Preeminent Korean Actress Son Ye-jin Of MS Team, Wholly Owned By Spackman Entertainment Group’s Associated Company Spackman Media Group, Wins Best Actress Award And Popularity Award At The Seoul Awards

 

Son Ye-jin of the Group's associated company, Spackman Media Group, awarded the Best Actress Award and Popularity Award at the second annual The Seoul Awards held on 27 October 2018

 

SINGAPORE -- 30 October 2018 - Spackman Entertainment Group Limited ("Spackman Entertainment Group" or the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), one of Korea's leading entertainment production groups founded by financier Charles Spackman, wishes to announce that Korea's leading actress Son Ye-jin of MS Team Entertainment Co., Ltd., a wholly?owned subsidiary of the Group's associated company, Spackman Media Group Limited, was awarded the Best Actress Award and Popularity Award at the second annual The Seoul Awards held on 27 October 2018.

 

Son Ye-jin's performance in film BE WITH YOU, which debuted #1 and broke the all-time first week box office historical record for romance film in Korea, clinched her the Best Actress Award. Hosted by media outlet Sports Seoul, The Seoul Awards recognizes and honours outstanding achievements in film and television. Winners were evaluated and chosen by scoring 70% by expert judges and 30% by a group of 60 citizens who underwent an extensive interview process.

 

Notably, Son Ye-jin received the Prime Minister's Commendations at the 2018 Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards on 24 October 2018. The annual ceremony presents awards from the Korean government to artists who have contributed to the development of Korean popular culture. 

 

Previously last month, Son Ye-jin won the Best Actress for Hallyu Dramas at the 2018 Seoul International Drama Awards, underscoring her international status as an iconic Korean actress. The 2018 Seoul International Drama Awards considered a total of 268 productions from 56 countries which is the largest number of submissions in the history of the award show.

 

Earlier this year, Son Ye-jin was voted as the Top Female Star in the first half of 2018 in an online survey conducted by online research company, PMI, which surveyed 5,000 men and women between the age of 20 to 50 years old. In March 2018, Son Ye-jin was ranked #1 as the top movie actor brand in Korea's brand power survey published by the Korean Business Research Institute.

 

Son Ye-jin's crime thriller film NEGOTIATION co-starring Hyun Bin, was released in Korea on 19 September 2018 and in Singapore on 4 October 2018. (mor/*).