“No.1” Lim Young-woong Tops Idol Chart’s Rating Rankings for 230 Consecutive Weeks



Singer Lim Young-woong has once again proven his immense popularity by ranking No.1 on Idol Chart’s rating rankings for an unprecedented 230 consecutive weeks.

In the third week of August (August 18–24), Lim Young-woong secured 337,364 votes, placing him firmly at the top. With this, he continues his remarkable streak of 230 straight weeks at No.1 on the Idol Chart rating rankings.



Coming in second was Lee Chan-won with 98,755 votes, followed by Young Tak (31,581), Jimin of BTS (10,207), Song Ga-in (9,426), Park Chang-geun (9,155), Lee Byung-chan (8,952), Park Ji-hyun (7,992), Jin of BTS (7,538), and Suga of BTS (5,362).

In terms of “likes,” a metric that reflects the true size of a fandom, Lim Young-woong once again dominated with the highest count of 32,785 likes.



Meanwhile, Lim Young-woong will release his second full-length album “IM HERO 2” on August 29 at 6 p.m. KST through various music platforms. Ahead of the release, on August 28, a listening event for the album will be simultaneously held at around 50 CGV theaters nationwide. Starting in October, Lim Young-woong will also kick off his nationwide concert tour, beginning in Incheon.





Written by Mun Wan Sik
Translated by Lee So Yun