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"No Other Choice" Actress Son Ye Jin's 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards Acceptance Speech

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"No Other Choice" Actress Son Ye Jin's 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards Acceptance Speech 

<p>The <strong>Best Actress</strong> award at the <strong>46th Blue Dragon Film Awards</strong>, held on November 19 in Seoul,&nbsp;<strong></strong>went to <em><strong>No Other Choice</strong>&nbsp;</em>star <em></em><strong>Son Ye Jin</strong>.&nbsp;</p><p>The satirical black comedy thriller film <em>No Other Choice&nbsp;</em>casts Son Ye Jin as <strong>Miri</strong>, the wife of a paper industry expert (<strong>Lee Byung Hun</strong> as <strong>Yoo Man Su</strong>) who&#39;s suddenly fired from his job and is seeking new employment.</p><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-12" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRPR06bkzXH/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A12%2C%22os%22%3A17795897.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-12" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-14" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRQmvv-kw4u/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=810&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A14%2C%22os%22%3A18505762.200000003%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-14" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><p>Pleasantly surprised when her name was called for the Best Actress award, Son Ye Jin&#39;s jaw dropped as her husband, <strong>Hyun Bin</strong>, hugged her. She began her speech by admitting that she usually prepares an acceptance speech, but had not prepared one for the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards. &quot;Just like senior actor Sung Min said he hadn&#39;t prepared one, that&#39;s exactly how I feel, wondering if I really deserve to accept this award. That thought was overwhelming. My mind is completely blank right now,&quot; she said.&nbsp;</p><p>Son Ye Jin went on to recall the first time she received a Best Actress award from the Blue Dragon Film Awards. &quot;First, I remember when I first won the Best Actress award at BDFA when I was 27. Back then, in my acceptance speech, I talked about how hard it was to live as a 27-year-old actress and said that this award would be a source of great strength for me.&quot; The award she was referring to was her Best Actress award for the movie <em><strong>My Wife Got Married</strong>&nbsp;</em>in 2008. And as was the case this year, she also won the <strong>Popular Star Award</strong> at the time&mdash;only this time, it was historic for the award-giving body, as she shared the honor with Hyun Bin, who also received the same recognition alongside the Best Actor award for the biographical period drama film <em><strong>Harbin</strong></em>.<em></em><em></em><em></em></p><p>&quot;And now, before I even reach my mid-40s&mdash;it&#39;s been well over 10 years&mdash;you have given me this award at BDFA,&quot; Son Ye Jin continued. &quot;To be honest, the very first dream I had while acting was to win the Best Actress award at the BDFA. You helped me achieve that, and I truly made a film again after seven years. When director <strong>Park Chan Wook&nbsp;</strong>asked me to work with him, I was so excited and happy, but I also worried a lot about whether I could do a good job. Despite not having a huge part, I want to thank the director so, so much for creating the character Miri so well. Also, watching senior actor <strong>Byung Hun</strong>&#39;s acting beside me was incredibly stimulating, and I learned a lot.&quot;</p><div><br></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-16" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRPZayjExV_/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=1080&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A16%2C%22os%22%3A19236208.300000004%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-16" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br></div><p>Son Ye Jin beautifully concluded her acceptance speech by relating her perspective on her career to her real-life roles as a wife and a mother. She shared, &quot;After getting married and becoming a mother, I feel that a lot of my various emotions and my perspective on the world are changing. I truly want to become a good adult, and within that, I will continue to develop and be a wonderful actor who is always by your side. Finally, I want to share the joy of this award with the two men I love so much, Kim Tae Pyung (Hyun Bin&#39;s real name) and our baby, Kim Woo Jin. Thank you.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://metro.style/culture/2025/9/19/oscar-buzzing-korean-thriller-no-other-choice-is-coming-to-philippine-cinemas-this-october-2005" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>No Other Choice</em></a> premiered in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival last August and had its premiere in South Korea as the opening film of the 30th Busan International Film Festival last September. CreaZion Studios brought <em>No Other Choice&nbsp;</em>to Philippine cinemas last October.<em></em><em></em></p><div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="925" height="525" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BA06R4ANPJI?si=CVXZvDq9SGBTfzbe" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br></div><div><br></div><p>Lead photo from&nbsp;<strong>@bluedragonawards</strong></p><div><strong></strong></div>

<p>The "No Other Choice" actress also won the Popular Star Award alongside her husband, Hyun Bin, making history as the first couple to win top awards in the same edition of the Blue Dragon Film Awards. </p>

The "No Other Choice" actress also won the Popular Star Award alongside her husband, Hyun Bin, making history as the first couple to win top awards in the same edition of the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

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