These 10 Topics are Currently Popular on Korean Wikipedia, Including Lisa BLACKPINK and 'SQUID GAME'

Kapanlagi.com - There is an ongoing project called Wikiproject Korea, which is dedicated to collecting data and organizing all Wikipedia pages related to Korea. By looking at which pages in Korean entertainment have accumulated the most views during a certain period of time, we can get a pretty good idea of which people and topics were the highest trends during that time period.

This is the top 10 most viewed Wikipedia pages related to Korean entertainment during the month of September. Curious, let's check out the order below:

1. Gong Yoo

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This actor, born in 1979, has many outstanding achievements in the acting world. He won several awards for his dramas TRAIN TO BUSAN and GOBLIN. In some awards held in 2017, Gong Yoo received 4 awards out of 10 nominated categories. 

Thanks to his participation in the Netflix series SQUID GAME, he gained a lot of popularity even though he only had a cameo role. According to Koreaboo, Gong Yoo accumulated at least 316,735 views during the month of September. That means he had an average of 10,222 searches per day.

2. Shin Min Ah

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Shin Min Ah, a beautiful actress famous for her acting in the drama MY GIRLFRIEND IS GUMIHO, is known as the queen of romantic comedy. Throughout her 22-year career, she has received a total of 21 awards from the 1990s until now.

She started her career as a model and appeared in music videos for artists like g.o.d. Since 2001, she has been acting in K-Dramas and films as well. Her popularity soared once again due to her role in the popular drama HOMETOWN CHA-CHA-CHA. Shin Min Ah's Wikipedia page received 345,494 views in September, averaging 11,516 views per day.

3. Girls Planet 999

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GIRLS PLANET 999 is an ongoing competition reality show featuring a total of 99 contestants from South Korea, Japan, and China. The aim of this competition is to form a new girl group with 9 members from these three countries, with the final episode set on October 22. The Wikipedia page for GIRLS PLANET 999 has gathered 357,665 views in September, averaging 11,922 views per day.

4. Kim Seon Ho

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Kim Seon Ho first participated in theater work from 2009-2016 before making his acting debut in 2017 in the office drama GOOD MANAGER. His popularity began to grow in 2020 with his participation in the series START-UP, and recently increased further with his lead role in HOMETOWN CHA-CHA-CHA. The Wikipedia page for Kim Seon Ho has gathered 388,063 views in September, averaging 12,935 views per day.

5. Lisa BLACKPINK

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BLACKPINK has become a trend for various reasons due to their popularity worldwide. Debuting in 2016, the girl group under YG Entertainment has achieved many accomplishments. 

One of the members, Lisa, made her solo debut on September 10 with the album LALISA, generating high interest from people last month. Lisa's Wikipedia page accumulated 419,879 views in September, averaging 13,995 views per day.

6. Park Hae Soo

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Park Hae Soo has appeared in K-Dramas since the 2012 series GOD OF WAR, and in 2017, his role in the drama series PRISON PLAYBOOK earned him the Best New Actor award at the Seoul Awards that year.

His recent success is due to his leading role in the drama SQUID GAME as the character Cho Sang Woo. Park Hae Soo's Wikipedia page accumulated 454,855 views in September, averaging 15,161 views per day.

7. Lee Jung Jae

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Lee Jung Jae has been involved in the acting world for a long time, starting with a role in the drama DINOSAUR TEACHER 1993. He quickly became a star and got leading roles after that.

His recent role as the main character in SQUID GAME has made him a worldwide star. The Wikipedia page for Lee Jung Jae received 607,920 views in September, an average of 20,264 views per day.

8. Hometown Cha Cha Cha

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The romantic K-Drama HOMETOWN CHA-CHA-CHA is one of the most popular series currently airing. It has also become one of the highest-rated series in cable television history, with the tenth episode reaching a viewership rating of 11.397% (which is more than 2.9 million views).

Starring Shin Min Ah and Kim Seon Ho, who have attracted attention with their visuals and acting. The Wikipedia page for HOMETOWN CHA-CHA-CHA received 755,144 views in September, an average of 25,171 views per day.

9. BTS

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This list would not be complete without BTS, which is currently the most famous K-Pop group in the world. Debuting in mid-2013 with the single No More Dream, they now have more than 15 albums with 455 awards won out of 640 nominations, Daebak!

Although they are currently not promoting new music (apart from their collaboration with Coldplay), it is not surprising that they are still at the top of this list. The Wikipedia page for BTS accumulated 760,202 views in September, averaging 25,340 views per day.

10. Squid Game Netflix

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Of course, at the top of the list for September is the highly successful Netflix drama, SQUID GAME. It seems to be the only thing people are talking about lately. Premiering on September 17, 2021, with a total of 9 episodes, this series became the most popular show on Netflix in 90 countries within 10 days, OMO!

The Wikipedia page views for SQUID GAME in September were nearly 8 times higher than the #2 topic. The Wikipedia page for SQUID GAME accumulated 5,952,882 views in September, averaging 198,429 views per day.

(kpl/mag)