Jimin holds the lead in THE KING OF KPOP 2026 with 393,291 votes. V holds second place with 337,365 votes. The gap between first and second place is 55,926 votes. Voting continues with 47 hours remaining before the poll closes on October 31 at 14:59 KST.
The 55,926-vote margin is substantial. The poll has recorded 757,839 total votes across all options so far. Jimin alone holds just over 51 percent of all votes cast. V holds just over 44 percent. Between them, these two candidates account for nearly 96 percent of every vote in this poll. The dominance of these two choices is overwhelming.
With 47 hours remaining, Jimin's lead is large enough that first place appears secure. However, the margin of 55,926 votes is not so dominant as to make the outcome completely certain. The race for the crown has developed into a two-candidate contest between Jimin and V. This pattern has held consistent throughout the voting period and maintains as the poll enters its final phase.
The competition for the top spot is clearly separated from the rest of the field. Jungkook holds third place with 11,422 votes. The gap between second place and third is 325,943 votes. This enormous distance shows that Jimin and V are running a separate race from all other candidates in the poll. The final 47 hours of voting will determine the order of the candidates outside the top two, but cannot affect the question of who will lead this poll when voting closes.
| Rank | Option | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| #1 |  Jimin | 393291 |
| #2 |  V | 337365 |
| #3 |  Jungkook | 11422 |
| #4 |  Bang Chan | 3017 |
| #5 | Suga | 2998 |
| #6 | Jin | 2906 |
| #7 | RM | 2219 |
| #8 | J-Hope | 2164 |
| #9 | Yeonjun | 1463 |
| #10 | Felix | 994 |