London Korean Links

Covering things Korean in London and beyond since 2006

LKL’s top keywords

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.

Pro users, researchers and archivists will want to check out the full list of people and other keywords here.

Artists

Here are the top 50 visual artists, craftspeople and designers covered in LKL:

Shin Meekyoung (55) Bongsu Park (36) Lee Jae-hyo (31) Bae Chan-hyo (31) Kwon Soon-hak (29) Francesca Cho (29) Hwang Jihae (28) Je Baak (26) Lee Ufan (26) Paik Nam June (26) Hong Young-in (26) Soon Yul Kang (25) Lee Sea-hyun (24) Chun Kwang-young (24) Choi Jeong-hwa (24) Hur Shan (23) Suh Do-ho (22) Park June Bum (22) Lee Yong-baek (22) Jukhee Kwon (21) Jung Yeon-doo (21) Gwon Osang (21) Yun Sung-feel (21) Bae Joon-sung (20) Kim Ayoung (19) Yang Haegue (19) Kim Ha-young (18) Lee Bul (18) Park Seo-bo (18) Park Hyo-jin (16) Lee Lee-nam (16) Min Joon-hong (16) Kwon Dae-hun (16) Lee Hyung-koo (16) Shin Kiwoun (16) Kang Ik-joong (16) Debbie Han (15) Kim Ji-eun (aka The Drawing Hand) (15) Kimsooja (15) Lee Kang-hyo (15) Park Chan-kyong (15) Kang Yiyun (15) Ku Hye-young (14) Choi Yoon-suk (14) Baik Hyunjhin (14) Chun Joo-hee (13) Kim Whanki (13) Kang Eemyun (13) An Myung-nam (13) Kim Kira (13)

Directors

Here are the top 50 directors covered in LKL:

Hong Sang-soo (45) Park Chan-wook (43) Im Kwon-taek (41) Bong Joon-ho (37) Lee Chang-dong (31) Kim Ki-duk (28) Kim Jee-woon (24) Kim Ki-young (24) Im Sang-soo (22) Shin Sang-ok (22) E J-yong (20) Lee Jun-ik (19) Lee Man-hee (16) Jang Sun-woo (16) Ryu Seung-wan (15) Kim Tae-yong (15) Yu Hyun-mok (13) Bae Chang-ho (13) Jeong Ji-yeong (11) Lee Yoon-ki (11) Im Soon-rye (11) Kim Hong-joon (11) Na Hong-jin (11) Kim Dong-won (10) Won Shin-yeon (10) Lee Myung-se (10) Yi Seung-jun (9) Lee Kyoung-mi (9) Yeon Sang-ho (9) Kang Woo-suk (9) Song Il-gon (9) Kwak Kyung-taek (9) Park Kwang-su (9) Leesong Hee-il (8) Jang Jun-hwan (8) Hur Jin-ho (8) Kang Je-gyu (8) Yang Ik-june (7) Zhang Lu (7) Yoon Ga-eun (7) Ahn Jae-hoon (7) Kim Bora (7) Daniel Gordon (7) Han Hyung-mo (7) Han Hye-jin (6) Im Pil-seong (6) Lee Jang-ho (6) Kim Han-min (6) Park Chul-soo (6) Jeon Kyu-hwan (6)

Authors

Here are the top 50 authors covered in LKL:

Hwang Sun-won (58) Hwang Sok-yong (55) Various (52) Park Wan-suh (51) Kim Young-ha (49) Shin Kyung-sook (38) Kim Dong-ni (38) Ko Un (36) Yi Mun-yol (35) Choe Yun (29) Yi Cheong-jun (29) Oh Jung-hee (29) Han Kang (28) Keith Howard (26) Park Kyung-ni (26) Yi Kwang-su (25) Kim Dong-in (24) Pyun Hye-young (24) Yi Hyo-seok (22) Choi In-hun (22) Hahn Moo-Sook (21) Bae Suah (21) Chae Man-sik (21) Choe Cheong-hui (21) Yi Sang (20) Kim Hyesoon (20) Kim Aeran (20) Kim Seung-ok (19) Hyeon Jin-geon (19) Hwang Sun-mi (18) James E Hoare (18) Kim Yu-jeong (17) Kyung Hyun Kim (17) Dal Yong Jin (16) Trad / anon (16) Nick Bonner (16) O Yong-su (16) Krys Lee (16) Sonu Hwi (16) Gong Ji-young (15) Kim Bo-young (15) Don Baker (14) Kang Kyong-ae (13) Oh Tae-seok (13) Kang Shin-jae (13) Hwang Jungeun (13) Cho Se-hui (13) Jeong You-jeong (13) Yi Ho-cheol (13) John Lie (13)

