The annual survey report on the Korean Wave overseas in 2020 by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Korean Foundation for International Culture Exchange was released.

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 had to write down their favorite Korean drama they have watched this year. Here are the top 7 Korean dramas by overseas fans according to this survey.

 

1. "Crash Landing on You" (9.5%)

 

2. "It's Okay To Not Be Okay" (4.1%)

 

3. "The World of the Married" (2.8%)

 

4. "Itaewon Class" (2.8%)

 

5. "Kingdom" (2.5%)

Government Annual Survey Reveals Top 7 Favorite Korean Dramas And Others Selected By Overseas Fans In 2020

Netflix

 

6. "The King: Eternal Monarch" (2.1%)

Government Annual Survey Reveals Top 7 Favorite Korean Dramas And Others Selected By Overseas Fans In 2020

SBS

 

7. "Dae Jang Geum" (2.0%)

Government Annual Survey Reveals Top 7 Favorite Korean Dramas And Others Selected By Overseas Fans In 2020

MBC

Here are the top 6 dramas in 2019: "Hotel del Luna" (8.2%), "Descendants of the Sun" (3.0%), "Dae Jang Geum" (2.3%), "Kingdom" (2.1%), "Goblin" (2.0%) and "Her Private Life" (2.0%) (in the chart below).

Government Annual Survey Reveals Top 7 Favorite Korean Dramas And Others Selected By Overseas Fans In 2020

Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Korean Foundation for Inter

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