Lim Hyung-joo, the ‘world-renowned pop opera master’ who became a millionaire at the age of 20, will reveal his honest income for the first time on TV through ‘The Millionaire Next Door’.

On EBS and E Channel co-produced show ‘Seo Jang-hoon’s Millionaire Next Door ‘, which will air at 9:55 PM today(25th),’ Pioneer of Korean pop opera, legend of the world pop opera ‘Lim Hyung-joo will appear.Excluding brief news reports or on-stage performances, Lim Hyung-joo’s last appearance on a public broadcast is ‘15 years’ ago, which makes it all the more meaningful.

In particular, it is known that Lim Hyung-joo has received many love calls from broadcasters wanting to make documentaries about his life, but he has turned them all down.Anticipation is high for him, as he will appear on public broadcast for the first time in 15 years through ‘The Millionaire Next Door’, and will also reveal the touching stories of Lim Hyung-joo’s life behind the scenes and his 400-pyeong mansion.

Lim Hyung-joo drew attention when he said, “I’m qualified since I became a millionaire at the age of 20” after much deliberation as to why he decided to appear on “The Millionaire Next Door.” Lim Hyung-joo was the first Korean musician to sign a contract with one of the world’s four major record labels, and in 2003, he became the second Korean artist to earn more than 100 million won per performance, following Jo Soo-mi.When Lim Hyung-joo’s album contract fee, per-performance fee, and number of performances were all revealed, Seo Jang-hoon could not hide his surprise, saying, “No matter how conservative I estimate, she must have earned more than 50 billion won.”

At the inauguration ceremony of the late President Roh Moo-hyun in 2003, Lim Hyung-joo sang the national anthem solo at the age of 17, the youngest person in constitutional history.This image was deeply engraved in the minds of many citizens, and Lim Hyung-joo rose to stardom overnight as the “patriotic boy.” Lim Hyung-joo reveals the behind-the-scenes story, saying, “When I first received the offer, I thought it was a voice phishing scam.”

The behind-the-scenes story of the presidential inauguration ceremony stage where Lim Hyung-joo, an unknown 17-year-old rookie, overcame numerous objections to become the youngest singer ever to sing can be seen on ‘Seo Jang-hoon’s Millionaire Next Door’ on EBS and E Channel at 9:55 PM on Wednesday the 25th.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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