2016: Song Hye Kyo
Achieving great success throughout her career, she made her entertainment debut as a model, then started appearing in dramas.
Her breakthrough was in Autumn In My Heart in 2000 which was a rating success and the launching of the “Korean Wave” led to her becoming a Hallyu star.
Her popularity continued to climb with 2003’s All In and 2004’s Full House which achieved pan-Asian success.
With 2016’s mega-hit drama Descendant of the Sun, her leadership of the Hallyu was re-established.
She gained the title “Troika” with its other name “Tae-Hye-Ji” alongside Jun Ji Hyun and Kim Tae Hee.
2017: Kim Yoo Jung
She debuted as a model and after her acting debut in 2003, quickly became one of the most in-demand child actresses in Korea.
In 2012, she rose to popularity through Moon Embracing the Sun. She starred in her first adult leading role in 2016’s Love in the Moonlight.
The achieved a peak audience rating and its popularity was referred to as “Moonlight Syndrome” and brought her that year’s most popular actress award and even more recognition.
