Musical actor Shin Sung-rok ranked first in the ‘Musical=This Person’ vote held at DCTrend on May 13th.
Shin Sung-rok returns with ‘Voice of Hamlet’, standing at the forefront of original musicals
With 5,874 votes, he proved himself to be an undisputed top stage actor. Recently, Shin Sung-rok was cast as the main character Hamlet in the original musical ‘Voice of Hamlet: The Concert’, which opens at the National Theater’s Haneul Theater, attracting the attention of musical fans. This work is the first piece of ‘The Voice Series’ which involves AI-based creative techniques introduced by the production company Emotional Theater, and Shin Sung-rok stands at the center of its unique artistic world.
In addition, he is touring nationwide until June 2025 with ‘Jekyll & Hyde’, meeting audiences in Seoul, Daejeon, Busan, Daegu, and more. Throughout over 20 years of his career, he has built solid acting skills and a unique charisma across various stages, and fans are enthusiastically supporting him, as reflected in messages like “Rock Hamlet will be full of rock.”
Enoch receives continuous acclaim after ‘The Current Singer 2’ TOP3… Jeong Seong-hwa also receives consistent love
Enoch ranked second with 5,361 votes. Having reached the TOP3 in MBN’s ‘The Current Singer 2’, he is gaining public attention with his versatile activities across trot and musicals. In 2024, he further proved his talent and popularity by winning the Excellence Award at the Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards.
Jeong Seong-hwa, Kim Junsu, and Kim Ji-hoon also enter TOP5
Jeong Seong-hwa secured 3,633 votes, ranking 3rd. Kim Junsu took 4th place with 2,078 votes. Kim Ji-hoon was ranked 5th with 1,260 votes.
From 6th to 10th
No Min-woo
Seo Kyung-soo
Won Tae-min
Go Eun-seong
Kang Byeong-hoon
From 11th to 30th
Lim Kyu-hyung, Kim Seong-sik, Yoon So-ho, Park Eun-tae, Lim Tae-kyung, Park Yeong-soo, Park Min-seong, Jin Tae-hwa, Kim Hee-jae, Park Kang-hyun, Kang Hong-seok, Jeon Seong-woo, Shin Jae-beom, Kim Seong-cheol, Park Hyo-shin, Son Woo-hyeon, Hwang Min-soo, Hong Gwang-ho, Jo Seung-woo, Lee Chang-seob
The power of veterans on stage, proven by fandom
This voting result reflects not only a popularity contest but also the support and trust of fans towards actors who have been leading the Korean musical world. Especially, the success of actors active in diverse genres like Shin Sung-rok and Enoch once again proves that musicals are a genre that possesses both popularity and artistry.
The spotlight remains on the next stage of those who still shine brightly at the heart of the musical stage.
