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Chinese, not Japanese, leads for 306 of 478 Korean stars

Name: Chinese, not Japanese, leads for 306 of 478 Korean stars
Creator: K Culture Wire

We asked Wikimedia how many people opened each of 478 Korean entertainers' articles in each of 15 language editions, over June to August 2026. Every request came back — 0 were blocked. English is set aside below, because our own site is in English and it would win every row.

These are language editions, not countries. Chinese Wikipedia is blocked in mainland China, so its readers are in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and the wider diaspora. Spanish is read across Spain and Latin America. Read a row as “this language,” never as “this nation.”

What this panel is

What we counted	Number
People measured	478
Language editions asked	15
Person-edition cells	7,170
Cells with no article at all	1,511
Requests that came back blocked	0
Wikipedia editions a person must have, to be here	20

Blocked requests are printed even though the answer is zero. A count of zero blocked responses is what makes the empty cells meaningful: they are editions with no article, not requests that failed.

Which edition reads them most, with English set aside

Edition	People it leads for	Share
Chinese	306	64%
Japanese	142	29.7%
Spanish	15	3.1%
French	5	1%
German	5	1%
Russian	4	0.8%
Thai	1	0.2%

Why English is set aside. Every person here is read most in English, so leaving it in would produce one row and no information. We say so rather than quietly dropping it — the English count for each person is in the tables below.

59 of them are read at least three times more in Chinese than in Japanese

Person	Chinese	Japanese	Times	English
So Ji-sub	330,748	97,731	3.4×	390,545
Son Na-eun	185,071	28,819	6.4×	130,412
Hwasa	112,332	16,451	6.8×	74,292
Koo Kyo-hwan	89,647	29,027	3.1×	96,556
Jun Ji-hyun	76,214	25,541	3×	150,132
Kim Hye-yoon	67,738	18,589	3.6×	69,618
Gong Hyo-jin	63,010	17,105	3.7×	73,448
Ong Seongwu	57,870	19,452	3×	88,012
Yoo Jae-suk	44,890	5,905	7.6×	45,274
Lee Hyori	42,866	8,066	5.3×	63,025
Choi Siwon	39,294	10,256	3.8×	36,144
Jung Eun-chae	36,305	7,386	4.9×	38,266

The rule is printed rather than tuned: Chinese reads at least 3x Japanese reads. 59 people meet it. We do not say why — whether that reflects diaspora size, which stars are promoted where, or how each Wikipedia is written, nothing in this data separates those.

The 15 read most in Spanish

Person	Spanish	Next edition	English
Jungkook	86,913	Japanese · 74,910	340,956
V	83,578	Japanese · 77,657	354,780
Ejae	72,294	German · 36,510	296,277
Suga	35,269	Japanese · 25,311	189,302
Kim Seok-jin	33,302	Japanese · 31,760	199,368
RM	33,159	German · 23,765	194,021
J-Hope	28,856	German · 23,035	161,693
Ken Jeong	23,173	German · 17,057	287,931
Bang Chan	21,823	Chinese · 17,086	99,209
Moonbin	13,792	Chinese · 11,538	49,818
Lee Know	11,451	Japanese · 11,001	49,585
Kim Hyun-joong	9,146	Chinese · 8,956	39,114

The 5 read most in French

Person	French	Next edition	English
Pom Klementieff	36,395	Japanese · 30,097	209,822
Steven Yeun	15,497	Spanish · 13,757	267,234
Arden Cho	7,204	Russian · 4,668	216,178
James Kyson	3,761	Japanese · 3,106	17,959
Jenna Ushkowitz	2,187	Spanish · 1,666	28,979

The 5 read most in German

Person	German	Next edition	English
Daniel Dae Kim	19,421	French · 17,011	263,923
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee	10,118	French · 6,148	134,151
Sumi Jo	6,663	French · 2,112	11,466
Linda Park	4,030	French · 1,086	27,423
Soon-Tek Oh	2,041	Japanese · 1,466	14,969

The 4 read most in Russian

Person	Russian	Next edition	English
Kim Ki-duk	5,409	Chinese · 4,617	16,467
Oh Yeong-su	4,091	Japanese · 3,479	11,422
Ki-hong Lee	3,097	Chinese · 3,013	28,009
AleXa	908	Spanish · 596	11,647

The 1 read most in Thai

Person	Thai	Next edition	English
JAY B	9,828	Chinese · 7,464	19,411

Where we refuse to give a number

1,511 person-edition cells have no article at all, out of 7,170. Those are left empty, not zero: an edition with no article is a different fact from an article nobody opened, and folding them together would make small editions look busier than they are.

This is not the whole roster. Only people whose Wikidata entry links to at least 20 Wikipedia editions are measured — 478 of them. Someone with an article in two editions is absent here, which means this page describes widely documented people and not Korean entertainers in general.

All 478 people, one row each

Every person we measured, not a selection. Sorted by English reads, because that is the one edition every person here shares. “Leads” sets English aside; the margin column is how far ahead of the next edition that lead is.

Read the margin before quoting the winner. Some leads are enormous and some are a few hundred reads over three months. A lead of 1,542 is a different fact from a lead of 330,000, and a table that printed only the winner would hide that.

Names are Wikidata's English label, not our transliteration. Three people in this panel are recorded only under a Korean name, and rather than romanising them ourselves we take the English label the record already holds. If a row ever shows an identifier beginning with Q, that means no English name is recorded for that person and we would rather show you the gap than invent a spelling. No row is in that state today.

