Lee Ji-eun, whose stage name is IU, was born on May 16, 1993 in Seoul, South Korea. She is a Korean female singer, actress and host.
Li Zhien has been very fond of listening to music since kindergarten, and often goes to sing karaoke with her father. In the first grade of middle school, she stood on the stage of a school performance on the recommendation of her physical education teacher. From that moment on, she came up with the idea of ??becoming a singer. She has participated in 20 auditions, including the trainee auditions held by JYP Entertainment, but was rejected all times. In October 2007, she passed the audition of LOEN Entertainment and began her 10-month trainee life. During this period, she received help from many musicians such as Xia Dongjun.
On September 18, 2008, he sang the song "Mier" on the Mnet music program "M! Countdown" and made his official debut; on September 24, he released his first mini album "Lost And Found" , the album features her identity as a 15-year-old girl.
On April 16, 2009, the first regular album "Growing Up" was released. The title song "Boo" became a candidate for the SBS music program "Inkigayo" within three weeks of its release. The program and online music source rankings have also achieved good results. On November 12, the second mini album "IU...Im" was released. The title song is "Marshmallow", which describes the mood of first love.
In June 2010, he sang the theme song "Nagging" for the MBC variety show "We Got Married" with 2AM member Im Seoyong***, and won the SBS "Inkigayo" award for this song. The first number one after their debut, and then the same number one on KBS's "Music Bank", and topped the song charts for three consecutive weeks. In September, he collaborated with Cheng Shixuan to sing the song "It's You". On December 9, the third mini album "Real" was released. Her three consecutive high-pitched singing skills in the title song "Good Day" attracted attention. With this song, she won the first place in SBS's "Inkigayo" and KBS's "Music Bank". "Won the first three consecutive championships after debut; on December 10, won the Digital Sound Source Award at the 25th Korea Golden Disc Awards.
In January 2011, she made her first appearance in a TV series, playing the role of Kim Pil-sook, a girl with amazing singing ability, in the school drama "Dream High", and sang the episode "someday". On February 17, the revised mini-album "REAL+" containing 3 new songs was officially released[30]? On March 20, he became the regular host of the SBS music program "Inkigayo". In May, she sang the theme song for the cartoon "Ya Ya, the Hen Walking Out of the Yard". On June 18, the first official fan meeting and mini concert was held. On July 13, he participated in the KBS "Music Bank in Tokyo" concert. On November 29, the second regular album "Last Fantasy" was released. All 13 songs, including the title song "You and Me", occupied the 1st to 13th positions on the charts of major music websites. The number of downloads in the week after the album was released It has exceeded 7 million times, with a total download volume of more than 17 million times, and is at the top of the overseas music rankings. On December 23, with the song "Good Day", he won the first place in the year-end settlement of KBS "Music Bank".
In 2018, starred in tvN’s new drama "My Uncle"