In the July Netizens Awards Hall of Fame 'Immortal Star' category, 'Ma Wang' Shin Hae-chul claimed the top spot for the fifth consecutive month. Riding on fans' undying passion that remains uncooled even as time passes, he continues to run at the undisputed forefront.

According to the final tally results, Shin Hae-chul garnered a total of 1,865 votes last month, rising to first place with an overwhelming 59.2% share. This figure represents a 4.2 percentage point (p) increase from the previous month's record (55.0%), as he swept nearly 60% of the total votes to extend his winning streak to five consecutive months.

In the upper ranks, a hall of fame of legends representing their eras continued. Bae Ho recorded 385 votes (12.2%), firmly holding the second place spot following last month, while Jang Hyun took third place with 289 votes (9.2%) and Kim Jung-ho ranked fourth with 261 votes (8.3%).

The mid-tier ranking competition was also fierce. Yoo Jae-ha defended fifth place with 177 votes (5.6%), and Hyun-chul ranked sixth with 122 votes (3.9%).

In the lower ranks, where competition unfolded with narrow vote margins, Kim Kwang-seok maintained seventh place with 41 votes (1.3%). Turtleman received 5 votes (0.2%), climbing one spot from last month to take eighth place. This was followed by Kim Hyun-sik in ninth place with 2 votes (0.1%) and Jun Tae-kwan finishing the July voting in tenth place with 1 vote.

In this July's Immortal Star category, as Shin Hae-chul further increased his vote share while racing as the undisputed first-place finisher, the evaluation is clear that netizens' steadfast fan sentiment toward artists transcending generations was distinctly evident.

[Vote shares of 0.1% or below are not indicated.]