[CBC News] At the March 2026 Netizen Awards for Best Male Singer, Hwang Young-woong flexed his voting power and broke into the \"30K Club.\" As of 6:33 p.m. on March 12, he had accumulated 31,964 votes — 47.4% of the total — putting him firmly in first place.
Hwang has long been a dominant presence at the Netizen Awards, setting multiple records and becoming synonymous with popularity. Among his honors are the longest tenure in the 100K Club and frequent five-time wins.
Fans and industry watchers are closely following whether he will extend his record run this month.
In the current vote, Son Tae-jin stands second with 6,805 votes (10.1%), and Jang Min-ho is third with 5,491 votes (8.1%). Jinwon is fourth with 3,189 votes, and Enok sits fifth with 2,982 votes. Hong Isaac (2,703) and Park Ji-hyun (2,437) hold sixth and seventh place, respectively.
The mid-tier contest is tight: Song Min-jun (2,222 votes) and Jeong Dong-won (2,182 votes) are separated by a slim margin for eighth and ninth, while Park Chang-geun preserves the final top-10 spot with 1,902 votes. Seo Young-taek, Ahn Seong-hoon, Youngtak, Kang Hyung-ho, and Park Seo-jin round out positions 11 through 15 and remain in contention.
In the lower ranks, Lee Chan-won sits at 16th, followed by Park Hyo-shin, Jannabi's Choi Jung-hoon, Lim Young-woong, and Son Bin-ah.
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