Person	Leads in	Reads	Next edition	Reads	Lead by	English
So Ji-sub	Chinese	330,748	Japanese	97,731	233,017	390,545
V	Spanish	83,578	Japanese	77,657	5,921	354,780
Jungkook	Spanish	86,913	Japanese	74,910	12,003	340,956
Jennie	Chinese	44,724	Japanese	32,354	12,370	315,998
Ejae	Spanish	72,294	German	36,510	35,784	296,277
Ken Jeong	Spanish	23,173	German	17,057	6,116	287,931
Park Eun-bin	Chinese	201,326	Japanese	113,304	88,022	286,879
Steven Yeun	French	15,497	Spanish	13,757	1,740	267,234
Daniel Dae Kim	German	19,421	French	17,011	2,410	263,923
Jung Hae-in	Chinese	155,431	Japanese	94,032	61,399	260,828
Cha Eun-woo	Chinese	96,794	Spanish	62,430	34,364	240,383
ROSÉ	Chinese	41,945	Japanese	32,425	9,520	233,654
Byeon Woo-seok	Chinese	179,973	Japanese	87,529	92,444	231,710
Lim Ji-yeon	Chinese	165,436	Japanese	93,789	71,647	221,743
Arden Cho	French	7,204	Russian	4,668	2,536	216,178
Jisoo	Chinese	36,842	Japanese	26,438	10,404	210,561
Pom Klementieff	French	36,395	Japanese	30,097	6,298	209,822
IU	Chinese	102,141	Japanese	55,114	47,027	209,510
Jimin	Japanese	43,832	Spanish	39,163	4,669	209,359
Kim Seok-jin	Spanish	33,302	Japanese	31,760	1,542	199,368
RM	Spanish	33,159	German	23,765	9,394	194,021
Eric Nam	Spanish	3,038	Chinese	2,302	736	192,574
Ji Chang-wook	Chinese	85,747	Japanese	61,680	24,067	189,506
Suga	Spanish	35,269	Japanese	25,311	9,958	189,302
Lee Byung-hun	Japanese	34,203	Chinese	27,676	6,527	172,201
Kim Soo-hyun	Japanese	51,046	Chinese	25,941	25,105	171,303
Nam Joo-hyuk	Chinese	120,024	Japanese	42,014	78,010	168,519
J-Hope	Spanish	28,856	German	23,035	5,821	161,693
Son Ye-jin	Japanese	77,502	Chinese	50,424	27,078	158,713
Kim Go-eun	Chinese	134,323	Japanese	79,902	54,421	152,892
Kim Sae-ron	Chinese	42,069	Japanese	37,533	4,536	152,430
Ma Dong-seok	Japanese	39,249	Chinese	34,595	4,654	150,498
Jun Ji-hyun	Chinese	76,214	Japanese	25,541	50,673	150,132
Seo In-guk	Japanese	86,437	Chinese	67,904	18,533	146,683
Go Youn-jung	Chinese	98,520	Japanese	53,036	45,484	143,057
Shin Min-a	Chinese	50,893	Japanese	26,928	23,965	134,359
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee	German	10,118	French	6,148	3,970	134,151
Lee Min-ho	Chinese	32,562	Japanese	31,460	1,102	132,068
Son Na-eun	Chinese	185,071	Japanese	28,819	156,252	130,412
Lee Jong-suk	Chinese	42,848	Japanese	35,499	7,349	129,245
Park Ji-hoon	Chinese	105,650	Japanese	43,556	62,094	126,666
Gong Yoo	Japanese	75,860	Chinese	71,369	4,491	125,963
Song Joong-ki	Japanese	58,934	Chinese	35,098	23,836	124,863
Lee Do-hyun	Chinese	66,427	Japanese	30,770	35,657	123,275
Hyun Bin	Japanese	60,812	Chinese	34,372	26,440	120,556
Ji Seong	Chinese	69,473	Japanese	37,864	31,609	119,146
Kim Seon-ho	Chinese	59,411	Japanese	26,957	32,454	118,001
Lee Dong-wook	Chinese	103,044	Japanese	48,942	54,102	117,557
Lee Hye-ri	Chinese	79,236	Japanese	33,042	46,194	114,857
Park Bo-gum	Japanese	43,791	Chinese	42,304	1,487	113,393
Hwang In-yeop	Chinese	83,661	Japanese	29,777	53,884	112,961
Kim Woo-bin	Chinese	37,916	Japanese	23,206	14,710	111,845
Rain	Chinese	48,098	Japanese	22,502	25,596	111,442
Felix	Japanese	33,624	Spanish	22,072	11,552	110,712
Park Seo-joon	Japanese	70,447	Chinese	37,977	32,470	102,848
Shin Hae-sun	Chinese	74,686	Japanese	43,242	31,444	102,056
Park Shin-hye	Chinese	49,180	Japanese	46,549	2,631	100,955
Bae Suzy	Chinese	48,794	Japanese	46,132	2,662	100,836
Choi Hyun-wook	Chinese	47,863	Japanese	24,333	23,530	99,596
Bang Chan	Spanish	21,823	Chinese	17,086	4,737	99,209
Kim You-jung	Chinese	44,886	Japanese	42,052	2,834	99,019
Karina (South Korean singer)	Chinese	76,578	Japanese	33,974	42,604	99,012
Jung So-min	Japanese	37,752	Chinese	28,886	8,866	98,840
Lee Sun-kyun	Japanese	40,397	Chinese	32,222	8,175	98,338
Namkoong Min	Chinese	66,091	Japanese	59,750	6,341	97,062
Koo Kyo-hwan	Chinese	89,647	Japanese	29,027	60,620	96,556
Song Kang-ho	Japanese	18,932	French	17,427	1,505	95,023
Han So-hee	Chinese	58,258	Japanese	37,706	20,552	94,918
Psy	Chinese	24,538	Japanese	21,875	2,663	93,795
G-Dragon	Japanese	48,995	Chinese	47,922	1,073	93,478
Jang Won-young	Chinese	82,032	Japanese	72,439	9,593	92,608
J.Y. Park	Chinese	48,037	Japanese	44,573	3,464	92,269
Sooyoung	Chinese	45,562	Japanese	37,908	7,654	91,947
Song Kang	Japanese	42,468	Chinese	38,531	3,937	91,484
Moon Ga-young	Chinese	35,227	Japanese	24,964	10,263	88,740
