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 (55) Bongsu Park (37) Hwang Jihae (32) Bae Chan-hyo (31) Lee Jae-hyo (31) Kwon Soon-hak (29) Francesca Cho (29) Young In Hong (28) Lee Ufan (27) Paik Nam June (27) Je Baak (26) Soon Yul Kang (26) Choi Jeong-hwa (25) Chun Kwang-young (25) Lee Sea-hyun (24) Suh Do-ho (24) Hur Shan (23) 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 (20) Haegue Yang (20) Joonhong Min (19) Park Seo-bo (18) Kim Ha-young (18) Lee Bul (18) Park Hyo-jin (17) Lee Lee-nam (17) Park Sung-wook (17) Park Chan-kyong (16) Kwon Dae-hun (16) Lee Hyung-koo (16) Shin Kiwoun (16) Kang Ik-joong (16) Baik Hyunjhin (15) Debbie Han (15) An Myung-nam (15) Kang Yiyun (15) Kimsooja (15) Lee Kang-hyo (15) Kim Ji-eun (aka The Drawing Hand) (15) Ku Hye-young (14) Kim Whanki (14) Choi Yoon-suk (14) Chun Joo-hee (13) Kang Eemyun (13)
Directors
Here are the top 50 directors covered in LKL:
Hong Sang-soo (51) Park Chan-wook (45) Im Kwon-taek (41) Bong Joon-ho (39) Lee Chang-dong (34) Kim Ki-duk (29) Kim Jee-woon (27) Kim Ki-young (26) Shin Sang-ok (25) Im Sang-soo (23) E J-yong (21) Lee Jun-ik (20) Jang Sun-woo (18) Lee Man-hee (17) Ryu Seung-wan (17) Kim Tae-yong (16) Yu Hyun-mok (14) Im Soon-rye (13) Bae Chang-ho (13) Jeong Ji-yeong (13) Kim Dong-won (12) Hur Jin-ho (11) Lee Yoon-ki (11) Lee Myung-se (11) Lee Kyoung-mi (11) Na Hong-jin (11) Kim Hong-joon (11) Jang Jun-hwan (10) Kang Woo-suk (10) Won Shin-yeon (10) Yi Seung-jun (9) Kwak Kyung-taek (9) Kang Je-gyu (9) Yeon Sang-ho (9) Park Kwang-su (9) Song Il-gon (9) Choi Dong-hoon (8) Leesong Hee-il (8) Han Hyung-mo (8) Kim Bora (8) Ahn Jae-hoon (8) Daniel Gordon (7) Yoon Ga-eun (7) Yang Ik-june (7) Kim Sung-hoon (7) Zhang Lu (7) Han Hye-jin (7) Kim Han-min (7) Jeong Joo-ri (July Jung) (7) Lee Jang-ho (6)
Authors
Here are the top 50 authors covered in LKL:
Hwang Sun-won (60) Various (56) Hwang Sok-yong (56) Park Wan-suh (53) Kim Young-ha (48) Shin Kyung-sook (42) Kim Dong-ni (38) Ko Un (36) Yi Mun-yol (35) Han Kang (31) Oh Jung-hee (31) Choe Yun (30) Pyun Hye-young (29) Yi Cheong-jun (29) Keith Howard (27) Park Kyung-ni (27) Yi Kwang-su (25) Kim Dong-in (24) Yi Hyo-seok (23) Chae Man-sik (23) Choi In-hun (22) Yi Sang (21) Hahn Moo-Sook (21) Kim Hyesoon (21) Bae Suah (21) Kim Aeran (21) James E Hoare (21) Choe Cheong-hui (21) Kim Seung-ok (20) Hyeon Jin-geon (19) Dal Yong Jin (19) Kim Yu-jeong (18) Hwang Sun-mi (18) Gong Ji-young (17) Kyung Hyun Kim (17) Nick Bonner (17) Don Baker (16) Trad / anon (16) Jieun Kiaer (16) Han Yujoo (16) Sonu Hwi (16) O Yong-su (16) Krys Lee (16) Hwang Jungeun (16) JM Lee (15) Kim Bo-young (15) Cho Nam-joo (15) Choi In-ho (14) Kang Kyong-ae (13) Andrew Salmon (13)
