Lim Young Woong revealed a surprise appearance during a family trip to Sapporo, Japan. On the 22nd, a video titled "Sapporo 3 Days 2 Nights Vlog" was uploaded on the YouTube channel 'Lim Young Woong'. In the video, Lim Young Woong announced that his family was on a trip to Japan and revealed his plan to secretly join them on the last day to surprise them. He moved cautiously, staying at the accommodation to avoid being noticed by his family, and succeeded in meeting them at a restaurant.

When Lim Young Woong appeared at the restaurant, his grandmother stood up and danced, saying, "Is this a dream? Or reality?" and showed tears of joy. Looking at Lim Young Woong, she gave him words of encouragement, saying, "Making money is good, but be good to your mom. Get married soon, too." Lim Young Woong responded with a smile. Additionally, his grandmother complimented Lim Young Woong's recently changed blonde hairstyle, saying it looked "cool."

In the video, Lim Young Woong said, "I have to go prepare for the next project. I plan to dye my hair black again." Since his debut in 2016, he won the final championship on TV Chosun's 'Tomorrow is Mr. Trot' in 2020 and has been active in various genres such as trot, ballad, and dance. In March, he surpassed 13.6 billion cumulative streams on Melon, ranking first in history.

Meanwhile, it was reported that Lim Young Woong received approximately 14.5 billion KRW in settlement money from his agency, Molgogi Music, last year. According to the audit report of the one-person agency Molgogi Music, the artist service fees amounted to about 14.56 billion KRW, and including an interim dividend of 1 billion KRW received as a shareholder, the total amount received reached approximately 15.5 billion KRW. Lim Young Woong is scheduled to hold a solo concert, 'IM HERO - THE STADIUM 2,' at Goyang Sports Complex in September.