Ong Seongwu	Chinese	57,870	Japanese	19,452	38,418	88,012
Kang Mi-na	Chinese	42,014	Japanese	20,526	21,488	87,724
Kim Jong-hyun	Japanese	25,549	Chinese	20,630	4,919	86,752
Im Yoon-ah	Japanese	52,072	Chinese	50,971	1,101	86,368
Choi Min-sik	Chinese	20,482	Japanese	16,609	3,873	86,359
Kim Tae-hee	Chinese	35,499	Japanese	32,728	2,771	85,521
Park Min-young	Japanese	53,042	Chinese	43,027	10,015	85,042
Jay Park	Chinese	21,218	Japanese	8,910	12,308	84,937
Lee Jung-jae	Japanese	19,670	Chinese	18,104	1,566	84,869
T.O.P	Chinese	39,846	Japanese	32,563	7,283	83,950
Choi Woo-shik	Japanese	30,108	Chinese	26,784	3,324	83,793
Ok Taec-yeon	Chinese	59,739	Japanese	36,559	23,180	83,072
Jung Ho-yeon	Chinese	11,442	Japanese	9,458	1,984	83,044
Kim Se-jeong	Chinese	34,132	Japanese	24,009	10,123	82,517
Kim Chaewon	Japanese	46,795	Chinese	28,234	18,561	82,000
Kim Ji-won	Japanese	54,061	Chinese	41,319	12,742	81,164
Kim Hye-soo	Chinese	62,090	Japanese	30,269	31,821	81,125
Sulli	Chinese	14,118	Japanese	10,807	3,311	80,685
Lee Jun-ho	Japanese	40,484	Chinese	35,862	4,622	78,582
Hwasa	Chinese	112,332	Japanese	16,451	95,881	74,292
Gong Hyo-jin	Chinese	63,010	Japanese	17,105	45,905	73,448
Ju Ji-hoon	Chinese	32,221	Japanese	27,389	4,832	72,154
Kim Bum	Chinese	23,985	Japanese	19,094	4,891	72,060
Kim Nam-gil	Chinese	57,614	Japanese	28,254	29,360	70,886
Han Hyo-joo	Japanese	68,622	Chinese	42,644	25,978	70,859
Goo Hara	Japanese	31,541	Chinese	24,898	6,643	70,696
Park Hyung-sik	Japanese	40,031	Chinese	25,997	14,034	70,444
Kim Hye-yoon	Chinese	67,738	Japanese	18,589	49,149	69,618
Song Seung-heon	Chinese	45,885	Japanese	31,693	14,192	68,798
Winter (singer)	Chinese	52,672	Japanese	26,668	26,004	68,686
Yoo In-na	Chinese	66,857	Japanese	40,083	26,774	68,442
Zo In-sung	Chinese	27,013	Japanese	12,074	14,939	67,901
Seungri	Japanese	27,271	Chinese	26,925	346	67,637
Ahn Bo-hyun	Chinese	34,588	Japanese	29,396	5,192	66,548
Hyunjin 💘	Japanese	17,648	Spanish	15,863	1,785	66,025
Park Bo-young	Chinese	43,255	Japanese	26,752	16,503	65,772
Mark Lee	Japanese	10,432	Indonesian	5,417	5,015	64,884
Yunjin Kim	Chinese	14,193	Japanese	13,159	1,034	64,213
Cho Yeo-jeong	Chinese	35,045	Japanese	11,011	24,034	63,934
Lee Hyori	Chinese	42,866	Japanese	8,066	34,800	63,025
Kwak Dong-yeon	Chinese	28,854	Japanese	18,157	10,697	62,057
Choi Ye-na	Chinese	51,536	Japanese	47,685	3,851	61,836
Lee Bo-young	Chinese	28,677	Japanese	24,834	3,843	61,610
Woo Do-hwan	Japanese	11,874	Chinese	11,382	492	61,489
Jeon Somi	Chinese	20,628	Japanese	12,093	8,535	61,161
Yoo Jeong-yeon	Japanese	30,299	Chinese	15,338	14,961	60,411
Park Ji-hyo	Japanese	18,263	Chinese	14,269	3,994	60,187
Kim Tae-ri	Chinese	22,834	Japanese	12,856	9,978	60,059
Lee Sung-kyoung	Chinese	38,889	Japanese	25,534	13,355	59,827
Seo Kang-jun	Chinese	34,508	Japanese	19,686	14,822	59,582
Taeyang	Japanese	60,512	Chinese	35,203	25,309	59,553
Tiffany Young	Chinese	19,400	Japanese	12,373	7,027	59,044
Lee Joon-hyuk	Chinese	43,241	Spanish	2,841	40,400	58,851
Youn Yuh-jung	Japanese	6,304	Chinese	5,846	458	58,227
Ro Woon	Japanese	29,356	Chinese	16,623	12,733	57,653
Seo Yea-ji	Japanese	45,743	Chinese	15,540	30,203	56,742
Bae Doona	Japanese	22,795	Chinese	12,695	10,100	56,120
Shin Sae-kyeong	Chinese	27,922	Japanese	18,042	9,880	55,285
Kim So-hyun	Chinese	33,965	Japanese	31,318	2,647	54,780
Ryu Jun-yeol	Chinese	23,504	Japanese	9,536	13,968	54,025
Claudia Kim	Japanese	4,440	Chinese	4,312	128	53,701
Jung Chae-yeon	Chinese	22,767	Japanese	15,127	7,640	52,358
Lee Je-hoon	Japanese	42,669	Chinese	41,714	955	52,129
Lee Da-hee	Chinese	22,875	Japanese	9,477	13,398	51,941
Hwang Min-hyun	Chinese	33,553	Japanese	17,262	16,291	51,920
Jang Ki-Yong	Japanese	31,582	Chinese	20,639	10,943	51,166
Han Ji-min	Japanese	47,342	Chinese	30,458	16,884	51,103
BoA	Japanese	39,496	Chinese	18,344	21,152	50,722
Lee Seung-gi	Chinese	18,657	Japanese	17,243	1,414	50,586
Ha Ji-won	Chinese	55,875	Japanese	55,212	663	50,037
Moonbin	Spanish	13,792	Chinese	11,538	2,254	49,818
Park Hae-soo	Chinese	25,502	Japanese	10,001	15,501	49,783
Lee Know	Spanish	11,451	Japanese	11,001	450	49,585
Kim Jung-hyun	Japanese	31,921	Chinese	15,470	16,451	49,235
Seol In-ah	Chinese	26,500	Japanese	11,192	15,308	48,376
Park Jeong-min	Chinese	25,328	Japanese	10,068	15,260	47,898
An Yu-jin	Chinese	39,357	Japanese	24,386	14,971	47,853
