'Dad, Hang in There': How One Song Earned Him 30 Million Won a Month… "Paid Off Debts and Moved into a New Apartment" [You Quiz]

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Composer Han Su-seong revealed that he earns 30 million won per month in royalties from the children's song "Dad, Hang in There."

Han Su-seong, who composed the national children's song "Dad, Hang in There," appeared on the episode of tvN's "You Quiz on the Block" broadcast on the 11th.

On that day, Han shared the story behind the creation of "Dad, Hang in There." He recalled, "My dream as a child was to become a singer, and I wanted to record children's songs too, but someone told me to take over a recording studio."

Han stated, "They said I could acquire it for just 40 million won. But when I came home from school, my wife told me she had sold our apartment. After paying the 40th million won, we moved into a basement-level apartment with the remaining money."

However, he lost everything one year later when the owner of the building where the recording studio was located went bankrupt. Han revealed, "There was nothing left to salvage from the recording studio. Everything went to the bank," adding, "I had to pay off my debts and continue school, so I went to school in the mornings and did arranging and lessons in the evenings."

He continued, "I don't know how exhausted I was, but I couldn't even tell my family. It was my fault," expressing his remorse toward his family at the time.

Han said, "I wondered if there was a song for fathers who had failed like me, or fathers who had made mistakes," adding, "I really wanted to be welcomed by my family with 'Welcome home, Dad' when I came back."

He explained, "'Dad, Hang in There' was a song where I wrote lyrics containing the words I wished someone would say to me."

Subsequently, "Dad, Hang in There" gained massive popularity after being used as an advertisement jingle for a card company in 2004. Han revealed, "They said it aired 150 times a day for six months," adding, "Because it was sung so much, royalties started coming in. Currently, 80 percent of my royalties come from this song."

In particular, he stated, "In the 2000s, I once received 30 million won a month. And it wasn't even pop music; it was a children's song," revealing his earnings and sparking surprise.

It was noted that Han used the royalties from the song to pay off his debts and move into a better apartment.

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