The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists

Are They Worthy?

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AGE: 25
OCCUPATION: Korean pop sensation — and last year's landslide winner of this poll
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 2

PRO: The king of Asian pop has his own company, J. Tune Entertainment. And he's training his successor, a Korean-American named Kevin Park.

CON: He's training his successor? At 25? That's either the smartest or the saddest thing ever.

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