These Are The TOP 25 Most Popular Korean Entertainment-Related Wiki Pages Right Now
With K-Pop and Korean entertainment becoming more popular worldwide, there are countless Wikipedia articles on various topics related to them, from individual idols and K-Pop groups, to K-Dramas, actors, and athletes, and everything in between. Using WikiProject Korea, it’s easy to see which topics are trending among netizens based on how many views different articles are earning over a period of time.
Here are the 25 most-viewed Wikipedia pages related to Korean entertainment for the entire month of August!
25. Han So Hee
In August, this article received 148.5k total views (averaging about 4.8k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Han So Hee is a South Korean model and actress. She has starred as a main cast in the Korean television series Money Flower (2017), 100 Days My Prince (2018), and the supporting role in Abyss (2019). She gained wide recognition after portraying the main character of Yeo Da-kyung in the smash-hit and record-breaking drama The World of the Married (2020). She is also best known for her role in Nevertheless (2021).
24. RM (BTS)
In August, this article received 148.9k total views (averaging about 4.8k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Kim Nam-joon, better known by his stage name RM (formerly Rap Monster), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer. He is the leader of the South Korean boy group BTS. In 2015, he released his first solo mixtape, RM. In October 2018, his second mixtape, Mono, was the highest-charting album by a Korean soloist on the Billboard 200 chart, having peaked at 26.
23. Jimin (BTS)
In August, this article received 153.5k total views (averaging about 5.0k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Park Ji-min, better known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and dancer. In 2013, he debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band BTS, under the record label BigHit Entertainment.
22. EXO
In August, this article received 158.7k total views (averaging about 5.1k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul, consisting of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and Sehun. The band was formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The band ranked as one of the top five most influential celebrities on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list from 2014 to 2018 and have been labeled “Kings of K-Pop” and the “Biggest boyband in the world” by various media outlets.
21. Park Seo Joon
In August, this article received 163.2k total views (averaging about 5.3k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Park Seo Joon is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas Kill Me, Heal Me (2015), She Was Pretty (2015), Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016–2017), Fight for My Way (2017), What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018), and Itaewon Class (2020); and the films Chronicles of Evil (2015), Midnight Runners (2017), The Divine Fury (2019), Concrete Utopia (2021), and Dream (2021).
20. Lisa (BLACKPINK)
In August, this article received 169.8k total views (averaging about 5.5k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Lalisa Manobal, better known by the mononym Lisa, is a Thai rapper, singer, and dancer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group BLACKPINK under YG Entertainment. Lisa made her solo debut with the single album LALISA in September 2021, which includes the single of the same name.
19. Somi
In August, this article received 169.8k total views (averaging about 5.5k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Ennik Somi Douma, better known by her Korean name Jeon So-mi or by the mononym Somi, is a Canadian-Dutch-Korean singer and songwriter based in South Korea. Jeon shot to domestic stardom as the first place winner of the first installation of the Produce 101 competition series and a member of the series’ project girl group, I.O.I. Following the conclusion of I.O.I’s group activities, Jeon began to venture out as a soloist before terminating her contract with JYP Entertainment and joining The Black Label. Jeon debuted as a solo artist on June 13, 2019 with the single “Birthday”.
18. Song Joong Ki
In August, this article received 177.0k total views (averaging about 5.7k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Song Joong Ki is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the historical coming-of-age drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010) and the variety show Running Man (2010–2011) as one of the original cast members. Since then, he has played a diverse spectrum of roles in the television series The Innocent Man (2012), Descendants of the Sun (2016), Arthdal Chronicles (2019) and Vincenzo (2021), as well as the hit films A Werewolf Boy (2012), The Battleship Island (2017) and Space Sweepers (2021).
17. Song Kang
In August, this article received 188.3k total views (averaging about 6.1k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Song Kang is a South Korean actor. His notable lead roles in television series include Love Alarm (2019–21) , Sweet Home (2020) and Nevertheless (2021).
16. List of Running Man Episodes
In August, this article received 189.8k total views (averaging about 6.1k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Running Man is a South Korean variety show, part of SBS‘s Good Sunday lineup. This show is classified as a game-variety show, where the cast members and guests complete missions in a landmark to win a race. Running Man first aired on July 11, 2010. As of September 5, 2021, 569 episodes of Running Man have aired.
15. Son Heung Min
In August, this article received 199.9k total views (averaging about 6.4k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Son Heung Min is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the South Korea national team.
14. Parasite
In August, this article received 201.7k total views (averaging about 6.5k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Parasite is a 2019 South Korean black comedy thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the screenplay with Han Jin-won. The film, starring Song Kang Ho, Lee Sun Kyun, Cho Yeo Jeong, Choi Woo Shik, Park So Dam, Jang Hye Jin, and Lee Jung Eun, follows a poor family who scheme to become employed by a wealthy family and infiltrate their household by posing as unrelated, highly qualified individuals.
13. Sixth Sense
In August, this article received 209.6k total views (averaging about 6.8k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Sixth Sense is a South Korean television program that aired on tvN, every Thursday at 20:40 (KST) starting from September 3 to October 29, 2020. In each episode, the cast members, together with a male guest (known as the Sixth Man), visit three different places (or people) of hot issue. One of the three is entirely fabricated from scratch by the production team, and the cast members and the Sixth Man have to figure out which one is entirely fabricated, by using their “sixth senses” to analyze every detail of the three.
