# Im Young-woong — Melon

Arc: record chase
Scope: MELON
Artist: Im Young-woong — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/im-young-woong
On the record: 2026-08-10 to 2026-08-14 (Korea Standard Time)
Status: result — A result landed. The record chase may still continue.

## Beats

### 2026-08-10 — result
Korean press is saying his 10-year journey hit 14.3B Melon streams on his debut anniversary — no coincidence, just…
Figure as stated: "14.3B"
- source (topstarnews.net): https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=16159441
- retold by: mhnse.com

### 2026-08-14 — in_progress
His album 'IM HERO 2' just hit 1.5 billion streams on Melon — and he's still holding the all-time artist record there.
Figure as stated: "1.5 billion streams"
- source (newsclaim.co.kr): https://www.newsclaim.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=3072040

## Figures
As each source stated them: "14.3B" (2026-08-10), "1.5 billion streams" (2026-08-14)
These are different quantities, not a series — do not compare them.

## Method
Beats are grouped by Korea Standard Time day; a day's phase is the furthest this story got that day.
Retellings are listed under the day they belong to. Figures are quoted exactly as each source stated them.

Canonical page: https://ktrenz.com/story/im-young-woong-melon-streaming-milestone-record_chase-melon