Interested in the people and other things that interest us? Here are the most frequently written-about people and places on this site. The list is sorted into the following sections: Visual artists and designers | Movie directors | Writers | Musicians and bands | Actors, dancers and other folks | Places in Korea | Locations outside of Korea.
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Artists
Here are the top 50 visual artists, craftspeople and designers covered in LKL:
Shin Meekyoung (56) Bongsu Park (38) Hwang Jihae (33) Bae Chan-hyo (32) Lee Jae-hyo (31) Young In Hong (29) Francesca Cho (29) Kwon Soon-hak (29) Soon Yul Kang (27) Paik Nam June (27) Lee Ufan (27) Choi Jeong-hwa (26) Je Baak (26) Suh Do-ho (26) Chun Kwang-young (25) Lee Sea-hyun (24) Hur Shan (23) Lee Yong-baek (22) Park June Bum (22) Yun Sung-feel (21) Gwon Osang (21) Haegue Yang (21) Joonhong Min (21) Jung Yeon-doo (21) Jukhee Kwon (21) Kim Ayoung (20) Bae Joon-sung (20) Lee Bul (18) Kim Ji-eun (aka The Drawing Hand) (18) Park Sung-wook (18) Kim Ha-young (18) Park Seo-bo (18) Park Chan-kyong (18) Lee Lee-nam (17) Park Hyo-jin (17) Baik Hyunjhin (16) Kang Ik-joong (16) Jaejun Lee (16) Shin Kiwoun (16) Lee Hyung-koo (16) Kwon Dae-hun (16) Kang Yiyun (16) Debbie Han (15) An Myung-nam (15) Kimsooja (15) Lee Kang-hyo (15) Kim Whanki (14) Ku Hye-young (14) Chun Joo-hee (14) Kim Jin-eui (14)
Directors
Here are the top 50 directors covered in LKL:
Hong Sang-soo (54) Park Chan-wook (53) Bong Joon-ho (51) Im Kwon-taek (45) Lee Chang-dong (41) Kim Ki-duk (Samaria) (36) Kim Jee-woon (35) Shin Sang-ok (29) Kim Ki-young (28) Im Sang-soo (28) E J-yong (26) Lee Joon-ik (25) Ryu Seung-wan (22) Jang Sun-woo (20) Lee Man-hee (20) Hur Jin-ho (17) Bae Chang-ho (17) Lee Yoon-ki (16) Im Soon-rye (16) Kim Tae-yong (b 1969) (16) Yu Hyun-mok (15) Yeon Sang-ho (15) Na Hong-jin (14) Lee Myung-se (14) Jeong Ji-yeong (14) Jang Jun-hwan (14) Kim Dong-won (13) Lee Kyoung-mi (13) Choi Dong-hoon (13) Kang Woo-suk (12) Won Shin-yeon (12) Park Kwang-su (12) Yang Ik-june (12) Ahn Jae-hoon (11) Kang Je-gyu (11) Yi Seung-jun (11) Kim Hong-joon (11) Song Il-gon (11) Kwak Kyung-taek (10) Jeong Joo-ri (July Jung) (10) Yoon Ga-eun (10) Han Hyung-mo (10) Choo Chang-min (10) Im Pil-seong (10) Jung Ji-woo (10) Kim So-yong (9) Leesong Hee-il (9) Min Gyoo-dong (9) Kim Sung-hoon (9) Kim Han-min (9)
Authors
Here are the top 50 authors covered in LKL:
Hwang Sok-yong (62) Hwang Sun-won (61) Various (59) Park Wan-suh (57) Kim Young-ha (51) Shin Kyung-sook (44) Han Kang (40) Kim Dong-ni (40) Ko Un (36) Yi Mun-yol (36) Oh Jung-hee (33) Yi Cheong-jun (32) Choe Yun (31) Keith Howard (29) Pyun Hye-young (29) Yi Kwang-su (28) Park Kyung-ni (28) Kim Aeran (26) Kim Hyesoon (26) Choe Cheong-hui (25) Kim Dong-in (24) Chae Man-sik (23) Choi In-hun (23) Yi Hyo-seok (23) James E Hoare (21) Bae Suah (21) Kim Seung-ok (21) Hahn Moo-Sook (21) Yi Sang (21) Hwang Sun-mi (20) Dal Yong Jin (19) Don Baker (19) Jieun Kiaer (19) Charlotte Horlyck (19) Gong Ji-young (19) Hyeon Jin-geon (19) Judy Joo (18) Nick Bonner (18) Trad / anon (18) Kim Yu-jeong (18) Kyung Hyun Kim (17) Cho Nam-joo (17) Jeong You-jeong (17) Choi In-ho (17) JM Lee (17) O Yong-su (17) Han Yujoo (16) Hwang Jungeun (16) Sonu Hwi (16) Krys Lee (16)
