Kim Soo Hyun and Byun Woo Seok Top Actors Lists with Kim Ji Won and Kim Tae Ri Atop the Actress Polls
There are two recent poll results out and both unrelated polls have the same four names on the the list. Kobaco, the Korean broadcast association, did a poll of consumers to ask their favorite most loved K-star of 2024 in commercials. Kim Soo Hyun is the top actor with 12.8% of the vote followed by Byun Woo Seok with 9.5%, then Han Seok Kyu, Kim Nam Gil, and Jung Hae In. For the ladies, favorite actress was Kim Ji Won with 15.1% then Kim Tae Ri at 12.4%, followed by Park Shin Hye, Jang Nara, and Kim Hye Yoon. In another poll, Gallup rated Kim Tae Ri at 11.9% as the most shining drama star of the year, then it was Kim Soo Hyun at 11.7%, Kim Ji Won with 8.9%, Byun Woo Seok with 5.5%, and Namgoong Min at 4.9% rounding out the top five. It’s totally clear that the three biggest dramas of this year is going to be Queen of Tears, Lovely Runner, and Jeongnyeon: A Star is Born.
Meh on the first poll tbh. I don’t know it and therefore don’t care for it. On the other hand, Gallup is the biggest and most highly regarded survey in SK and also the most reliable. Obviously timing absolutely matters when it comes to Gallup and almost every single time, the top actors of the year are from those in the second half dramas. Despite that, most of these actors are from the first half. Shows just how underwhelming the second half of the year has been for kdramas as a whole.
Anyway, KTR and KSH are quite easily the top actress and actor for 2024. In every single way from popularity, to talent to ratings. Awards too which I don’t doubt KTR will sweep next year. BWS was the biggest breakout. But it’s actually NGM who impressed me the most tho considering he had zero dramas and still ranked #5. Id have expected JN or KNG instead.
It was always going to be a toss up between Kim Tae-ri and Kim Soo-hyun for Gallup. Regular people being polled always picks top stars and these two were everywhere when their dramas aired and dominated all conversations so there’s nothing exciting in the results. The only time Gallup’s 1-2 surprised me was when Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-ah topped a couple of years ago. I didn’t realize back then how big HCCC was. Anyway I like both KSH and KTR well enough but my pick would be Lee Honey. She is the Baeksang Best Actress this year, won a Daesang, and had 2 hit dramas back to back. One of them she carried herself. That’s not how polls work but regardless she’s had a phenomenal 2024.
Sorry off topic but the way I just *SCREAMED* in my pillow when I saw allll the KSH-KTR pictures all over Naver’s entertainment front page assuming they were pairing up 🤣
They look soooooooooo good together and now I feel like the poll wins are a bit of a let down 🤪
Kim Jiwon topping no.1 in the audience in 30s and 40s! Yay, pretty good market! Wishing all the best in her next project, she is the only one who hasnt announced it yet! Kim Taeri topping in general and older audience demographics, woman power yeah! Congratulations to everyone, as the results was based on real data having Kim Soohyun and Kim Taeri as household A-listers already and Kim Jiwon reaching a new peak of her fame and Byeo Wooseok breaking out this year!
#1 n #2 were neck to neck. close margins i red its just 1 vote difference and they are well ahead n clear of #3 onwards. not even close whatsoever. preface to say no one sane is questioning ksh n ktr as top of top stars but this year is without any doubt bws’s year n anyone who disagree is kidding themself. ksh n ktr are household names well before their dramas n kjw too to a much lesser extent bt most had abs no idea who was bws so to rank #4 in year end gall-up is amazing. if he can do well next yr he can really establish himself as hallyu actor similar to ljs.
Off-topic but I’m glad Chae Soobin is getting some much deserved love lately coz of When The Phone Rings. It’s popular in Netflix. She’s underrated and her chemistry with Yoo Yeonseok is !! ~ Too bad the drama is in-between years and is just 12 episodes.