The Current 25 Most Popular Korean Entertainment Topics, Based On Wikipedia
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 2023!
25. Kim Sejeong
In August, this article received 160.8k total views (averaging about 5.2k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Kim Sejeong, known mononymously as Sejeong, is a South Korean singer and actress. She finished second in Mnet’s girl group survival show Produce 101, becoming a member of the project girl group I.O.I. She was also a member of Jellyfish Entertainment‘s girl group gugudan. She is currently active as a solo artist and actress, best known for her lead roles in the television series School 2017 (2017), The Uncanny Counter (2020–2023), and Business Proposal (2022).”
24. Squid Game
In August, this article received 167.6k total views (averaging about 5.4k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Squid Game is a South Korean survival drama television series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix. Its cast includes Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi and Kim Joo-ryoung. The series revolves around a secret contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial hardship, risk their lives to play a series of deadly children’s games for the chance to win a ₩45.6 billion prize.”
23. Go Hyun Jung
In August, this article received 168.9k total views (averaging about 5.4k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Go Hyun Jung is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the entertainment industry as a Miss Korea runner-up in 1989 and went on to star in Sandglass (1995), one of the highest-rated and critically acclaimed dramas in Korean television history. She retired after marrying chaebol Chung Yong-jin in 1995, then returned to acting after their divorce in 2003. Go has since regained her top star status in Korea, becoming the highest-paid actress on TV after the success of her series Queen Seondeok (2009) and Daemul (2010).”
22. Beef
In August, this article received 169.5k total views (averaging about 5.5k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Beef is a 2023 American comedy-drama television series created by Korean director Lee Sung Jin for Netflix. It stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong as Danny Cho and Amy Lau, two strangers whose involvement in a road rage incident escalates into a prolonged feud. Appearing in supporting roles are Joseph Lee, Young Mazino, David Choe, and Patti Yasutake.”
21. Parasite
In August, this article received 170.7k total views (averaging about 5.5k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Parasite is a 2019 South Korean thriller film directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the screenplay with Han Jin-won and co-produced. The film, starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin, Park Myung-hoon and Lee Jung-eun, follows a poor family who scheme to become employed by a wealthy family, infiltrating their household by posing as unrelated, highly qualified individuals.”
20. Nana
In August, this article received 184.1k total views (averaging about 5.9k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Im Jin-ah, known professionally as Nana, is a South Korean singer, actress and model known for her work as a group member of the South Korean girl group After School and its subgroups, Orange Caramel and After School Red. As an actress, Nana starred in various television dramas such as Love Weaves Through a Millennium (2015), The Good Wife (2016), Kill It (2019), and Justice (2019).”
19. Jennie (BLACKPINK)
In August, this article received 186.5k total views (averaging about 6.0k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Jennie Kim, known mononymously as Jennie, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and actress. Born and raised in South Korea, Jennie studied in New Zealand for five years before returning to South Korea in 2010. She debuted as a member of the girl group BLACKPINK, formed by YG Entertainment, in August 2016. In November 2018, Jennie made her debut as a solo artist with the single “Solo”, which topped both the Gaon Digital Chart and Billboard‘s World Digital Songs chart. In 2023, she made her acting debut under the stage name Jennie Ruby Jane in American series The Idol.”
18. Han Hyo Joo
In August, this article received 195.2k total views (averaging about 6.3k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Han Hyo Joo is a South Korean film and television actress, model and singer. She is best known for her leading roles in television series such as Heaven & Earth (2007), Iljimae (2008), Brilliant Legacy (2009), Dong Yi (2010) for which she won the coveted Best Actress award at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards, W (2016) and Happiness (2021), as well as the films Masquerade (2012), which is one of the highest grossing Korean films of all-time, Cold Eyes (2013), for which she won Best Actress at the 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards, Love 911 (2012), The Beauty Inside (2015), and The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure (2022).”
17. Oldboy
In August, this article received 198.5k total views (averaging about 6.4k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Oldboy is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook. A loose adaptation of the Japanese manga of the same name, the film follows the story of Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), who is imprisoned in a cell that resembles a hotel room for 15 years without knowing the identity of his captor or his captor’s motives. When he is finally released, Dae-su finds himself still trapped in a web of conspiracy and violence as he seeks revenge against the enigmatic Lee Woo-jin (Yoo Ji-tae). His quest becomes tied in with romance when he falls in love with a young sushi chef, Mi-do (Kang Hye-jung).”
16. Lisa (BLACKPINK)
In August, this article received 215.5k total views (averaging about 7.0k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Lalisa Manobal, known mononymously as Lisa, is a Thai rapper, singer and dancer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group BLACKPINK, which debuted under YG Entertainment in 2016.”
15. NewJeans
In August, this article received 219.9k total views (averaging about 7.1k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“NewJeans is a South Korean girl group formed by ADOR. The group is composed of five members: Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein. NewJeans rose to prominence upon their debut in 2022 with their girl next door image and ‘easy listening’ pop and R&B songs inspired by the music of the 1990s.”
