Who were the most popular Korean actresses every year from 2010 to 2022? You’ll be surprised!
2010: Go Hyun Jung
She first showed her face as Miss Korea runner-up in 1989. In 1995, she starred in Sandglass, one of the highest-rated and critically acclaimed dramas in Korean television history.
After retiring and then returning to acting in 2005 she regained her top-star status in 2010, becoming the highest-paid actress on TV after the success of Daemul in which she played the role of South Korea’s first female president.
2011: Moon Geun Young
Also called “Nation’s Little Sister”, she rose to stardom through Autumn In My Heart (2000) and My Little Bride (2004) after making her acting debut in 1999.
She became the youngest recipient of the Grand Prize with her role in Painter Of The Wind in 2008.
In 2011 she starred in Cinderella’s Stepsister, a modern fairy tale of the contentious relationship between two stepsisters, and received the most popular actress award.
