Min Soo-hyun, who newly joined the competition for the 'July Netizen Awards Male Singer Award,' is emerging as a 'dark horse,' demonstrating an unrivaled presence even among established powerhouse contenders.

As of 11:37 a.m. on the 20th, according to the Netizen Awards Male Singer Award voting status, Hwang Young-woong is running in overwhelming first place with 39,302 votes (37.4%). Chun-gil and Son Tae-jin follow in second and third place, respectively, while Jang Min-ho ranks fourth and Jin-won fifth.

Meanwhile, Min Soo-hyun has secured 4,540 votes (4.3%), placing him in sixth. The vote gap with fifth-place Jin-won is not large, while he maintains a significant lead over seventh-place Park Ji-hyun, making whether he can break into the 'Top 5' depending on future voting trends the biggest point of interest.

Notably, Min Soo-hyun is performing strongly despite having switched to the Male Singer Award category starting this month to enter the competition. Even amid fierce competition with existing top-tier stars who boast solid fandoms — including Hwang Young-woong, Son Tae-jin, Jang Min-ho, Jung Dong-won, Young-tak, Park Seo-jin, and Lee Chan-won — he is steadily maintaining his position in the upper-middle ranks, proving his own solid base of support.

Given the nature of the Netizen Awards, where concentrated fandom voting frequently causes dramatic ranking reversals, further shifts in the rankings during the remaining voting period are fully expected. Attention is focused on what kind of variable Min Soo-hyun, who has quickly adapted to a new category while steadily securing votes, will prove to be in the final stretch of the competition.