Actor Im Yoon-a proved she is undoubtedly the best actress of 2025.
Im Yoon-a attended the 10th Anniversary Asia Artist Awards 2025 (10th Anniversary Asia Artist Awards 2025, hereafter "10th AAA 2025"), held on the 6th in Kaohsiung, and with her characteristic graceful presence she focused the spotlight on the venue the moment she appeared.
At the ceremony, Im Yoon-a was recognized for her transformative performance as Jung Sun-ji in the film "Pretty Crazy" and for leading the drama as Yeon Ji-young in the tvN drama "Bon Appétit, Your Majesty," winning three awards including the grand prize "best actress of the year" in the TV institutional sector, as well as the "AAA Best Artist Award" and the "AAA Asia Star Award."
Taking the stage, Im Yoon-a began, "This year I greeted you with the film 'Pretty Crazy' and the drama 'Bon Appétit, Your Majesty,' and I feel even happier because this seems to be an opportunity to greet those who loved both works."
In particular, in her acceptance speech for the grand prize Im Yoon-a said, "I was happy this year because so many people loved 'Bon Appétit, Your Majesty.' I found it very interesting that food served as a medium for communication in this work, and above all I experienced that food culture has the power to bring everyone together. I am very grateful to everyone who watched, and I hope you will continue to watch over my activities," and she also expressed gratitude to the production team, staff and fans of 'Bon Appétit, Your Majesty,' heating up the venue.
In the film "Pretty Crazy," which opened in August, Im Yoon-a portrayed Jung Sun-ji, a character with completely different day and night personas, delivering a shocking visual and three-dimensional emotional expression that earned praise as "a new discovery of Im Yoon-a."
In the drama "Bon Appétit, Your Majesty," she played the French chef Yeon Ji-young who time-slips to the past, perfectly coloring the desperate survival struggle in an unfamiliar era and a cheerful yet poignant romance with Lee Heon (played by Lee Chae-min), earning praise as an "irreplaceable actress."
As if proving Im Yoon-a's steady transformations and challenges and her stature as a "global box office queen," 'Bon Appétit, Your Majesty' achieved the highest ratings among mini series aired this year and ranked number one for two consecutive weeks in Netflix global TOP10 TV (non-English) institutional sector, drawing enthusiastic responses from viewers around the world.
With her steady transformations and challenges that are solidifying her own filmography while writing new records, anticipation is rising about how Im Yoon-a will once again captivate the public in the future.
Meanwhile, Im Yoon-a is scheduled to hold the "Bon Appétit, Your Majesty YOONA DRAMA FANMEETING" ('Bon Appétit, Your Majesty' Yoona drama fanmeeting) on the 13th in Bangkok and on the 20th in Seoul, offering a special time with fans.
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