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Curious to know who are the favorite actors of overseas fans? The 2023 annual survey report on the Korean Wave was released on March 10th and it gives us all the details on Hallyu and Hallyu stars in 2022.
The Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE, an institution designated by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) works on this report every year for the past years. In 2023, they broadened their spectrum by including more countries in their data. They interviewed 25,000 people between 15 and 59 years old from 26 countries from November 11th to December 7th 2022. Here are the countries included: the US, Brazil, Argentina, the United Kingdom (UK), France, Turkey, Russia, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Australia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mexico, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Kazakhstan.
In one part of the survey, the 25,000 respondents were asked to answer: "who is currently your favorite Korean actor?". They chose their favorite Korean actor by writing it down (not selecting it). Let's find out their answers below.
Top 5 Favorite Korean actors of overseas fans
1. Lee MinHo - 9.1%
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Lee MinHo thrones the ranking. There is no surprise here as the Top Hallyu Star as been ranking 1st in this survey since 2018. He also has 9.1% of the overall answers, which is an impressive number (and a gap with number 2)! It proves -one more time- that he is the most loved Korean actor overseas.
With his filmography full of old and new hit dramas (such as "Boys Over F
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