Gallup Korea has announced the top 10 K-drama actors of 2022, including âSquid Gameâ star Lee Jung-jae and âExtraordinary Attorney Wooâ star Park Eun-bin.
The polling firmâs annual Person of the Year results were released on Tuesday.Â
Gallup Korea conducted the survey from Nov. 7 to 24, with 1,771 Korean respondents over the age of 13 participating. The poll was conducted nationwide, excluding Jeju Island. Participants were asked to name up to two K-drama actors who they believed made a significant impact this year.Â
Park placed first with 13.6% of responses naming her. Her popularity skyrocketed after her lead role in the popular K-drama âExtraordinary Attorney Woo,â where Park plays an attorney with Aspergerâs syndromeÂ
With 13% of the votes, âUnder the Queenâs Umbrellaâ and âJuvenile Justiceâ star Kim Hye-soo ranked second.Â
Namkoong Min of âOne Dollar Lawyerâ placed third with 11.3%.Â
In fourth place with 4.2% of the votes was Go Doo-shim, who starred in âCurtain Callâ and âOur Bluesâ
Song Joong-ki of âVincenzoâ and âReborn Richâ received 3.3%, placing fifth. He recently made a cameo appearance in the K-drama âLittle Womenâ this year.Â
âSquid Gameâ star Lee Jung-jae ranked sixth on the list, comprising 2.9% of the votes. Earlier this year, the actor won an Emmy for his performance in the Netflix hit series.Â
In seventh place was âCrash Landing on Youâ star Hyun Bin with 2.6%, followed by Lee Byun-hun of âOur Bluesâ with 2.5%.Â
Tied for ninth place at 2.4% were âMy Liberation Notesâ actor Son Seok-koo and âLittle Womenâ star Kim Go-eun.