Korean image award 2018 'Angelina Danilova'

"I did not know that one picture of a Korean stew would change my life like this. I want to approach Korean fans as the heroine of romantic movies like Actress Jeon Ji-hyeon. "

Angelina Danilova (22) from Saint Petersburg, Russia, is an SNS star with over 600,000 followers in the social network service (instagram.com/angelinadanilova).
Danilova's instagram is famous for diverse photographs related to Korean food and culture. She uploaded some photos during her high school days, but started to devoted to upload more Korea related pics since she went to (SUTD)Interior Design at the University of St. Petersburg in 2014.

"I enjoyed Korean pop including big bang and exo, and I became interested in Korean food. I went to a Korean restaurant in St. Petersburg and ate delicious bibimbap and stew. I uploaded a photo called "mukbang" Food-eating pics and it became a deepening ties with Korea. "

In 2015, a Korean blogger accidentally found a picture of a her mukbang pics in 2014 and posted it with title "The Russian model that wants to marry a Korean man". Danilova has never said that, but SNS and various Internet media have sprung up, and her followers have surged.
"Starting the Instagram, I had about 2,000 followers for three years, and one day I came in, 10,000, and a few days later, there were more than 20,000. I became a celebrity even before i knew it in Korea. "

In early 2016, love call came from entertainment agency. She spent several days going around Korea and taking pictures. She got a nickname like "Russian Elves", "Godgellina" and "Segelye" (the most beautiful in the world) in Korea.

In the summer of 2016, She appeared on the global common language project "Babel 250, reality television program on tvN, which first aired on July 11, 2016. The show features a cast of four men and three women, all from different countries.
Thanks to broadcasting, followers have grown exponentially, surpassing 300,000.
She speak Korean, English, Italian, Serbian, including her native language Russian, but it was difficult to learn Korean words in different order for her.

The only thing that sustained her was her follower, who clicked "like" on her photo.
Every time a difficult Korean word comes out, 600,000 followers helped translate the translation.

"My Korean improved a lot since I first came to Korea two years ago. now I am now about in the sixth grade of elementary school level of Korean. "

After going through lot of hardships, she could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Although she was disappointed to slip through auditions several times due to language barriers, she recently casted as significant role in a sequel to the hit Korean movie.
She is also dreaming of a becoming a singer. She is preparing to come on stage as R & B soul singer.

"Korea is a magical country that always amazes me. Korea accomplished amazing economic growth like the miracle of the Han River. I want to have a long relationship with Korea like a convenience store that connects people 24 hours a day in Korea. "

Russian girl who loved Korean culture more than Koreans, eventually shook the hearts of many people.
Conglomerate CJ Group, French politician Joachim Son-Forget and Russian social media star Angelina Danilova were recipients of this year's annual Korea Image Awards given by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI) which aims to promote Korean culture overseas at the COEX Intercontinental Hotel in Seoul, Korea on May 16.