Hwang Young-woong defended his first-place position by an overwhelming margin in the voting for the CF Model Award in the advertising category of the August Netizen Awards.

Hwang Young-woong retained the top spot this month with a total of 62,087 votes, a 39.1% share of the vote. Following July, he demonstrated his unrivaled fandom power by surpassing the 60,000-vote mark, proving his presence to a degree befitting the word "soaring."

Jung Seo-joo and Byeon Woo-seok Hold Steady in the Top 3

In the upper ranks, the performance of popular stars competing for second and third place also stood out. Jung Seo-joo firmly defended her second-place position with 26,792 votes (16.9%), continuing from July. Byeon Woo-seok secured 20,169 votes (12.7%), settling into third place with a double-digit vote share and forming an unshakable top-three line alongside Jung Seo-joo. Both have consistently shown strength in this category.

Fierce Competition in the 10,000-Vote Club... Jang Min-ho, Son Tae-jin, and Kim Hye-yoon

In the middle ranks, stars who secured more than 10,000 votes engaged in fierce ranking battles. Jang Min-ho rose to fourth place with 14,469 votes (9.1%), Son Tae-jin took fifth with 11,190 votes (7.0%), and Kim Hye-yoon claimed sixth with 10,522 votes (6.6%). With this, all six top candidates joined the 10,000-vote club, proving the heated popularity contest. Min Soo-hyun held seventh place with 4,775 votes (3.0%).

A Battle Decided by One Vote... Song Ga-in Narrowly Misses at 10th

In the lower ranks, a tight contest continued until the very end, with rankings determined by a margin of just one vote. Park Ji-hyun secured eighth place with 3,646 votes (2.3%). Yang Ji-eun then rose to ninth with 2,667 votes (1.7%), while Song Ga-in recorded tenth place with 2,666 votes (1.7%), falling short by just one vote, closing out the August CF Model Award race.