The 2015 TV Report drama actors and actress power list is out, an annual survey the publication has done since 2013. The survey is compiled by the vote of the Korean drama industry’s top 30 PDs at the main three networks SBS, KBS, and MBC along with 10 producers at the top production companies, for a total vote by forty of the drama industry’s most powerful behind-the-scenes head honchos. These industry insiders picked the actors and actresses they most want to star in a drama, with the explanations for the choices a combination of the star being able to bring in the ratings, the acting talent, and how the star is hardworking and positive to work with. For the second year in a row, the You From Another Star leads Jeon Ji Hyun and Kim Soo Hyun take the number one spots for their respective genders, with Ha Ji Won coming in second for the actresses and Kim Woo Bin in second place for the actors. Check out the drama power rankings below and see if your faves are currently sought after by drama honchos.
Drama Actors Power List (number in brackets is number of voter picks)
Kim Soo Hyun (34)
Kim Woo Bin (15)
Jo In Sung (12)
Song Joong Ki, Lee Min Ho (9)
Lee Jong Seok (7)
So Ji Sub (4)
Ji Sung (3)
Yoochun、Yoo Seung Ho、Ji Chang Wook 、Cha Seung Won 、Hyun Bin (2)
Go Soo、Gong Yoo、Park Seo Joon、Park Hae Jin、Yoo Ah In、Im Shi Wan、Jang Hyuk, Joo Ji Hoon(1)
Drama Actress Power List (number in brackets is number of voter picks):
Jeon Ji Hyun (23)
Ha Ji Won (12)
Bae Suzy (9)
Gong Hyo Jin 、Song Hye Kyo (8)
Park Shin Hye (4)
Moon Chae Won、Su Ae 、Han Hyo Joo (3)
Kim Nam Joo、Son Ye Jin、Shin Mina、Lee Bo Young、Lee Young Ae、Jang Nara、Han Ye Seul、Hwang Jung Eum (1)
Above is the comparison of the 2013 to 2014 rankings, to give an understanding of how the most sought after drama actors and actresses have changed in the last few years. It’s startling how far Lee Byung Hun has fallen out of favor, from being number 1 in 2013 to number 2 in 2014 to not even on the list at all this year. Among the ladies it appears to be a one-two switching of spots between Jeon Ji Hyun and Ha Ji Won. Off the top of my head, some notable big name drama stars who aren’t on this year’s power rankings include Yoon Eun Hye, Moon Geun Young, Go Hyung Jung, Lee Seung Gi, Lee Jun Ki, any of which could make the rankings next year with one hit drama this year to get back on the drama buzz wagon.
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Yoochun and Ji Chang Wook are there. Then it's legit. heheheh....
High five! :D
There are a lot of articles like this,, but you seem to post an article with woobin in high rangking, I know you admire him so much,,lol,,,same with me, my bias is lee jong suk, so I can share an article with jong suk as no 1 right? yesterday there was an article that he is the most anticipated actor for comeback in drama, the second is jo insung and then kim soo hyun...sorry but I love him so much that I want to share the article with you guys, my bad that I don't have a blog with huge followers, lmao
I know right, there are a lot of articles like this and the ranking will always be different based on the source.
I noticed it too, Ms Koala tends to pick the articles with woobin in high ranking, lol... not always though,
It's fine my dear because Ms Koala loves woobin very much, and we also love our bias, he will always be no 1 in our heart, lol
The blog is fanfics
Haha yes, sorry my mood is swinging right now,, it's because I miss him so much, lol
Industry professionals' poll results tend to hold more creditability than random online surveys. Fans have their bias and PDs have theirs too. The result is consistent with this interview with a panel of journalists in the K entertainment industry.
Showbiz Korea－HALLYU ACTORS， THE NEW BIG 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUZ5d5oAAjg
are you asking for fanwars? she always post rankings if they are made by professionals aka the ones who work in the industry.