12. The Devil Judge
In August, this article received 215.0k total views (averaging about 6.9k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
The Devil Judge is a South Korean television series starring Ji Sung, Kim Min Jung, Park Jin Young and Park Gyu Young. It aired on tvN from July 3 to August 22, 2021 for 16 episodes. The series is set in a dystopian version of South Korea, where people harbor hatred towards their leaders and live in chaos. Trials are held through a courtroom live show aired on television, where three judges come together to bring justice and peace.
11. Hospital Playlist
In August, this article received 254.9k total views (averaging about 8.2k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Hospital Playlist is a South Korean television series written by Lee Woo-jung and directed by Shin Won-ho. It is the second installment of the Wise Life series, following Prison Playbook (2017–18). It stars Jo Jung Suk, Yoo Yeon Seok, Jung Kyung Ho, Kim Dae Myung, and Jeon Mi Do.
10. List of Knowing Bros Episodes
In August, this article received 261.2k total views (averaging about 8.4k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Knowing Bros, also known as Men on a Mission or Ask Us Anything, is a South Korean variety show, distributed by JTBC every Saturday. This show is classified as a reality television-variety show, where the cast members and guests gather in a classroom environment and discuss personal topics and further play various games.
9. Kingdom
In August, this article received 263.5k total views (averaging about 8.5k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Kingdom is a 2019 South Korean political period horror thriller streaming television series, created and written by Kim Eun-hee and directed by Kim Seong-hun and Park In-je. It is Netflix‘s first original Korean series, which premiered on January 25, 2019. The series is adapted from the webcomic series The Kingdom of the Gods, which was authored by Kim Eun-hee and drawn by Yang Kyung-il. Set on a fictional, medieval-inspired Joseon, Kingdom explores the story of a Crown Prince, as he sets to investigate the source of a mysterious plague that begins to ravage his country.
8. Jungkook (BTS)
In August, this article received 264.8k total views (averaging about 8.5k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Jeon Jung-kook, better known mononymously as Jungkook, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He is the youngest member and vocalist of the South Korean boy band BTS.
7. BLACKPINK
In August, this article received 267.5k total views (averaging about 8.6k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
BLACKPINK is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, consisting of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa. The group debuted in August 2016 with their single album Square One, which featured “Whistle” and “Boombayah”, their first number-one entries on South Korea’s Gaon Digital Chart and the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, respectively.
6. The Penthouse: War in Life
In August, this article received 278.0k total views (averaging about 9.0k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
The Penthouse: War in Life is a South Korean television series starring Lee Ji Ah, Kim So Yeon, Eugene, Um Ki Joon, Yoon Jong Hoon, and Park Eun Seok. The series, directed by Joo Dong-min and written by Kim Soon-ok, spins the story of a real estate and education war, a desire to be number one. It depicts the solidarity and revenge of women who turned to evilness to protect themselves and their children.
5. V (BTS)
In August, this article received 283.9k total views (averaging about 9.2k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Kim Tae-hyung, also known by his stage name V, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a vocalist of the South Korean boy group BTS.
4. Kris Wu
In August, this article received 356.5k total views (averaging about 11.5k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Wu Yi Fan, known professionally as Kris Wu, is a Chinese Canadian actor, singer, record producer, rapper, and model with ancestral roots in Hubei. He is a former member of South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO and its subgroup EXO-M under SM Entertainment, before leaving the group in 2014. On 31 July 2021, Kris Wu was detained by Beijing police on rape allegations. On 16 August 2021, the People’s Procuratorate of Chaoyang District of Beijing approved his arrest on suspicion of rape.
3. Girls Planet 999
In August, this article received 401.0k total views (averaging about 12.9k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Girls Planet 999 is a 2021 South Korean reality competition show that premiered on Mnet on August 6, 2021 and is being aired every Friday at 8:20 PM KST for 12 weekly episodes until its finale on October 22. A production by Mnet’s parent company CJ E&M and its subsidiary Studio Take One, as well as in collaboration with game developer and publisher NCSoft, the aim of the competition is to debut a new 9-member girl group consisting of trainees and idols from China, Japan, and South Korea.
2. Nevertheless
In August, this article received 467.6k total views (averaging about 15.1k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
Nevertheless is a 2021 South Korean television series starring Han So Hee, Song Kang, and Chae Jong Hyeop. Based on a popular webtoon of the same name which was first published on Naver Webtoon, it tells the story of two people who are attracted to each other but are skeptical about love, owing to their past relationships.
1. BTS
In August, this article received 688.5k total views (averaging about 22.2k views per day). Here’s what the Wikipedia article opens with:
BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band that was formed in 2010 and debuted in 2013 under BigHit Entertainment. The septet—composed of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook—co-writes and co-produces much of their own output. Originally a hip-hop group, their musical style has evolved to include a wide range of genres. Their lyrics, often focused on personal and social commentary, touch on the themes of mental health, troubles of school-age youth and coming of age, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. Their work also often references literature and psychological concepts and includes an alternative universe storyline.
