I won this award for singing “Happy Birthday” to myself. Don’t judge.
It is no small feat to be named the face of Girls’ Generation, to be in the center of each group photo and the center of attention at many public events. Out of a group of nine beautiful girls, Yoona nonetheless deserves the spotlight. A gorgeous goddess, she has been the group’s visual front and center from the start. She has also taken this job and run with it, expanding the group’s renown while broadening her own capabilities.
Just looking over what I should do next.
Like any good employee, Yoona dutifully completes any requests that SM Entertainment has for her, including being the center of Girls’ Generation, as was mentioned before. However, it’s a testament to Yoona’s character that for someone who is in the public spotlight day in and day out, Yoona does not bask in the fact that she is officially the face of the group. She does her best with what she has to do, however, and while Girls’ Generation was still getting its footing, the most famous member at that point was always introducing herself as “Girls’ Generation’s Yoona”, trying to bring more attention to the group as a whole.
Maybe if I acted nonchalant, people will notice the other girls more.
It’s no wonder Yoona has succeeded in this task, with all of the activities she has participated in. Outside of being a part of Girls’ Generation, Yoona may be best known for acting in TV shows. After her guest appearance on “Unstoppable Marriage” with all of the other members, Yoona got to star in her own program, taking on a lead role in “You Are My Destiny”. Even though this role was her first major acting experience, Yoona received quite a few awards, including the Best New Actress Award and Popularity Award from the 2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards, the Netizen Award from the 2008 Drama Festival, and the Netizen Award and Best New Actress Award from the 2008 KBS Drama Awards. The next year, Yoona drastically changed her appearance, cutting her long hair short and dying it red, when she took on another lead role in “Cinderella Man”. It was in this show that she officially became the first Girls’ Generation member to be seen kissing someone else, breaking many people’s hearts, so much so that the Girls’ Generation official website had to issue a statement the following day reminding people that Yoona was merely acting, and providing a candid photograph of Yoona to appease her fans. After a break in acting to rejoin her fellow Girls’ Generation members on tours, Yoona returned to the small screen in the recently completed “Love Rain”, taking on not one, but two characters at the same time in the drama.
Yoona is obviously very professional in her work and very thoughtful. But we all know she has her silly, or “choding” side. She is a notorious prankster, perhaps most known for feeding her fellow members salty kimbap on “Hello Baby”. She has performed her “ssanti” (cheap) dance or made her flounder face on various variety shows. While she is known for her beauty, especially her deer eyes, Yoona is also compared to a completely different type of animal, opening her mouth as wide as an alligator when she laughs, becoming a supposedly weird yet cute hybrid animal called “Alligateer”.
This is how an “Alligateer” pouts.
Now all of these are a few of the reasons why we love Yoona. But her dedication to her craft and her continuous endeavor for improvement make us respect her. When she first came on the scene, she was known as just a pretty face, someone SM could plug into the middle of photos to get people to take notice. Her singing was not the best, but she has worked on it so much the past five years that it has improved drastically. She has been featured as a dancer since the beginning, and she has tried to perfect that aspect of her performance as well, so much so that she has been featured along with the other dancers in the group on dancing shows. Yoona’s acting has also gotten better as time has gone on, showing that she is willing to improve in every aspect she can. Yoona has become so versatile that she has been featured in many different types of media. Of course, she has modeled for various magazine photoshoots. She is a widely sought-after spokeswoman for various companies, including Eider, Innisfree, Carribean Bay, S-Oil, and many others. She participated in “Family Outing 2”, showing off her variety chops. She has emceed a few awards shows. And she has shown her witty self through many UFO’s.
I’ma keep climbing as I get older.
Yoona is known as the most popular member among those who are not fans of Girls’ Generation, if only because of all the attention she garners during the girls’ promotions. But how she has handled them and converted outsiders into SONEs is a testament to her character and work ethic. She may not be the most innately talented of any of the members, but she works just as hard, and deserves every bit of success she has gotten over the years. Hopefully, with the wisdom of another year, more success will continue to come her way.
Sources: chunyoon, Eider, Limyoona, Love Rain, Soshified Gallery, SMTOWN Facebook
Written by: residentbenchwarmer@soshified
Contributors: bhost909@soshified, michaelroni@soshified
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happy birthday yoona. hope u have a good and happy life. u may not see this but hope u can feel our wishes. yoona sarangahe~~
Thank you yoona for being such a dorky angel! Hope you have a wonderful birthday with your unnies!
Today you can (hopefully) use all the aegyo you want without being rejected! Kekeke
u girls dont kiss anyone this year it hurts a lot u know :)
#HappyYoonaDay !!
Happy birthday Im YoonA, you did a great job on Love Rain, i love it so much!! ^^
hope you’ll get relax time now!! have a great birthday!! hwaiting!! Love you ^^
happy b day Yoona :)
happy birthday yoona… happy birthday yoona… happy birth day happy birthday happy birth day yoona…
saengil chukhahamnida… saengil chukhahamnida.. saranghaneun Yoona eonni… saenggil chukhahamnida…
생일 축하 합니다.. 생일 축하 합니다.. 사랑하는 임윤아.. 생일 축하 합니다
love you always… god bless you… ^_^
FROM.
“INDONESIAN SONE” Imel Haniza/Jung Ju Mae
TO.
“GIRLS GENERATION” IM YOONA
Happy Birthday Yoona, my angel! If I could, I would write it across the sky so that everyone could see it and know that you are truly loved!
Happy Birthday Goddess Yoona~~ >///.<
Please stay beautiful,healthy and dorky as always.. :D godbless
Happy Birthday yoona unnie :) have a great birthday <3 saranghae~ aww ! i love to see when yoona laughing :D its some kind of funny but cute^^
Happy birthday Yoona unnie!
Hope you have a great day with your member and family.
Love Rain is daebak! I’m so excited with the upcoming release of “PAPARAZZI”.
I wish you all the best with your career!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY IM YOONA!
happy birthday,yoona!I wish you always happy,lovely and socialble like this year.사 랑 해 ,윤 아 !!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday YoonA noona !!
Ps. Yoong’s Alligateer pout made her looks like Krystal keke
Happy birthday Yoongie !!!! Wish you the best. Bring more charm to GG as their face and center :D good luck for your career ahead. Saranghaeee~
Yoona is my favourite SNSD member! in any case I’m watching Love Rain while typing this message so here goes: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
“It was in this show that she officially became the first Girls’ Generation member to be seen kissing someone else, breaking many people’s hearts, so much so that the Girls’ Generation official website had to issue a statement the following day reminding people that Yoona was merely acting, and providing a candid photograph of Yoona to appease her fans…”
I was really LOL-ing at this part. OH MY POOR FANBOY HEART!!! That’s what I said when I first saw her kissing Kwon Sang Woo in Cinderella Man.
Anyways, great piece there. I really wish I can write as well as you guys can. It really does bring justice to all the hard work and patience that Yoona put in amidst all the pressure she’s getting as SNSD’s center. She may not be the best singer and dancer in the group, but you can she that she tries really damn hard.
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Im Yoona!
Happy, Happy Birthday to the “center” of Soshi, Im YoonA. It’s great to see how you’ve matured as a beautiful and talented young lady who continues to delight your fans with your unending charms and aegyo! God Bless you in all you do and here’s to you and Soshi’s continued success! :D
Happy B’day to our beloved pretty ssaseumi or We Called Her AllgooYoong… Wish u all the best and still keep the smile on your face. Eventhough everyone underestimate you. I still love you not only your face but your joke and your laugh and sometimes your pranks. Keep going Yoong !! Prove to People who Underestimate you they are wrong to think about that. #HappyYOONADay FIGHTING!!!!
happy befday yoona… saranghae
another one Yoona-unnie. .. just continue doing your best. we’re always here to support you!! just trust yourself and we all know that you can do it!! hope you can really read our posts…coz that would be an extreme pleasure for me!!!! ;D
SARANGHAE IM YOON AH!!!
can Yoona-unnie see our posts?? thanks
Happy Birthday Yoona! Thank you for all the hardwork <3
Happy Birthday Unnie! I hope you and the other members will gain more success day by day and more people recognizing you, dont push yourself too much, same for the other members, also always stay healthy and ,us, sones will always support you and the other members forever! SARANGHAE!
happy-happy birthday Im Yoon Ah. i really hope this message could reach you. seeing you in person is my greatest dream. first of all,i want to congratulate you for your wonderful performance in love rain. it’s really fantastic. i’m looking forward to another drama with you as the main cast. you have done a really good job in portraying your roles in drama and even in performing on stage for SNSD. i’m from Philippines and i’m hoping to see you on your next concert here (that depends on my budget >. i love you so much!!<
– rese javellana
Happy Birthday Yoona <3
can Yoona-unnie see our posts??
happy birthday YOONA eonnie!!!