Singer Lim Young-woong, Leaving the City to Retire?.. Becomes an Island Bachelor
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- 2025-07-28 19:33:32
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- 2025-07-28 19:33:32
[Financial News] Singer Lim Young-woong, recognized for his good deeds and singing ability, becomes an island bachelor.
Lim Young-woong will greet viewers with SBS TV's 'Island Bachelor Hero', which airs its first episode on the 26th of next month at 9 PM. It is a travelogue spent in a quiet island village away from the city. He is expected to show a simple and human side.
The production team said, "Lim Young-woong transforms into an island bachelor and lives a daily life in nature," adding, "His unpretentious sincerity and warm sensibility will blend with the island village's atmosphere to provide healing."
Lim Young-woong will release his second full album 'I'm Hero 2' (IM HERO 2) on the 29th of next month.
Meanwhile, Lim Young-woong and the country's largest fan club 'Hero Era' are famous for personally practicing donation and volunteering.
In fact, 'Hero Era' recently donated 156,756,000 won (140,056,000 won in cash, 16,700,000 won in goods) to neighbors in need to celebrate Lim Young-woong's 34th birthday (Woongtan Day, June 16). Over the past 5 years, 'Hero Era' has donated a total of 1,168,340,000 won or participated in volunteer work on Lim Young-woong's birthday, adding meaning to the occasion.
Recently, Lim Young-woong also donated 200 million won in the name of the fan club 'Hero Era' to help victims of heavy rain and the local community. Truly, like singer, like fans.
'Hero Era' has an internal guideline to participate in sharing as Lim Young-woong, known as a 'donation angel', emphasizes donation and volunteering with those in need rather than birthday gifts from fans. It is known that since 2021, Lim Young-woong has not accepted any gifts from fans except for handwritten letters and emphasizes practicing sharing with fans.
rsunjun@fnnews.com Yoo Sun-jun Reporter