'Kim Do-young and Heo Woong overtaken again': Lee Kang-in holds Star Ranking No. 1 for 7 consecutive weeks

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Lee Kang-in (25, Paris Saint-Germain), the ace of the South Korean national team, continued his undisputed dominance in the Star Ranking Star Sports male category, securing the No. 1 spot for 7 consecutive weeks.

In the 44th Star Ranking Star Sports male vote, tallied from 3:01 p.m. on the 23rd to 3:00 p.m. on the 30th, Lee Kang-in received 14,580 votes, surpassing Kim Do-young (23, KIA Tigers) to record the highest number of votes.

Having first claimed the top spot in the 38th vote, Lee Kang-in continues his 7-week streak at No. 1 with this result.

Kim Do-young of KIA Tigers took second place. Kim Do-young gathered 10,991 votes and chased Lee Kang-in fiercely but narrowly finished in second. Busan KCC's Heo Woong (33) secured third place with 4,146 votes. Son Heung-min (34), who plays for LAFC, took fourth place with 1,321 votes, and KIA veteran pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong (38) earned fifth place with 481 votes.

The Star Ranking is a system where fans directly vote on the StarNews website to determine the rankings of their favorite stars. Selected stars receive various special benefits based on the voting results.

Currently, the Star Ranking male sports category features intense competition among stars across all sports. The candidates include Lee Kang-in, Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan, Kim Min-jae, and Yang Min-hyuk (all soccer); Kim Do-young, Yang Hyeon-jong, Ryu Hyun-jin, Kim Ha-seong, Lee Jung-hoo, and Kim Hye-seong (all baseball); Heo Woong and Heo Hoon (both basketball); Heo Su-bong (volleyball); and Woo Sang-hyuk (track and field), totaling 15 individuals.

The 45th Star Ranking male sports vote begins at 3:01 p.m. on April 30 and runs until 3:00 p.m. on May 7.

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