Korean pop culture has swept the world, in addition to K-POP music, Korean dramas and Korean movies are also quite popular all over the world. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea and the Korea International Cultural Exchange Promotion Agency produce the Hallyu White Paper every year through national surveys. The survey range of the 2023 "Hallyu White Paper" was expanded from November 11 to December 7, 2022, and the total number of sample countries was expanded to 26 countries, and a while ago, the top 5 world's favorite Korean actors in 2023 were announced, and the first place was Lee Min Ho, who received 9.1% popularity.
No. 1: Lee Min Ho
Lee Min Ho won the 1st place among the world's favorite Korean actors in 2023 with a high popularity of 9.1%. He officially debuted in 2006 with "Secret Campus", participated in "City Hunters", "Heirs", "The King: Eternal Monarch", "Pachinko" and other performances, and was also selected as the winner of the 2017 Korean National Brand Award with the Korean drama "The Legend of the Blue Ocean" starring in 2016. Recently, the new drama "Ask the Stars" starring him will be launched, the plot describes the love of space travelers and astronauts, and the novel theme is worth looking forward to.
2nd place: Kong Liu
Kong Liu, who gained 2.7% popularity, has starred in popular masterpieces such as "Corpse Speed Train", "Lonely and Brilliant God-Ghost" and "Secret Agent". He starred in 2007's "Coffee Prince No. 1 Shop" and won the MBC Acting Award for Outstanding Male Acting Award, which also established his position in the film and drama industry, and his new work will be a Netflix original love Korean drama "Trunk" with actor Seo Hyun-jin.
3rd place: Hyun Bin
Hyun Bin finished third with 2.4% popularity, and he just became a father last year and has many well-known works, such as "The Secret Garden", "Forced Landing of Love", "My Name is Kim Sam Soon", "Memories of the Alhambra" and so on.
No. 4: Song Huiqiao
Song Huiqiao, who has gained 2.0% popularity, cannot fail to mention this year's most popular revenge drama "Dark Glory", she has also starred in "Love Hotel", "Guardian Angel", "Descendants of the Sun", etc., and the ratings have achieved good results. Recently, the new work "The Price of Confession" and actor Han Shaoxi, in addition to the work, the interaction between the two in private also makes fans relish.
5th place: Lee Jong-suk
Lee Jong-suk won the 5th place with 1.5% popularity, and his representative works include "Pinocchio", "W-Two Worlds", "Black Lawyer" and so on. He was first discovered by scouts on the street as a model and was once known as "Model Muse", and appeared on the Seoul Collection fashion stage at the age of 16. However, he aspired to become an actor, so he auditioned for many roles, and slowly accumulated works, and finally was noticed by everyone and recognized for Xiu Xiu's acting skills.