In the December 2025 singer brand reputation analysis, BTS ranked first, Lim Young-woong second, and IVE third. The Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute analyzed 108,476,322 pieces of big data related to singer brands over one month from November 27 to December 27, 2025, to derive these results.

Lim Young-woong's brand recorded a participation index of 954,713, media index of 1,850,551, communication index of 1,282,405, and community index of 1,967,432, resulting in a brand reputation index of 6,055,100. This represents a 10.50% decrease compared to the November brand reputation index of 6,765,253. The institute identified the core keywords of Lim Young-woong's brand as fandom community and spending the year-end together.

Despite the decline in figures, communication and community indices centered on Lim Young-woong's fandom were still evaluated to be at a high level. Lim Young-woong decorated the year-end with a performance in Gwangju, the final city of his 2025 national tour. At the Gwangju concert, the area around the venue was dyed sky blue, reaffirming the cohesion of the fandom.

Lim Young-woong will continue his performance activities in 2026. The first concert of the new year will be held in Daejeon, taking place from January 2 to 4 at Exhibition Hall 2 of the Daejeon Convention Center. Afterwards, concerts will continue from January 16 to 18 at Gocheok Sky Dome, and from February 6 to 8 at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1, Halls 1 and 2.

These activities of Lim Young-woong play an important role in strengthening communication with the fandom and maintaining brand reputation. He receives continuous support through close relationships with fans, which is expected to have a positive impact on future concert schedules.

Lim Young-woong values communication with fans and further strengthens fandom cohesion through various activities. His performances have become a place of communication with fans beyond a simple musical experience. In this regard, Lim Young-woong is expected to continuously develop his relationship with fans in the future.

Having successfully completed the last performance of 2025, Lim Young-woong plans to continue active activities in 2026. His brand reputation, based on communication with fans, is judged to maintain a positive trend going forward.