Kim Min-hee	Chinese	10,241	Japanese	8,286	1,955	47,370
Heo Sung-tae	Chinese	25,531	Spanish	4,193	21,338	47,334
Taeyeon	Chinese	30,182	Japanese	13,846	16,336	47,294
Hyuna	Chinese	19,647	Japanese	7,475	12,172	47,218
Nana	Chinese	22,374	Japanese	14,211	8,163	46,892
Momo	Japanese	73,360	Chinese	22,955	50,405	45,878
Lee Joon-gi	Japanese	28,461	Chinese	18,582	9,879	45,852
Jeon Do-yeon	Chinese	17,780	Japanese	14,079	3,701	45,656
Jessica Jung	Chinese	24,289	Japanese	12,568	11,721	45,442
Kang Ha-neul	Japanese	21,400	Chinese	15,322	6,078	45,347
Yoo Jae-suk	Chinese	44,890	Japanese	5,905	38,985	45,274
Krystal Jung	Chinese	30,827	Japanese	9,996	20,831	44,879
Jung Woo-sung	Chinese	14,551	Japanese	11,249	3,302	44,732
Lee Min-jung	Japanese	15,150	Chinese	15,043	107	44,268
Lee Jin-uk	Japanese	17,801	Chinese	14,895	2,906	44,107
Lee Se-young	Japanese	25,101	Chinese	24,866	235	43,705
Park So-dam	Japanese	16,324	Chinese	12,716	3,608	43,440
Kim Min-seok	Chinese	29,720	Japanese	16,221	13,499	42,255
Kim Da-mi	Chinese	31,369	Japanese	28,510	2,859	42,088
Won Bin	Japanese	21,864	Chinese	16,528	5,336	42,032
Cho Bo-ah	Chinese	15,349	Japanese	11,751	3,598	41,844
Yoo Ah-in	Chinese	19,792	Japanese	13,413	6,379	41,665
Kang Hye-jung	Chinese	7,102	Japanese	5,084	2,018	41,613
Lee Taemin	Japanese	11,748	Chinese	11,660	88	41,589
Go Ara	Japanese	16,848	Chinese	15,135	1,713	41,278
Park Gyu-young	Chinese	14,687	Japanese	11,270	3,417	40,797
Kim Hae-suk	Chinese	21,313	Japanese	13,843	7,470	40,644
Moon So-ri	Chinese	24,780	Japanese	6,631	18,149	40,425
Son Chaeyoung	Japanese	16,355	Chinese	7,415	8,940	40,393
Shin Ha-kyun	Chinese	27,466	Japanese	11,928	15,538	40,237
Kim Hyun-joong	Spanish	9,146	Chinese	8,956	190	39,114
Seo Joo-hyun	Chinese	18,494	Japanese	15,379	3,115	39,016
Ahn Jae-hyun	Chinese	13,761	Japanese	6,839	6,922	38,949
Irene	Chinese	28,345	Japanese	7,967	20,378	38,934
Ji Soo	Japanese	5,833	Chinese	5,667	166	38,678
Koo Hye-sun	Chinese	11,448	Spanish	9,823	1,625	38,667
Gang Dong-won	Japanese	25,634	Chinese	17,732	7,902	38,632
Jang Hyuk	Japanese	18,373	Chinese	11,421	6,952	38,535
Kwon Eun-bi	Chinese	32,227	Japanese	15,055	17,172	38,386
Jung Eun-chae	Chinese	36,305	Japanese	7,386	28,919	38,266
Seo Hyun-jin	Japanese	26,772	Chinese	21,977	4,795	38,237
Shin Yu-na	Chinese	22,645	Spanish	2,380	20,265	38,198
Lomon	Chinese	14,502	Japanese	5,355	9,147	38,137
Changbin	Spanish	8,942	Chinese	6,583	2,359	37,862
Cho Jung-seok	Chinese	26,994	Japanese	14,321	12,673	37,524
Seungmin	Spanish	8,433	Japanese	7,071	1,362	37,259
Nam Ji-hyun	Japanese	18,792	Chinese	16,056	2,736	36,875
Lee Soo-hyuk	Chinese	32,567	Japanese	15,973	16,594	36,523
Cho Mi-yeon	Chinese	35,262	Japanese	6,469	28,793	36,429
Jeon So-min	Chinese	22,812	Japanese	6,573	16,239	36,323
Daesung	Japanese	24,481	Chinese	22,406	2,075	36,220
Choi Siwon	Chinese	39,294	Japanese	10,256	29,038	36,144
Park Sung-hoon	Japanese	20,723	Chinese	14,418	6,305	35,507
Sandara Park	Chinese	10,672	Japanese	5,683	4,989	35,467
Kim Da-hyun	Japanese	13,383	Chinese	9,769	3,614	35,437
Chae Soo-bin	Chinese	24,376	Japanese	10,891	13,485	35,275
Moon Chae-won	Japanese	22,585	Chinese	21,329	1,256	35,021
Kim Min-gyu	Chinese	17,222	Japanese	14,047	3,175	34,449
Kim Min-ju	Chinese	21,804	Japanese	18,121	3,683	33,902
Joy	Chinese	13,389	Japanese	6,948	6,441	33,544
Nancy	Chinese	3,809	Spanish	2,093	1,716	32,660
Jang Na-ra	Chinese	24,896	Japanese	19,359	5,537	32,587
Kwon Yu-ri	Chinese	17,509	Japanese	16,553	956	32,414
Jeon Soyeon	Chinese	22,105	Japanese	7,783	14,322	32,331
Seo Ji-hye	Japanese	21,949	Chinese	16,385	5,564	32,216
Yeri	Chinese	15,830	Japanese	4,596	11,234	32,209
Cha Tae-hyun	Chinese	16,324	Japanese	8,096	8,228	32,139
Park Hae-jin	Chinese	14,998	Japanese	6,478	8,520	32,068
Jung Il-woo	Japanese	52,892	Chinese	9,572	43,320	31,869
Uhm Jeong-hwa	Chinese	30,998	Japanese	6,564	24,434	31,661
Yoo Seung-ho	Chinese	13,841	Japanese	12,382	1,459	31,437
Bae Yong-joon	Japanese	33,980	Chinese	12,774	21,206	31,251
Park Sung-hoon	Chinese	8,631	Japanese	7,313	1,318	31,187
Yoon Eun-hye	Japanese	17,656	Chinese	13,456	4,200	30,991
Choi Min-ho	Chinese	16,090	Japanese	14,582	1,508	30,939
Kim Myung-soo	Chinese	24,119	Japanese	11,309	12,810	30,804
Lee You-mi	Chinese	13,268	Japanese	7,450	5,818	30,684
Go Hyeon-jeong	Japanese	11,479	Chinese	8,604	2,875	30,656
Chungha	Chinese	7,514	Japanese	1,988	5,526	30,444
