Gallup Korea's Film Actor of the Year () and Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year () are annually selected through a year-end public survey conducted across South Korea by Gallup Korea. The survey, first conducted in 2005, includes respondents who are South Koreans aged 13 and older. This survey is distinct from the Gallup Korea's Favorite Actor, which measures long-term public preference and is released only every five years.
Song Kang-ho has been selected as Film Actor of the Year five times (2008, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2020) and has placed within the top 10 a total of 17 times. Lee Byung-hun has ranked first three times in the film category (2009, 2012, 2025) and once in the television category (2018). Ma Dong-seok has ranked first in the film category thrice (2018, 2023, 2024). Among actresses, Go Hyun-jung has led the Television Actor of the Year poll twice (2009, 2010). Actors Song Joong-ki (2012, 2017) and Park Bo-gum (2016, 2025) have each topped the Television Actor of the Year poll twice as well. In 2016, Park was the youngest actor to achieve a first-place ranking in the survey at age 23 and later became the first actor to top the poll for a streaming project in 2025.
Top 10 by year
Survey period: December 5–16, 2005 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stJang Dong-gun20.4Choi Jin-sil18.22ndLee Young-ae17.5Kim Sun-ah10.33rdJeon Do-yeon6.2Lee Young-ae6.24thHwang Jung-min11.5Jeon Do-yeon5.25thBae Yong-joon9.4Jeong Ji-hoon4.26thCho Seung-woo5.9Son Hyun-joo4.07thAhn Sung-ki4.8Bae Yong-joon3.58thKang Hye-jung4.1Go Doo-shim3.29thChoi Min-sik3.6Han Hye-jin3.110thWon Bin2.8Hyun Bin3.1
2007
Survey period: December 5–16, 2007 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stJeon Do-yeon49.7Choi Soo-jong23.32ndSong Kang-ho16.5Bae Yong-joon18.83rdBae Yong-joon6.4Song Il-gook18.14thAhn Sung-ki6.4Lee Seo-jin3.55thSol Kyung-gu5.0Kim Tae-hee2.8
2008
Survey period: November 19 – December 4, 2008 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stSong Kang-ho13.1Kim Myung-min15.62ndSon Ye-jin11.3Song Seung-heon10.63rdKim Hye-soo7.4Moon Geun-young9.84thJang Dong-gun7.3Song Il-gook8.85thJeon Do-yeon7.3Choi Jin-sil8.16thJung Woo-sung6.1Kim Hye-ja6.67thHa Jung-woo5.4Lee Soon-jae5.38thMoon Geun-young4.7Jang Hyuk5.29thAhn Sung-ki4.6Jang Mi-hee3.910thLee Byung-hun4.4Han Ye-seul4.2 Demographic Leaders: Kim Myung-min (20s–40s), Choi Jin-sil (50+).
2009
Survey period: November 12–30, 2009 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stLee Byung-hun20.1Go Hyun-jung38.42ndJang Dong-gun17.9Lee Byung-hun20.53rdSol Kyung-gu17.5Kim Tae-hee16.34thHa Ji-won14.3Lee Yo-won8.45thJeong Ji-hoon8.3Kim Hye-soo4.16th colspan="2" rowspan="5" Choi Bool-am3.77thLee Soon-jae3.68thKim Nam-joo2.99thLee Seung-gi2.610thJang Keun-suk2.5
2010
Survey period: November 17 – December 7, 2010 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stWon Bin30.7Go Hyun-jung29.52ndJang Dong-gun14.4Kim Nam-joo6.53rdKang Dong-won11.6Lee Beom-soo6.54thLee Byung-hun6.4Kwon Sang-woo5.15thSong Kang-ho5.6Hyun Bin5.06thJeong Ji-hoon4.0Jeong Ji-hoon4.87thKim Hye-soo2.8Lee Seung-gi3.88thJeon Do-yeon2.8Go Doo-shim3.59thJung Woo-sung2.2Jung Bo-seok3.310thYoon Jeong-hee1.7Lee Soon-jae3.2
2011
Survey period: November 17 – December 7, 2011 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stWon Bin11.3Hyun Bin9.22ndPark Hae-il9.5Han Suk-kyu7.13rdJang Dong-gun8.8Kim Tae-hee7.04thKim Ha-neul8.2Soo-ae6.75thGong Yoo5.8Jang Hyuk6.16thLee Byung-hun4.8Go Doo-shim5.97thSong Kang-ho4.4Song Joong-ki4.78thHa Ji-won3.1Lee Soon-jae4.19thAhn Sung-ki3.0Lee Seung-gi4.0Han Suk-kyu3.0Kang Bu-ja2.9
