The September Netizens' Awards is set to become even more diverse in its ranking competition as new candidates join. With fresh faces throwing their hats into the ring across the music, broadcasting, acting, and film sectors, attention is focused on the matchup between existing and new candidates.

■ Music and Album Category

Won-i of the group Lissenne and Hong Jin-young have been nominated for the Female Singer Award. In particular, Won-i will seek fans' votes as an individual candidate rather than as part of her group, drawing attention to what voting patterns may emerge.

CATSEYE and KORTIZ, both active on the global stage, have newly joined the Best Group Award category. How the cohesion of domestic and international fandoms will affect the rankings is a key point of interest.

In the Album of the Year category, Kim Da-hyun's 'Emoticon' has newly entered the competition. Whether fans' support for the work will translate into actual votes is also a point of interest.

■ Acting Category

Ha Seok-jin has thrown his hat into the ring for the Male Acting Award, while Gong Hyo-jin and Lee Min-jung have both been named to the candidate list for the Female Acting Award. Attention is on what results these actors, who have long connected with the public through their works, will achieve in the fan vote.

■ New Star and CF Category

Yu Ji-woo and Hwang Yoon-sung join the Neo Star Award category, where new superstars can be discovered. How the existing competitive landscape will change with the arrival of new candidates is also worth watching.

Starting in September, Jang Han Byul will meet fans as a candidate for the CF Model Award. Having previously shown his presence in multiple categories including the Neo Star Award, Celebrity Award, Album of the Year, Fan Book Award, and Net Grand Prize, attention is focused on whether he will expand his sphere of activity to the CF Model Award.

Attention is on what kind of voting enthusiasm the September Netizens' Awards, with its changed candidate pool, will generate on the back of new stars joining. In particular, the key question is whether new candidates can rally fan support early on and form a competitive structure against established frontrunners.

■ List of candidates joining the September Netizens' Awards on the 1st of next month

• Female Singer Award: Lissenne's Won-i, Hong Jin-young
• Album of the Year: Kim Da-hyun's 'Emoticon'
• Best Group Award: CATSEYE, KORTIZ
• Neo Star Award: Yu Ji-woo, Hwang Yoon-sung
• Male Acting Award: Ha Seok-jin
• Female Acting Award: Gong Hyo-jin, Lee Min-jung
• Film of the Year: 'Gyeongju Diary' (Gyeongjugihaeng), 'Odyssey'
• Drama of the Year: KBS2 'Love Is Coming' (Sarangi Onda)
• Educational/Culture Program Award: Mnet and tvN's 'Street World Fighter: Director's War'
• Broadcasting Award: Kwak Beom
• Celebrity Award: Kim Kook-jin TV_Untouchable Golf
• Fan Book Award: Seong-ri
• CF Model Award: Jang Han Byul
• Net Grand Prize: Hwanhee