Yoona

Lim YoonA 임윤아 is a South Korean singer dancer actress and member of GIRLS GENERATION 소녀시대 also known as SNSD She graduated from Daeyoung High School and later obtained a bachelors degree in Theater from Dongguk University Before debuting she had already been through many auditions to appear in music videos and dramas She joined SM Entertainment SM엔터테인먼트 in 2002 when she was cast in the SM Saturday Open Casting Audition and spent five years as a trainee She was introduced to the public through various appearances in music videos and commercials first appearing in TVXQs Magic Castle music video in 2004 She made her debut in August 2007 as the groups lead dancer lead rapper subvocalist visual and center with the single Into The New World part of their selftitled album Girls Generation released in November of that year They quickly became one of the most known South Korean figures and successful Kpop groups worldwide and have earned numerous accolades and been labeled as The Nations Girl Group They rose to fame in 2009 with the single Gee which claimed the top spot on KBSs Music Bank for a recordbreaking nine consecutive weeks and was Melons most popular song of the 2000s decade Individually she began her acting career in 2007 with a minor role in MBCs drama Two Outs in the Ninth Inning and a cameo in the 2008 drama Woman of Matchless Beauty Park Jung Kum which drew rave reviews from the media and fellow senior actors She had her breakthrough in her acting career when in May 2008 she landed her first leading role in the KBS drama You Are My Destiny The drama had viewership ratings of 415 and she was immediately recognized around the country She won two Best New Actress awards at the 2008 KBS Drama Awards and at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards She has since achieved further public attention and acting acclaim with a variety of roletypes in Love Rain 2012 Prime Minister I 2013 The K2 2016 and The King in Love 2017 Her film work includes Confidential Assignment 2017 and Exit 2019 both of which are among the highestgrossing films in South Korea the latter being her first leading role In March 2016 she released her first solo single Deoksugung Stonewall Walkway a collaboration with 10CM and a few months later also began her acting career in China In September 2018 she became part of the groups second subunit GIRLS GENERATIONOHGG 소녀시대OhGG alongside the other 4 members who renewed their contracts with SM They released the single Lil Touch On May 30 2019 YoonA celebrated her 29th birthday 30th in Korean age with the release of her debut extended play A Walk to Remember charting at number three on South Koreas Gaon Album Chart She remains with SM Entertainment and is active as an actress as all the group members are busy with their individual activities The success of YoonAs music and acting careers have led her to various CF deals notably longterm collaborator Innisfree and have established her as a top idolactress of Hallyu