Min Soo-hyun Claims Neostar Award Throne for 3rd Consecutive Month... Liberate's Kim Ji-hoon and Jin Wook Round Out Top 3 [First Half Finals]
Min Soo-hyun firmly defended the top spot in the June Netizen Awards Neostar Award first-half finals. Min Soo-hyun captured a total of 9,000 votes (22.9% of the
![Min Soo-hyun Claims Neostar Award Throne for 3rd Consecutive Month... Liberate's Kim Ji-hoon and Jin Wook Round Out Top 3 [First Half Finals]](https://media.cbcglobe.com/tenants/cbc00000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001/media/cbc/2026/07/585980/6245329057a99525/variants/hero.webp)
Min Soo-hyun firmly defended the top spot in the June Netizen Awards Neostar Award first-half finals.
Min Soo-hyun captured a total of 9,000 votes (22.9% of the vote share) in this first-half final, building the milestone of winning for three consecutive months. As it was a stage to compete for the first-half throne, the chasing contenders put up a fierce pursuit, but backed by the solid support of his fandom, he never relinquished his lead. Having reaffirmed his status as the strongest contender in the Neostar Award category, Min Soo-hyun, along with achieving first place for three straight months, will move to the Male Singer Award category starting in July.
■ Top 3 Line — Kim Ji-hoon and Jin Wook Continue the Chase Second-place Liberate's Kim Ji-hoon maintained his standing at No. 2 with 7,264 votes (18.5%), while third-place Jin Wook secured 4,339 votes (11.0%) to complete the top 3 line. Amidst a fierce firepower battle among competitors aiming to reclaim the lead, both demonstrated a stable voting base.
■ Upper-Middle Tier — Austin Kim Jumps to 5th, Hong Sung-yoon Climbs 4 Spots Fourth-place Kim Jung-yeon (3,742 votes, 9.5%) held his ranking without wavering, and Austin Kim rose one spot from last month to 5th place with 2,743 votes (7.0%). They were followed by 6th-place Yoo Chae-hoon (2,494 votes, 6.3%) and 7th-place Kim Yong-bin (1,707 votes, 4.3%). Hong Sung-yoon, who was 12th last month, rallied his fandom's focus to earn 1,623 votes (4.1%), leaping to 8th place. Ninth-place Jo Min-gyu (1,422 votes, 3.6%) also moved up one spot, and 10th-place Lee Solomon (1,280 votes, 3.3%) rounded out the top 10.
■ 11th–15th Place — Park Min-soo Jumps 5 Spots in Fierce Competition From 11th place onward, joy and sorrow intermingled with differences of merely dozens of votes. Lee So-na, who was 8th last month, dropped to 11th place with 1,267 votes (3.2%), while Nam Seung-min rose to 12th with 647 votes (1.6%). Park Min-soo climbed five spots from the lower tier last month to 13th, garnering 376 votes. Choi Jae-myung took 14th with 367 votes (0.9%), and Plave's Eun-ho ranked 15th with 332 votes (0.8%).
■ 16th–20th Place — Lower-Tier Race Concludes Lee Soo-yeon (208 votes, 0.5%) claimed 16th place, while Gil Rye-won and Cheon Rok-dam each recorded an identical 193 votes (0.5%), ranking 17th and 18th, respectively. Han Ro-ro recorded 19th place with 58 votes (0.1%), and Lee Seung-yoon earned the final 51 votes (0.1%) to finish in 20th, bringing the June final race to a close.
CBC Globe publishes verified stories with editorial review, source checks, and tenant-specific publication standards.
![Kim Hye-yoon Sweeps Netizen Awards June Best Actress Category with 49.2% of Votes and 13 Consecutive Months at No. 1 [First Half Finals]](https://media.cbcglobe.com/tenants/cbc00000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001/media/cbc/2026/07/585997/5bcfd7edf8d2eea9/variants/hero.webp)

![[1st Half Final] Jung Seo-ju Takes 1st Place for 24 Consecutive Months in Netizens Award Female Singer Category... 'Unrivaled Fandom Power'](https://media.cbcglobe.com/tenants/cbc00000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001/media/cbc/2026/07/585974/b32636c364c27ab1/variants/hero.webp)
