Lim Young Woong - Singer defeated BTS, BLACKPINK was caught wearing a mask in the middle of the epidemic season

Recently, Korean media reported that popular Trot singer Lim Young Woong was caught smoking during a break while filming the show "Ppong School" on the morning of May 4. Notably, this is a non-smoking area. And yet, Lim Young Woong was also caught not wearing a mask when all the surrounding staff were wearing it to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic.

Although not popular in the international market, Trot singer Lim Young Woong is a particularly popular name in Korea. He is the winner of Mr. Trot program, having surpassed BTS and BLACKPINK many times in the brand value rankings. Lim Young Woong has a serious image, sweet voice, and won the hearts of the public.

So immediately, this news caused an explosion of Korean social networks and is currently standing at No.1 of Naver portal. Regarding smoking in a prohibited area, a producer stated that: "Even if he is taking a break, it is not appropriate to smoke in that area, because there are many non-smoking staff and the surrounding filming equipment is very expensive."

Not wearing a mask amid the still stressful COVID-19 epidemic also made Mr. Trot champion vehemently stoned by netizens. Before the male singer, many other stars have also been criticized for not wearing masks or gathering in large crowds like Jennie (BLACKPINK), Cha Eun Woo. Currently, Lim Young Woong's management company has not yet made any comment.

Trot music is considered a genre of Pop music exclusively in Korea and has been around since the 1900s. Elderly audiences love this genre of music and the survival show Mr. Trot broadcast on TV Chosun channel is extremely popular. This is a place for male contestants of all ages and professions to compete in Trot singing, and Im Young Woong won with 1.4 million votes.

Moreover, Im Young Woong first appeared in the brand value rankings but had the same total score as BTS, something that no one expected. Keywords related to Im Young Woong are also full of positive effects such as winning, attractive, appearing.

Once ridiculed as music for old women, trot music suddenly became hot again. Lots of Koreans, mostly in their 40s and older, are cheering for the replacement of K-pop idol music, in one of the fastest aging societies in the world.

K-pop is now a billion-dollar global music industry filled with colorful idol groups, most notably BTS and Black Pink with huge fan bases outside of Korea. . But at home, when trot singers are humming old ballads, the number of fans of this genre also increases rapidly.

Park Woo Jung, a 54-year-old member of Age of Hero, said, "Our country is aging, but it's hard to find songs that bring emotional empathy to the older generation because of music. is too much in favor of idols". "When I hear Lim Young Woong sing, I find his voice beautiful and pleasant." Lim Young Woong's new single also topped all online music charts earlier this month.

When Lim Young Woong stepped out of the reality show Mr. Trot and became an advertising model for a car, sales increased by 63% in May and 98% in June when compared to sales. the automaker's monthly average from January to April.

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