On the evening of May 5, the award ceremony of the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards took place in Seoul, South Korea.
This year, the film When Life Gives You Tangerines won big with 4 awards, including Best Television Series, Best Screenwriter, Best Supporting Actor/Actress (Choi Dae Hoon, Yeom Hye Ran).
Although IU did not win the Best Actress award, she was still a notable face at the ceremony. In particular, the moment IU interacted with child actor Shin Chae Rin was spread on social media.
When the awards ceremony began, Baeksang 2025 unexpectedly honored outstanding child actors in many different films, because this year's Baeksang was held on the anniversary of the Children's Day in Korea.
Each child actor expressed his gratitude to a senior. Child actress Shin Chae Rin of the drama When Life Is for You, the tangerine - playing Geum Myeong as a child - sent her thanks to IU.
On stage, Chae Rin expressed: "I did not receive this award alone, but I also asked my senior IU to help me in acting". But after this statement, the girl suddenly stood still.
IU in the guest seats signaled to remind Chae Rin to continue her speech. The humorous moment made the whole audience laugh. After that, the girl continued to say: "Thank you. I love you.
IU's emotional and proud expressions were shared by fans. In particular, the actress's act of putting her hands on her chest with a happy face is compared to Kim Seon Ho's famous expression in "When Life Is for You, the tangerine".
In the film, the wedding scene of Geum Myeong (IU) and Park Chung Seop (Kim Seon Ho) caused a stir. The expression of the groom Kim Seon Ho when seeing the IU bride enter the festival became a trend, recreated by many celebrities in real life.
In this year's Baeksang, IU was nominated for Best Actress (TV series) along with Go Min Si (The Frog), Kim Tae Ri (Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born), Kim Hye Yoon (Lovely Runner) and Jang Na Ra (Good Partner).
In the end, Kim Tae Ri won with an excellent performance as a traditional stage artist in the movie Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born.
After the movie "When Life Is for You", IU will return with a new work called "Wife of a 21st Century Prince". The film is expected to be released in the first half of 2026 on MBC.
IU plays Sung Hee Joo, the second daughter of the family that owns the largest conglomerate in Korea. Born with beauty, intelligence and strong competitiveness, Hee Joo always enjoys all her advantages. However, her commoner status suddenly became a barrier in her perfect life.
Hee Joo decides to get married under a contract with Prince Lee Wan (Byeon Woo Seok) to gain noble status - the only thing she lacks.
