Park Jihoon Leads Male Baeksang Popularity Awards Vote With 48.7%

Park Jihoon finished first in the male category of the Naver Popularity Award vote for the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards, receiving 48.7% after voting closed on May 5, 2026. The result places the actor and singer at the center of this year’s Baeksang Popularity Awards conversation, alongside Im YoonA, who led the female category with 58.1%. ¹

The voting result was reported ahead of the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards with Gucci, where Park Jihoon also entered the ceremony with a separate film nomination for rookie actor for his role in ‘The King’s Warden.’ ²

Park Jihoon Tops The Male Popularity Vote

The Naver Popularity Award vote ran from April 24 through May 5, 2026, with one male and one female winner selected from candidates across TV, film, theater, and musical categories. Sports Seoul reported that the vote opened on April 24 and was scheduled to close at 11:59 p.m. KST on May 5. ³

Park Jihoon led the male field with 48.7% of the vote. Lee Junho followed in second place with 40.3%, creating an 8.4 percentage-point gap between the top two male candidates. ¹

The female vote was led by Im YoonA with 58.1%, ahead of Son Ye Jin at 26.9%. The paired result meant Park Jihoon and YoonA topped the respective popularity categories in the final reported tally. ¹

Naver operated the voting process for the Naver Popularity Award, with users able to vote for candidates from multiple Baeksang fields. NewsPim reported that the system supported Korean and English and that voting tickets were reissued daily at midnight during the voting period. ⁴

What The Result Means In Baeksang Context

The popularity award is separate from the juried competitive categories, but Park Jihoon’s result arrived during a year in which he was also connected to one of the ceremony’s most-nominated films. SBS Entertainment News reported that ‘The King’s Warden’ received seven film nominations at the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards, including best film, director, actor, supporting actor, supporting actress, rookie actor for Park Jihoon, and the Gucci Impact Award. ²

That nomination context gives Park Jihoon’s popularity vote lead a broader awards-season frame. He was not only the top male candidate in an online vote but also a rookie actor nominee tied to a film with major category presence at the same ceremony.

Korea Daily / JoongAng also previewed ‘The King’s Warden’ as a seven-category film nominee and reported that the film had drawn 16 million admissions in Korea. The outlet described Park Jihoon, cited for his role in the film, as a strong rookie actor contender and noted that he had placed first in the men’s online popularity vote. ⁵

The available source material does not provide a full ranked list of all male candidates beyond the reported first and second positions. It also does not include Park Jihoon’s final acceptance remarks or any post-ceremony result in the competitive rookie actor category. The confirmed facts available before the ceremony center on the online vote result, the award rules, the voting period, and his separate nomination for ‘The King’s Warden.’

Ceremony Details And Related Nomination Notes

The 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony was set for May 8, 2026, at 7:50 p.m. KST at COEX D Hall in Seoul, with Shin Dong-yup, Suzy, and Park Bo-gum named as hosts. ³

The event combines recognition across television, film, theater, and musical categories. The Naver Popularity Award voting pool also drew from nominees across those same fields, with Sports Seoul reporting 41 male and 38 female candidates for the 2026 vote. ³

Park Jihoon’s 48.7% share made him the leading male candidate in that field. His strongest reported challenger was Lee Junho at 40.3%, while the female side had a wider reported gap between YoonA at 58.1% and Son Ye Jin at 26.9%. ¹

Park Jihoon’s first-place finish in the male Naver Popularity Award vote adds a clearly measured public-vote result to his 2026 Baeksang profile. With 48.7% of the male vote and a rookie actor nomination for ‘The King’s Warden,’ his presence at the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards is supported by both audience voting data and the film’s broader awards recognition.

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Cloi Lee

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