Lim Young Woong, Melon Weekly Popularity Award No.1 + 36 wins in total... Double crown at Music Core and TMA with 'TtoTto'

Lim Young Woong stood out in various fields such as music charts, broadcasts, and award ceremonies by ranking first in the Melon Weekly Popularity Award with the new song ″TtoTto.″ Lim Young Woong topped the Melon Weekly Popularity Award in the third week of September with a total score of 70.37 points. ″TtoTto″ combined a voting score of 45.69 points and a weekly chart score of 24.68 points, surpassing Big Bang’s ″BiiG″ (62.03 points) in second place and Soyeon’s ″I’m Quitting″ (60.46 points) in third place. With this, Lim Young Woong set a record of 36 total wins for the Melon Weekly Popularity Award. Along with achievements on the music charts, Lim Young Woong continued to set records on the official YouTube channel. The music video for ″New York,″ released on the 8th, surpassed 1 million views as of the 21st. This song is included in the special digital album ″IM HERO 10,″ commemorating the 10th anniversary of the debut, and reached a million views in about two weeks after its release. On the 19th, Lim Young Woong won first place on MBC’s ″Show! Music Core″ with ″TtoTto,″ scoring a total of 7,485 points. The score included a perfect 5,000 points for digital and album sales and 1,000 points for live voting. On the same day, at the ″2026 The Fact Music Awards (TMA)″ held in Busan, Lim Young Woong won both the ″TMA Popularity Award″ and the ″Judges’ Special Award,″ achieving a double crown. Lim Young Woong’s dominance continued on the Idol Chart rating rankings. In the second week of September, Lim Young Woong received 316,078 votes, maintaining first place for 286 consecutive weeks. The rating was 4.99 points with 32,420 ″likes,″ confirming strong support from the fandom. Since being crowned the winner of TV Chosun’s ″Mr. Trot″ in 2020, Lim Young Woong has been active in various genres including trot, ballad, and pop. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the debut this year, Lim Young Woong is continuing active promotions such as a nationwide tour and the release of a commemorative album.