IU and Lee Joon-Gi star in the SBS drama 'Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.' (Photo : YouTube/Fati Moon)
Lee Joon-Gi will reunite with his former on-screen lover Lee Ji-Eun (IU) at this year's SBS Drama Awards. The "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" lead stars just confirmed their appearance at the upcoming awards ceremony.
On Dec. 26, Monday, the agencies of Lee and IU both confirmed that the pair will grace the SBS Drama Awards red carpet together, according to local newsoutlet OSEN. The annual event will take place on Dec. 31 at the SBS PRISM TOWER in Sangam-Dong, Seoul.
The SBS Drama Awards recognized "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" lead stars as nominee for the Best Couple Award category. Lee and IU will go head to head against other couples, including "Jealousy Incarnate" stars Jo Jung-Suk and Gong Hyo-Jin, "Doctors" lead stars Kim Rae-Won and Park Shin-Hye, and Jun Ji-Hyun and Lee Min-Ho from "The Legend of the Blue Sea."
For the K-Wave Star award, Joon-Gi is contending with Kim Seong-Ryeon, Namgoong Min, Seo Hyeon-Jin, Han Seok-Kyu, Lee Min-Ho, Jun Ji-Hyun, Park Shin-Hye, Kim Rae-Won and Jo Jung-Suk. The winners will be selected through fan voting.
Both Joon-Gi and IU have enjoyed a resurgence in their popularity when "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" aired on SBS. In the show, the two portrayed 4th Prince Wang So and Hae Soo, respectively.
The SBS historical drama, which only averaged single-digit ratings in South Korea, drew a more favorable response abroad. It has even posted strong viewership ratings in Malaysia and Singapore and has 2.4 billion cumulative views on China's biggest video platform, Youku, Hello Kpop reported.
Many are also yearning for "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" Season 2 after the drama's cliffhanger ending left the viewers with so many questions. Hence, an online petition with the aim of collecting at least 75,000 supporters has been launched.
The said petition will reportedly be sent to SBS' President/Co-Rep Director Lee Woong-Mo. However, as of press time, there is no word on whether or not a second season will happen.
Check out SBS' "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" here:
