Girls’ Generations’ Yoona nominated at 2018 Asian Film Awards for ‘Confidential Assignment’ role

Yoona, Park Min-ha (Instagram/Gwen Minha)

Professionally known as Yoona, Im Yoon-ah received several accolades for her “Confidential Assignment” role, the most recent of which is a 2018 Asian Film Awards nomination. The member of the K-pop girl group Girls’ Generation was nominated as Best Newcomer in the 12th edition of the annual awards ceremony.
For her role as Park Min-young in “Confidential Assignment,” Yoona won the Popularity Award in the actress category in the inaugural The Seoul Awards. She also won Best Popular Asian Actress in the inaugural Marianas International Film Festival.
For the same role, Yoon won the Newcomer Award at the third Korean Film Shining Star Awards, the Rising Star Award at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival and the Most Popular Actress Award under the film category of the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards. She was also nominated as Best New Actress at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards but lost to “Anarchist from Colony” actress Choi Hee-seo.
For the Best Newcomer category at the 2018 Asian Film Awards, Yoona will compete with five other actresses. They are “Youth” actress Zhong Chuxi and “Angels Wear White” actress Zhou Meijun, both from China, as well as “Tomorrow is Another Day” actress Ling Man-lung from Hong Kong, Akari Kinoshita from Japan and “Bad Genius” Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying from Thailand.
The 12th Asian Film Awards ceremony will take place on March 17, 2018 at The Venetian Macao in Macau. It has yet to be confirmed if Yoona is attending the ceremony.

Among Yoona’s “Confidential Assignment” co-stars are Hyun Bin, Kim Joo-hyuk, Yoo Hae-jin, Park Min-ha, Lee Dong-hwi and Jang Young-nam. Meanwhile, watch the music video of “When the Wind Blows” by Yoona here: 

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