Two K-Pop Idols Dominate 2026 Baeksang Awards With Massive Vote Gaps

K-Pop stars Park Jihoon and YoonA just swept the popularity categories at the “62nd Baeksang Awards with Gucci.”

Ahead of the annual ceremony, voting for the Naver Popularity Awards concluded on May 5, 2026 (KST), after running from April 24 through May 5.

In the male category, Park Jihoon took first place with an overwhelming 48.7% of the votes. The Wanna One member and current soloist-actor dominated the rankings throughout the voting period, ultimately securing the win by a large margin.

Meanwhile, in the female category, Girls’ Generation‘s YoonA claimed first place with 58.1% of the votes, further cementing her enduring popularity as both an idol and actress!

The Baeksang Popularity Awards are determined entirely through public fan voting and are widely considered one of the ceremony’s most competitive fan-driven categories. Unsurprisingly, the results quickly spread across Korean online communities, where fans flooded the comments with congratulatory messages celebrating the two stars’ victories.

The 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on May 8 at COEX D Hall in Seoul, where winners across television, film, and theater will be officially announced.