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Singer Im Young-woong surpassed 1.2 billion cumulative streams on Melon, Korea's largest music streaming platform, with his second full-length album 'IM HERO 2'.
As of May 19, Im Young-woong's second full-length album 'IM HERO 2' exceeded 1.2 billion cumulative streams. This is a historic achievement achieved nine months after its release.
The album 'IM HERO 2' breaks genre boundaries, incorporating ballads, trot, pop, hip-hop, dance, and folk, capturing diverse emotions. Rather than focusing on a specific title track, all 11 songs on the album received balanced love, driving the historic milestone.

Im Young-woong's record-breaking streak continues. On March 11, he surpassed the global group BTS in Melon's all-time cumulative streaming rankings, taking the number one spot. With this 1.2 billion stream milestone, he has further solidified his position at number one.
Meanwhile, Im Young-woong is scheduled to hold the 'IM HERO - THE STADIUM 2' concert at Goyang Stadium in September to meet with fans.
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