Lim Young-woong
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Lim Young-woong (Korean: 임영웅; Hanja: 林英雄; born June 16, 1991) is a South Korean ballad, pop and trot singer, entertainer and YouTuber. He signed with Mulgogi Music in 2016 and debuted as a singer with his first single "Hate You".[6][7] Four years later, he rose to stardom after competing on the reality television show Mr. Trot, where he won first place out of 17,000 applicants.[8][9] In 2021, Lim achieved his first number-one song on the Gaon Digital Chart with the single "My Starry Love".[10]
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Born | (1991-06-16) June 16, 1991 (age 32)[1] | |||||||||
Other names | Lim Hero (or Im Hero)[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||
Education | Kyungbok University [ko] (Department of Practical Music)[2] | |||||||||
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Years active | 2016–present | |||||||||
Musical career | ||||||||||
Genres | Trot, Ballad, K-pop | |||||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals | |||||||||
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Website | mulgogimusic | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 1.38 million[3] | |||||||||
Total views | 1.54 billion[3] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 10 Jul 2022 | ||||||||||
Korean name | ||||||||||
Hangul | 임영웅 | |||||||||
Hanja | 林英雄 | |||||||||
Revised Romanization | Im Yeong-ung | |||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Im Yŏngung | |||||||||
Since his debut in 2016, Lim has released one studio album and one collaborative medley album, scoring four Gaon Digital Chart number-ones. He is also the first trot artist ever to receive the Gold Play Button for achieving one million subscribers on his official YouTube channel.[5]