In June of 2016 Seoul Journal announced the first ever Top 10 Ranking for the reader's favorite Korean entertainment icons. Over the course of 2017 we asked Seoul Journal readers to vote for their favorite things in Korean entertainment. This first year proved to be successful with over 30,000 votes submitted by readers from all over the world. Here are the top 3 winners for each category and stay tuned for the 2017 rankings.
1. Sistar
2. SNSD/Girl’s Generation
3. Apink
1. WJSN/Cosmic Girls (우주소녀)
2. Lovelyz
3. TWICE
1. BTS
2. Big Bang
3. EXO
1. Monsta X (몬스타엑스)
2. Seventeen
3. iKON
1. Hyolyn ( 효린)
2. Ailee
3. Taken
1. K.Will
2. G-Dragon
3. DEAN
1. Zico
2. Simon D
3. Zion.T
1. Jessi
2. Jimin
3. Yezi
Over the course of 2016, we have asked readers of Seoul Journal to vote for their favorite Korean music, television, and movie talents. We were happy to see that Seoul Journal fans from all over the world were able to partake in our very first Top 10 Rankings! Listed below are the results and stay tuned for 2017 rankings in the coming weeks.
Korean Music / Korean TV & Movies
1. AOA
2. WJSN/Cosmic Girls
3. Lovelyz
1. SNSD/Girl's Generation
2. Apink
3. EXID
1. BLACKPINK
2. Matilda
3. Bloomy
1. BTS
2. iKon
3. EXO
1. SHINee
2. Super Junior
3. TVXQ
1. SF9
2. KNK
3. Pentagon
1. Hyolyn
2. Ailee
3. Taeyeon
1. K. Will
2. G Dragon
3. DEAN
1. Zico
2. Simon D
3. Jooheon
1. Jessi
2. Jimin
3. Yezi
1. Song Joong-ki
2. Lee Min Ho
3. Kim Woo-bin
1. Park Shin Hye
2. Song Hye-kyo
3. Moon Geun-young
1. Winter Sonata
2. The Heirs
3. Boys Over Flowers
Online voting for Seoul Journal’s Top 10 Rankings will be held from April 15th, 2017 through 11:59 pm Korean Time (GMT+9) on December 31st, 2017. Voting is limited to one vote per day per category. The total number of votes submitted during the Voting Period will be tabulated and winners will be chosen in accordance with the rules and regulations. If, for any reason, the online voting is interrupted, is found to have been tampered with in any way, or for any other reason that Seoul Journal believes in its sole discretion to be reasonably necessary, Seoul Journal reserves the right to select the winners at its discretion and may take into consideration the number of votes received up until the time of the interruption or cancellation of the Online Voting.