Yim Si-wan	Japanese	22,602	Chinese	16,021	6,581	30,418
Kai (entertainer, born 1994)	Chinese	11,909	Japanese	6,619	5,290	30,414
Jeong Eun-ji	Chinese	33,540	Japanese	12,245	21,295	30,295
Lee Young-ae	Japanese	26,371	Chinese	18,164	8,207	30,222
Yang Hyun-suk	Chinese	7,042	Japanese	4,908	2,134	30,164
Kim So-yeon	Chinese	18,152	Japanese	14,821	3,331	30,085
Yeo Jin-goo	Japanese	14,781	Chinese	12,152	2,629	30,008
Park Jin-young	Chinese	27,904	Japanese	26,301	1,603	29,912
Go Min-si	Chinese	21,223	Japanese	8,751	12,472	29,700
Lee Ji-ah	Japanese	15,639	Chinese	12,728	2,911	29,628
Shin Ryu-jin	Chinese	17,000	Japanese	4,961	12,039	29,525
CL	Chinese	5,130	Spanish	4,095	1,035	29,509
Jeon Yeo-been	Japanese	8,336	Chinese	6,421	1,915	29,491
Doh Kyung-soo	Chinese	29,747	Japanese	19,062	10,685	29,007
Jenna Ushkowitz	French	2,187	Spanish	1,666	521	28,979
Choi Jin-hyuk	Chinese	14,665	Japanese	12,144	2,521	28,955
Yook Sung-jae	Japanese	31,745	Chinese	26,867	4,878	28,530
Jung Yu-mi	Japanese	18,104	Chinese	10,279	7,825	28,488
Kim Rae-won	Chinese	8,914	Japanese	5,665	3,249	28,486
Teddy Park	Chinese	5,674	Japanese	4,480	1,194	28,335
Sung Hoon	Chinese	11,900	Japanese	8,556	3,344	28,016
Ki-hong Lee	Russian	3,097	Chinese	3,013	84	28,009
Jessi	Chinese	6,802	Spanish	1,446	5,356	27,854
Oh Yeon-seo	Japanese	16,955	Chinese	11,239	5,716	27,779
Chun Woo-hee	Chinese	11,196	Japanese	8,284	2,912	27,772
Han Seon-hwa	Chinese	14,341	Japanese	5,292	9,049	27,614
Choi Ji-woo	Japanese	30,601	Chinese	10,863	19,738	27,543
Linda Park	German	4,030	French	1,086	2,944	27,423
Jang Keun-suk	Japanese	21,466	Chinese	12,467	8,999	27,379
Cho Yi-hyun	Chinese	15,937	Japanese	7,442	8,495	27,144
Hwang Jung-eum	Japanese	13,503	Chinese	9,256	4,247	27,016
Sohee	Chinese	9,276	Japanese	5,014	4,262	26,643
Kim Seolhyun	Chinese	8,091	Japanese	4,011	4,080	26,525
Byun Baek-hyun	Chinese	13,754	Japanese	7,258	6,496	26,484
Kim Jae-joong	Japanese	79,957	Chinese	19,743	60,214	26,118
Zico	Japanese	10,493	Chinese	7,467	3,026	25,801
Ha Seok-jin	Chinese	13,403	Japanese	5,429	7,974	25,650
Hyolyn	Chinese	9,857	Japanese	3,958	5,899	25,588
Kwon Sang-woo	Japanese	20,572	Chinese	11,793	8,779	25,158
Kim Hee-sun	Chinese	13,902	Japanese	7,402	6,500	25,001
Jung Ryeo-won	Chinese	17,872	Japanese	5,361	12,511	24,980
Uee	Chinese	11,316	Japanese	8,550	2,766	24,964
Suho	Japanese	9,485	Chinese	7,810	1,675	24,897
Lee Joon	Chinese	14,082	Japanese	11,011	3,071	24,418
Chaeryeong	Chinese	16,179	Japanese	5,724	10,455	24,351
Kim Jong-kook	Chinese	18,049	Japanese	2,182	15,867	24,002
Ji Jin-hee	Japanese	12,842	Chinese	11,187	1,655	23,982
Park Ji-hu	Chinese	11,218	Japanese	5,170	6,048	23,551
Eugene	Japanese	9,706	Chinese	9,323	383	23,519
Bona	Chinese	16,276	Japanese	14,823	1,453	23,284
Sunny	Chinese	10,366	Japanese	8,975	1,391	23,157
Lee Na-young	Japanese	14,460	Chinese	8,042	6,418	23,013
Lee Si-young	Chinese	7,435	Japanese	4,539	2,896	22,831
Kwon Na-ra	Japanese	23,791	Chinese	14,079	9,712	22,810
Chaeyeon	Chinese	20,021	Japanese	10,914	9,107	22,683
Yoon Chan-yeong	Chinese	9,839	Japanese	4,819	5,020	22,220
Hwang Ye-ji	Chinese	8,157	Japanese	4,884	3,273	22,211
Lee Da-hae	Chinese	12,546	Japanese	5,516	7,030	22,093
Kang Seul-gi	Chinese	8,942	Japanese	5,842	3,100	22,085
Song Ha-yoon	Japanese	15,784	Chinese	9,561	6,223	21,857
Jung Yong-hwa	Chinese	36,309	Japanese	14,867	21,442	21,475
Kim Ha-neul	Chinese	13,380	Japanese	11,931	1,449	21,471
Park Yoo-chun	Japanese	26,685	Chinese	10,946	15,739	21,453
Kang So-ra	Japanese	9,029	Chinese	8,035	994	21,343
Lim Na-young	Chinese	10,233	Japanese	3,222	7,011	20,638
Park Bom	Chinese	5,214	Japanese	3,654	1,560	20,540
Park Ji-yeon	Chinese	18,309	Japanese	3,906	14,403	20,470
Lee Sang-yoon	Japanese	14,724	Chinese	7,710	7,014	20,234
Kang Daniel	Chinese	9,725	Japanese	7,177	2,548	20,104
Kim Hee-chul	Chinese	12,136	Japanese	7,742	4,394	19,963
Hani	Chinese	15,344	Japanese	3,171	12,173	19,934
Seo Taiji	Japanese	7,345	Chinese	3,587	3,758	19,809
Im Su-jeong	Chinese	11,581	Japanese	6,836	4,745	19,526
Ryu Hwa-young	Chinese	13,616	Vietnamese	2,047	11,569	19,472
Kim Hyang-gi	Chinese	11,011	Japanese	7,925	3,086	19,471
JAY B	Thai	9,828	Chinese	7,464	2,364	19,411
Samuel	Chinese	3,586	Spanish	3,095	491	19,152
Kim So-hye	Chinese	10,080	Japanese	2,946	7,134	19,120
Im Soo-hyang	Chinese	13,128	Japanese	10,677	2,451	19,011
