Singer Lim Young-woong continued his record-breaking streak by surpassing 12.5 billion cumulative streams on Melon on October 4. As of that date, Lim Young-woong's total streams on Melon reached 12,504,160,000. He added 100 million streams in just 14 days after recording 12.4 billion cumulative streams on September 20.

On June 18, 2024, Lim Young-woong surpassed 10 billion cumulative streams, earning a place as a 'Diamond Club' artist. This achievement placed him alongside the globally popular group BTS and set a record as the top solo artist. In January 2023, he was selected as a 'Gold Club' artist in Melon's Hall of Fame for having between 5 billion and less than 10 billion cumulative streams.

On August 29, he released his first full-length album in three years and two months, 'IM HERO 2.' This album highlighted Lim Young-woong's unique presence by achieving high viewership and popularity through SBS variety show 'Bachelor Hero' and KBS 2TV's 'Immortal Songs - Lim Young-woong and Friends' episode.

Lim Young-woong performed new songs on various music shows including KBS 2TV's 'Music Bank,' MBC's 'Show! Music Core,' SBS's 'Inkigayo,' and Mnet's 'M Countdown.' All these broadcasts recorded their highest viewership ratings of the year, proving Lim Young-woong's popularity.

Starting from October 17 to 19 at Songdo Convensia, he will kick off the Incheon concert and launch the 2025 national tour concert 'IM HERO.' This tour will travel across the country, continuing his meetings with fans. Through this concert, Lim Young-woong plans to hold a sky-blue festival and communicate with the audience.