According to data from the Korean Film Council, the concert film “I'm Hero The Stadium” by singer Lim Young Woong attracted 343,334 viewers at 47 cinemas nationwide as of October 19.
This figure surpasses the record of 342,366 views set by BTS's concert film "Love Yourself in Seoul" in 2019.
“I’m Hero The Stadium” was released on August 28, introducing the large-scale concert of famous singer Lim Young Woong, held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in May 2024, attracting more than 100,000 fans. He also previously released “I’m Hero The Final” in March 2023.
According to Sports Chosun, the film achieved box office success thanks to its use of special screening formats such as IMAX and 4DX.
The cumulative revenue of “I'm Hero The Stadium” has reached 9.7 billion won. It is now on track to set a record for the first concert film to surpass 10 billion won in revenue in Korea.
Although not as globally famous as BTS, Blackpink or many other Kpop groups, Lim Young Woong (33 years old) is a top singer in the land of kimchi with a large domestic fan community.
He was dubbed the "king of trot" (a traditional Korean music genre) by his home audience, stirring up fandom culture among women over 40 years old.
Lim Young Woong's "Age of Hero" fan club is considered the most passionate fandom in the Korean entertainment industry.
Last September, when Lim Young Woong opened ticket sales for his concert “I'm Hero,” more than 3.7 million people lined up on the system within just 1 minute of going on sale.
Lim Young Woong's fans are mostly middle-aged, so they have to ask their children to buy tickets for them. When Lim Young Woong's concert tickets were popular, the phrase "Mom, I'm sorry" became a trend on Korean Twitter because the ticket hunt was so fierce. Many children apologized for not being able to buy tickets for their parents.
Every time Lim Young Woong has a show, the scene of his children waiting for their mother outside the stadium is always a hot topic.
In recent years, Lim Young Woong's songs have swept the music charts in Korea. The male singer has won many popular awards at music awards ceremonies thanks to his enthusiastic fan community.
In a survey by Gallup Korea in the first half of this year, Lim Young Woong surpassed many famous Kpop artists and groups such as IU, BTS, Blackpink, NewJeans to rank No. 1 in the list of Most Famous Singers in Korea in 2024.
