Lim Young-woong's "Do Or Die" - Publisher Royalties

This listing features publishing royalties from the K-pop hit “Do Or Die” by Lim Young-woong, one of South Korea’s most celebrated vocalists. Known for blending traditional Korean trot influences with contemporary pop production, Lim has built a loyal, multi-generational fanbase and consistently ranks among the top-streamed artists in the country.

The catalog is still early in its earning history, with a Dollar Age of 2.23 years. A lower Dollar Age means the earnings profile reflects more recent consumption trends and current market dynamics, rather than legacy-era activity. For investors, this provides a clearer view into how the asset is performing in today’s streaming environment.

Streaming makes up the majority of earnings, demonstrating sustained listener demand across digital platforms and highlighting the track’s active presence within the global K-pop market.

Lim Young-woong is one of South Korea’s most celebrated singers, first rising to prominence as the champion of Mr. Trot, a hit televised talent competition that revitalized the traditional trot genre and turned him into a national household name.

His single "Do or Die," released on October 9, 2023, marked a bold shift from his ballad and trot roots into high-energy pop. The song debuted at No. 1 on South Korea’s Circle Digital Chart, topped the Circle Monthly Download Chart for consecutive months, and earned Song of the Year at the 2025 KOMCA Copyright Awards. It also spent 8 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) chart and remained on the chart for a total of 12 weeks by January 2024. The track became the fastest song of 2023 to reach No. 1 on Melon, South Korea’s most influential music streaming service, claiming the TOP100 top spot in just three hours. It also charted on YouTube Korea’s Weekly Popular Music Video chart for approximately 18 consecutive weeks. The music video quickly climbed Korean streaming charts, entering Melon’s “Hall of Fame” within 24 hours with 1,697,100 first-day streams, including the first million in just 14 hours — the 33rd-fastest achievement in Melon’s history.

How This Investment Works. As the winning bidder, you will collect 100% of payments until you receive the fixed amount of $63,000 from this asset. 

Early Repayment. The seller of this asset can repay the remaining advance balance at any time. For example: If after two years, this asset has paid you $27,000 and the seller wants the royalty stream back, they can pay you $36,000 to reclaim the royalties.

Earnings Note. The earnings data reflects a 10% tax withheld under the U.S. tax treaty with South Korea.

Earnings Note. Payments from this payor require invoicing. A 10% administrative fee will be applied to each statement to account for this additional processing. 

Exchange Rates. Royalties for this asset are reported by Joombas Publishing in South Korean Won (KRW). To calculate royalty payments in U.S. Dollars (USD), Royalty Exchange applies the average historical exchange rate for the distribution month (via X-rates.com).

Future royalties will be paid to Royalty Exchange in KRW converted to USD upon receipt, and then paid in USD to the winning investor. The receiving bank may increase the exchange rate by up to 2.5% as a transaction fee. 

This catalog cannot be added to the Secondary Market of The Exchange.