Im Yoon-ah: Pagkakaiba sa mga binago

 

===2016-kasalukuyan: ''The K2'' at paglabas sa pelikula===

[[File:180312 지금 만나러 갑니다 VIP 시사회 윤아 직찍 (1).jpg|200px|thumb|Si Im Yoona noong Marso 2018.]]

Noong Setyembre 2016, si Yoona ay naka-star sa aksyon ng thriller ng tvN ''The K2''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3023934|title=Yoona takes on dark role in ‘The K2’|website=Korea JoongAng Daily}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201608111643565150833_2|title=SNSD’s Yoona to star in drama|website=Kpop Herald|author=Lee Ji-hae|date=August 11, 2016|accessdate=August 12, 2016}}</ref> Pagod ng pagiging typecast na may imahe na tulad ng kendi at palaging nabigla ng pagkasala ng idol-actress, pinabayaan ni Yoona ang pampublikong pang-unawa at nakatuon sa papel bilang kanyang "personal challenge".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.co.kr/610037|title=[D터뷰] “다시 만난, 연기 세계”…임윤아, 캔디의 작별사|trans-title=[D Interview] "Into The Acting World"...Im Yoon-ah, Farewell to Candy Character|work=Dispatch|date=November 27, 2016|accessdate=November 27, 2016|language=korean}}</ref><ref>{{cite video|title=Press Conference with Ji Chang Wook & Yoona For The K2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvP5-xyUVgE|publisher=[[DramaFever]]|work=Youtube|location=United States|accessdate=November 23, 2016|format=news program|date=September 22, 2016}}</ref> Ang kanyang pagsisikap ay nakakuha ng positibong pagtingin ng mga manonood,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201611061446374953897_2|title=The K2’ tops weekend drama ratings|author=Lee Sang-won|work=Kpop Herald|date=November 6, 2016|accessdate=January 11, 2017}}</ref> at nakuha ang kanyang kumikilos na pagbubunyi mula sa mga kritiko.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110534444|title=[스타톡톡] 윤아, 고심 끝 '더케이투' 하길 참 잘했다|trans-title=Hard work ended, Good job doing The K2|work=OSEN|author=Seon Mi-gyeong|date=November 12, 2016|accessdate=November 21, 2016|language=korean}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.topstarnews.net/detail.php?number=217919|title= [스타포커스] 윤아, ‘연기돌’ 벗고 ‘연기자’로… ‘이젠 믿고 보자 임윤아’|trans-title=Im Yoon-ah shed her acting-idol title and become the real actress…believe in the Im Yoon-ah you see now|author=No Han-sol|work=TopStarNews|date=October 12, 2016|accessdate=November 20, 2016|language=korean}}</ref><ref name=YonhapK2>{{cite news|url= http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/interview/2016/11/16/98/0800000000AEN20161116004600315F.html|title= (Yonhap Interview) Singer-actor Im Yoona says 'The K2' helps change her image on small screen|work=Yonhap News Agency|author1= Woo Jae-yeon|author2=Lee Woong |date=November 15, 2016|accessdate=November 20, 2016}}</ref>