1. Lim Young-woong is a South Korean ballad, pop, and trot singer, entertainer, and YouTuber.
23 Facts About Lim Young-woong
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Lim Young-woong signed with Mulgogi Music in 2016 and debuted as a singer with his first single "Hate You".
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In 2021, Lim achieved his first number-one song on the Gaon Digital Chart with the single "My Starry Love".
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Lim Young-woong is the first trot artist ever to receive the Gold Play Button for achieving one million subscribers on his official YouTube channel.
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Lim Young-woong initially dreamed of being a ballad singer, but later discovered his talent as a trot singer after winning an Excellence Prize at a singing contest.
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Lim Young-woong appeared as a contestant in the first season of SBS' music reality show Fantastic Duo that year.
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Lim Young-woong was appointed as the ambassador for the city of Pocheon on July 23,2019.
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Lim Young-woong entered TV Chosun's music competition show Mr Trot, which aired from January 2 to March 14,2020.
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Lim Young-woong joined the main cast of Romantic Call Centre and Ppongsoongah School, the follow-up variety shows of Mr Trot.
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Lim Young-woong was ranked 5th for leading the Mr Trot craze and occupying the advertising world.
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Lim Young-woong made his big screen debut through Mr Trot: The Movie, a musical documentary film starring the top six finalists of Mr Trot.
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On November 4,2020, Lim Young-woong collaborated with SsangYong Motor on the promotional single "Hero".
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Lim Young-woong premiered the track at an online showcase hosted by the company.
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On December 16,2020, Lim Young-woong was announced as a winner of the 2021 Korea Image Awards, being awarded as a member of Trot Men, the top six finalists of Mr Trot.
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Lim Young-woong released the single "My Starry Love" on March 9,2021, one year after winning Mr Trot.
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On May 2,2022, Lim Young-woong released his first studio album, Im Hero, which includes a wide range of genres aside from ballad and trot, such as pop rock, reggae hip-hop, jazz, and folk pop.
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Lim Young-woong released the single "Grains of Sand" on June 5,2023.
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Lim Young-woong then released the digital single "Do or Die" on October 9,2023.
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Lim Young-woong then released a double single album Warmth, featuring the tracks "Home" and "Warmth", on May 6,2024.
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Lim Young-woong began using his eponymous YouTube channel in 2016 with an official audio video for the debut song "Hate You".
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Since then, Lim Young-woong has promoted himself, steadily posting his song cover videos there.
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Lim Young-woong has communicated with his fans through the channel, posting contents including behind-the-scenes, live performance videos, highlight clips, comment reading, birthday live broadcast, and vlogs.
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Lim Young-woong received the Silver Play Button for having more than 100,000 subscribers on his official channel in March 2020.