The second-half global fan voting for the '2026 Korea Hallyu Entertainment Awards' began at noon on the 12th. The voting covers eight categories, including actors, K-POP, and trot, with nominees including Lim Young-woong, BTS, and Byeon Woo-seok.

▶ Actor Popularity Award The male category nominees are Byeon Woo-seok, Park Bo-gum, Lee Jun-ho, Jung Hae-in, Cha Eun-woo, Kim Sun-ho, and Hyun Bin. The female category includes IU (Lee Ji-eun), Kim Hye-yoon, Go Yoon-jung, Park Bo-young, Kim So-hyun, Suzy, and Lim Yoon-a.

▶ K-POP Idol Popularity Award The male category nominees are BTS, SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, EXO, ENHYPEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, RIIZE, and PLAVE. The female category features BLACKPINK, IVE, aespa, LE SSERAFIM, TWICE, (G)I-DLE, BABYMONSTER, and ILLIT.

▶ Trot Popularity Award The male category nominees are Lim Young-woong, Young Tak, Lee Chan-won, Jang Min-ho, Jung Dong-won, Park Seo-jin, Park Ji-hyun, Kim Yong-bin, and Hwang Young-woong, while the female category includes Song Ga-in, Jang Yoon-jung, Yang Ji-eun, Jeon Yu-jin, Hong Ji-yoon, Kim Da-hyun, and Jung Seo-ju.

▶ Rising Star Award and Music Source Popularity Award The Rising Star Award, a combined male-female category, includes 20 teams such as Alpha Drive One, Long Shot, TUEX, and Heart of Woman. The Music Source Popularity Award category includes 25 songs such as Lim Young-woong's 'Tto Tto,' BTS's 'SWIM,' PLAVE's 'Born Savage,' and MONSTA X's 'MAGIC.'

▶ Voting Schedule: From Preliminaries to Finals Voting is divided into preliminary and final rounds. The preliminary round runs from 12 p.m. on October 12 to 3 p.m. on October 23. Following a rest period from October 23 to 26, the final round of voting takes place from 12 p.m. on October 26 to 3 p.m. on November 4. All schedules are based on Korean time.

Fans support the nominees in each category, with final winners determined through the preliminary and final rounds of voting.