BTS's Jungkook has proven his skills once again by surpassing his fellow group member Kim Taehyung aka V o be crowned the Most Handsome Man Alive 2026. Using various voting methods like online voting, official app voting and social media voting, Jungkook emerged as the ultimate winner in the largest global poll created by Netizens’ Choice Magazine, receiving over 31 million votes from his fans.

This is an extraordinary achievement for Jungkook since he has been awarded the same honor previously in 2023 when the magazine was referred to as The Netizens Report. This big win comes to Jungkook after a long wait for both him and his fellow member V who finished third this year.

Victory for Jungkook 

Notably, not only Jungkook has managed to end V’s near decade-long reign atop the fan votes leaderboard, but his victory has led to Jungkook being crowned king of the fan vote rankings. For years, both stars of the band have been seen as the top members of the group, with many fans comparing the popularity of both artists. In 2026, Jungkook surpassed his fellow band member for the very first time. Despite losing to Jungkook, V still managed to secure a good position. He finished third in the rankings, making him one of the top three fans’ choice winners of this survey.

Jungkook’s Vote Count Reaches 31 million Plus

The nature of Jungkook’s win was unprecedented. In a 21-week long hashtag campaign carried out on Twitter from March to July, Jungkook managed to get 370,000 hashtag people promoting him, which was the highest number of votes received by any nominee throughout the years. But his success was prevalent on other platforms as well and ARMY participated in other polls as well, bringing Jungkook’s previous total to 31 million votes.

Jungkook’s Second Award Of The Same Title

This is not the first time Jungkook has received this recognition. He was voted as the Most Handsome Man Alive in 2023, which was announced on a billboard in Times Square, New York. Also, he was awarded the title of Most Handsome Man in Korea in year 2024. Well-known as the golden member of BTS due to his abilities like singing and dancing, Jungkook has changed from being the youngest member to a successful solo performer.

BTS At The Top

By clinching the first rank and third rank spots in the 2026 global survey recently published by the Iconic Artist Awards, Jungkook and V have pushed the boundaries of their fame and popularity among fans worldwide. While Jungkook’s win means that he has become the new leader in global popularity rankings, V’s position in the top three attests to BTS’s growing popularity in the celebrity sphere. With Jungkook ultimately leading the long-standing race for the top position and leaving V behind in the 2026 ranking, he has finally taken back the title after all the comparisons done between the two members over the years.

For both the artist and his fans, the latest ranking results are much more than a simple victory in polls; this is a demonstration of Jungkook’s stellar appeal and unforgettable influence in the entertainment industry.