This is probably the most unique pick and most controversial of our top ten most influential Korean-Americans for 2009 because it’s a website.  allkpop.com is the only website chosen because of its significant influence of exporting the Korean wave.  Based on our calculations, Johnny Noh and his gang has made allkpop.com the most web trafficked Kpop website outside of South Korea; this in a matter of two short years.  They’ve become so big that Korean entertainers and the agencies that represent them have taken notice and they’re now coming to allkpop.com for help to deliver their promotions and messages to the U.S.

The Korean wave had its biggest year yet with significant milestones like Korean actors Daniel Henney, Lee Byung Hun, and RAIN making their entry into Hollywood.  You had Korean singing acts trying to make their way into the American music consciousness with Se7en, BoA and the Wonder Girls taking big steps into the U.S. market.  And the website that was at the forefront of breaking and covering these events was allkpop.com.  And just to give you a little bit more perspective, this website that covers Korean pop culture and entertainers made the distinction of becoming the #1 retweeted account on Twitter this past fall and it’s currently a finalist for Mashable’s Open Web Awards for “Best Breaking News” website in 2009.  That is pretty impressive because they’re one of the finalist against well known websites CNN, Twitter, and the BBC.  How the heck did they end up among those big names?  That says it all and that’s why they’re #8 for 2009.

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