Lim Yoona, Never Been This Way

Lim Yoona, a member of girl group Girls' Generation, is catching the attention of the small screen by revealing her unexpected charm. Starring in MBC's new Friday-Saturday drama "Big Mouth", she put down her lovely image as a romantic comedy genre and tried to transform himself into a fighting character.

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In the drama that first aired on July 29th, she plays Go Mi-ho, a nurse who tries to save Lee Jong-suk, her lawyer husband who was driven as the swindler of the century, "Big Mouth". She is a person who digs up the conspiracy surrounding her husband when he is imprisoned after defending a suspect in the murder case of Gucheon University Hospital, she moves to the university hospital where the murder took place and struggles to find out the truth. She goes through the crisis by protesting in front of reporters that her husband 'is a victim'.

As Lim Yoona's struggles were portrayed in a speedy way, the drama surpassed 6.2% (Nielsen Korea) ratings in the second episode of the broadcast. On various social media platforms such as Twitter, "Big Mouth" and Lim Yoona topped the popular search word charts throughout the broadcast.

There is a good response from overseas as well. On China's largest review site, The Uban, it entered the 10th place of 'real-time popular drama' on the afternoon of July 31th. In the drama introduction section, more than 200 comments were posted one after another, including "Lim Yoona's performance stands out".

She is taking this opportunity to show her willingness to expand the genre. She said, "I'm challenging the action genre for the first time", and stressed, "I hope I can have a strong and active character inside". She also expands her presence on the screen through the romance film "2 O'Clock Date".