As expected, Lim Young-woong holds on to No. 1 with Hero Generation by his side... Now see him in theaters

[Financial News] Singer Lim Young-woong ranked first in the trot singer category of the K-Brand Index.
On the 10th, the Asia Brand Research Institute, a big data evaluation agency, said Lim Young-woong held on to the top spot, outperforming others across search and online content consumption thanks to his strong fandom and high public recognition.
The survey analyzed 888,602,085 items of online big data from the 1st through the 31st of last October, covering the 30 trot singers with the highest search volumes on portal sites.
Ryu Won-seon, director of the Research Center at the Asia Brand Research Institute, said, "The digital brand competitiveness of trot singers varies according to the size and cohesion of their fan bases, as well as the impact of their key activities, including music releases, broadcasts and performances, and patterns of online content consumption. Trot, in particular, is a genre with broad support across generations, where each singer's activity history and public recognition build up over a long period. As a result, fans' continued participation, media exposure and digital reach play key roles in determining brand indicators."
After Lim Young-woong, Seongri rose from third place the previous month to second, while Park Ji-hyeon and Kim Yong Bin placed third and fourth, respectively. Lee Chan-won, Jang Han-byeol, Park Seo-jin, Young Tak, Jang Yoon-jeong and Ahn Sung-hoon rounded out the rankings from fifth to 10th, in that order.
Meanwhile, Lim Young-woong's concert film, "Lim Young-woong | IM HERO THE STADIUM 2," opens at CGV theaters nationwide on the 18th. The film captures a concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of his debut, held last September at the main stadium of Goyang Sports Complex, and brings to the screen the excitement of the performances he shared with his fandom, Hero Generation. The concert was also the first to feature all the tracks from the special digital album IM HERO 10.
This is the first of Lim Young-woong's concert films to also be shown in four-sided ScreenX theaters. It brings the sea of light sticks, drone shows and fireworks at the concert venue to life in three dimensions.

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