Sungkyunkwan Scandal Couple (Photo : YouTube)
Despite being a heartthrob and linked with “Descendants of the Sun” actress Song Hye-kyo, actor Song Joong-ki had his shares of "bromances" with other South Korean actors. One was Lee Kwang Soo who was his co-actor in “Running Man.”
Another is Yoo Ah-in who was Song Joong-ki’s co-actor in “Sungkyunkwan Scandal.” For their role in this Hallyu, the two won a Best Couple Award at the 2010 KBS Drama Awards. From bromance partners, they are now competitors for the Best Actor award in the forthcoming 52nd Baeksang Awards, reported Asia One.
The 30-year-old actor, now the most popular actor in South Korea and China, was nominated for the award for his performance as Army Captain Yoo Shi-jin in “Descendants of the Sun.” It is Song Jong-ki’s first nomination for his role in the 16-episode Korean drama, although the actor had a lot of awards in the past few years.
Yoo Ah-in was nominated for his role as Prince Yi Band in “Six Flying Dragons,” a historical fiction aired by SBS.
Fans of the two actors would know who would be the winner if they watch the 52nd Baeksang Award, to be aired on June 2 at 8:30 p.m. over JTBC, a cable channel in South Korea, and iQiyi, the online streaming platform in China that broadcast “Descendants of the Sun.”
Actually, the star of “”Sungkyunkwan Scandal” was Park Min-young who played the role of Kim Yoon-hee, a woman who disguised herself as her brother, Kim Yoon-shik, to make ends meet for their family. She is a student at the university where Gu Yong-ha, played by Song Joong-ki, and Moon Jae-shin, played by Yoo Ah-in, are roommates and upperclassmen.
Besides the Best Couple award that the two won in the 2010 KBS Drama Awards, they were competitors for the Netizens’ Award, Actor, while Song Joong-ki also bagged the Popularity Award, Actor for the same role.
