On Saturday, June 21st, Hwanhee topped the daily popularity vote in the DC Trend trot male category with 126,518 votes.
As shown in the message “Let’s always be with Hwanhee singer,” the continuous love from fans led to high votes. On this day, Hwanhee climbed to the top in the trot category for the second consecutive day, achieving double victory in the daily rankings. Having successfully transitioned from the R&B prince to the trot king, Hwanhee’s continuous broadcast activities, stable singing ability, and warm fan service are seen as a result of synergistic effects.
Meanwhile, Hwanhee is set to showcase a special duet stage with Lyn, boasting 24 years of friendship, in the 54th episode of MBN’s ‘Korea-Japan Top Ten Show’ airing on the 24th. The expected first trot duet stage of these two, who have raised their names as the goddess and emperor of the Korean ballad scene, draws attention to what it will look like.
Second place was taken by Shin Seung-tae with 116,044 votes. Fans cheered him on with the phrase “Shin Seung-tae fighting!” emphasizing his presence on the trot stage. Born in 1986, known as ‘The Son of Sokcho’, ‘Trot Wild Horse’, and ‘Trot Madman’, Shin Seung-tae is an unbounded sound artist who freely crosses over Korean classical music and trot genres. His unique deep sensitivity and stage control are drawing thick support from fans, continuing a steady upward trend.
Third place was recorded by Park Seo-jin with 109,360 votes, and Kang Moon-kyung, Hwang Min-woo, Cheon Rok-dam, Kim Yong-bin, Kim Joong-yeon, Kim Ji-hoon, and Moon Tae-joon ranked 4th to 10th.
From 11th to 30th are Song Min-jun, Jeong Dong-won, Jeon Jong-hyuk, Jung Da-han, Yoon Jun-hyeop, Chris Young, Jo Myeong-seop, Jin Wook, Choi Jae-myeong, Park Seung-hyun, Lee Chan-won, Kim Kyung-min, Kim Jun-su, Jang Min-ho, Nam Seung-min, Kang Seol-min, Ok Sam, Lee Dae-won, Yoo Min, and Gong Hoon.
This result shows that the trot genre continues to receive strong fandom support and maintains a high participation rate. In particular, the upper-level competition centered around Hwanhee and Shin Seung-tae has become an indicator proving the sustained popularity of male trot singers.