On Friday, June 20, during the ‘Musical Male Actor’ category daily vote conducted on DC Trend, Jung Sung-hwa gained 277,536 votes and achieved 2nd king.
Like the fan message “Cheering for my actor”, he has proven his unwavering popularity based on a solid fandom.
Born in 1975, Jung Sung-hwa debuted in 1994 as a 3rd generation comedian at SBS, and has been active as a musical actor since 2001. He won the Best Actor Award for roles such as Ahn Jung-geun in ‘Hero’ and Jean Valjean in ‘Les Misérables’. He is currently passionately playing the role of Genie in the musical ‘Aladdin’, having completed over 200 performances at the Seoul Charlotte Theater and will move to the Busan Dream Theater stage from July. Last month, he appeared on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ in the US, showcasing the ‘Friend Like Me’ stage, revealing his presence on the global stage.
2nd Place: Park Hyo-shin (241,849 votes)
Park Hyo-shin, who recorded 241,849 votes, showed strong competitiveness at 2nd place. He is performing as Phantom in the 10th-anniversary celebration of the musical ‘Phantom’ at the Grand Theater of the Sejong Center. He is a skilled musical actor internationally recognized to the extent that composer Frank Wildhorn created ‘The Man Who Laughs’ with Park Hyo-shin in mind. He demonstrates ticket power by selling out every seat whenever he performs in musicals.
Following him, Kim Junsu captured 198,472 votes and ranked in 3rd place, still displaying a unique presence in the musical scene. 4th place went to Enoch with 175,099 votes, maintaining a top-tier position, and 5th place went to Lim Tae-kyung with 95,938 votes.
Kim Ji-hoon (88,346 votes), Shin Sung-rok (58,035 votes), and Seo Kyung-soo (20,023 votes) each took 6th to 8th positions, confirming a stable fan base. Park Eun-tae (886 votes), Kang Byung-hoon (849 votes), Won Tae-min (842 votes), No Min-woo (809 votes), and Go Eun-sung (794 votes) also made it to the rankings.
Other ranked actors include Kim Sung-sik, Park Kang-hyun, Lim Kyu-hyung, Son Woo-hyun, Shin Jae-beom, Yoon So-ho, Lee Seok-hoon, Jeon Sung-woo, Jin Tae-hwa, Baek Ki-beom, Park Young-soo, Hwang Min-soo, Kim Sung-chul, Kang Hong-seok, Bae Doo-hoon.
This vote became an opportunity to once again prove the presence of musical actors who possess both talent and individuality, and served as an indicator of how closely communicating with fans can be a powerful force of support.