14. Hwang Minhyun
In August, this article received 221.9k total views (averaging about 7.2k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Hwang Minhyun, known mononymously as Minhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He began his professional career in 2012 as a lead vocalist of the South Korean boy group NU’EST. In 2017, he participated in second season of Produce 101 and finished ninth place, becoming a member of Wanna One. Following Wanna One’s disbandment, Hwang re-joined NU’EST, remaining in the group until its disbandment in 2022. He is currently a solo artist and actor signed under Pledis Entertainment.”
13. Im YoonA (Girls’ Generation)
In August, this article received 253.6k total views (averaging about 8.2k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Im Yoon-ah, known mononymously as Yoona, is a South Korean singer and actress. After training for five years, she debuted as a member of girl group Girls’ Generation (and later its subgroup Girls’ Generation-Oh!GG) in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea’s most popular girl groups worldwide.”
12. Jungkook (BTS)
In August, this article received 262.2k total views (averaging about 8.5k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Jeon Jungkook, known mononymously as Jungkook, is a South Korean singer. He is a member and vocalist of the South Korean boy band BTS.”
11. V (BTS)
In August, this article received 291.3k total views (averaging about 9.4k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Kim Taehyung, also known professionally as V, is a South Korean singer and a member of the boy band BTS. Since his debut with the band in 2013, V has performed three solo songs under their name—”Stigma” in 2016, “Singularity” in 2018, and “Inner Child” in 2020—all of which charted on South Korea’s Gaon Digital Chart.”
10. Jisoo (BLACKPINK)
In August, this article received 294.4k total views (averaging about 9.5k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Kim Jisoo, known mononymously as Jisoo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group BLACKPINK, formed by YG Entertainment, in August 2016. Outside of her music career, she made her acting debut with a cameo role in the 2015 series The Producers and played her first leading role in the JTBC series Snowdrop (2021–22), for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 2022 Seoul International Drama Awards.”
9. BLACKPINK
In August, this article received 302.5k total views (averaging about 9.8k views per day). Here is what it opens up 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 US Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, respectively.”
8. Lee Junho (2PM)
In August, this article received 350.1k total views (averaging about 11.3k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Lee Junho, known mononymously as Junho, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, composer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band 2PM.”
7. King the Land
In August, this article received 361.5k total views (averaging about 11.7k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“King the Land is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah. King the Land tells the story of Goo Won (Lee Jun-ho) who is the heir of The King Group, a luxury hotel conglomerate, who was thrown into an inheritance war, and Cheon Sa-rang (Im Yoon-ah), a hotelier who always has a smile on her face till she meets Goo Won.”
6. BTS
In August, this article received 372.2k total views (averaging about 12.0k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The band consists of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, who co-write or co-produce much of their material. Originally a hip hop group, they expanded their musical style to incorporate a wide range of genres, while their lyrics have focused on subjects including mental health, the troubles of school-age youth and coming of age, loss, the journey towards self-love, individualism, and the consequences of fame and recognition.”
5. My Lovely Liar
In August, this article received 380.4k total views (averaging about 12.3k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“My Lovely Liar is an ongoing South Korean television series directed by Nam Sung-woo, starring Kim So-hyun and Hwang Min-hyun. The series depicts the story of a woman who can’t trust people because of her ability to hear lies and uncovers the truth while getting entangled with a murder suspect who no one believes in his innocence.”
4. The Uncanny Counter
In August, this article received 389.0k total views (averaging about 12.5k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“The Uncanny Counter is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Jo Byeong-kyu, Yoo Jun-sang, Kim Se-jeong, Yeom Hye-ran, Ahn Suk-hwan, and Yoo In-soo. Based on the Kakao Webtoon webtoon Amazing Rumor by Jang Yi, it centers on the titular character So Mun, a high school student with a disability who is enlisted to be part of the Counters, a group of paranormal hunters who search for and fight against evil spirits that escape from the afterlife to prey on humans.”
3. Mask Girl
In August, this article received 396.5k total views (averaging about 12.8k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Mask Girl is a 2023 South Korean streaming television series directed by Kim Yong-hoon, starring Lee Han-byeol, Nana, Go Hyun-jung, Ahn Jae-hong, and Yeom Hye-ran. It is based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Mae-mi and Hee-se, which was published between 2015 and 2018. Kim Mo-mi (Lee Han-byeol/Nana/Go Hyun-jung), an office worker who is insecure about her looks, becomes a masked internet personality by night — until a chain of unexpected, ill-fated events overtakes her life.”
2. Ahn Bo Hyun
In August, this article received 542.2k total views (averaging about 17.5k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Ahn Bo Hyun is a South Korean actor, model and television personality under FN Entertainment. Since his acting debut in 2014, he has appeared in various films and television dramas. Ahn achieved success and made a turning point within his acting career through Itaewon Class (2020). He won the Excellence Award, Actor in an OTT Drama for his roles in Yumi’s Cells and My Name at the 8th APAN Star Awards.”
1. Moving
In August, this article received 781.4k total views (averaging about 25.2k views per day). Here is what it opens up with:
“Moving is an ongoing South Korean television series directed by Park In-je. It is a Disney+ original starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo, Zo In-sung, Cha Tae-hyun, Ryoo Seung-bum, Kim Sung-kyun, Lee Jung-ha, Go Youn-jung, and Kim Do-hoon. Based on the eponymous webtoon by Kang Full, the series is a supernatural drama that deals with three teenager high school students and their parents who discover their super powers.”
