Lim Young-woong
Lim Young-woong | |
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Lim in 2022 | |
| Born | June 16, 1991 Pocheon, South Korea |
| Other names | Lim Hero (or Im Hero) |
| Education | Kyungbok University (Department of Practical Music) |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Trot, Ballad, K-pop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Website | mulgogimusic |
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| Channel | |
| Subscribers | 1.73 million |
| Views | 2.96 billion |
| Last updated: 26 August 2025 | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 임영웅 |
| Hanja | 林英雄 |
| RR | Im Yeongung |
| MR | Im Yŏngung |
Lim Young-woong (Korean: 임영웅; 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". 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. In 2021, Lim achieved his first number-one song on the Gaon Digital Chart with the single "My Starry Love".
Since his debut in 2016, Lim has released two studio albums 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.