Jeong Yeong-ju Reclaims 1st Place in May Netizen Awards Grand Actor Category... Halts Kim Won-hae's Dominance
The owner of the throne has changed in the 'May Netizen Awards Best Actor in the Superstar Category,' where a fierce battle of pride among top veteran actors un
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- The owner of the throne has changed in the 'May Netizen Awards Best Actor in the Superstar Category,' where a fierce battle of pride among top veteran actors un

The owner of the throne has changed in the 'May Netizen Awards Best Actor in the Superstar Category,' where a fierce battle of pride among top veteran actors unfolded. According to the newly announced May voting results, actor Jeong Yeong-ju took first place, securing a total of 3,587 votes with a vote rate of 40.3%.
Jeong Yeong-ju, who placed second last month, sparked an explosive rallying of her fandom in just one month, demonstrating the deep-rooted popularity worthy of a star who frequently tops this category. On the other hand, Kim Won-hae, who had built a dominant reign with consecutive victories for two months up until April, recorded 2,606 votes (29.3%) in this race, stepping down one rank to second place.
Choi Soo-jong defended his third-place spot with 798 votes (9.0%), while Kim Hye-soo took fourth with 437 votes (4.9%) and Lee Byung-hun recorded fifth with 299 votes (3.4%), forming the top-tier lineup. The fierce competition continued in the middle ranks, reflecting the fans' passionate voting enthusiasm. Chae Si-ra was ranked sixth with 256 votes (2.9%), followed by Jo Han-cheol in seventh with 206 votes (2.3%), and Kim Kap-soo taking eighth with 181 votes (2.0%). Subsequently, Han Seok-kyu placed ninth with 159 votes (1.8%), and Kim Eui-sung rounded out the top 10 by securing 132 votes (1.5%).
From 11th place onward, the rankings continued with Lee Il-hwa (107 votes, 1.2%), Yoo Hae-jin (66 votes, 0.7%), Jo Jae-yun (20 votes, 0.2%), Na Moon-hee (10 votes, 0.1%), and Park Ji-young (7 votes, 0.1%). In the lower ranks, Cha Seung-won took 16th place with 7 votes (0.1%), tying with Park Ji-young, while Kim Jeong-nan, Lee Mi-sook, and Lee Hui-hyang all tied for 17th place with 5 votes (0.1%) each. Finally, Kwon Hae-hyo received 4 votes, concluding the long journey of the May Best Actor category voting. With Jeong Yeong-ju's spectacular crowning as queen and the reshuffling of the rankings heating up the Best Actor voting, attention is now focused on whether this momentum will continue in the June race. [Vote rates of 0.1% or less are not indicated.]