Among K-pop idols, a Korean media outlet declared 2022 as "YoonA's Era" for THESE 3 reasons. On December 27, Ilgan Sports wrote an explanation at to why 2022 is Girls' Generation's YoonA's year.
YoonA Becomes Box Office Queen With Impressive Acting Skills in Movie, Drama
This year, Lim YoonA once again received favorable reviews for her acting skills in small and big screen projects, "Big Mouth" and "Confidential Assignment 2: International."
In her drama "Big Mouth," co-starring with Lee Jong Suk, YoonA impressed viewers with her intelligence and beauty as a skilled nurse Miho. During its broadcast in July, each episode of the drama ranked first in viewership and was a sizzling trend in various online platforms.
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In addition to this, the actress was also lauded for her outstanding acting as YouTuber Park Minyoung in "Confidential Assignment 2: International."
Through this, she won the "Popular Star Award" at the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards and the "Best Supporting Actress Award" at the 58th Daejong Film Awards, proving her impact in the acting world.
Idol YoonA's Successful Comeback As Girls' Generation With 'FOREVER 1'
Aside from her skyrocketing acting career, YoonA also became a hot topic with her return as an idol through SNSD's 7th full-length album, "FOREVER 1," released in August. The album, unveiled with the participation of all eight members, was to commemorate their 15th debut anniversary.
As soon as the song was released, it topped the charts at home and abroad, realizing the unwavering popularity of "Legendary Nation's Girl Group."
YoonA, together with Tiffany and Hyoyeon, even sparked a new meme, making the comeback more memorable.
SNSD YoonA Cements Status as CF Queen
Aside from the two aforementioned reasons, one of the indicators to measure a celebrity's popularity is the amount of CF, fashion offers and MCing jobs.
As expected, the OG "CF Queen" YoonA showed her unrelenting fame by decorating the cover of a fashion magazine five times this year, and has also been filmed with the face of the movie magazine Cine21.
In addition to this, she has been steadily active as a model for various advertisements such as clothing, cosmetics, duty-free shops, and finance, and has recently been selected as a promotional model for game advertisements, proving that she is a constant trend.
She is also much-loved by the luxury brand, MIU MIU.
On top of that, she was selected as the first master of the 1st Blue Dragon Series Awards, the first streaming service content award in Korea, and showed off her stable hosting skills.
On December 31, she will wrap up the year-end with viewers as an MC for the 8th consecutive year of the MBC Music Festival.
It is expected that "Hot Icon" YoonA will continue her era in 2023 with the upcoming projects she is set to star in, including the dramas "King the Land," "Planners Capital," and the movie "2 O'Clock Date.
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Written by Eunice Dawson.
