Singer Lim Young-woong took first place in ‘Trot King Sitting on a Money Cushion’.
tvN's 'Free Doctor', which aired on the 10th, was decorated with the theme of 'Trot king sitting on a money cushion'.
The first place was Lim Young-woong. A reporter from the entertainment department said, “Lim Young-woong’s worth cannot be measured,” and “I think the current value is over 100 billion won. Lim Young-woong performed 21 national tour concerts and 5 encore concerts from May of last year to the end of the year, and only sales were about 100 billion won. “30.5 billion won,” he said.
He then added, "There are 7 members in BTS, so don't they share the profits from the concert? If it's 1 to 1, I think Lim Young-woong will beat BTS," causing surprise.
Lim Young-woong’s album sales profits were also mentioned. He said, "The album 'Hero' released last year sold 1.14 million copies. It sold 940,000 copies within one day of its release and 1.1 million copies within 3 days. The sales revenue was about 17.2 billion won or more."
Lim Young-woong's total advertising model fee last year is expected to be 8 billion won. A reporter from the entertainment department said, "Even if half of it was paid in taxes, it would be a profit of over 4 billion won. Lim Young-woong once wore a shirt from a clothing brand, and sales increased by 51% in 3 weeks," adding, "Advertising costs are rising every year." He explained.
In addition, "The total number of views on Lim Young-woong's YouTube channel has exceeded 2 billion. There are more than 60 videos with 10 million views. At this rate, YouTube revenue alone is expected to be about 1 billion won per month," he said. “It is estimated to be more than 3 billion won,” he said.
Ten Asia Reporter Kim Seo-yoon seogugu@tenasia.co.kr