Joo Won	Chinese	5,728	Japanese	4,897	831	18,842
Jang Dong-geon	Japanese	10,712	Chinese	4,967	5,745	18,709
Lia	Chinese	8,702	Spanish	1,277	7,425	18,704
Moonbyul	Chinese	13,557	Japanese	3,104	10,453	18,539
Kim Min-kyu	Chinese	10,443	Japanese	10,016	427	18,448
Chen	Chinese	9,798	Japanese	3,222	6,576	18,293
Kim Ok-vin	Chinese	4,450	Japanese	3,734	716	18,293
Song Jae-lim	Japanese	13,658	Chinese	6,215	7,443	18,129
Bang Min-ah	Chinese	4,032	Japanese	2,813	1,219	18,013
James Kyson	French	3,761	Japanese	3,106	655	17,959
Lee Tae-yong	Japanese	5,067	Chinese	4,716	351	17,887
Gummy	Chinese	4,921	Spanish	1,456	3,465	17,837
Soojin	Chinese	12,318	Spanish	1,669	10,649	17,823
Onew	Japanese	8,562	Chinese	7,235	1,327	17,750
Park So-jin	Chinese	9,136	Japanese	4,241	4,895	17,697
Cho Kyuhyun	Japanese	32,527	Chinese	21,244	11,283	17,690
Key	Chinese	6,632	Japanese	6,111	521	17,571
Choi Eun-hee	Japanese	3,581	Chinese	2,160	1,421	17,463
Kim So-eun	Japanese	8,050	Chinese	5,147	2,903	17,328
Wheein	Chinese	14,461	Japanese	3,130	11,331	17,324
Yoon Shi-yoon	Japanese	10,368	Chinese	7,751	2,617	17,252
B.I	Chinese	7,035	Japanese	3,297	3,738	17,203
Park Chan-yeol	Chinese	7,252	Japanese	5,370	1,882	17,164
Han Hye-jin	Japanese	19,778	Chinese	7,095	12,683	17,114
Lee Yu-bi	Chinese	11,836	Spanish	800	11,036	17,000
Ko A-sung	Japanese	4,903	Chinese	4,530	373	16,770
Jung In-sun	Chinese	7,348	Japanese	5,959	1,389	16,662
Hahm Eun-jung	Chinese	11,012	Japanese	4,774	6,238	16,634
Jo Yu-ri	Japanese	12,677	Chinese	11,943	734	16,573
Lim Semi	Chinese	5,899	Japanese	3,021	2,878	16,548
Kim Ki-duk	Russian	5,409	Chinese	4,617	792	16,467
Kang Ji-young	Japanese	30,314	Chinese	8,934	21,380	16,466
Haha	Chinese	8,127	Vietnamese	1,431	6,696	16,406
Lee Jeong-hyeon	Chinese	9,973	Japanese	7,000	2,973	16,320
Seven	Chinese	7,309	Japanese	5,230	2,079	16,202
Han Ga-in	Japanese	14,666	Chinese	8,422	6,244	16,191
Ailee	Chinese	6,314	Japanese	2,081	4,233	16,017
Han Ye-seul	Chinese	6,048	Japanese	2,769	3,279	15,901
Jin Se-yeon	Japanese	24,118	Chinese	8,143	15,975	15,878
Lee Soo-man	Chinese	4,636	Japanese	4,217	419	15,811
Oh Se-hun	Japanese	4,588	Vietnamese	2,426	2,162	15,440
Lee Yeon-hee	Chinese	7,572	Japanese	6,708	864	15,417
Lee Eun-ju	Chinese	8,228	Japanese	4,050	4,178	15,346
Han Chae-young	Chinese	6,875	Japanese	3,345	3,530	15,322
Park Ha-sun	Japanese	10,336	Chinese	9,375	961	15,295
Hong Jong-hyeon	Chinese	9,091	Japanese	7,313	1,778	15,255
Leeteuk	Chinese	12,742	Japanese	7,905	4,837	15,168
Xiumin	Chinese	5,606	Japanese	4,427	1,179	15,164
Soon-Tek Oh	German	2,041	Japanese	1,466	575	14,969
Han Seung-yeon	Japanese	18,990	Chinese	14,897	4,093	14,872
Choi Jin-sil	Japanese	9,093	Chinese	8,823	270	14,808
Yoon Bo-mi	Chinese	12,470	Japanese	3,876	8,594	14,634
Lee Hong-gi	Chinese	22,081	Japanese	7,528	14,553	14,626
Lee Dong-hae	Chinese	28,870	Japanese	6,970	21,900	14,233
Kim A-jung	Chinese	11,672	Japanese	6,040	5,632	13,987
Kang Min-hyuk	Chinese	13,512	Japanese	5,424	8,088	13,981
Shin Sung-rok	Chinese	5,567	Japanese	5,373	194	13,954
Song Il-kook	Japanese	10,609	Chinese	3,437	7,172	13,940
Yiruma	Chinese	2,498	German	2,049	449	13,893
Boo Seung-kwan	Chinese	10,109	Japanese	5,561	4,548	13,610
Jang Hyun-seung	Chinese	8,320	Japanese	3,302	5,018	13,580
Kim Hyo-yeon	Japanese	7,206	Chinese	4,770	2,436	13,562
Yura	Chinese	4,768	Japanese	3,145	1,623	13,513
Song Jieun	Chinese	5,176	Japanese	4,264	912	13,071
Shim Eun Kyung	Japanese	20,381	Chinese	6,294	14,087	12,864
Lee Yo-won	Japanese	12,395	Chinese	4,365	8,030	12,826
Lee Hi	Chinese	4,053	Japanese	1,234	2,819	12,623
Baek Jin-hee	Chinese	9,688	Japanese	5,808	3,880	12,544
Lee Jung-shin	Chinese	11,295	Japanese	4,432	6,863	12,341
Nam Gyu-ri	Chinese	5,363	Japanese	3,509	1,854	12,333
Lee Joo-yeon	Chinese	5,264	Spanish	366	4,898	12,324
Bada	Chinese	3,599	Spanish	562	3,037	12,309
Luna	Chinese	3,222	Japanese	1,877	1,345	12,202
Lee Re	Chinese	10,410	Japanese	3,283	7,127	12,126
Han Ye-ri	Chinese	2,882	Japanese	2,629	253	12,038
Yunho	Japanese	17,435	Chinese	7,864	9,571	11,974
Minzy	Chinese	3,101	Japanese	1,906	1,195	11,889
Chae Jung-an	Japanese	6,515	Chinese	4,839	1,676	11,853
Song Min-ho	Chinese	6,617	Japanese	1,544	5,073	11,842
Kwon Mina	Chinese	2,655	Spanish	354	2,301	11,812
AleXa	Russian	908	Spanish	596	312	11,647
G.NA	Chinese	6,334	Japanese	4,989	1,345	11,595
