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IU (아이유) is a South Korean solo singer-songwriter and actress. She uses her name Lee Ji-eun for her acting projects.

She signed with Kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment) in 2007 as a trainee and began her music career at the age of 15 with her debut album, Lost and Found. Her follow-up albums, Growing Up and IU…IM, brought her mainstream success, but it was through “Good Day” (Korean: 좋은 날), the lead single from her 2010 album Real, that she achieved national stardom.

With the success of her 2011 albums, Real+ and Last Fantasy, IU established herself as a formidable force on the music charts of her native country and further cemented her girl next door image as Korea’s “little sister”. 2011 also saw her first foray into songwriting with “Hold My Hand”, which was written for the television series The Greatest Love. IU’s third full-length album release, Modern Times (2013), showcased a more mature style that was a departure from her established girlish image, with several tracks reaching the top 10 positions on Gaon Digital Chart. While her subsequent releases, including albums A Flower Bookmark, Chat-Shire, and Palette continued to deviate from the mainstream K-pop style, IU retained her dominance on music charts. Chat-Shire marked the first time she is credited as the sole lyricist and producer of her own album.

IU has released four studio albums and nine extended plays, scoring three number-one albums and twenty-two number-one singles on the Gaon Music Charts. As one of the best-selling solo artists in the K-pop industry, which is dominated by boy and girl groups, she has been included on Forbes magazine’s annual Korea Power Celebrity list since 2012, reaching a peak ranking of number three in 2012. Billboard recognized IU as the all-time leader of its Korea K-Pop Hot 100 chart with the most number-one songs and the artist who has held the number-one position for the most number of weeks. According to a Gallup Korea survey, she was the most popular idol and artist among South Koreans in 2017.

Aside from her music career, IU has also ventured into hosting radio and television shows, as well as acting. Following her supporting role in teen drama Dream High and minor appearances in several television series, IU starred in You’re the Best, Lee Soon-shin, Pretty Man, The Producers, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, My Mister, Persona and Hotel del Luna.

Lee Joon Gi And IU Talks About Their Hopes To Return With “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo” Season Two

Advertisements What Lee Joon Gi And IU are saying about “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo” is making fans even more hopeful it’ll return with a second season. On April 17, Lee Joon Gi celebrated his birthday by holding a special Naver NOW show called “DREAM.” During the show, IU called in and congratulated him with […]

Sweet Sorrow ft. IU – Small Room (작은 방)

Advertisements Sweet Sorrow ft. IU Small Room (작은 방) In my small and narrow room, all of me is there My shaky youth, my poor love My unresolved worries, they all live there All of my bleak past days In my deep and dark, small room, all of me lived there The youth I dreamed […]

IU’s Voice Is So Perfect It Sounds Like All She Does Is Eat CDs On The Daily

Advertisements We all know IU is a great singer, but her ability to sing perfectly without any background music proves once again that she is the queen of vocals. Although her voice is perfect as it is, the way it sounds with just her voice is on another level. Some refer to it as a […]

Sunmi Modestly Names Her “Hoobae” IU As The Unrivaled Top Female Solo Artist In Korea

Advertisements Sunmi recently starred in a 1theK Originals video, Look Me Up, where she searched her own name in various online portals and showed real-time reactions to what he found.  Sunmi searched her own name on Melon, top music steaming website in Korea, and read the comments left on her hit MV, “24 Hours.” Your […]

IU Guests on tvN’s ‘House On Wheels’

Advertisements According to media outlet reports on June 30, IU is confirmed to appear on ‘House On Wheels’ as the program’s fourth guest, as a close friend of Yeo Jin Goo! The ongoing tvN reality series stars actors Sung Dong Il, Kim Hee Won, and Yeo Jin Goo. Each week, the three cast members travel […]

Top 5 Kpop MVs: Pop and Ballad BATTLE

Advertisements The new releases this week are a battle between sweet ballads and solid, in-your-face pop. What side will you take? Read on and decide! My New Kpop to Spin playlist is OVERFLOWING. Come check it out! ONEUS – “Come Back Home” (Road to Kingdom) You HAVE to check out this Oneus performance! The song […]

IU – Into the I-LAND (English Lyrics Translation)

Advertisements Artist: IU Song: Into the I-LAND (English Translation) Album: Into the I-LAND Year: 2020 Lyrics: I got pushed, I got washed ashore In front of the door of my long-awaited dream There’s a little song inside me And that little song has brought me here Even though it’s lonely, there’s no place to lean on Even though it’s […]

IU – Into the I-LAND (Han/Rom Lyrics)

Advertisements Artist: IU Song: Into the I-LAND Album: Into the I-LAND Year: 2020 Hangul: I got pushed 떠밀려 왔어 오래도 찾아 헤맨 꿈의 문 앞에 내 안에 그 작은 노래가 작은 노래가 날 여기 데려왔어 외로워도 기댈 곳 없이 괴로워도 멈춤 없이 그저 참고 견딘 시간의 의미를 이제야 나 널 만난 후에야 손잡은 후에야 그 […]

JeA feat Moonbyul – Greedyy (English Lyrics Translation)

Advertisements Artist: JeA Song: Greedyy (English Translation)(feat. Moonbyul) Album: Greedyy Year: 2020 Lyrics: girls be ambitious, own more, whatever it may be There are so many things that are such a waste to give to others Everyone tells you the same line as if promised, be good If you don’t wanna you don’t have to, […]

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