2012
Survey period: November 15–30, 2012 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stLee Byung-hun37.6Song Joong-ki18.22ndSong Joong-ki15.0Kim Nam-joo12.93rdKim Hye-soo7.6Yoo Jun-sang9.54thJang Dong-gun7.4Kim Soo-hyun8.25thHa Jung-woo6.4Jang Dong-gun8.16thJun Ji-hyun5.7Lee Byung-hun4.57thKim Yun-seok4.5Lee Soon-jae3.78thPark Bo-young4.2Moon Chae-won3.69thAhn Sung-ki3.4Han Ga-in3.110thJo Min-su3.3Kim Hae-sook2.8
2013
Survey period: November 1–18, 2013 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stSong Kang-ho22.5Lee Bo-young11.02ndHa Jung-woo18.9Ji Sung8.13rdLee Byung-hun18.0So Ji-sub7.54thRyu Seung-ryong10.1Joo Won6.65thSol Kyung-gu7.4Lee Jong-suk6.46thLee Jung-jae6.7Lee Soon-jae5.27thKim Hye-soo6.3Kim Tae-hee4.98thKim Soo-hyun5.7Lee Min-ho4.69thJang Dong-gun3.7Hwang Jung-eum4.510thJun Ji-hyun2.8Kim Soo-hyun3.6
2014
Survey period: October 29 – November 25, 2014 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stChoi Min-sik42.3Kim Soo-hyun19.62ndSong Kang-ho22.2Lee Yoo-ri18.23rdRyu Seung-ryong10.5Jun Ji-hyun17.64thHa Jung-woo9.0Song Yoon-ah6.15thLee Byung-hun4.5Oh Yeon-seo5.96thKang Dong-won4.2Yoo Dong-geun5.17thSol Kyung-gu3.7Zo In-sung4.68thJung Woo-sung3.6Go Doo-shim3.29thHyun Bin3.3Kim Tae-hee2.710thKim Soo-hyun3.2Kim Hee-ae2.6
2015
Survey period: October 29 – November 21, 2015 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stYoo Ah-in26.9Hwang Jung-eum14.42ndSong Kang-ho20.3Kim Soo-hyun10.43rdHwang Jung-min16.1Jun Ji-hyun10.44thJun Ji-hyun14.2Yoo Ah-in9.45thHa Jung-woo11.8Park Seo-joon7.86thChoi Min-sik9.8Jeon In-hwa7.67thOh Dal-su6.2Go Doo-shim6.0Kim Tae-hee6.08thLee Jung-jae 5.8 colspan="2" 9thKang Dong-won4.2Joo Won4.810thYoo Hae-jin 4.1 Kim Hee-ae 3.4Ji Sung3.4
2016
Survey period: November 4–25, 2016 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stHwang Jung-min21.2Park Bo-gum35.22ndSong Kang-ho18.4Song Joong-ki28.13rdGong Yoo12.7Song Hye-kyo12.64thHa Jung-woo11.4Kim You-jung8.25thYoo Hae-jin10.8Jo Jung-suk4.66thLee Byung-hun9.6Ra Mi-ran3.47thLee Jung-jae6.3Gong Hyo-jin3.28thJung Woo-sung6.2Go Doo-shim3.09thJun Ji-hyun5.4Jun Ji-hyun2.910thMa Dong-seok5.0Kim Hee-ae2.6
2017
Survey period: November 8–28, 2017 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stSong Kang-ho35.0Song Joong-ki17.92ndMa Dong-seok17.8Gong Yoo10.13rdLee Byung-hun12.6Song Hye-kyo9.54thHwang Jung-min8.1Park Bo-gum8.35thSol Kyung-gu6.3Lee Jong-suk7.06thHa Jung-woo6.3Bae Suzy4.37thGong Yoo6.2Kim Hee-sun4.28thSong Joong-ki5.8Kim Joo-hyuk3.29thJung Woo-sung5.2Lee Soon-jae3.210thYoo Hae-jin5.1Go Doo-shim3.1Kim Hae-sook3.1
2018
Survey period: November 7–30, 2018 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stMa Dong-seok19.9Lee Byung-hun12.92ndHa Jung-woo18.6Kim Tae-ri9.03rdLee Byung-hun11.2Jung Hae-in8.74thSong Kang-ho10.9Park Bo-gum6.15thJu Ji-hoon7.3Son Ye-jin5.36thYoo Hae-jin6.4Jang Mi-hee5.07thJung Woo-sung6.2Seo Hyun-jin4.58thHwang Jung-min4.9Choi Soo-jong4.39thZo In-sung4.6Yoo Dong-geun3.910thCha Tae-hyun4.1Gong Yoo3.7
2019
Survey period: November 8–28, 2019 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stSong Kang-ho29.8Gong Hyo-jin12.42ndMa Dong-seok18.2Kang Ha-neul12.03rdGong Yoo8.9Go Doo-shim7.04thCho Jin-woong8.5Park Bo-gum5.05thLee Byung-hun7.1Gong Yoo4.7Jung Hae-in4.7 6th Ha Jung-woo 7.1 colspan="2" 7thJung Woo-sung4.5IU4.28thYoo Hae-jin4.1Yum Jung-ah3.99thHwang Jung-min3.6Kim Soo-mi3.210thLee Ha-nui3.3Lee Seung-gi3.0Choi Bool-am Note: Song Kang-ho took first place across all age groups and generations.
