The survey was done with 8,500 Hallyu content consumers in 18 countries (including China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Australia, USA, Brazil, Argentina, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and South Africa) from Sept. 24 to Nov. 4 through online surveys.The respondents choose their favorite Korean actor by writing it down (not selecting it) and here is their answer. 1. Lee MinHo (9.6%) 2. Hyun Bin (3.5%) 3. Gong Yoo (2.3%) 4. Song HyeKyo (2.1%) 5. Lee JongSuk (2.0%) 6. Kim SooHyun (1.7%)For information, in 2019, Lee MinHo was also on the top with 7.6%, followed by Song HyeKyo (3.4%), Song JoongKi (1.9%), Gong Yoo (1.8%), and Suzy and Lee JongSuk (1.7%). In 2020, Lee MinHo is still the favorite Korean actor of overseas Hallyu consumers with even more respondents (from 7.6% to 9.6%) after his return on screen with “The King: Eternal Monarch”.Check out the chart below.Also, the government gave out more details about the results, this table has 11 Korean actors mentioned by the respondents (only names with more than 1% of answers were included in the table).Respondents from China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, France, Russia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and South Africa named Lee MinHo the most. For respondents from the USA, Hyun Bin was the most answered and in the United Kingdom Park ShinHye. Government Annual Survey Reveals Top 7 Favorite Korean Dramas And Others Selected By Overseas Fans In 2020 KDRAMA STORIES|Jan 28, 2021 Actor Lee MinHo Continues To Prove His Huge Global Popularity With New Record KDRAMA STORIES|Oct 5, 2020 Lee MinHo Becomes The Most Followed Korean Actor On Instagram KDRAMA STORIES|Jun 5, 2020
