▲ Son Heung Min ⓒ tottenhamhotspur.comSouth Koreans have voted Son Heung-min, the captain of the men's national soccer team and a prominent player for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League, as their favorite sports star, according to a recent Gallup Korea poll. Son received 49% of the votes, far surpassing other contenders such as Lee Kang-in of Paris Saint-Germain, who garnered 7%.

In the political arena, the late former President Roh Moo-hyun remains highly regarded, securing 31% of the votes to lead the list of favorite presidents. He was followed by Park Chung-hee with 24% and Kim Dae-jung with 15%.

Adm. Yi Sun-shin from the Joseon era continues to hold the top spot as the most admired figure with 14% of the votes, followed by King Sejong with 10%.

In the entrepreneur category, Chung Ju-yung, the late founder of Hyundai Group, narrowly edged out Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong with 22% and 21% of the votes, respectively.

The favorite novelist category showed diverse preferences, with Pak Kyongni leading at 6%, followed closely by Lee Oi-soo at 4.9%, Jo Jeong-rae at 3.8%, and Gong Ji-young at 3.7%.

These survey results, conducted with 1,777 respondents aged 13 and above in March and April, reflect the diverse interests and opinions of South Koreans across various cultural and societal aspects.

Sayart / Kang In sig, insig6622@naver.com