Choi Ji-woo beats Kim Tae-hee and Lee Young-ae in Hallyu star ranking!

Hallyu star Choi Ji-woo is still very popular in Japan.

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She took first place in the "Hallyu Star Ranking" popularity and nomination categories in a recent special report of Nikkei Entertainment magazine which is published by Nikkei BP, a subsidiary company of one of Japans economic newspapers.

According to Nikkei Entertainment, as a result of a survey of 300 women from 15 to 59 years of age, in August and September, Choi Ji-woo rose as the top Hallyu star in both categories, beating Lee Young-ae and Kim Tae-hee.

In the male section, Bae Yong-joon, Lee Byung-hun and Jang Keun-suk ranked 1,2,3 in the nomination section and Jang Keun-suk, Lee Byung-hun and Won Bin in the popularity section.

Meanwhile, Choi Ji-woo is currently playing the role of lawyer Lee Eun-jae in the MBC drama "Can't Lose" who always fights with her husband Yoon Sang-hyun.

Choi Ji-woo's management officials say, "Her fans in Korea, as well as Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, America, Hawaii, Canada and more are sending her letters and presents".