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Actors Hyeon, Kim top list of ideal Valentine's dates

Single Korean women and men chose actors Hyun Bin, left, and Kim Tae-hee, respectively, as ideal dates for Valentine's Day. / Korea Times file

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By Lee Hyo-won

Single Korean women and men chose actors Hyun Bin and Kim Tae-hee, respectively, as ideal dates for Valentine's Day.

In a telephone survey conducted by marriage consulting firm Sunoo (Couple.net), 26.4 percent of 250 single women aged 20 to 40 chose Hyun saying he is "attractive" and "handsome". The actor recently made the headlines for his role in the hit TV soap "Secret Garden" as well as starring in two local films that were invited to the ongoing Berlin Film Festival.

Some 13 percent of the 250 surveyed men from the same age range chose Kim, citing reasons that she is "Beautiful" and "sophisticated". The actress is currently playing the lead role in the drama "My Princess".

Next in the ranking among male celebrities were actors Lee Seung-gi (8 percent), for his "kind, hard-working, cute and lovable" appeal; Song Seung-heon and Won Bin (7.2 percent each), for being "handsome" and "masculine"; and So Ji-sub (6.4 percent).

Among female stars, men favored singer Lee Ji-eun (10.4 percent) for her "cute" and "extraordinary singing talent" and actress Soo Ae (8.4 percent) for her "coy" and "feminine" allure. Also in the top rating were Yoona of the K-pop band Girls' Generation (6 percent) as well as actresses Shin Se-kyung and Ha Ji-won (5.6 percent each).

In the global celebrity category, respondents chose Hollywood couple "Brangelina", actress Angelina Jolie and husband Brad Pitt, as their dream Valentines.

'밸런타인 데이트 1순위 현빈, 김태희'

우리나라 미혼여성과 남성은 탤런트 현빈과 김태희를 '밸런타인데이에 만나고 싶은 스타' 1순위로 꼽았다.

결혼정보회사 선우가 실시한 전화 여론조사 결과에 따르면 '밸런타인데이에 만나고 싶은 스타'를 물어본 결과 20대에서 40대까지 여성 250명중 26.4%가 '매력적'이고 '핸섬'하다는 이유를 들어 탤런트 현빈을 꼽았다.

현빈은 최근 인기 TV 드라마 '시크릿가든' 뿐 아니라 주연 영화 2편이 베를린 영화제에 초청돼 언론의 주목을 받고있다.

남성 응답자 250명중 13%는 탤런트 김태희를 '예쁘고' '세련'되다는 점을 들어 밸런타인데이 데이트 상대로 선정했다. 김태희는 드라마 '마이 프린세스'에서 여자주인공을 맡고 있다.

현빈 다음으로는 가수 겸 배우 이승기가 8%로 2위를 차지했고 송승헌과 원빈이 각각 7.2%, 소지섭이 6.4%로 뒤를 이었다.

여성 스타로는 가수 아이유와 배우 수애가 각각 10.4%, 8.4%의 '구애'를 받았다.

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