'A staggering 30,000-vote lead over second place': Park Jeong-a maintains an overwhelming No. 1 in Star Ranking for 25 consecutive weeks... Kim Hee-jin surges to second

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Park Jeong-a (33, Korea Expressway Corporation) extended her record of consecutive No. 1 finishes in the Star Ranking Star Sports women's category to an impressive 25 weeks.

In the one-week voting period for the 59th Star Ranking Star Sports women's edition, held from 3:01 p.m. on the 6th until 3:00 p.m. on the 13th, Park Jeong-a received a total of 34,631 votes.

This represents an 'overwhelming' level of support, with a lead over the second-place candidate exceeding 30,000 votes.

Having first climbed to No. 1 in the 35th voting round, Park Jeong-a has held the top spot without relinquishing it for 25 consecutive weeks, solidifying her position as the most popular star in women's sports.

Kim Hee-jin (35, Hyundai E&C), who was third last week, received 3,114 votes to rise to second place. Meanwhile, Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life) dropped to third with 2,616 votes.

The rankings for fourth-place Shin Yu-bin (22, Korean Air), who received 1,214 votes, and fifth-place Park Hyun-kyung (26), with 314 votes, remained unchanged from last week.

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.

Starting from the 49th edition, the number of candidates increased from 15 to 20, making the competition even fiercer. This is because retired volleyball player Yang Hyo-jin was removed from the candidate list, while new additions included volleyball players Ko Ye-rim, Choi Jung-min, and Choi Seo-hyun; basketball players Heo Ye-eun and Park So-hee; and short track speed skater Kim Gil-li.

Including these newcomers, a total of 20 candidates are competing: Park Jeong-a, Kim Hee-jin, Lee Da-hyun, Kang So-hwi (all volleyball); Ahn Se-young (badminton); Shin Yu-bin (table tennis); Kim Dan-bi, Shin Ji-hyun, Kang Yi-seul, and Shin Yi-seul (all basketball); and Yoon In-a, Ko Jin-young, Park Sung-hyun, and Park Hyun-kyung (all golf).

The voting for the 60th Star Ranking women's sports edition will take place from 3:01 p.m. on the 13th until 3:00 p.m. on the 20th.

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