Of course not honey,,I'm not asking for fanwars lol,,I just want to tell you as @winda said, there are a lot of articles like this and they were stated the ranking based on the professionals also with ofc bigger numbers of voters...sorry if I sound like a butthurt fan in my first post,
@nugya I also saw the article that you said yesterday. Koala is always like that. We don't need to worry because our Jong suk is now in his acting break. This article is about the casting news and their comebacks. I know he will choose his next project soon. Let's wait to hear his comeback news together. Ok?
Of course honey,,I'm sorry for my first post
We will always wait for him,,I miss him so much
problem is i'm kinda sick with LJS's fans always trying to drag down KWB when he ranked than him. I see no logic to be jealous with them? as you said, one day it's who LJS higher in a poll other day it's KWB. They are not rivals. And I always saw LJS's fandom as friendly to KWB's, but lately i start doubt it.
Only inetz put them in a competitive spotlight, mostly their kfans love them both equally same as me ;)
First, I already said sorry for my first post...and for your information, I also love woobin, I want to talk further about this,,but yeah,it's better to stop now. I don't want another misunderstanding here.
Aw I had no idea how the ranking was in other articles. hahaha....it's glad to know Kim Woo Bin is not necessarily the hot guy everyone loves because I don't. I watched two of his dramas - School 2013 and Heirs. I don't like any of his characters, perhaps because of the scripts. I can't see where he's got that charm that many girls are swooned over. Just my personal taste. Neither his looks nor his acting has attracted my attention.
I am not his fan and not here to start anything. Have you watched Vampire Idol? I think he was hilarious in it, definitely a very different role :)
Here comes another post for fanwars :-D
Suzy is sought after actress? Really?
Suzy beat gong Hyo Jin, song hye kyo and park Shinhye?????? LMAO that's the biggest joke of all.
lol mte but she's popular right now so it's not a surprise.
She's pretty in many Koreans' eyes. But I found her bland in Gu Family Book. Other than that drama, I don't have any desire to watch other dramas of her.
LOL exactly my thoughts.
Popular but talentless.
Just curious what is the criteria for this?
It's ranking of actors who choose their comeback wisely, so don't be butthurt if your bias is not there.
lmao..don't worry i'm not butthurt coz' my ultimate bias is there,Moon Chae Won,for 3 consecutive years she's on the top ten..#5 in 2013 and #6 in 2015,and forgot her ranking in 2014 but she was in top 10 also..And another thing,almost all the actors and actresses in the ranking are my favorites..Idk that asking for criteria is being butthurt..lol..That was curiousity..
Sorry I just copy paste my comment below, forgot to edit.
@nate
2014 is #5 (from the above image posted by koala)
This is not a ranking of the actors and actresses and their comebacks or choosing carefully. I don't know where you are getting that from.
This is TV Report's annual power rankings and published this time of the year since 2013. I just translated it is all.
http://www.ytn.co.kr/_sn/1406_201504110909021100_001
Only LMh's casting news alone will put him in #1 spot.why is suzy there? I thought they hated her acting?I'm suprised KSR is not on the ranking despite Miseang,and why is I'm shi wan so low on the list? I thought he was one of the most anticipated actor?
LOL, unfortunately the top PDs do not share the same love for LMH. He only got 9 votes from 40 respondents, same placement as last year when he had a "hit" drama out in 2013.
He has a lot of fans, but when it comes to power lists such as this one voted by industry professionals or Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40, he is below his fellow peers in the same age group.
It's ranking of actors who choose their comeback wisely, so don't be butthurt if your bias is not there.
Whoever believe the ranking is legit, hahahahaha, welcome to the world of entertainment. So many things can be manipulated and those "professionals" know who are their target.
Spot on. Every other day there is a ranking list in south korea.
Haha no wonder k-entertainment is an important component of their GDP.
Hope we can see kang sora and yoo yeon seok in that list next year..
I hope all the best for Ha Ji Won. Sad to know that that some industry insiders did not vote for her citing her age as limiting her choices of potential roles.