Top 3 Korean Stars: Byeon Woo-seok, Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Jun-ho

Actor Byun Woo-seok ranked 3rd in the male actor category of Star Ranking. In the 168th Star Ranking poll, conducted from April 4th to 11th, Byun Woo-seok received 17,936 votes. Kim Soo-hyun took first place with 35,225 votes, and Lee Jun-ho secured second place with 24,657 votes, forming the top 3. Following them, Kim Nam-gil (10,503 votes) ranked 4th, and Lee Joon-gi (1,853 votes) came in 5th. Star Ranking determines rankings through fan voting, and stars who maintain first place for four consecutive weeks receive benefits such as outdoor billboard advertisements. Starting with the June polls, the results will be reflected in the selection of winners for the AAA 2026 Star Ranking category.

In another Star Ranking poll, Byun Woo-seok placed third. In the 165th Star Ranking poll, held from April 14th to 21st, Byun Woo-seok garnered 17,491 votes. In this poll, Kim Soo-hyun secured first place with 101,394 votes, and Lee Jun-ho ranked second with 104,618 votes, completing the top 3. Byun Woo-seok demonstrated strong fan support despite the historical distortion controversy surrounding his recent drama 'The Grand Heir of the 21st Century'. Kim Nam-gil (10,245 votes) ranked 4th, and Lee Joon-gi (1,963 votes) finished 5th.

In the Topstar News Superstar Brand Power weekly poll for male actors, Kim Soo-hyun took first place. In the poll conducted from May 6th to 13th, Kim Soo-hyun recorded 1,020,930 votes, showcasing a powerful fandom. Over the past four weeks, Kim Soo-hyun's vote count saw a slight adjustment from 1,020,750 to 1,020,930, but the number of voters consistently increased, proving the robustness of his fandom. Kim Hee-jae ranked second with 309,690 votes, and Byun Woo-seok secured third place with 206,340 votes. Byun Woo-seok continues to exert global fandom influence following the phenomenon of last year's drama 'Lovely Runner'. Rowoon ranked fifth with 112,380 votes, notably showing a significant increase compared to the previous week. Lee Joon-gi also made it onto the rankings with a steady upward trend.

In the Topstar News Superstar Brand Power weekly poll conducted from April 22nd to 29th, Kim Soo-hyun maintained his first-place position. Kim Soo-hyun earned 1,020,750 votes, receiving support from 1,210 voters. He has consistently maintained over 1 million votes for the past four weeks, demonstrating unwavering popularity. Kim Hee-jae ranked second with 307,560 votes, but in terms of the number of voters, he had the broadest participation base with 1,878 individuals. Byun Woo-seok placed third with 215,160 votes, and despite a relatively smaller number of voters, he showed a high concentration of votes, indicating strong fan loyalty. Young Tak ranked fourth with 134,430 votes, and Kang Tae-oh secured fifth place with 143,130 votes. Lee Joon-gi's vote count surged, landing him in 12th place.

Lee Jun-ho, a member of the group 2PM and an actor, ranked 2nd in the Star Ranking's star actor male category. In the 117th Star Ranking poll, held from June 12th to 19th, Lee Jun-ho received 46,405 votes. Kim Soo-hyun took first place with 138,013 votes, and Byun Woo-seok came in third with 16,999 votes. Lee Jun-ho is scheduled to meet viewers this year through the Netflix series 'Cashero' and the new tvN drama 'Typhoon Corporation'.