Gong Yoo rises to No. 1 in Korean male ad models' brand reputation rankings

From 13th place in September, Gong Yoo placed No. 1 this time with a score of 3.3 million, an increase of 777.48 percent from 377,176 last month.

(From left) Gong Yoo, Ma Dong Seok and Wanna One's Kang Daniel
(From left) Gong Yoo, Ma Dong Seok and Wanna One's Kang Daniel tVN / Instagram / Twitter

"Train to Busan" star Gong Yoo rose to the top spot in the brand reputation rankings for Korean male advertising models for October.

According to the Korea Institute for Corporate Reputation, it analyzed 22.6 million pieces of big data covering 50 male advertising models from September 27 to October 28, an increase of 52.84 percent from 14.78 million in September.

From 13th place in September, Gong Yoo placed No. 1 this time with a score of 3.3 million, an increase of 777.48 percent from 377,176 last month.

Action star and new entry Ma Dong Seok took second place with 1.72 million while boy band Wanna One member Kang Daniel placed third with 1.17 million, up by 33.23 percent from his second-place score of 879,372 last month.

Entertainer Lee Sang Min, who placed first in September, dropped to fourth place with 1.02 million while actor Park Bo Gum of "Lovers in the Moonlight" took fifth place with 719,036.

Grabbing sixth to 25th places are:

6. Actor Park Seo Joon - 715,336

7. Actor Hyun Bin - 614,210

8. Actor Kim Soo Hyun - 606,944

9. Actor Song Joong Ki - 527,531

10. Big Bang's G-Dragon - 486,246

11. Actor Jung Woo Sung - 463,325

12. Entertainer Yoo Jae Suk - 457,041

13. Actor Lee Byung Hun - 444,914

14. Actor Jo Jin Woong - 433,318

15. Chef Baek Jong Won - 417,051

16. Actor Ryu Jun Yeol - 396,146

17. Actor Park Hae Jin - 389,835

18. Actor Lee Se Chang - 376,206

19. TV personality Seo Jang Hoon - 373,439

20. TV presenter Kim Saeng Min - 372,537

21. Actor Lee Jung Jae - 364,709

22. Singer Hwang Chi Yeol - 363,284

23. Actor Lee Min Ho - 355,286

24. Shinhwa's Eric Mun - 341,750

25. Actor Bae Jung Nam - 332,350

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