[ASKKPOP] Kim Soo Hyun, Yoo Jae Suk, and more are Korea's favorite celebrities of 2014
Ever wonder which celebrities are the most popular in Korea? Survey firm'Gallup Korea'has conducted a poll on Korea's favorite celebrities in 2014 to satisfy your curiosity.
'Gallup Korea' surveyed 1,700 Korean men and women over the age of 13 in October 2014 and have now released the results. They also compared the data from this survey to that of a similar poll they took in 2004 to see how Korea's favorite celebrities have changed in a decade. You can view all the results in the charts below.
Figure skaterKim Yunaproves that she still is the Nation's favorite by taking 19% of the surveyer votes. Football/soccer playerPark Ji Sungtakes second place with 16% andL.A. Dodgerspitcher Ryu Hyun Jintakes third with 10%.
The votes were a lot more spread out for the TV actors.'You Who Came from the Stars' HallyustarKim Soo HyunnudgedChoi Bool Amout of first place with 4.3%, while the latter received 4.2% of the votes. After his great performance in'It's Okay, That's Love'of a writer who is afflicted with schizophrenia,Jo In Sungtook third with 3.3%.
Yoo Jae Sukcompletely dominates with 23% of the votes, which comes as no surprise. There's a huge gap between the'Nation's MC'and the second favorite comedianKim Joon Ho, who lands 9% of the votes. Third is the ever cheerfulKang Ho Dongat 6%.
'Gallup Korea' surveyed 1,700 Korean men and women over the age of 13 in October 2014 and have now released the results. They also compared the data from this survey to that of a similar poll they took in 2004 to see how Korea's favorite celebrities have changed in a decade. You can view all the results in the charts below.
Sports
Figure skaterKim Yunaproves that she still is the Nation's favorite by taking 19% of the surveyer votes. Football/soccer playerPark Ji Sungtakes second place with 16% andL.A. Dodgerspitcher Ryu Hyun Jintakes third with 10%.
Singers
Cho Yong Piltook first place with 7.2% of the votes, showing that the nation continues to love the legendary singer. Second went toLee Sun Heeat 4.4% and third went toJang Yoon Jungat 3.9%. Noticeably only three idols made the top 10.
TV actors
The votes were a lot more spread out for the TV actors.'You Who Came from the Stars' HallyustarKim Soo HyunnudgedChoi Bool Amout of first place with 4.3%, while the latter received 4.2% of the votes. After his great performance in'It's Okay, That's Love'of a writer who is afflicted with schizophrenia,Jo In Sungtook third with 3.3%.
Movie Actors
Crowd favorite and widely respectedChoi Min Shiktakes first place with 7.5%,Song Kang Hofollows with 6.9%, andAhn Sung Kitakes third with 6.5%.
Comedians
Yoo Jae Sukcompletely dominates with 23% of the votes, which comes as no surprise. There's a huge gap between the'Nation's MC'and the second favorite comedianKim Joon Ho, who lands 9% of the votes. Third is the ever cheerfulKang Ho Dongat 6%.