Kim Hye-ja	Chinese	4,780	Japanese	3,732	1,048	11,514
Sumi Jo	German	6,663	French	2,112	4,551	11,466
Oh Yeong-su	Russian	4,091	Japanese	3,479	612	11,422
Kwon Ri-se	Chinese	2,561	Spanish	1,054	1,507	11,053
Yoon Bo-ra	Chinese	2,970	Spanish	866	2,104	10,880
Nicole Jung	Japanese	12,163	Chinese	9,981	2,182	10,712
Kim Da-som	Chinese	4,131	Vietnamese	324	3,807	10,634
Lee Hyun-woo	Chinese	10,564	Japanese	5,962	4,602	10,444
Changmin	Japanese	11,697	Chinese	5,543	6,154	10,405
Gary	Chinese	6,287	Vietnamese	870	5,417	10,236
Jun Hyo-seong	Chinese	5,742	Japanese	2,819	2,923	10,194
Seong-Jin Cho	Japanese	4,041	Chinese	2,064	1,977	10,169
Kim Junsu	Japanese	15,231	Chinese	8,973	6,258	10,108
Shindong	Chinese	8,108	Japanese	5,310	2,798	10,062
Soyou	Chinese	3,561	Spanish	388	3,173	9,874
Jeon Hye-bin	Chinese	4,663	Japanese	3,258	1,405	9,857
Park Gyu-ri	Japanese	12,643	Chinese	7,704	4,939	9,530
Yoon Doo-joon	Chinese	7,053	Japanese	4,138	2,915	9,526
Eunhyuk	Chinese	13,167	Japanese	5,306	7,861	9,392
Oh Ha-young	Chinese	8,243	Japanese	5,713	2,530	9,384
Lee Sungmin	Chinese	8,649	Japanese	5,532	3,117	9,335
Jamie	Chinese	2,068	Spanish	281	1,787	9,248
Yesung	Chinese	14,147	Japanese	6,418	7,729	9,145
Park Ye-eun	Japanese	1,221	Chinese	874	347	9,083
Soo Ae	Japanese	3,607	Chinese	2,882	725	9,073
Ahn Seo-hyun	Chinese	1,053	French	516	537	8,956
Kwon So-hyun	Chinese	3,582	Indonesian	333	3,249	8,867
Kim Kibum	Chinese	7,083	Japanese	2,533	4,550	8,866
Kim Ryeowook	Chinese	11,155	Japanese	4,873	6,282	8,864
Park So-yeon	Chinese	7,740	Vietnamese	1,224	6,516	8,803
Hyomin	Chinese	7,468	Japanese	2,589	4,879	8,758
Shin Ji-min	Chinese	2,604	Spanish	563	2,041	8,748
Kang Soo-youn	Chinese	2,327	Japanese	2,098	229	8,685
Na Jaemin	Japanese	6,329	Chinese	6,055	274	8,388
Park Han-byul	Chinese	5,388	Japanese	1,707	3,681	8,253
Choi Young-jae	Chinese	2,909	Japanese	1,411	1,498	8,245
Gain	Chinese	4,889	Japanese	608	4,281	8,174
Kangin	Chinese	5,362	Japanese	2,598	2,764	8,113
Park Eun-hye	Japanese	17,805	Chinese	6,545	11,260	7,863
Sung Yu-ri	Japanese	4,027	Chinese	3,445	582	7,803
Dean	Chinese	1,441	Japanese	1,184	257	7,780
Nam Woo-hyun	Chinese	3,527	Thai	284	3,243	7,779
Kim Sa-rang	Japanese	3,169	Chinese	2,642	527	7,735
Choi Kang-hee	Japanese	2,440	Chinese	1,812	628	7,550
Na Moon-hee	Chinese	5,590	Vietnamese	1,054	4,536	7,369
Eunha	Chinese	4,690	Japanese	1,734	2,956	7,366
Kim Sung-kyu	Chinese	3,707	Japanese	1,041	2,666	6,982
Park Cho-a	Chinese	2,329	Spanish	353	1,976	6,972
Yuju	Chinese	5,066	Japanese	1,235	3,831	6,941
Min	Japanese	1,656	Spanish	557	1,099	6,931
Park Kahi	Chinese	1,746	Spanish	337	1,409	6,754
Younha	Japanese	5,772	Chinese	2,802	2,970	6,707
Harisu	Chinese	5,358	Japanese	1,106	4,252	6,639
Qri	Chinese	4,338	Vietnamese	1,008	3,330	6,621
Han Ji-hye	Japanese	8,795	Chinese	4,039	4,756	6,564
Jeon Bo-ram	Chinese	6,558	Vietnamese	972	5,586	6,448
Kang Min-kyeong	Chinese	2,334	Spanish	758	1,576	6,385
Kim Nam-joo	Chinese	7,580	Japanese	1,917	5,663	6,380
Kihyun	Chinese	2,161	Japanese	1,227	934	6,366
Hoya	Chinese	3,728	Japanese	1,897	1,831	6,285
Bang Yong-guk	Chinese	1,363	French	435	928	6,171
Son Dam-bi	Japanese	4,613	Chinese	2,863	1,750	5,694
Choi Yeo-jin	Chinese	1,749	Spanish	223	1,526	5,373
Jung Ha-na	Chinese	1,868	Japanese	1,795	73	5,309
Heo Sol-ji	Japanese	6,157	Chinese	3,291	2,866	5,200
Raina	Chinese	1,641	Japanese	1,081	560	5,199
Chun Jung-myung	Japanese	5,263	Chinese	1,232	4,031	5,179
Nam Ji-hyun	Chinese	1,969	Spanish	258	1,711	4,780
Park Cho-rong	Chinese	10,658	Japanese	1,979	8,679	4,592
Dohwa	Chinese	1,512	Japanese	427	1,085	4,578
Nam Sang-mi	Japanese	2,377	Chinese	1,856	521	4,523
Yubin	Japanese	1,285	Chinese	1,057	228	4,462
Na Hae-ryung	Chinese	2,088	Vietnamese	588	1,500	4,362
Park Soo-ah	Chinese	3,260	Japanese	584	2,676	4,166
Lee Hae-ri	Chinese	1,261	Japanese	499	762	3,928
Myung-whun Chung	Japanese	3,657	French	720	2,937	3,921
Park Jung-min	Chinese	1,915	Japanese	920	995	3,763
Baek A-yeon	Chinese	1,532	Japanese	489	1,043	3,690
Woohee	Chinese	1,733	Japanese	356	1,377	3,639
Chae Shi-ra	Japanese	1,274	Chinese	726	548	3,565
Jeon Ji-yoon	Chinese	1,965	Japanese	448	1,517	3,450
Heo Ga-yoon	Chinese	1,550	Spanish	245	1,305	3,432
Sungha Jung	Chinese	893	Vietnamese	251	642	3,245
Kim Young-kwang	Japanese	5,318	Chinese	290	5,028	2,221
Dana	Chinese	668	Japanese	263	405	2,170
Yun Hyon-seok	Japanese	362	Chinese	145	217	903

