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This actor is named the movie star who shined the most in 2022, beating Ma Dong Seok and Song Kang Ho

The most loved movie stars of this year have been revealed through a survey conducted by Gallup Korea.

According to Gallup Korea on December 14th, Lee Jung Jae received 34.4% of the votes and took first place for the second consecutive year as the actor who shined the most this year.

From November 7 to 24, 1771 people over the age of 13 across the country were asked about their favorite movie stars this year, and the results were announced. 

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This year, Lee Jung Jae produced, directed, wrote the screenplay, and starred in the espionage action movie “Hunt,” drawing positive reviews.

After making his debut in SBS’s drama “Dinosaur Teacher” in 1993, he rose to stardom in 1995 through “Sandglass”.

After that, he moved to cinema and solidified his position. In the second half of last year, he played the main character of Netflix’s global sensation “Squid Game”, and became a globally famous actor.

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Ma Dong Seok took second place with 18.8% of the votes.

Ma Dong Seok, who starred as the monster detective Ma Seok Do in the movie “The Roundup”, which attracted around 10 million viewers, also participated in the film’s production and planning. 

“The Roundup” is a sequel of the 2017 movie “The Outlaws”, and belongs to the “Crime City” movie series. It is also reported that a 2nd sequel called “The Roundup: No Way Out” is in production and set to come out in 2023. 

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Third place was assumed by Song Kang Ho, who earned 13.5% of the votes. 

Meanwhile, Yoon Yuh Jung rose to 4th place with 7.7%. In 2021, she won Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars for her appearance in “Minari”, and in 2022, delivered a passionate portrayal as the older version of the female lead in “Pachinko”.

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5th place was tied between Hwang Jung Min of “Nacro-Saints” (also known as “Suriname”) and Jung Woo Sung of “Hunt”, who both received 6.5% of the votes. 

The 7th, 8th, and 9th positions belong to Lee Byung Hun of “Emergency Declaration” (6%), Hyun Bin (5.5%) and Yoo Hae Jin (5.2%) of “Confidential Assignment 2: International”, respectively. 

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Finally, Son Seok Koo, who played the villain in “The Roundup”, landed in 10th place with 5% of the votes. 

In addition, there were stars outside of Top 10 who received more than 1% of the votes, including Ha Jung Woo (4.4%), Kim Hye Soo (3.1%), Park Hae Il (2.1%), Choi Min Sik (1.9%), Gong Yoo (1.9%), Han Suk Kyu (1.3%), Ahn Sung Ki (1.2%), and more. 

Source: Insight

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