The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its affiliate the Korean Culture and Information Service released the results of a recent 2019 South Korean National Image survey. It polled 8000 people from 16 countries including within South Korea and asked who came to mind that is representative of the country. Coming in first is President Moon Jae In with 7.9% followed by top boy idol group BTS at 5.5%. Both have Time Magazine covers so clearly they have global name recognition. In third place is actor Lee Min Ho with 4.3%, then Song Hye Kyo at 4.1%, with singer PSY rounding out the top 5 with 3.6%. Check out the full list below. Continue reading →