'No rival' Lee Kang-in's solo dominance, Star Ranking 'Star Sports' men's category holds No. 1 for 22 consecutive weeks

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Lee Kang-in (25), who recently made his debut for Atletico Madrid before over 50,000 Korean fans, has held the No. 1 spot in Star Ranking's Star Sports men's category for an impressive 22 consecutive weeks.

In the one-week voting period for the 59th edition of Star Ranking's Star Sports men's category, which ran from 3:01 p.m. on the 6th to 3:00 p.m. on the 13th, Lee Kang-in received 13,736 votes.

Lee Kang-in comfortably surpassed second-place Heo Woong (33, Busan KCC), who received 4,502 votes, securing the No. 1 position for an unprecedented 22 consecutive weeks starting from the 38th voting round.

Following Lee Kang-in and Heo Woong, Son Heung-min (34, LAFC) ranked third with 2,922 votes, Kim Do-young (23, KIA Tigers) fourth with 1,679 votes, and Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) fifth with 1,259 votes. There were no changes in the rankings compared to Jeonju.

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

Recently, Star Ranking significantly expanded its candidate pool, intensifying the competition among fans. Starting from the 49th voting round, five new candidates were added: Oh Hyun-kyu (Besiktas), Cho Gue-sung (Midtjylland), and Lee Seung-woo (all football); Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha Eagles) and Koo Ja-wook (Samsung Lions; both baseball).

As a result, the total number of stars competing fiercely has reached 20, including existing candidates Lee Kang-in, Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan, Kim Min-jae, Yang Min-hyuk (all football); Kim Do-young, Yang Hyeon-jong, Ryu Hyun-jin, Kim Ha-seong, Lee Jung-hoo, Kim Hye-seong (all baseball); Heo Woong and Heo Hun (both basketball); Heo Su-bong (volleyball); and Woo Sang-hyuk (track and field), along with the newly added candidates.

The 60th voting round for Star Ranking's men's sports category will take place from 3:01 p.m. on the 13th to 3:00 p.m. on the 20th.

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