Im Yoona (Korean: 임윤아; born May 30, 1990), also Im Yoon-Ah, is a South Korean idol singer, dancer, actress and promotional model. She made her debut as an actress in the 2007 drama, 9 Ends, 2 Outs.[1][2] Yoona is currently a member and lead dancer[3] of the 人気 Korean girl group Girls' Generation.

Birth name    임윤아
Also known as    Yoona, YoonA, Deer Yoona, Yoon-Ah, Nam Choding, Him Yoona, Alligator Yoona, Yoong, Saseumi, Im-choding, Saebyuk
Born     May 30, 1990 (age 22)
Origin    Seoul, South Korea
Genres    K-pop, dance-pop
Occupations    Singer, actress, dancer, promotional model, TV presenter, rapper
Years active    2004 (model)
2007–present (singer & actress)
Labels    SM Entertainment
Associated acts    Girls' Generation
SM Town


Biography

Yoona was born on May 30, 1990,[4] in Seoul, South Korea. She was cast in 2002 SM Saturday Open Casting Audition and began to train with the other trainees under SM Entertainment in the areas of acting, 歌う and dancing. She has trained with SM for 5 years, after which she joined and debuted under Girls' Generation.
In 2009, she graduated in Daeyoung High School and is currently attending Dongguk 大学 majoring in theater and music, along with fellow Girls' Generation member, Seohyun.[5]
[edit]Career

[edit]Girls' Generation
Main article: Girls' Generation
In 2002, Yoona joined SM Entertainment Saturday Open Casting Audition, in which she sang WAX's "Please", danced Britney Spears' "Oops..! I did it again" and BoA's "Valenti".[citation needed] Later, she began to train under SM Entertainment with the other trainees in the areas of acting, 歌う and dancing. In 2007, Yoona was chosen as a member of the group Girls' Generation. The 9-member girl group debuted on August 5, 2007.
[edit]Acting
Yoona made her debut as an actress in 2007 with the drama 9 Ends, 2 Outs.[6] In 2008, Yoona acted in the drama Woman of Matchless Beauty before her first leading role in the daily drama あなた Are My Destiny which she won her important recognitions in acting.[7] YoonA filmed her 2009 drama シンデレラ Man (신데렐라맨) alongside with Kwon Sang-woo.
In 2011, Yoona was cast in a lead role with Jang Keun Suk in the drama entitled 愛 Rain. The drama began broadcasting on March 26, 2012 on KBS2. 愛 Rain is a ファンタジー drama about fate and how the offspring of a 前 ill-fated couple who met in the 1970s, also manage to fall in 愛 with each other.
[edit]Television
Yoona was a guest on SBS TV Family Outing which ended February 14, 2010, and a permanent cast member on Family Outing Season 2 with Yoon Sang-hyun, Kim Won-hee, Ji Sang-ryeol, Shin Bong-seon, Jang Dong-Min, Super Junior's Kim Heechul, 2AM's Jo Kwon and 2PM's Ok Taecyeon.[8][9] The program ended its run on July 11, 2010 after 5 months.
On December 24, 2011 she was an MC for 2011 KBS Entertainment Awards together with Shin Dong Yeob & Lee Ji Ae. She was also an MC for 2011 SBS Gayo Daejeon together with Song Ji Hyo and Lee Seung Gi[10] and for 2012 KBS Gayo Daejun together with Jung Yong Hwa & Sung Si Kyung.[11]
[edit]Promotion
Before her debut with Girls' Generation, Yoona had been well known in the entertainment industry as she began to film commercials and model for various magazines when she was a trainee with SM Entertainment. Apart from Girls' Generation's commercials, she is currently a model for Clean & Clear, YeJiMin Pad, Innisfree Cosmetics, S-Oil, Eider, Ciba Vision’s DAILIES & FreshLook Contact Lenses.
In May 2008, she with fellow Girls' Generation members Tiffany Hwang, Jessica Jung and TVXQ members participated in a TV ad for Haptic Motion. Along with her fellow member Choi Sooyoung, she modeled for the '08-09 F/W SFAA Seoul Collection – Lee Joo-Young Fashion Show' at Seoul Hakyohul Exhibition Hall on March 20, 2008.
On March 29, 2010,Yoona, along with members Kim Taeyeon, Kwon Yuri, Seohyun, and Choi Sooyoung, was hired によって 任天堂 Korea as campaign モデル for the portable game console, 任天堂 DSi.[12]
In April 2010, with fellow members Kwon Yuri and Seohyun, along with 2PM members Nichkhun, Ok Taecyeon and Hwang Chansung, she filmed a commercial for Everland's Caribbean Bay. The commercial was released in mid-May and is accompanied によって the song "Cabi Song.[13][14]
Yoona was chosen along with Korean セレブ such as Rain, Kim Hee-Sun, Ji Jin-Hee, Ha Ji-won, Son Ye-Jin, Kim Hyun-Joong and Yunho to be the model of Cartier's 愛 collections. Proceeds from the sale of the bracelets will go to the international organization International Vaccine Institute (IVI).
Yoona released her first solo song "Innisfree Day" on August 30, 2010 for the Eco Handkerchief's promotion of Innisfree Cosmetics.
In 2012 Yoona & Jessica were tied for 2nd place for Individually CFs によって participating in 13 different CFs while Girls’ Generation as an entire group are in 1st place, combined, the girls are モデル to a total of 21 different brands including chicken, perfume, jewelry, handbags, TVs, beds, and department stores.[15]