Young trot singer Park Hyun-bin won the best adult pop award over four big wigs of the trot genre – Tae Jin-ah, Seol Wun-do, Song Dae-gwan, and Hyun Chul – at the 17th Seoul Music Award.

Winning the best adult pop award was a big surprise for Park as well, because no one was able to break through the solid wall of reputation put up by the big four of trot. Park’s triumph was compared to a similar feat achieved by the hottest trot singer Jang Yoon-jung in 2004. She also won the best adult pop category over more established female singers like Shim Su-bong, Kim Soo-hee, Choi Jin-hee, and Choo Hyun-mi.

Park thanked his fans for granting him such great honor, especially when there are so many older and more famous singers in the same category. Park’s agent was confident that the young prince of trot will soon step up as “the king of trot” right next to trot queen Jang Yoon-jung.