2020
Survey period: November 5–29, 2020 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stSong Kang-ho27.8Kim Hee-ae9.42ndLee Byung-hun14.0Park Bo-gum7.63rdMa Dong-seok9.1Hyun Bin6.54thHwang Jung-min7.5Park Seo-joon5.95thJung Woo-sung6.2Son Ye-jin4.66thGong Yoo5.9Bae Suzy4.37thHa Jung-woo4.0Jeon In-hwa4.18thLee Jung-jae3.6Gong Yoo3.29thKim Hye-soo3.5Cha Hwa-yeon10thLee Jung-eun3.4Gong Hyo-jin3.0 Note: Song Kang-ho took first place across all age groups for the second consecutive year.
2021
Survey period: November 5–28, 2021
RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stLee Jung-jae39.7Kim Seon-ho7.82ndYoun Yuh-jung18.9Shin Min-a7.3Lee Jung-jae7.33rd Ma Dong-seok11.4 colspan="2" 4thSong Kang-ho8.8Jun Ji-hyun5.55thLee Byung-hun7.0Song Hye-kyo5.26thHwang Jung-min5.6Kim So-yeon5.07thGong Yoo3.6Lee Ha-nui4.9Jo Jung-suk8thJung Woo-sung3.5 colspan="2" 9thKim Hye-soo2.6Namgoong Min4.510thZo In-sung2.5Song Joong-ki4.1Youn Yuh-jung
2022
Survey period: November 7–24, 2022 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stLee Jung-jae34.4Park Eun-bin13.62ndMa Dong-seok18.8Kim Hye-soo13.03rdSong Kang-ho13.5Namgoong Min11.34thYoun Yuh-jung7.7Go Doo-shim4.25thHwang Jung-min6.5Song Joong-ki3.3Jung Woo-sung6th colspan="2" Lee Jung-jae2.97thLee Byung-hun6.0Hyun Bin2.68thHyun Bin5.5Lee Byung-hun2.59thYoo Hae-jin5.2 Son Suk-ku2.4Kim Go-eun 10th Son Suk-ku 5.0 colspan="2"
2023
Survey period: November 2 – December 4, 2023 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stMa Dong-seok18.0Namgoong Min20.22ndLee Byung-hun14.6Park Eun-bin6.43rdSong Kang-ho11.1Song Hye-kyo6.34thHwang Jung-min10.1Ahn Eun-jin5.6Lee Jung-jae5th colspan="2" Song Joong-ki3.26thKim Hye-soo7.2Choi Soo-jong3.07thJung Woo-sung6.6Kim Hae-sook2.48thZo In-sung4.9Han Suk-kyu2.2Go Doo-shimKim Hye-soo9thSon Suk-ku3.6colspan="2" rowspan="3" 10thYoo Hae-jin2.9Ha Jung-woo Demographics: Namgoong Min took first place in all age groups.
2024
Survey period: November 11–25, 2024 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stMa Dong-seok26.5Kim Tae-ri11.92ndHwang Jung-min14.2Kim Soo-hyun11.73rdKim Go-eun12.2Kim Ji-won8.94thChoi Min-sik17.7Byeon Woo-seok5.55thLee Jung-jae10.0Namgoong Min4.96thLee Byung-hun8.3Han Suk-kyu4.07thSong Kang-ho7.3Park Shin-hye3.78thJung Woo-sung5.3Cha Eun-woo3.5Kim Soo-mi9thYoo Hae-jin 5.0 colspan="2"10thSon Suk-ku3.4Jang Na-ra3.4
2025
Survey period: November 11–28, 2025 RankFilmTelevisionName%Name%1stLee Byung-hun25.8Park Bo-gum13.32ndMa Dong-seok18.4IU11.33rdLee Jung-jae15.5Kim Ji-won4.44thHwang Jung-min7.1Im Yoon-ah3.95thHyun Bin6.4Choo Young-woo3.36thJo Jung-suk5.5Lee Jung-jae3.17thSong Kang-ho5.1Namkoong Min2.9Han Ji-minByeon Woo-seokKim Tae-ri8th Kim Go-eun 4.9 colspan="2" rowspan="3" Son Ye-jin10thChoi Min-sik4.6
See also Gallup Korea's Favorite Actor Gallup Korea's Singer of the Year Gallup Korea's Song of the Year
References
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