Lee Yi-kyung mentions ex-girlfriend Jung In-sun at awards ceremony “I didn‘t think I’d be able to meet her”

Actor Lee Yi-kyung mentioned his ex-girlfriend Jung In-sun during his acceptance speech.

On the 28th, Lee Yi-kyung won the Male Excellence Award in a Mid-length Drama for his role in tvN‘s ‘Please Marry My Husband’ at the ‘2024 Seoulcon Apan Star Awards’((2024 SEOULCON APAN STAR AWARDS)) held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) Art Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul.

On that day, he expressed his gratitude to the ‘Please Marry My Husband’ family and the award ceremony judges. He continued, “The way for actors to meet each other is through working on projects”, and “There are people I wanted to meet but couldn’t work on projects with, so I‘m greeting them at the award ceremony. I greeted Kim Tae-ri and I’m honored that she knew me. I‘m grateful to the judges for allowing me to meet her. And I really thought I would never meet her, but I’m really grateful to the judges for letting me meet Jung In-sun. Congratulations to Jung In-sun on receiving the award,“ he said. Jung In-sun, who was captured on camera, smiled brightly and applauded. On this day, Jung In-sun received the Short/Web Drama Female Acting Award for her role in the tvN one-act drama ‘Grand Shining Hotel’.

Lee Yi-kyung continued, ”The reason this award is even more meaningful is because many people recognized my acting, even though I‘ve mainly worked in entertainment shows. It’s special because I received this award for playing a villain in ‘Marry My Husband’. If there‘s anyone who thinks, ’What? Why is she receiving the Excellence Award?‘, I really hope they watch the drama.“

Meanwhile, Lee Yi-kyung and Jung In-sun broke up in 2018 after dating for about a year. The fact that they were dating was revealed on the day the drama ‘Eurachacha Waikiki’ ended, drawing attention.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com