Musicians
Here are the top 50 musicians and bands covered in LKL:
Hyelim Kim (72) Youn Sun Nah (36) Kim Sun-wook (28) Cho Seong-jin (27) PSY (26) Joo Yeon Sir (25) Won Il (25) Park Jiha (22) Unsuk Chin (22) BoA (17) Kim Jihye (17) Younee (17) Jang Young-gyu (16) Yun Isang (15) Jung Ji-eun (14) Jung Jae-il (14) Heo Yoon-jeong (14) Sarah Chang (13) Park Soona (13) Park Kyungso (13) Lee Heemoon (13) Lee Aram (13) Baek Minjung (12) Cho Young-wuk (11) Grace Yeo (11) Hwang Byungki (11) Yeol Eum Son (11) Seo Taiji (10) Lee Okkyung (10) Chung Myung-whun (10) Park Woojae (10) Yu Byung-yun (10) Lee Soo-young (10) haihm (10) Shin Dong-hoon (9) Bada (9) Kim Seayool (9) Jo Sumi (9) Ahn Sook-sun (9) Yunchan Lim (9) Suh Soojin (8) Jasmine Choi (8) Yu Sulki (8) Sung Cholong (7) Cho Yong-pil (7) IU (7) Hera Hyesang Park (7) Joo Hyung-ki (7) Lee Jaram (6) Jang Yoon-jeong (6)
People
Here are the top 50 actors, dancers, choreographers and other people covered in LKL:
Moon So-ri (40) Rain (34) Lee Byung-hun (32) Jeon Ji-hyun (30) Ha Jung-woo (29) Jeon Do-yeon (29) Son Ye-jin (25) Song Kang-ho (25) Ahn Sung-ki (23) Choi Min-sik (22) Bae Doo-na (22) Lee Hyori (22) Jung Woo-sung (21) Lee Young-ae (19) Sol Kyung-gu (19) Kim Yoon-seok (19) Lee Jung-jae (19) Ahn Eun-me (18) Park Jihyun (18) Youn Yuh-jung (18) Lee Jiyoon (18) Kiejo Sarsfield (17) Hwang Jung-min (16) Cha Jinyeob (16) Kim Yu-na (15) Yoo Hae-jin (15) Jang Dong-gun (14) Park Hae-il (14) Choi Eun-hee (14) Kang Dong-won (14) Lee Sun-kyun (13) Sung Im Her (13) Kim Ok-bin (13) Kim Min-hee (12) Kim Yun-jin (11) Lee Sook-kyung (11) Yong Min Cho (11) Park Ji-sung (11) Yeom Jung-ah (10) An Sonjae (Br Anthony) (10) Oh Dal-su (10) Uhm Jung-hwa (10) Shim Eun-kyung (10) Kim Kkobbi (10) David Heather (10) Yi Chul-jin (9) Kim Bora (9) Im Soo-jeong (9) Lee Mi-sook (9) Han Suk-gyu (9)
Places in Korea
Here are the top 50 places in Korea covered in LKL:
Seoul (154) Gyeongsangnam-do (99) Sancheong-gun (77) Jeju-do (70) Jongno-gu (38) Gyeonggi-do (32) Jeollanam-do (28) Jung-gu (24) Chungcheongnam-do (22) Tongyeong-si (20) Gyeongsangbuk-do (18) Busan (17) Seogwipo-si (14) Jeju-si (13) Gyeongju-si (11) Kangwon-do (10) Hadong-gun (9) Taean-gun (9) Gwangju Metropolitan City (9) Haenam-gun (8) Suncheon-si (8) Boryeong-si (7) Gwacheon-si (7) Jeollabuk-do (7) Yeosu-si (6) Pyeongchang-gun (6) Buyeo-gun (6) Wando-gun (6) Yongsan-gu (6) Yongin-si (5) Hapcheon-gun (5) Gangneung-si (5) Mapo-gu (5) Chungcheongbuk-do (4) Geoje-si (4) Gangnam-gu (4) Gongju-si (4) Andong-si (4) Goheung-gun (4) Suwon-si (4) Jeonju-si (4) Daegu (3) Yeoju-si (3) Paju-si (3) Incheon-si (3) Hamgyongbuk-do (3) Mungyeong-si (3) Seosan-si (3) Sinan-gun (3) Seodaemun-gu (3)
Locations outside of Korea
Here are the top places oustide of Korea covered in LKL:
Kingston + New Malden (131) Japan (93) USA (38) China (33) New York (26) Sheffield (18) Vietnam (17) Paris (15) Liverpool (14) Manchester (10)