Actress Youn Yuh Jung honors "100 most influential people in the world"

Actress Youn Yuh Jung, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the first time as a Korean, was selected as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2021.

Youn Yuh Jung was selected as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" (Time 100 Most Influential People 2021) by the American current weekly magazine "Time" on the 15th (local time). Time has selected and announced 100 influential people every year for 18 years from 2004.

This year, Time will hit the 100 most influential people in 2021 across six categories, including "ICONS," "TITANS," and "ARTISTS," Prince Harry and Lady Megan, singer Britney Spears, actor Steven Yeun, and US President Joe Biden. , Tim Cook Apple Chief Executive Officer and others were selected. Youn Yuh Jung has been named in the "Big Game" category. It can be said that Youn Yuh Jung's ability, value, and merit as an actress, who has built a world of independent acting for the last 56 years, have been proved.

Youn Yuh Jung surprised the whole world by winning the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 93rd Academy Awards Ceremony as Sunja in the movie "Minari" last April. In the history of Korean movies in 102 years, she was the best actress in the Republic of Korea, and as an Asian actress, she achieved the feat of winning the award for the first time in 64 years since Miyoshi Umeki of the movie "Sayonara" in 1957.

In addition to this, Youn Yuh Jung has achieved 42 crowns in all of the world's leading Film Festivals, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), the American Actors Guild (SAG), and the American Independent Film Awards. However, it raised the pride of the Republic of Korea.

Yoon said through Hook Entertainment, "It's been a year since I did what I always did. I was surprised to hear that I was selected as the 100 most influential person this year."

"I hope to be a positive influencer, and I'm honored to be among the 100 influential people of Time with people who are far better than me." Added.

Steven Yeun, who co-starred in "Minari," said in a recommendation from the time, "I've never met anyone as confident as Yoon Yeo-Jung," adding, "I think that's confidence that comes from deep inside."