Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Junho, and Byeon Woo-seok Dominate Star Ranking Actor Charts for June

The highly intense competitive voting landscape for South Korea’s favorite leading men has officially wrapped up its latest round, with multi-talented idol-turned-actor Lee Junho securing a remarkable and hard-fought second place. According to the official results certified at the close of the 169th Star Ranking poll for Male Actors on the afternoon of June 18, 2026, the 2PM star collected a massive wave of global fan support, narrowly missing out on the ultimate crown to top Hallyu star Kim Soo-hyun by a mere margin of approximately 10,000 votes.

Inside the 169th Star Ranking Voting Metrics

The deeply competitive voting cycle, which officially kicked off its mobile and digital brackets on June 11, 2026, ran for seven continuous days before officially locking its database at 3:00 PM on June 18. The Star Ranking system acts as a direct cultural barometer across the entertainment industry, allowing global fandoms to vote in real-time for their absolute favorite screen icons.

When the final tallies were officially pulled and verified, Kim Soo-hyun claimed the coveted No. 1 position on the chart after amassing a grand total of 49,451 individual votes. Trailing closely behind in a highly impressive second place was Lee Junho, who brought in a powerful final count of 39,342 votes. Meanwhile, breakout romantic leading man Byeon Woo-seok comfortably locked in the third-place bronze position, drawing a highly stable metric of 17,757 fan votes.

Massive Perks and Crowning the AAA 2026 Contenders

Securing a top position on the Star Ranking matrix carries massive promotional benefits for both the stars and their respective fan communities. Fandoms who successfully push their preferred celebrity to the No. 1 spot for four consecutive weeks unlock high-profile corporate real estate rewards, including massive, fully funded outdoor electronic billboard advertisements plastering the star’s face across central downtown commercial hubs in Seoul. Furthermore, winning fan bases are officially invited to submit custom, user-generated fan video edits directly to the Star News corporate team to be broadcast publicly on these giant urban displays.

The stakes have grown even higher for the newly launched 170th voting bracket, which went live immediately at 3:01 PM on June 18 and will accept digital submissions until June 25, 2026. Starting with the June data cycle, all accumulated metrics from the weekly Star Ranking boards are now being officially calculated into the final scoring system to determine the grand winners for the Asia Artist Awards 2026 (AAA 2026).

The fierce competition between the top two spots perfectly mirrors the busy summer itineraries of both leading men:

• Lee Junho: The 2PM star is currently dominating industry headlines after winning two major awards at the ASEA 2026 ceremony. He is currently undergoing a strict physical regimen and weight transformation to play Han Ji-yeol, a cold, calculated corporate strategist and third-generation tycoon in his highly anticipated upcoming suspense drama, Viking, where he will share an intense, high-stakes on-screen rivalry opposite veteran actor Ju Ji-hoon.
• Kim Soo-hyun: The record-breaking star is similarly gearing up for a highly publicized broadcasting return. His massive, 60-billion-won crime-comedy series Knock-Off—which traces the chaotic, high-stakes life of an ordinary salaryman who rises to become the king of the underground counterfeit market during the 1997 IMF financial crisis—is currently being re-evaluated for a prominent global streaming release window.

With both heavyweights preparing to launch major television projects later this year, the ongoing weekly Star Ranking battles will continue to serve as the ultimate playground for global K-drama fans.