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Among all the Korean stars gracing screens around the world, who is the most widely loved? Lee Min-ho, Song Hye-kyo, Song Joong-ki, Gong Yoo, Hyun Bin, Lee Jong-suk, Kim Soo-hyun, and Bae Suzy ranked high in the 2021 Global Hallyu Survey. Lee Min-ho topped the list with the support of 9.6 percent of survey participants. Song Hye-kyo, who took second place in 2019, moved down to fourth in 2020 with 2.1 percent of respondents choosing her as their favorite Korean actor compared to 3.4 percent the previous year. Hyun Bin took second place with the support of 3.5 percent of respondents, despite not being shortlisted at all in 2019.

* This infographic is based on the 2021 Global Hallyu Survey.

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