Lim Young Woong fan cafe 'Hero Era' 9th anniversary... Surpasses 190,000 members and 4.2 billion won in cumulative donations

The official fan cafe of singer Lim Young Woong, ″Hero Era,″ celebrated its 9th anniversary on May 12. Established on May 12, 2017, ″Hero Era″ has been with Lim Young Woong since their early days and has now become a leading fan club in South Korea.

The number of members increased approximately 2,420 times, from 80 at the end of 2017 to 193,601 as of May 2026. Ranking first in fandom rankings, ″Hero Era″ led the voting enthusiasm during the airing of TV Chosun’s ″Tomorrow’s Mr. Trot,″ helping to create Lim Young Woong’s heyday. Since then, it has consistently maintained top positions in major popularity indicators such as music charts and brand reputation indices.

″Hero Era″ has continued various social contribution activities, including donations, blood donation certificate contributions, briquette deliveries, and disaster relief fundraising on Lim Young Woong’s birthday, debut anniversary, and holidays. The cumulative donation amount has exceeded 4.2 billion won. At concert venues, orderly viewing and voluntary cleanup activities are also practiced.

Lim Young Woong has often stated, ″The driving force of my life is Hero Era.″ In March, Lim Young Woong set a record for the highest cumulative streams on Melon with 13,490,700,000 plays and left a message through the fan cafe saying, ″I will continue to repay you with music that will remain forever in your precious time that you can listen to for a long time.″

Fans expressed on the 9th anniversary, ″Hero Era will always be with Lim Young Woong,″ and ″With the spirit of health and happiness, we will accompany you to the 10th and 20th anniversaries.″