Musical actor Jung Sung-hwa surpassed 500,000 votes to take 1st place in the 3rd week of May DC Trend Musical Male Actor category poll.
Jung Sung-hwa garnered a total of 504,234 votes, reaffirming his reputation as a ‘trustworthy musical actor’. Among fans, praises such as “the true god of the stage of this era” continued, and cheers like “Jung Sung-hwa, who perfectly transformed into Genie, is the magician of musicals” poured out.
He is currently performing in the musical Aladdin at the Charlotte Theater, playing the role of Genie, receiving enthusiastic responses from the audience with his unique lively energy and overwhelming presence. Having mastered intense characters such as Quasimodo in Notre Dame de Paris and An Jung-geun in Hero, Jung Sung-hwa has established himself as an ‘actor who completes roles’ and won the Actor of the Audience Consensus category at the 2023 Film Awards Festival.
The 2nd place was taken by Kim Junsu with 479,595 votes. Known for his outstanding character interpretation and explosive singing ability in musicals like Death Note and Dracula, he stands at the center of the musical world, maintaining top-tier status in related polls for two consecutive years based on consistent brand loyalty. Fans showed enthusiastic support, saying “presence that dominates the stage” and “a line of emotion that only Kim Junsu can create.”
3rd place was taken by Shin Sung-rok with 230,905 votes. 4th place was followed by Noh Min-woo with 121,967 votes, and 5th place was recorded by Enoch with 113,661 votes.
The rankings from 6th to 10th are as follows.
Seo Kyung-soo
Kim Ji-hoon
Park Kang-hyun
Hwang Min-soo
Park Young-soo
From 11th to 30th place are as follows.
Kim Hee-jae, Ko Eun-sung, Won Tae-min, Kang Byung-hoon, Lim Kyu-hyung, Park Eun-tae, Kim Sung-sik, Park Min-sung, Lim Tae-kyung, Yoon So-ho, Kang Hong-seok, Kim Sung-cheol, Jin Tae-hwa, Jeon Sung-woo, Son Woo-hyun, Shin Jae-bum, Park Hyo-shin, Choi Jae-rim, Hong Kwang-ho, Jo Seung-woo
In this vote, the two-top system of Jung Sung-hwa and Kim Junsu was clearly revealed, but below the 3rd place, there was fierce competition with slight vote differences. In particular, figures like Enoch and Noh Min-woo, who have recently excelled in performances and broadcasts, are rapidly catching up with the middle ranks, increasing the potential for future rank changes.
In the next vote, it is expected that the competition to enter the top ranks will become hotter depending on whether Jung Sung-hwa, who is set to open the Aladdin Busan show, can maintain the vote difference, the reunification movement of Kim Junsu’s fandom, and if Shin Sung-rok’s acting praise continues. Meanwhile, a new pattern that threatens the top ranks may emerge depending on the fandom assembly of middle-ranking individuals.
