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Keonho's Lead Over Cortis Bandmate Sunghyun Lasted One Day. Sunghyun Added 39,130 Votes to Take It Back
In Star News's STARPOLL male idol vote, Keonho passed Sunghyun on 24 October. By 25 October Sunghyun was first again with 64,617 votes to Keonho's 49,264. He gained 39,130 votes in a day; Keonho gained 14,889.
Yesterday we reported that Keonho of Cortis had overtaken his bandmate Sunghyun in Star News’s STARPOLL fan vote, after Sunghyun had led every snapshot we took since mid-September (the first story).
It lasted a day.
Four snapshots
| Snapshot | Sunghyun | Keonho | First |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct | 152,428 | 126,351 | Sunghyun |
| 23 Oct | 15,418 | 9,859 | Sunghyun |
| 24 Oct | 25,487 | 34,375 | Keonho |
| 25 Oct | 64,617 | 49,264 | Sunghyun |
Between the 24 and 25 October snapshots, Sunghyun gained 39,130 votes, nearly four times his gain of the day before (10,069). Keonho gained 14,889. The lead swung by 24,241 votes in one day.
The totals dropped sharply between 12 and 23 October, so the poll appears to have started a new period in between. We compare only snapshots inside the same period.
Everyone else rose more slowly
| Place on 25 Oct | Name | 24 Oct | 25 Oct | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jin (BTS) | 6,166 | 9,264 | +3,098 |
| 4 | Junho (2PM) | 4,584 | 6,528 | +1,944 |
| 5 | Jungkook (BTS) | 1,775 | 2,297 | +522 |
The two Cortis members together gained 54,019 votes in a day, nearly ten times the other three in the top five combined (5,564).
What this does and does not say
A fan vote counts how hard fans are campaigning, not how many people care. A swing of this size in one day fits organised voting, but STARPOLL does not show who voted, so we cannot confirm it. It says nothing about which member more people listen to. When we checked on 24 October, neither member had his own English Wikipedia article.
STARPOLL results as published by Star News; snapshots taken by KCultureWire.
Where these numbers come from
Sources
- Star News (starnewskorea.com/star-ranking) — STARPOLL app vote results as published, top five per category, snapshots of 12, 23, 24 and 25 October 2026 taken by KCultureWire. Only places 1–5 are public. · https://www.starnewskorea.com/star-ranking
What we checked
- Male idol, first two places: 12 Oct Sunghyun 152,428, Keonho 126,351; 23 Oct Sunghyun 15,418, Keonho 9,859; 24 Oct Keonho 34,375, Sunghyun 25,487; 25 Oct Sunghyun 64,617, Keonho 49,264.
- 24→25 Oct change: Sunghyun +39,130; Keonho +14,889; BTS's Jin (third) 6,166→9,264; 2PM's Junho (fourth) 4,584→6,528.
- The totals fell between 12 and 23 October, which suggests the vote period reset; we report each snapshot as published.
What we left out, and why
- Places below fifth, which need a logged-in app API we do not use.
- Who is voting, and how many accounts: STARPOLL does not publish it.
- This is a fan vote, a campaign count. It is not a measure of how many people are interested in either member.
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