Kim Da-hyun, Kim Seon-ho, Kim Yong-bin, Kim Yoo-jung, Kim Hye-yoon, Park Seo-jin, Byun Woo-seok, Jang Min-ho, and Jeon Yoo-jin have all secured first place in their respective categories during the preliminary voting of the 14th Top Ten Awards (TTA), advancing to the finals. The final voting for the TTA will take place from the 19th to the 23rd. Given the intense competition in the preliminaries, the finals are expected to be equally competitive.
The preliminary voting for the TTA, which aims to select the 'Best Global Artist' for the second half of 2025, has concluded. The preliminary voting was held from the 9th to the 18th. The final voting began on the 19th at 10 AM and will continue until 11:59 PM on the 23rd.
The TTA finalists, selected as the top two in each category through the Celeb Champ application, are as follows: Kim Da-hyun, Kim Seon-ho, Kim Yong-bin, Kim Yoo-jung, Kim Hye-yoon, Park Seo-jin, Byun Woo-seok, Jeon Yoo-jin, Park Seo-jin's 'Your Story', and Jang Min-ho's 'Stay by My Side'.
In the preliminary voting conducted via the Celeb Champ application, Kim Seon-ho took first place in the male actor category, with Byun Woo-seok coming in second, separated by approximately 300 votes. In the female actor category, Kim Yoo-jung and Kim Hye-yoon secured first and second place, respectively, advancing to the finals. Kim Yoo-jung received 54.4% of the votes, while Kim Hye-yoon garnered 35.6%.
In the male solo singer category, Kim Yong-bin claimed the top spot, followed by Park Seo-jin in second place. Kim Yong-bin surpassed Park Seo-jin by an 11% vote margin. The female solo singer category saw Kim Da-hyun in first place and Jeon Yoo-jin in second, with a difference of about 700 votes. In the Best Song category, Park Seo-jin's 'Your Story' and Jang Min-ho's 'Stay by My Side' advanced to the finals as first and second place, respectively.
The 14th TTA, organized by Ten Asia, is an event to select the best global artist for the second half of 2025. Artists representing K-pop and K-content are competing for the title of 'Best Global Artist' at the 14th TTA.
The top two artists in each category, selected through this preliminary round, will compete in the finals to be named the 'Best Global Artist of the Second Half of 2025'.
Reporter: Min-kyung Lee, Ten Asia 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr