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Hwang Young-woong Wins Netizen Awards Fanbook Grand Prize for Second Consecutive Month in May... Jung Seo-ju and Byeon Woo-seok Maintain 'Top 3' Spots

In the voting results for the May Netizen Awards Brand Division Fanbook Grand Prize, Hwang Young-woong defended his throne, taking consecutive wins with overwhe

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  • In the voting results for the May Netizen Awards Brand Division Fanbook Grand Prize, Hwang Young-woong defended his throne, taking consecutive wins with overwhe
Hwang Young-woong Wins Netizen Awards Fanbook Grand Prize for Second Consecutive Month in May... Jung Seo-ju and Byeon Woo-seok Maintain 'Top 3' Spots

In the voting results for the May Netizen Awards Brand Division Fanbook Grand Prize, Hwang Young-woong defended his throne, taking consecutive wins with overwhelming support. Jung Seo-ju, Byeon Woo-seok, and others followed closely, forming a strong leading group.

Proving the steady support of his fandom following last month, Hwang Young-woong took first place by securing 63,688 votes (31.5%). A fierce competition for vote share unfolded for second and third place. Jung Seo-ju took second place with 30,915 votes (15.3%), and Byeon Woo-seok settled in third place with 14,813 votes (7.3%). These two artists successfully defended their top ranks from the previous month.

The battle in the mid-to-upper ranks was also fierce. Son Tae-jin ranked fourth with 13,263 votes (6.6%), Jang Min-ho placed fifth with 13,080 votes (6.5%), and Kim Hye-yoon ranked sixth with 12,922 votes (6.4%). Bin Ye-seo kept her seventh-place spot with 7,658 votes (3.8%).

The ensuing mid-tier ranking battle unfolded with tight margins in votes. Min Soo-hyun placed eighth with 5,956 votes (2.9%), Liberante ranked ninth with 5,532 votes (2.7%), and Enoch settled in tenth place with 5,381 votes (2.7%). Park Ji-hyun took eleventh with 5,217 votes (2.6%), Jeong Dong-won placed twelfth with 4,918 votes (2.4%), Fortena recorded thirteenth with 4,095 votes (2.0%), and Chun-gil ranked fourteenth with 3,512 votes (1.7%).

The lower-tier rankings were also completed amid fans' steady participation. My Jin took fifteenth place with 3,060 votes (1.5%), and Song Ga-in rose to sixteenth with 2,476 votes (1.2%). Cho Yong-pil placed seventeenth with 2,368 votes (1.2%), Kim Sun-ho took eighteenth with 1,827 votes (0.9%), and Lee Se-young sat at nineteenth with 1,010 votes (0.5%). Romon wrapped up this voting race in twentieth place, earning 278 votes (0.1%).

The May results, which highlighted Hwang Young-woong's firm lead and the top ranks' successful defense of their positions, foreshadow intense competition among fandoms in the upcoming voting races.