Trot stars Jeon Yu-jin, Jang Yoon-jeong, and Kim Eui-young are locked in a tight race for the female trot popularity award at the 2026 Korea Hallyu Entertainment Awards, with preliminary voting five days underway and 22 nominees competing for a finals spot.
According to Sports Kyunghyang via Naver, the preliminary round opened on October 12 and closes at 3 PM KST on October 23. After an intermission from October 23 to 26, final voting runs from noon on October 26 to 3 PM KST on November 4, with rankings and tallies published on the awardsâ integrated scoreboard.
Jeon Yu-jin entered the race fresh off a career milestone: she released her first full album, âAdios,â on October 10, a 12-track record led by the double title tracks âAdiosâ and âSarangmanhaso.â She also wrote the lyrics for the album track âTo My Starsâ herself.
Jang Yoon-jeong, the veteran âqueen of trot,â performs her â2026 Jang Yoon-jeong Live Concert THE MASTERâ for Busan fans on October 17 at KBS Busan Hall, with two shows at 2 PM and 6 PM.
Kim Eui-young is riding a wave of fan support: she earned a billboard promotion near Seodaemun Station funded by fan voting, and was recently featured as a Trotpick âSpotlight Starâ voting reward.
With preliminary voting closing on October 23, the three fanbases are racing to push their favorites into the final round â decided entirely by fan votes.
