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South Korea (2008 – present)

IU (KR: 아이유) (b. 이지은 / Lee Ji Eun, May 16, 1993) is an award-winning South Korean singer-songwriter and actress signed to LOEN Entertainment. She debuted in 2008 to much acclaim for her vocal ability but did not find mainstream success until 2010 with 잔소리 (“Nagging”) which became her first number one hit. She is now best known for her number one singles 좋은 날 (“Good Day”), 너랑 나 (“You and I”), Someday, 나만 몰랐던 이야기 (“The Story Only I Didn’t Know”), 그대네요 (“It’s You”), 복숭아 (“Peach”) and 하루 끝 (“Every End of the Day”). Her popularity is such that she is colloquially known in South Korea as the “nation’s little sister”.

2008: Debut
IU debuted on a Korean music program called M! Countdown in September 18, 2008. On September 23, 2008, she released her first mini-album, Lost and Found, in which the most famous song was the title track, “Missing Child.” However, the album was not commercially successful. It wasn’t until her follow-up album that she succeeded in breaking into the mainstream.

2009
On April 16, 2009, IU launched her first full album, titled Growing Up, with the lead promotional number “Boo.” Within three weeks, “Boo” went up to the #1 contenders for SBS Inkigayo, and her name also went up twice on Take 7 together with other notable artists like SG Wannabe and Younha. The song also did well on KBS Music Bank K-Chart, on Mnet M!Countdown chart, and on various online music charts.

In 2009, IU sang the ending title song, “Araro”, for the acclaimed MBC drama Queen Seon Duk, where she was recommended by the director, Sam Kim, citing her “clear tone and her lyrical sensibility.” She was also featured on Mighty Mouth’s album Love Class in the song “희망사항.
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  • Gyauttung

    Happy birthday <333333[2]

    16 May 7:34pm Reply

  • sebtana

    Happy birthday <333333

    15 May 5:30pm Reply

  • karlo_98

    Happy 20th/21st Birthday! <3

    15 May 3:16pm Reply

  • milksweat

    no one is pure. no one can know how IU really is but the ones who actually have seen her real persona.

    12 May 10:11pm Reply

  • AyuYamada

    she's my angel ♥

    11 May 2:42pm Reply

  • asitisgo

    I LOVE HER VOICE!!! SO SWEET

    9 May 1:43pm Reply

  • z-usu

    nho

    8 May 10:14pm Reply

  • ChubbysChicken

    remember when IU was pure? *sigh*

    6 May 12:01pm Reply

  • ParkSooGi

    The age of the cathedrals is an amazing reprise !!! THANK YOU SO MUCH IU ! ♥

    5 May 7:40pm Reply

  • procrastrinart

    voice-mail ♥

    11 Apr 3:41am Reply

  • sebtana

    ah mudaram de novo já rs

    6 Apr 7:44pm Reply

  • sebtana

    main <333

    6 Apr 5:00pm Reply

  • TheClintonio

    This new EP is absolutely amazing. I brought the limited edition with Age of Cathedrals. The boxart is lovely!

    5 Apr 3:33am Reply

  • Myrraan

    v no, I must listen to The Age of Cathedrals every morning and before I'm going to bed. I am so addicted to that song, and the lyrics is beautiful, mysterious and her english is so good. IU, I love you from botten of my heart. <3

    4 Apr 1:56am Reply

  • micha4D

    IU definitey bring out a lot in her new japanese album. every song has different vibes and I love all! am I the only one who loves The Age of Cathedrals? ._. it's mysterious I like! and then Beautiful Dancer <3 and she definitely got the R&B Jpop vibe in Truth <3

    30 Mar 5:35pm Reply

  • PARKeunji

    Fairytale is perfect <3 [3]

    27 Mar 1:19am Reply

  • atsu-ko

    beautiful dancer is positively gorgeous ♥

    26 Mar 10:27pm Reply

  • bunchaax3

    Fairytale is perfect <3 [2]

    26 Mar 1:09pm Reply

  • Haneul_k

    I only love Truth and Like New World :(

    25 Mar 8:53pm Reply

  • BabiEverx

    Fairytale is perfect <3

    25 Mar 2:22am Reply
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