Musicians

Here are the top 50 musicians and bands covered in LKL:

Kim Hyelim (62) BTS (39) Youn Sun Nah (34) PSY (26) Kim Sun-wook (25) Joo Yeon Sir (23) Jambinai (23) Won Il (22) Dulsori (21) Unsuk Chin (20) Park Jiha (19) Younee (17) Girls Generation (17) Kim Jihye (17) BoA (17) Baramgot (17) Big Bang (16) Jang Young-gyu (14) Wonder Girls (14) Yun Isang (13) Park Soona (13) Heo Yoon-jeong (13) Park Kyungso (13) Sarah Chang (13) Cho Seong-jin (13) B.A.P (12) Lee Aram (12) CNBLUE (11) Jung Ji-eun (11) Shilla Ensemble (11) Black String (11) Baek Minjung (11) Park Woojae (10) haihm (10) Yeo Grace (10) KARA (10) Epik High (10) Hwang Byungki (10) Lee Heemoon (10) Blackpink (9) Shinhwa (9) Lee Soo-young (9) Ahn Sook-sun (9) Jung Jae-il (9) Chung Myung-whun (9) Say Sue Me (9) Winterplay (9) Super Junior (9) Seo Taiji (9) Bada (9)

People

Here are the top 50 actors, dancers, choreographers and other people covered in LKL:

Rain (33) Moon So-ri (30) Lee Byung-hun (24) Lee Hyori (22) Jeon Ji-hyun (20) Ahn Sung-ki (19) Park Jihyun (18) Lee Young-ae (18) Song Kang-ho (17) Sarsfield Kiejo (17) Jeon Do-yeon (17) Lee Jiyoon (17) Cha Jinyeob (16) Bae Doo-na (16) Kim Yu-na (15) Choi Min-sik (15) Ahn Eun-me (14) Ha Jung-woo (14) Jang Dong-gun (13) Park Ji-sung (10) Choi Eun-hee (10) Sol Kyung-gu (10) Youn Yuh-jung (10) Sung Im Her (10) Cho Yong-min (10) Lee Jung-jae (10) Kim Min-hee (9) Uhm Jung-hwa (9) An Sonjae (Br Anthony) (9) Kim Bora (9) Yi Chul-jin (9) Hwang Jung-min (9) Choi Ji-woo (8) Kim Ok-bin (8) Kim Yoon-seok (8) Kim Tae-hee (8) Kang Dong-won (8) Lee Eon-jeong (8) Lee Yerin (7) Won Bin (7) Kim Yun-jin (7) Yoo Hae-jin (7) Son Ye-jin (7) Shin Jeong-ah (7) Song Hye-kyo (7) Hyun Bin (7) Son Heung-min (7) Ha Ji-won (6) Cho Hee-bong (6) Ryu Seung-ryong (6)

Places in Korea

Here are the top 50 places in Korea covered in LKL:

Seoul (151) Gyeongsangnam-do (99) Sancheong-gun (75) Jeju-do (58) Jongno-gu (36) Gyeonggi-do (32) Jeollanam-do (28) Jung-gu (23) Chungcheongnam-do (22) Tongyeong-si (20) Gyeongsangbuk-do (18) Seogwipo-si (14) Busan (14) Jeju-si (13) Gyeongju-si (10) Kangwon-do (10) Hadong-gun (9) Taean-gun (9) Gwangju Metropolitan City (9) Haenam-gun (8) Suncheon-si (8) Jeollabuk-do (7) Gwacheon-si (7) Boryeong-si (7) Pyeongchang-gun (6) Wando-gun (6) Buyeo-gun (6) Yongsan-gu (5) Hapcheon-gun (5) Mapo-gu (5) Yeosu-si (5) Gangneung-si (4) Gangnam-gu (4) Geoje-si (4) Goheung-gun (4) Chungcheongbuk-do (4) Andong-si (4) Suwon-si (4) Yongin-si (4) Gongju-si (4) Jeonju-si (4) Incheon-si (3) Sinan-gun (3) Seodaemun-gu (3) Mungyeong-si (3) Seosan-si (3) Hamgyongbuk-do (3) Paju-si (3) Yeoju-si (3) Daegu (3)

Locations outside of Korea

Here are the top places oustide of Korea covered in LKL:

Kingston + New Malden (118) Japan (82) USA (32) China (30) New York (26) Vietnam (17) Paris (15) Sheffield (14) Liverpool (13) Manchester (10)