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South Korea's "Golden Boy" Lee Kang-in (25, Paris Saint-Germain) has held the top spot in the Star Ranking Star Sports male category for six consecutive weeks.
In the 43rd Star Ranking Star Sports male vote, which was tallied from 3:01 p.m. on the 16th to 3:00 p.m. on the 23rd, Lee Kang-in received 14,604 votes, surpassing Kim Do-young (23, KIA Tigers) to claim first place.
After first reaching the top spot in the 38th vote, Lee Kang-in has maintained the number one position for six consecutive weeks.
Kim Do-young came in second with 10,976 votes, and Heo Woong (33, Busan KCC) took third with 4,068 votes. Following them, Son Heung-min (34, LAFC) secured fourth place with 1,310 votes. Yang Hyun-jong (38, KIA) ranked fifth with 570 votes.
The Star Ranking is determined by fans voting directly for their favorite stars via the StarNews website. Based on the voting results, various special benefits are provided to the stars.
Since the fifth week of last June, voting has been conducted separately for men and women. The male candidates include Kim Do-young, Yang Hyun-jong, Ryu Hyun-jin, Kim Ha-seong, Lee Jung-hoo, and Kim Hye-sung (all baseball); Lee Kang-in, Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan, Kim Min-jae, and Yang Min-hyuk (all soccer); Heo Woong and Heo Hoon (both basketball); Heo Su-bong (volleyball); and Woo Sang-hyuk (track and field), with a total of 15 competitors.
The 44th Star Ranking male sports vote will be held from 3:01 p.m. on the 23rd to 3:00 p.m. on the 30th.
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