Gong Yoo, Park Bo Gum, Song Joong Ki, and Yoo Ah In: The Four Great Kings of Hallyu
Actor Gong Yoo, Park Bo Gum, Song Joong Ki, and Yoo Ah In are considered as ‘The Four Great Kings of Hallyu’.
Liberty Times Net, a chinese media, reported that Gong Yoo, Park Bo Gum, Song Joong Ki, and Yoo Ah In are the current four kings of Hallyu. This claim is made based on the popularity of the four actors. Gong Yoo whose popularity skyrocketted through ‘Goblin’ and Park Bo Gum who delivered a success through ‘Moonlight Drawn By Clouds’ appear with an undeniable charms.
Gong Yoo increased his popularity through the movie “Train To Busan” which was released last year and the movie itself set a record as the quickest movie to top the Taiwan Box Office.
His popularity raises even more through his latest drama, ‘Goblin’, that gained a lot of attention from people.
Park Bo Gum who is the youngest among the four, successfully delivered his role as Lee Yeong, the main character in his drama. He increased his popularity through tvN’s drama ‘Reply 1988’ which opened a path for him to a lot of offers for advertisements and gained him a lot of attention and loves from the viewers.
His senior from the same agency, Song Joong Ki, attained his popularity from KBS drama, ‘Descendant of The Sun’, which was broadcasted last year. Meanwhile, Yoo Ah In continues to challenge his acting skill through different characters in many movies which also allowed him to receive nemerous awards. Along with Song Joong Ki, he completes the ‘Four Great Kings of Hallyu’.
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