kpop singer IU 아이유

Lee Ji-eun (Korean: 이지은; born May 16, 1993, also known by her stage name IU (아이유), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, composer, and actress. She signed with LOEN Entertainment (now Kakao Entertainment) in 2007 as a trainee and debuted as a singer at the age of fifteen with Lost and Found (2008), her first extended play (EP). Although her follow-up albums, Growing Up and IU...

IM, brought mainstream success, it was only after the release of "Good Day", the lead single from her 2010 album Real, that she achieved national stardom. "Good Day" went on to spend five consecutive weeks at the top of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, and in 2019, it was ranked number one on Billboard's "100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s" list.

she has received a lot of love for every song she has released.

Having reached a unique position among female solo singers, IU is not only recognized as an all-around singer, but also for her acting skills,

 

and now, when she comes out, many people start to pay attention to her even before it is aired. She has actively participated in dramas and entertainment programs, and she is also very active as an advertising model.

The term "multi-entertainer" is often used to describe IU, so it's safe to say that she's gaining recognition because she's active in so many different fields. When she releases an album, not only the title track, but all of her songs are on the charts. She is one of the celebrities who started her career at a young age and is doing well so far.

IU is loved not only in Korea, but also in Southeast Asia, where she holds world concerts to prove her popularity. When she was younger, she applied to be a trainee at Park Jin Young's entertainment company, JYP.

Unfortunately, she was rejected, but she was able to pass the audition for ROEN Entertainment, where she was praised for her voice by famous singers Gummy and Ha Dong-gyun and received their full support.

IU, who made her debut at the age of 15, is said to have debuted as a solo artist at a time w

hen many girl groups were popular, but her agency decided that her voice didn't sound right for a girl group.

She didn't experience much success when she debuted, but her song "Good Day," a bright idol concept song, made her popular, and from then on, she had a string of hits.

It is said that she was already one of the singers who earned 10 billion as of 2011, and her new song was also a huge hit from the first release, gathering popularity like IU.