Lee Ji-eun (Korean: ì ´ì§€ì €; Hanja: æ ŽçŸ¥æ ©; born May 16, 1993),
known professionally as IU (Korean: ì•„ì ´ìœ ), is a South Korean
singer-songwriter and actress. She signed with Kakao M (formerly LOEN
Entertainment) in 2007 as a trainee and debuted as a singer at the age
of fifteen with her album Lost and Found. Although her follow-up
albums, Growing Up and IU...IM, brought mainstream success, it was
after the release of "Good Day" (Korean: ì¢‹ì € ë‚ ), 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 position of
South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, and in 2019 it was ranked number one
on Billboard magazine's 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s.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 marked a departure from her
earlier 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 composer of her own album.IU has released a
total of four studio albums and nine extended plays in her career,
scoring three number-one albums and twenty-four number-one singles on
the Gaon Music Charts. One of the best-selling solo acts in the
group-dominated K-pop industry, she has been included on Forbes
magazine's annual Korea Power Celebrity list since 2012 and reached a
peak ranking of number three that year. 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.
known professionally as IU (Korean: ì•„ì ´ìœ ), is a South Korean
singer-songwriter and actress. She signed with Kakao M (formerly LOEN
Entertainment) in 2007 as a trainee and debuted as a singer at the age
of fifteen with her album Lost and Found. Although her follow-up
albums, Growing Up and IU...IM, brought mainstream success, it was
after the release of "Good Day" (Korean: ì¢‹ì € ë‚ ), 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 position of
South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, and in 2019 it was ranked number one
on Billboard magazine's 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s.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 marked a departure from her
earlier 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 composer of her own album.IU has released a
total of four studio albums and nine extended plays in her career,
scoring three number-one albums and twenty-four number-one singles on
the Gaon Music Charts. One of the best-selling solo acts in the
group-dominated K-pop industry, she has been included on Forbes
magazine's annual Korea Power Celebrity list since 2012 and reached a
peak ranking of number three that year. 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.
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