Polling firm Gallup Korea revealed its year-end survey naming the top 10 favorite Korean movie stars in 2024.
Gallup Korea held a survey from Nov. 11 to 25 among 1,741 respondents aged 13 and above nationwide (except Jeju Island) in South Korea.
Ma Dong-seok is No. 1 with 26.5 percent. Also in the top 10 are Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun and Kim Go-eun.
(Clockwise from top right) Ma Dong-seok, Hwang Jung-min, Kim Go-eun, Choi Min-sik and Lee Jung-jae (Instagram, Korean Film Council)
(Clockwise from top right) Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho, Jung Woo-sung, Yoo Hae-jin and Son Suk-ku (Instagram)
Here are the top 10 Korean movie stars in 2024:
1st Place - Ma Dong-seok (“The Roundup: Punishment,” “Badland Hunters”) - 26.5%
2nd Place - Hwang Jung-min (“I, the Executioner,” “Mission: Cross”) - 14.2%
3rd Place - Kim Go-eun (“Exhuma,” “Love in the Big City”) - 12.2%
4th Place - Choi Min-sik (“Exhuma”) - 11.7%
5th Place - Lee Jung-jae (“The Acolyte”) - 10%
6th Place - Lee Byung-hun ("Concrete Utopia") - 8.3%
7th Place - Song Kang-ho ("Uncle Sam-sik") - 7.3%
8th Place - Jung Woo-sung (“12.12: The Day “) - 5.3%
9th Place - Yoo Hae-jin (“Exhuma,” “Dog Days”) - 5%
10th Place - Son Suk-ku (“Night Fishing” ) - 3.4%