Lee Min Ho joins BTS as the most beloved South Korean celebrity voted by the public.
Based on the 2022 Overseas Hallyu Report, Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Foundation for International Culture Exchange (KOFICE) released an annual survey, gauging the public's interest in the K-entertainment industry.
As conducted through an online survey dated November 5 to December 8, 2021, 8,500 respondents aged 15 to 59 from 18 countries were asked various questions about the Hallyu, varying from Kpop to Kdrama.
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With this, "The King: Eternal Monarch" star ranked first with 9.3 percent, which is quite distant to Hyun Bin's rating of 3.1 percent.
According to the report, this is Lee Min Ho's second time to top the annual list, defeating his crown as the most beloved South Korean actor.
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Interestingly, fellow Hallyu star Gong Yoo came in at third place with 2.8 percent while "Descendant of the Sun" and former couple Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki joined at fourth and fifth place with 2.2 percent and 2.1percent.
As for the Kpop industry, BTS remained the most favored group with 26.7 percent while the girl group BLACKPINK landed second place with 10.4 percent.
Singer-actress IU came in third place with 2.8 percent.
Meanwhile, the only BLACKPINK member who made it to the list is Lisa, with 2.4 percent. She was followed by Psy and TWICE in the fifth spot with 2.2 percent, while EXO landed as sixth with 1.7 percent.
As mentioned, this is not the first time that Lee Min Ho took the highly coveted spot.
In 2021, the Global Hallyu Trend hailed the 34-year-old A-lister as the most popular Korean actor after garnering a whopping 9.6 percent.
He defeated fellow Hallyu stars Hyun Bin, who was still in second place, as well as Gong Yoo, Song Hye Kyo and more.
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The long wait is over as the much-awaited comeback of Lee Min Ho is set to hit the small screen this March 25.
After a series of delays during their filming due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the streaming platform unveils the still cuts of the upcoming series "Pachinko."
Based on the epic historical fiction novel released in 2017, it follows the story of a Korean family that immigrated to Japan.
Joining the beloved actor is a roster of brilliant stars, including the Oscar winner Youn Yuh Jung, Japanese-New Zealander actress Anna Sawai, model turned actress Jung Eun Chae, who is also Lee Min Ho's co-star in "the King: Eternal Monarch."
Apart from it, he is also rumored to headline a project with award-winning actress Gong Hyo Jin.
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Written by Geca Wills
