Yoona Dramas: King the Land, Big Mouth and More

Choose your next Yoona drama by mood: King the Land, Big Mouth, The K2 and Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, plus the action-comedy movie EXIT.

Lim Yoon-a photographed in 2024. Photo: Spes Sublimitas, 240226 YOONA 210, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized for display; photograph retains this licence.

CELEBPEDIA / YOUR NEXT WATCH A hotel smile, a hospital mystery, a royal kitchen. Looking for Yoona dramas after King the Land or Bon Appétit, Your Majesty? Start with the mood you want next. Lim Yoon-a’s screen work moves between workplace romance, conspiracy thrillers and fantasy comedy. A short film detour adds another side of her performance.

This selective watchlist gives you four series and one movie, with roles and starting points checked against official programme and film sources. The recommendations follow tone and viewing commitment, so you can build a route that fits your evening.

Choose your first stop

Title	Yoona’s role	Choose it for
King the Land	Cheon Sa-rang	Workplace rom-com
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty	Yeon Ji-young	Food and time-slip fantasy
Big Mouth	Go Mi-ho	Conspiracy suspense
The K2	An-na	Political action and romance
EXIT	Eui-ju	A disaster-comedy movie

King the Land: an easy romance entry point

In King the Land (2023), Yoona plays hotel employee Cheon Sa-rang opposite Lee Jun-ho’s Gu Won. Their contrasting attitudes at work supply the central romantic-comedy setup. Netflix’s official introduction identifies the hotel as fictional, a useful detail when a polished lobby immediately sends you searching for a travel destination.

Choose this first when you want a clear romantic focus and a modern setting. Pay attention to how Sa-rang moves between professional courtesy and personal frustration: the workplace gives the relationship a rhythm before you need to learn a large character network.

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty: move the romance into a royal kitchen

Here she plays Yeon Ji-young, a French-trained chef transported to Korea’s Joseon era, where she cooks for King Yi Heon, played by Lee Chae-min. Food becomes a way into both the fantasy premise and the characters’ changing relationship.

Make this your next stop if you enjoyed a capable working heroine and want a more playful setting. The palace adds unfamiliar titles and power dynamics, so our Bon Appétit, Your Majesty cast guide is a useful companion. Netflix Tudum confirms the principal cast and 12-episode format.

Big Mouth: follow Go Mi-ho into the investigation

Big Mouth (2022) places Yoona in a much darker story as nurse Go Mi-ho, whose husband, lawyer Park Chang-ho, is imprisoned after becoming entangled in a major case. MBC’s programme reporting describes her decision to investigate through her work at Gucheon Hospital.

Pick it when your next-watch priority is suspicion, secrets and a character taking practical action under pressure. Let the series introduce its evidence gradually; an ending explainer can give away the very uncertainty that makes this a distinct change from her romantic comedies.

The K2: a political-action route

Yoona plays An-na, the presidential candidate’s daughter kept away from public life. Ji Chang-wook plays former agent Je-ha, hired as a bodyguard within the political household. CJ ENM’s official overview sets out the relationships behind the action.

Choose The K2 when you want danger and protection woven into romance. The political household is central, so track who holds information and who controls access to An-na. This is a different viewing mood from the everyday career setting of King the Land.

EXIT: add one movie to the watchlist

For a shorter commitment, try EXIT (2019). Yoona plays Eui-ju alongside Cho Jung-seok’s Yong-nam as a gas disaster turns climbing ability into a survival skill. The Korean Film Council’s entry lists the film at 103 minutes.

The action-comedy format makes this a handy break between series. Choose it for physical urgency and teamwork, with a beginning-to-end movie experience you can finish in one sitting.

Quick questions for your watchlist

Which should I watch first? Start with King the Land for romance, Big Mouth for suspense, or EXIT for one evening. Then change genres to see a different part of her work.

Are Yoona and Lim Yoon-a the same performer? Yes. Official credits use variants including YoonA, Lim Yoon-a and Im Yoon-ah. Searching the actor’s name together with the title helps avoid character-name confusion.

Where can I watch these titles? Check each title in your local service catalogue and confirm subtitle options. Availability varies by country and can change over time.

Role and format details checked against the linked Netflix, MBC, CJ ENM and Korean Film Council sources. Updated 27 October 2026 (New Zealand).