The momentum of ‘Trot Heavy Equipment’ Jin Hae-sung is strong.
According to the global K-pop voting site ‘K Top Star’ (KTOPSTAR), Jin Hae-sung ranked 1st in the 29th round of the ‘Best Trot (Male)’ category, which was tallied from January 6 to January 12.
Proving his unwavering popularity by taking 1st place in the first week of the new year 2025 in the ‘Best Trot (Male)’ category, Jin Hae-sung maintained his 1st place position in the second week of January, demonstrating his ‘Best Trot’ qualities. Following Jin Hae-sung, singer Park Ji-hyun took 2nd place, while Young-tak secured 3rd place.
Jin Hae-sung, who gained public love through the KBS trot survival audition program ‘Trot National Sports Festival’, proved his popularity by finishing 3rd in TV Chosun’s ‘Mr. Trot 2’. Jin Hae-sung's challenge continues on MBN’s ‘Current King of Singers 2’.
Currently, Jin Hae-sung is drawing attention as he occupies most of the TOP 10 in real-time highest viewership ratings, rapidly rising as the ‘viewership rating duo’. His popularity is also evident in the view counts of his stage videos. Jin Hae-sung, along with Park Seo-jin, Kang Moon-kyung, Enok, Hwang Min-ho, and Hwanhee, has surpassed 1 million views on stage videos, becoming the stars of the TOP 7 stages that thrilled viewers.
Jin Hae-sung's ‘Contact Line’ achieved 1.36 million views. The deep emotion displayed in ‘Contact Line’ received admiration from viewers, who commented, “A rich voice that conveys longing,” “Trustworthy traditional trot,” and “A refreshing change for the public thirsty for traditional music.”
Meanwhile, ‘K Top Star’ is currently conducting ‘favorite star’ popularity voting divided into categories such as male/female trot, male/female idol, and male/female rookie, with various supports to be provided upon reaching designated vote counts.
[Geum Bit-na, MK Sports Reporter]
