In the October Netizen Awards CF Model category vote for the advertising sector, Hwang Young-woong maintained first place for the third consecutive month, keeping a support rate in the mid-to-high 30 percent range.

■ Hwang Young-woong defends lead with 34.9%

According to the final October tally, Hwang Young-woong took the top spot with 54,148 votes (34.9%). Following August with 62,087 votes (39.1%) and September with 54,937 votes (35.8%), he maintained a vote total above 54,000 in October as well, preserving his gap over the second-place contenders.

■ Jung Seo-joo reclaims 2nd after one month... Byun Woo-seok 3rd, Jang Han-byeol 4th

In the upper ranks from 2nd to 4th place, Jung Seo-joo and Jang Han-byeol swapped positions. Jung Seo-joo, who had slipped from 2nd in August (26,792 votes, 16.9%) to 4th in September (17,891 votes, 11.7%), harvested 29,961 votes (19.3%) in the October vote to reclaim 2nd place after one month. This represents an increase of 12,070 votes compared to September, with her share also rising by 7.6 percentage points. Byun Woo-seok took 3rd place with 17,351 votes (11.2%), holding the same position for the third consecutive month following August and September. Meanwhile, Jang Han-byeol, who entered the rankings new in September and immediately rose to 2nd (20,808 votes, 13.6%), recorded 14,035 votes (9.0%) in October, moving down to 4th.

■ Jang Min-ho defends 5th... Son Tae-jin rebounds to 6th, Kim Hye-yoon 7th

In the middle ranks from 5th to 7th place, position-swapping mixed with rank retention. Jang Min-ho received 13,165 votes (8.5%), defending his 5th place spot following August and September while continuing a vote total above 10,000. The 6th and 7th places saw a reversal. Son Tae-jin, who was 7th in September (8,913 votes, 5.8%), increased his votes to 9,225 (5.9%) in October, climbing one step to 6th. Kim Hye-yoon, who recorded 6th place in September (10,205 votes, 6.7%), received 8,849 votes (5.7%) in October to sit in 7th.

■ 8th to 10th places maintain same rankings as September

In the lower ranks from 8th to 10th place, the same ranking structure as September was maintained. Min Soo-hyun secured 3,530 votes (2.3%) to hold 8th place, while Park Ji-hyun gathered 3,154 votes (2.0%), a slight increase from September (2,984 votes, 1.9%), to remain 9th. Yang Ji-eun took the final 10th place with 1,751 votes (1.1%).