Psy, Big Bang and TVXQ are among the five acts that best represent K-pop, according to a recent survey on the nation’s best hallyu content of all time.
According to the Korea Creative Content Agency, which released the poll Tuesday, the remaining two in the top five K-pop acts are Girls’ Generation and BoA; while the list for most popular Korean TV dramas and shows to-date are: “Jewel in the Palace,” “Winter Sonata,” “My Love from the Star,” “Autumn in My Heart” and reality TV show “Running Man.”
Categorizing hallyu content under seven genres -- TV shows, games, comic books, webtoons, animation characters, music artists and live stage productions -- the survey included the opinions of 10 cultural figures including professors, writers and media professionals as well as 1,000 members of the general public.
Scene from 2003‘s hit MBC TV drama “Jewel in the Palace” (MBC)
The most popular live stage shows were found to be Song Seung-hwan’s record-breaking nonverbal live show “Nanta,” “The Last Empress,” “Jump,” “Gwanghwamun Love Song” and “Ballerina who Loved a B-boy.”MOST POPULAR