Jo Young-soo, Lim Young-woong Effect Strong... "Move-in Possible at Jamsil L Tower"

Composer Jo Young-su appeared on KBS Joy's "20th Century Hit Song" on the 11th. / Photo by KBS Joy broadcast capture

[Asia Economy Online Issue Team] Composer Jo Young-soo named trot singer Lim Young-woong's "I Believe in Only You Now" as his copyright royalty hit song.

On the afternoon of the 11th, Jo Young-soo appeared on the cable channel KBS Joy entertainment program "20th Century Hit Song," where MC Kim Hee-chul mentioned, "You even ranked first in copyright royalty income," to which Jo Young-soo replied, "Thankfully, there have been several articles like that," and added, "Many people talk to me mostly about copyright royalties."

Jo Young-soo selected "I Believe in Only You Now," which he composed in 2020, as his copyright royalty hit song. This song became widely known to the public after being sung by singer Lim Young-woong.

Then Kim Hee-chul asked, "How much are the royalties for this song?" and "Do you think you could move your address to Jamsil L?" Jo Young-soo surprised everyone by answering, "I might be able to move my address. Not yet, but in the future."

Meanwhile, Jo Young-soo debuted as a composer in 1996 with "Saerunagi" at the MBC College Song Festival. He has worked on various genres including Olympic ceremony music, military songs, school anthems, pop songs, and trot. It is reported that over 700 of his songs are currently registered with the Korea Copyright Association.

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