Krystal had been recently cast for a role of a girl named Yoona, which YoonA of SNSD (the matching name is entirely coincidental) has originally been penciled in for. However, due to inevitable scheduling conflicts, YoonA had to bow out.
The production team believed Krystal was an ideal replacement, with her unique style and feel. Many netizens also agreed, as they believed that Krystal shares many identical features with YoonA, both personality and appearance-wise.
After learning that she’s actually taken YoonA’s role, Krystal felt apologetic and expressed her feelings publicly for her senior