'Shining for the national team! Popularity at its peak!' Lee Kang-in, Star Ranking No. 1 for 29 consecutive weeks 'Record'... Unshaken despite pursuit by Heo Woong and Kim Do-young

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The popularity of Lee Kang-in (25, Atletico Madrid) shows no signs of wavering.

In the 66th vote of the Star Ranking Star Sports Men's Category, conducted for one week from 3 p.m. on September 24 to 3 p.m. on October 1, Lee Kang-in received the highest number of votes with 13,863.

Lee Kang-in, who first reached the top spot in the 38th vote, has maintained his position at the summit for a remarkable 29 consecutive weeks since then, proving to be the most popular male sports star.

Lee Kang-in, who has recorded two goals and one assist this season with Atletico, is currently participating in the national football team as they complete the September-October A-match schedule. In the match against Uruguay held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 24th of last month, he assisted Son Heung-min (LAFC) in scoring a consolation goal with a precise left-footed cross while trailing 0-4, preventing a shutout loss.

There were no changes in rankings from first to fifth place compared to last week. Heo Woong (KCC), who received 4,613 votes, took second place. Third place was Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers) with 2,232 votes, fourth was Son Heung-min with 2,090 votes, and fifth was Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) with 1,175 votes.

Star Ranking is a system where fans directly vote for their favorite stars through the StarNews homepage to determine the rankings. Various benefits are given to the stars selected based on the voting results.

Recently, Star Ranking significantly expanded its candidate pool, igniting a fierce battle among fans. Oh Hyeon-gyu (Besiktas), Cho Kyu-sung (Midtjylland), Lee Seung-woo (Jeonbuk Hyundai, all football), Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha Eagles), and Koo Ja-yuk (Samsung Lions, all baseball) have newly joined to compete with the existing candidates.

In addition to the new candidates, a total of 20 stars are engaged in fierce competition, including the existing Lee Kang-in, Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan (Schalke 04), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Yang Min-hyuk (Vestelo, all football), Kim Do-young, Yang Hyeon-jong (KIA Tigers), Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles), Kim Ha-seong (Atlanta Braves), Lee Jung-hoo, Kim Hye-seong (LA Dodgers, all baseball), Heo Woong, Heo Hun (KCC, all basketball), Heo Su-bong (Hyundai Capital, volleyball), and Woo Sang-hyuk (Yongin City Hall, athletics).

The 67th vote of the Star Ranking Men's Sports Category will be conducted from 3:01 p.m. on October 1 to 3 p.m. on October 8.

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