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Song Hye-kyo Named Most Popular Korean Star in Hong Kong

Actress Song Hye-kyo was voted the most popular Korean celebrity in Hong Kong.

In a poll by the Korea Tourism Organization on 938 visitors to the International Travel Expo Hong Kong last month, some 20.4 percent chose Song as the Korean entertainer they would want to spend the summer holidays with.

Lee Young-ae, heroine of hit drama "Jewel in the Palace", followed with 17 percent. K-pop star Rain came in third with 10.7 percent, and actors Bae Yong-joon and Lee Jun-ki fourth and fifth with 7.2 and 5.8 percent, respectively.

Among those who had visited Korea, 69.1 percent said they would most like to see Seoul again, while 35.6 percent chose Busan and 25.3 percent picked Gangwon Province.

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