Even Cha Eun-woo and BTS's Jungkook couldn't surpass the popularity of this 97' celebrity chosen by netizens?!

When fans of celebrities talk about male idols born in 1997, they will definitely think of the good-looking Cha Eun-woo from Astro, Jungkook from the global sensation BTS, or DK, Mingyu, and The8 from the boy band Seventeen.

However, an interesting post appeared on an online discussion forum on 23rd, attracting a number of fans to check it out. The post was titled "Who is the most popular celebrity born in 1997?", and the results of the poll were publicly disclosed.

Among the celebrities born in 1997, the nominees include Jeon Yeo-been, who is dubbed as the "face genius" by outsiders, BTS's Jungkook, who enjoys global popularity, Lee Joon-gi who has gained much attention from the Korean drama "Hotel Del Luna", and King Sejong the Great who is widely respected and loved by all.

Everyone might wonder why King Sejong is one of the nominees in this election. In fact, King Sejong, who is most respected and valued by Koreans, was born just in time in 1397, and is considered a famous person born in the year '97.

King Sejong won with an overwhelming 86% of the votes in the 97th 'Most Popular Celebrity' contest. Netizens, after seeing the results, widely agreed that King Sejong's first place victory was well-deserved, even the popular boy group Jungkook had to step aside.