Im Young-woong's 10th-anniversary album IM HERO 10 hits 167.9M streams, 39 Melon weekly #1s
Im Young-woong's 10th-anniversary digital album IM HERO 10 swept domestic charts on release day. The lead track "또또" earned its fourth consecutive #1 on Melon, pushing his career total to 39 weeks.
39 weeks at #1 and counting
Im Young-woong's debut 10th-anniversary special album IM HERO 10 took every major domestic music site on release day. An all-kill across platforms. He chose digital-only to ease the financial load on fans and let the music speak.
Six tracks carry his own writing and composition credits. The lead, "또또," he wrote and composed solo. It has now spent four consecutive weeks at #1 on Melon's Weekly Popularity Chart, earning its eighth "honorary graduation" from the award. That pushes his all-time Melon weekly #1 count to 39 weeks.
His entire catalog on Melon has cleared 14.72 billion plays. IM HERO 10 alone is tracking at 167.9 million streams.
Billboard Korea, Circle Chart, global
"또또" hit #1 on the Billboard Korea K-Song Chart dated September 19. His song count there climbed week to week: 11 tracks, then 13, then 14. On Billboard Global Excl. U.S., "또또" landed at #159 and "사랑은 늘 도망가" at #150.
Circle Chart gave him six consecutive weeks at #1 on the weekly chart. Three more #1s followed on the September monthly Circle Chart. For September's artist-based Circle Chart, he placed 14 songs with a 4.0% market share, ranking second overall.
"또또" also won #1 on MBC Show! Music Core and topped YouTube's Trending Videos chart. The track surpassed 5.37 million YouTube views. Every song on IM HERO 10 has crossed 1 million views.
'모이세' keeps climbing
Album track "모이세" — another self-written, self-composed cut — hit 2 million YouTube views on September 29. Sixteen days later it cleared 3 million.
On the awards front, Im Young-woong ranked 9th in MMA TOP10 predictions as of October 15. Digital score: 6.11 points. Voting score: a perfect 20 out of 20. Combined: 26.11 points. A perfect voting card with a 39-week Melon streak behind it carries real weight.
Fans called "모이세" "a high-quality self-composed track blending Korea's own musical spirit" and praised him for "continuously challenging new genres."
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