Min Soo-hyun, who reclaimed the throne last month, defended the top spot in the Neostar category of the May Netizens' Awards, solidifying his position as a strong contender.

In this vote, Min Soo-hyun secured a total of 11,010 votes, winning for the second consecutive month with a vote rate of 26.2%. Despite the overall dispersion of votes, he received overwhelming support and firmly defended his first-place position in the Neostar category.

■ Upper-Tier Competition... Kim Ji-hoon and Jin Wook's Fierce Chase Second place was defended by Riverante's Kim Ji-hoon with 7,342 votes (17.5%). Jin Wook, who moved up from last month, recorded 5,644 votes (13.4%) to further solidify the top 3 lineup. Kim Joong-yeon also maintained 4th place with 4,369 votes (10.4%), a double-digit share, while Yoo Chae-hoon secured 2,407 votes (5.7%) to settle in 5th place, moving up one step.

■ 6th to 10th Place, A Fierce Battle Over Just a Few Votes Austin Kim ranked 6th with 2,062 votes (4.9%), and Kim Yong-bin took 7th place with 1,748 votes (4.2%). In particular, a fierce battle unfolded for the 8th place spot, with Lee So-na earning 1,364 votes (3.2%) to rank 8th, while Lee Solomon unfortunately remained in 9th place by a margin of just 3 votes (1,361 votes, 3.2%). Jo Min-gyu secured 1,317 votes (3.1%) to take the final spot in the top 10.

■ Mid-Tier Rank Changes... Gil Ryeo-won's New Entry Rank changes were noticeable in the 11th to 15th range. Nam Seung-min took 11th place with 746 votes (1.8%), and Hong Sung-yoon leaped to 12th place with 533 votes (1.3%). While Cheon Rok-dam defended his 13th place with 395 votes (0.9%), Choi Jae-myung ranked 14th with 393 votes (0.9%), a difference of just 2 votes. In 15th place, newcomer Gil Ryeo-won successfully entered the rankings with 368 votes (0.9%).

■ Final Results for 16th to 20th Place The fans' precious votes gathered, creating a thrilling race down to 20th place. PLAVE's Eun-ho placed 16th with 352 votes (0.8%), and Lee Soo-yeon took 17th with 273 votes (0.7%). This was followed by Park Min-soo in 18th with 183 votes (0.4%), Han Ro-ro in 19th with 61 votes (0.1%), and Lee Seung-yoon securing 20th place with 56 votes (0.1%) to wrap up the journey in May.

The May vote highlighted Min Soo-hyun's defense of his throne for two consecutive months and the fierce competition in the middle-to-upper ranks. Fans' attention is now focused on whether this momentum will continue in the June voting.