K-media Crowns the Four New Hallyu Kings Lee Min Ho, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jong Seok, and Kim Woo Bin

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• I think it's too early for this. 1 or 2 guys here doesnt deserved it. They had to proved longevity of constant fame (3-5yrs &beyond) and not just one-time or two fame formula. Just saying, sorry, I dont believe this!

  • WTF? Lee jong suk and KWB being on that list is an insult to Hallyu itself are you kidding OcKoala.

    Lee Jong suk 1mio+followers and KWB 3mio followers on weibo and they barely have CFs to there names. even with Pinocchio LJS failed to rise while PSH took all the credit from him on weibo and facebook by rising.

    This article it's an insult to Hallyu itself and everybody knows this even there fans LJS and KWB are far from there.

    • I'm a PSH fans but can you stop pretending her fans and draw hate to her?
      LJS is the center of the drama and has been trending in both Korea and China the past weeks.
      He ever just won the Best Actor award for the role. When did PSH took all the credit when she barely shines this week

    • i have to agree,i'm not sure about lee jong suk and kim woo bin being on that list... i know they're popular in korea but i think not as much internationally

    • for you info jong suk got his weibo account just recently and now he has almost 2 millions followers while others have it years & years ago...and who the F*** you are to talk who should be on this list or not, you ignorant plastic mind , do some research b4 freakin talkin

    • Are you serious LJS is so popular even here in Europe ... he surely deserves to be on the list

• Nah, it's kind of insulting to everyone to put Lee Jong Seok and Kim Woo Bin on the list with the rest of them. Not that I dislike them, but way too soon. Of the new guys, LMH is the only one who has been proven really

  • Yeah I agree with you. Lee min ho has 16 million followers on fb whereas KSH,KWB,LJS have less than 1 million followers.

  • I agree with you lee min ho is the only one who proven to be a hallyu king, omg kwb ljs?its totally rudiculous

• Kim woo bin and lee junk suk !??! Bwhahahah bigest joke of the year .?! They are not nearly famous as jang geun suk or lee seung gi ! Such idoits ljs and kwb only did one drama or 2 it rather insulting really ! Every one know who is the 4 hally king ..its kim so hyum jang geun suk lee min ho and lee seug gi !

  • I too was disappointed... I think jang geun suk deserve the spot more. He is so popular with so much commercial. I think it's unfair to him...

• If you asked people in asia i doubt they know name like kimwoobin, leejongsuk, kimsoohyun. Some people may know their name but not rooting and following their career. Like or dislike its Leeminho, Janggeunsuk and maybe leeseunggi with his dramas, variety and singing career.

  • Are you freaking kidding?!!! People in Asia don't know who Kim Soo Hyun is? The man who filmed 35 CFs and ranked #1 in highest earned income as individual on Forbes Power Celebrity 40? Who is paying this nobody the $100 billion won he made in 2014? Kim Soo Hyun was no doubt the biggest sensation in Asia last year and the heat has no sign of wavering in 2015.

    • Lee min ho got the paid 100 million since city hunter,many names had been name as hallyu star but where are they now?lee min ho is the one still remains,in fact he was crown the most influential asian actor for 2016 and lee min ho will be the ambassador for pyeongyang olympic 2018

  • Phil here i love lee jung suk im no. 1 fan of him... theres a lot of people lot him... especially when he visited ph for his no breathin movie... his kdrama IHYV and pinochio got a high rate... on agb nielsen ph... i love woo bin also coz of empress ki but not following him on socialM... and fyi due to the high rating on tv of kim soo hyun's my love from the star title here in ph which all fans here are goping for remake of it... matteo do as kim soo hyun is very popular here in ph... that why im happy that my 3 idols belong here a side from LMH ^_^

    • Correction,empress ki star by ji chang wook not kim woo bin dahhhhh

• I'm not going to dabble on any petty arguments here, but I'm actually curious as to why someone would still consider Jang Geun Suk or Lee Seung Gi even, to be "hallyu kings" at this point. Undoubtedly they are hallyu stars, but I don't think that they have pulled the ratings numbers as of late to merit calling them as royalties of current generation of top male stars. At the same vein, I think it's premature to hail KWB and LJS just yet, though with the current and impending success that Pinocchio has and will continue to have for this year and the next, I would measure that LJS is definitely on his way. KWB on the other hand though has made more strides towards the big screen and it's more difficult to appraise his success. Another hit in a post-Heirs small screen stint featuring him as THE main lead, and we might have a valid discussion here.

