Singer Lim Young-woong's penthouse in the Myeongdong district of Seoul was once seized due to tax arrears, and it has recently come to light that the seizure has been lifted. Lim Young-woong's team stated that the late confirmation of the notice was due to the mailbox's location, and they confirmed that the seizure has now been lifted.
According to the music industry on the 26th, Lim Young-woong fell behind on paying local government tax and was seized by the Mapo District Office in October of last year for his penthouse home in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo.
Lim Young-woong's agency, Fish Music, explained, "Lim Young-woong's residence APT. is located on the 3rd floor, not on the basement or the 1st floor where the entrance is, which caused a delay in checking the mail for a certain period, resulting in him not receiving the local government tax notice and eventually receiving a seizure notice."
He also noted, "After becoming aware of this fact earlier this year, I immediately paid the tax, and the seizure has also been lifted. I sincerely apologize for this incident, which occurred due to not paying close attention."
Lim Young-woong purchased the highest-floor penthouse at the Myeongdong complex, which measures 223.31 square meters (67 pyeong) and has a supply area of 294.71 square meters (89 pyeong), for 5.1 billion won in September 2022. Despite the sluggish real estate market at the time, it traded at 5.1 billion won, a record high that was 1.72 billion won higher than the previous high of 3.38 billion won set in January 2019.