that many audiences and professionals highly appreciated IU's performance.
Previously, at the awards at Baeksang 2025, "When Life Is for You" was named in 4 categories: Best Television Series, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best script. However, the "Best Actress" award was given to Kim Tae Ri.