Musicians
Here are the top 50 musicians and bands covered in LKL:
Kim Hyelim (67) BTS (41) Youn Sun Nah (36) Jambinai (27) Kim Sun-wook (26) PSY (26) Joo Yeon Sir (25) Won Il (22) Unsuk Chin (21) Dulsori (21) Park Jiha (19) BoA (17) Baramgot (17) Younee (17) Girls Generation (17) Kim Jihye (17) Cho Seong-jin (17) Big Bang (16) Jang Young-gyu (15) Yun Isang (15) Heo Yoon-jeong (14) Wonder Girls (14) Jung Jae-il (14) Shilla Ensemble (14) Black String (13) Lee Aram (13) Park Kyungso (13) Sarah Chang (13) Park Soona (13) B.A.P (12) Baek Minjung (12) Lee Heemoon (12) Hwang Byungki (11) CNBLUE (11) Jung Ji-eun (11) Yeo Grace (10) Seo Taiji (10) Yu Byung-yun (10) Lee Soo-young (10) KARA (10) Blackpink (10) Epik High (10) haihm (10) Park Woojae (10) Super Junior (9) Winterplay (9) Thames Philharmonia (9) Leenalchi (9) Chung Myung-whun (9) Dal:um (9)
People
Here are the top 50 actors, dancers, choreographers and other people covered in LKL:
Rain (33) Moon So-ri (31) Lee Byung-hun (25) Lee Hyori (22) Jeon Ji-hyun (20) Lee Young-ae (19) Ahn Sung-ki (19) Song Kang-ho (18) Park Jihyun (18) Jeon Do-yeon (18) Bae Doo-na (18) Ahn Eun-me (17) Sarsfield Kiejo (17) Lee Jiyoon (17) Cha Jinyeob (16) Choi Min-sik (16) Ha Jung-woo (16) Kim Yu-na (15) Jang Dong-gun (13) Choi Eun-hee (13) Hwang Jung-min (12) Sung Im Her (11) Yong Min Cho (11) Lee Jung-jae (11) Sol Kyung-gu (11) David Heather (10) An Sonjae (Br Anthony) (10) Youn Yuh-jung (10) Park Ji-sung (10) Uhm Jung-hwa (9) Kim Bora (9) Yi Chul-jin (9) Kim Yoon-seok (9) Kim Min-hee (9) Kang Dong-won (8) Lee Eon-jeong (8) Choi Ji-woo (8) Kim Tae-hee (8) Kim Ok-bin (8) Yoo Hae-jin (8) Jung Woo-sung (8) Hyun Bin (7) Lee Yerin (7) Park Hae-il (7) Son Ye-jin (7) Won Bin (7) Song Hye-kyo (7) Kim Yun-jin (7) Son Heung-min (7) Shin Jeong-ah (7)
Places in Korea
Here are the top 50 places in Korea covered in LKL:
Seoul (152) Gyeongsangnam-do (99) Sancheong-gun (77) Jeju-do (64) Jongno-gu (37) 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) Kangwon-do (10) Gyeongju-si (10) Hadong-gun (9) Taean-gun (9) Gwangju Metropolitan City (9) Suncheon-si (8) Haenam-gun (8) Gwacheon-si (7) Boryeong-si (7) Jeollabuk-do (7) Pyeongchang-gun (6) Wando-gun (6) Buyeo-gun (6) Gangneung-si (5) Hapcheon-gun (5) Yeosu-si (5) Yongsan-gu (5) Mapo-gu (5) Gongju-si (4) Gangnam-gu (4) Goheung-gun (4) Geoje-si (4) Chungcheongbuk-do (4) Yongin-si (4) Suwon-si (4) Andong-si (4) Jeonju-si (4) Incheon-si (3) Seosan-si (3) Mungyeong-si (3) Seodaemun-gu (3) Hamgyongbuk-do (3) Sinan-gun (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 (123) Japan (86) USA (37) China (32) New York (26) Vietnam (17) Sheffield (15) Paris (15) Liverpool (13) Manchester (10)