14 seconds, with sound

Fourteen seconds: Chinese Wikipedia leads for 306 of these 478 people, for the seven BTS members it leads for none, Spanish takes six, and Jimin is the exception by 4,669 reads. The film says on screen that these are language editions and not countries. Free to repost with the address on it.

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What we wrote from this data

A Korean awards show is being staged in Kaohsiung. Our reading data says that is where the audience is
The Asia Artist Awards is running its 2026 lineup posts under the line IN KAOHSIUNG. We had measured which language edition reads Korean stars most: Chinese leads for 306 of 478. Lee Da-hee, named today, is read 2.4x more in Chinese.
9 September 2026
Chinese Wikipedia, not Japanese, is where Korean stars are read most — 306 of 478
We asked Wikimedia how many people opened 478 Korean entertainers' articles in 15 language editions over three months. With English set aside, Chinese leads for 306 of them and Japanese for 142. These are languages, not countries.
9 September 2026
Spanish, not Chinese, leads for six of the seven BTS members — Jimin is the exception
Chinese Wikipedia is the most-read edition for 306 of 478 Korean stars. For BTS it leads for none. Spanish tops six of the seven members; Japanese tops Jimin by 4,669 reads over three months.
9 September 2026

Where these numbers come from, and what they cannot answer

Wikimedia and Wikidata — Wikimedia REST — pageviews/per-article, all-access, user traffic only (bots excluded). Each edition's article title resolved from Wikidata sitelinks.
Views are attention, not liking. A page climbs for good news and bad. We report the count and never the reason.
Titles are resolved, never guessed. Each edition's article title comes from Wikidata's sitelinks, so a Japanese title is the one Japanese Wikipedia actually uses.
Bots are excluded — the user-only series is used throughout.
Window June to August 2026. Built 2026. 9. 9. Whole months only; the current month is left out.

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