Song Review: Lim Young Woong: IM HERO 2: Eternal Moment

  • Release date: 2025 August 29

  • Album tracklist: Unread Message, ULSSIGU, Eternal Moment, Wild flower, Left in the Rain, Wonderful Life, Melody for You, Don't look back at me, I'm sorry, But..., I'm HERO, A Song For Us

  • Album runtime: 39 minutes

 This is The Dude. I know this man only as the guy that grabs music show wins every time he puts something out because the older ladies get voting circles together and aggressively vote for him. Well, that's not entirely true. I do have one of his songs in my regular listening playlists, and he has a stunning, gorgeous, rich voice. So this is a case where I accept I'm likely going to be writing his name in my weekly music show wins quite a bit for the next however long, but I'm also not mad about it. His voice is simply too good for any resentment. Right now. I may get irritated with the lack of variety as I usually do when one group/individual/song is dominant for more than a few weeks, but that's also a problem for Future Fangirl. But also, I need to point out that the run time is kind of sexy. Not a single song is under 2:30, and there are two (2) over four minutes. 

His voice. Just. Wow. I'm going to have to come back to this in a minute, because I need a second to not focus on him.

The instrumental is the least interesting thing about this song, which is probably a good thing considering the nature of the type of song. The guitar forms the main backbone of the song, but there's also a soft, twinkling, fairy-like chime effect that comes up frequently enough that it's never a surprise when it shows up, but it's not constant enough that you get tired of it. This is a house guest which does not overstay its welcome. 

Okay, I just picked up the weirdest musical desire. I'd love to hear him do a cover of Defying Gravity, from Wicked. I doubt it will ever happen, but I now really, really want it to happen. Did I accidentally leave this on repeat? Yes, yes, I did. But I also have zero problem with this. The way he moves through the song, unafraid to dip up into his falsetto when he needs to, makes the song feel effortlessly sung, which simultaneously giving it quite the smooth finish to the song. 

A vibes and visuals music video. Well, I suppose it cannot be perfect, though there is a bit of symbolism and metaphor. Something about the music video feels a little weird and a little artificial, which it obviously is considering the dreamy unreality of what's going on, but there's a difference between "This wouldn't happen naturally" and "something is wrong with this."

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