There was no audience in this year’s Baeksang Arts Awards due to the pandemic, but the stars who attended—and who practiced social distancing—were dressed to impress.
The South Korean equivalent of Hollywood’s annual Academy Awards drew the likes of heartthrob Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, his onscreen partner in the wildly popular Korean drama series “Crash Landing on You (CLOY).”
Son Ye-jin wore an elegant champagne, floor-length evening gown from Ralph Lauren’s pre-Fall 2019 collection. She kept her arms and neck bare, accessorizing only with a pair of shoulder-grazing diamond earrings. She and Hyun Bin were awarded Most Popular Actress and Actor.
Smart Communications is reportedly trying to get her to be an endorser, just like her “CLOY” partner who was introduced via an online ad for the telecommunications giant last June 1.
Son Ye-jin was recently named “most beautiful woman of the year” in a global poll conducted by Starmometer. She was said to have garnered 14 million votes, beating BlackPink’s Lisa and Song Hye-kyo,
Actress Kim Hee-ae (“The World of the Married”) wore a pink Alexander McQueen gown with an asymmetric one-shouldered cape that evening. Her hair was slicked back and her makeup was kept dewy. In accessories, however, the actress took the dramatic route with a jewel-encrusted, face-framing Cartier necklace. Earrings and bracelets completed the look.
She won the Best Actress for TV, beating Son Ye-jin (“Crash Landing on You”), Gong Hyo-jin (“When the Camellia Blooms”), Kim Hye-soo (“Hyena”) and Lee Ji-eun (“Hotel del Luna”). —RJCK