  • how can you doubt lee seung gi......seunggi's all drama have good ratings.by rating above he stands above lee min ho ......i can't understand jang geun seuk case though.....none of lsg drana's got below 10% but lee min ho dramas did.....none of stars lee min ho,kim woo bin,lee jong seuk get great opening that lee seung gi gets in pilot episodes...domestically he is above those three above although internationally lee min ho may surprass him...because he was so busy domestically he didn't time for other activities in other countries but lately with asian tour,china fan meetings,yaas china craze he slowly expanding his horizon....also kim soo hyun it just after TMETS he just hit the moolah...the after that he had one drama YWCFTS hit to his name....he is basically done much lees word to be judeged with lsg,jgs or lmh not even counting kim woo bin and lee jong suk who are too raw to put those crowny labels on them.....

    • Lee Seung Gi's dramas had ok ratings (good rating means above 20%) but in Korea only. You're looking domestic (Korean) success only. Hallyu star is someone who's very popular Asia (and broader) wise. Best example is Jang Geun Suk. He's very popular in South America, some European and North American parts, Middle East, China and especially in Japan even though he's quite disliked in Korea, which is a real shame if I may say so.

    • are you kidding jang geun suk maybe not very loved in korea but the guy owns japan and most of china !! he has 18 million followers in wibo and take over 95.000$ per episode !! he is the most famsous intternatianly of the four america apain ...ets !! where are you living he did get his title for nothing !! every single drama he ,ade sold over 13 countries but you'r beautful alone was sold to 21 counties !! the guy is hally star it dosen't matter if korea dot love him

  • I think it would be better to gauge these actors according to their small and big screen success exclusively rather than counting the number of their fans across the board, though that is not to downplay the legitimacy of their popularity, but merely to standardize a unit of measurement. I'm simply ruling out the k-pop/idol variable from the equation because we're discussing top male ACTORS it's only apt to measure them by their acting careers alone. That is not to say that guys like JGS is any less deserving of the title of hallyu star or even prince/king, he simply isn't the numbers draw as an actor lately.

    So once again, could someone tell me how is JGS and LSG more fitting of the title strictly as actors?

    • To Turn0918-LSG drama B.L, 7RP GOT ABOVE 40%,MGIG AND GFB got nearly 20%.....tk2h and yaas got 13 to 14 % on average...all dramas werte no.1 in it's time slot...yaas rake in great view count in china....he is popular in asia be it sinpaore,phillipines,japan,china etc because he is multienterainer who in every field(singing,acting,variety) excels...

• I think because of their popularity throughout Asia. Endorsement, Awards etc. That might be reasonable.

• I found myself drooling over the old bunch :-) Now those are some delicious men

  • Me too. The older Korean male celebs are much more attractive appearance wise (yep, looks are subjective, I know, but still). And was LBH ever a hallyu star? I know BYJ, SSH and JDG were but LBH?

  • Yes, i noticed this too!! They are still hot but also more rugged because they don't have to stay in the flower boy box anymore!!

• Big difference in acting between the hallyu kings before and now..Hallyu kings before captivated the Asia through of their acting..

  • well except MHT right?? :) Gosh love him, but he couldn't act at all.

  • i think halyu actor is about popularity not about acting, they are popular after making drama that attract teenager audience, teenager audience mostly overate, they contibute the most in popularity of an actor
    i think i prefer A list actor than halyu actor, halyu actor chould change by time but A list actor will be more respected after long time because their acting

    • Obviously hallyu means popularity i never said its about acting I just simply compare their acting skills..

  • SSH can act? LOL ok

    • Yes he can as compared to Lee Min Ho..

• I think Kim Woo Bin and Lee Jong Seok are only famous with Kdrama fans right unlike Lee Min Ho and Kim Soo Hyun who are known to non kdrama fans.

• To be honest, LJS and especially KWB are not deserving of it. Not yet. They need to prove their longevity. KWB is not even a first lead yet. Atleast give 2-3 ratings hit dramas, then we can talk.
  LMH is most deserving because of his never ending and ever increasing popularity for 6 years . KSH is ratings king for 4 years. Next to them should be LSG and JGS, atleast for now.