Early life experience

IU, whose real name is Lee Ji-eun, is a Korean SOLO female singer. IU ranked third in Green AliensFC's "Highest-Paid Korean Idol Stars Ranking". IU has been very fond of listening to music since kindergarten and often goes to karaoke with her father. In the first grade of middle school, she was recommended by her physical education teacher to stand on the stage of the school performance. From that moment on, she had the idea of ??becoming a singer. She has participated in auditions 20 times, including the trainee auditions held by JYP Entertainment, but was rejected all times. In October 2007, she passed the audition of her current agency LOEN Entertainment and began her life as a trainee for more than 10 months, during which she received help from many musicians such as Xia Dongjun. Acting experience Lee Chi-eun Lee Chi-eun Lee Chi-eun Lee Chi-eun Lee Chi-eun Lee Chi-eun

In 2008, on September 18, IU appeared on M's music program "M! He made his official debut with the song "Mier" in "Countdown". On September 24, the first mini album "Lost and Found" was officially released. Sung Si Kyung also invited IU to sing the song "It's You" with him. In the same year, her first album "Lost And Found" was released, which featured the identity of a 15-year-old girl at the time. She made her official debut after only more than 10 months of practice.

In 2009, the first regular album "Growing Up" was officially released on April 16. The album's title song "Boo" became a finalist on SBS's music program "Inkigayo" within three weeks, and has achieved good results in other music programs and online sound source rankings. It was followed by the follow-up song "Isn't It!" (Rock ver.)" will continue album promotion until August 15th. On November 12, the second mini album "iu...im" was officially released. On November 13, the band returned on KBS's music program "Music Bank" with "Marshmallow" as the title song.

In 2010, IU's acting career reached its peak. The songs "Good Day" and "Nagging" released were at the top of major charts for several weeks. At the same time, these two songs It also made her a consistent winner in singing shows, and she also won the Golden Disk Award and the Seoul Music Awards. In the middle of the year, IU and 2AM member Seoyong sang the theme song "Nagging" for the MBC variety show "We Got Married". On June 27, the song won the first number one spot after debuting on SBS's music program "Inkigayo", and then on July 2, it also won the first place on KBS's music program "Music Bank". On December 9, the third mini album "Real" was officially released. Her three consecutive high-pitched singing skills in the album's title song "Good Days" attracted attention at the time, and she won the first three consecutive championships after her debut on SBS's "Inkigayo" and KBS's "Music Bank" with this song. And on M's music program "M! Countdown" won the first place. At the end of 2010, IU officially entered the field of acting, starring in the youth TV series "Dream High" and was loved by some viewers.

In 2011, the song "Good Days" was loved by many fans, but the short promotion time left IU with a lot of regrets. Therefore, on February 17, the revised mini-album "REAL+" containing 3 additional new songs was officially released. South Korean online music company Soribada listed "Good Day" as the most downloaded song in the first quarter of 2011. On March 20, he became one of the hosts 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 May 14, he participated in the "Tokyo Legend 2011" charity concert held by Japan's Fuji TV in Tokyo and was one of the 16 Korean performers. The performance was later broadcast on Fuji TV on July 17. On June 18, IU's 1004th day since her debut, she held her first official fan meeting and mini concert at AX-Korea. On July 13, he participated in the "Music Bank in Tokyo" concert held by KBS in Tokyo, Japan, and was one of the 15 Korean performers. On November 29, the second regular album "Last Fantasy" was released. All 13 songs in the album quickly occupied the 1st to 13th positions on the charts of major music websites.

Overseas, the album ranked first on the iTunes album chart; it ranked first in Japan and Australia; it ranked third in the United States and Canada; and it ranked tenth in New Zealand. On December 23, "Good Day" won the first place in the year-end results of KBS's music program "Music Bank". Throughout the year, the title song "You & I" of "Last Fantasy" won 6 and 3 consecutive awards in KBS "Music Bank" and SBS "Inkigayo" respectively.

In 2012, a SHOWCASE was held in Japan on January 24, 2012. On March 15, he participated in the "Music Bank in Vietnam" concert held by KBS in Hanoi, Vietnam, and was one of the seven Korean performers. On March 21, the Japanese single "Good Day" was released. The song ranked eighth on Japan's Oricon chart as soon as it entered the chart, and ranked sixth on the single-week chart. IU is one of the few Korean independent female singers to enter the top 10. In early April, the agency announced that it would hold her first Korean tour concert "REAL FANTASY". On May 11, the seventh single "Spring of Twenty" was released without any promotional activities. Among them, "Peach" and "Every End of the Day" have won the top three results many times. Starting in June, "REAL FANTASY" will be held in 6 different cities in South Korea, including Seoul and Busan. Due to preparations for the concert, he has to temporarily withdraw from hosting the SBS music program "Inkigayo" until the concert is over. On June 23, he participated in the "K-Pop Festival Music Bank in Hong Kong" concert held by KBS in Hong Kong during the concert, and was one of the eight groups of Korean performers. On July 18, the second Japanese single "You & I" was officially released. On December 29, he became one of the hosts of SBS's annual New Year's Eve music program "SBS Gayo Battle".

In 2013, IU ranked 8th on Forbes Korea’s celebrity list. In February, IU was appointed as the school’s violence prevention ambassador and honorary police officer. On January 26, IU was confirmed to play the lead role of Lee Soon-shim in the KBS weekend drama "The Best Lee Soon-shim". In early February, the Japanese album "Can You Hear Me?" 》The cover and style were revealed. On March 20, the first Japanese original mini album "Can You Hear Me?" was released in Japan. 》. In late July, it was announced that the third Japanese single "Monday Afternoon" would be released on September 11. The album tells the story of a woman who is looking forward to a chance to find her lost love. On July 28, IU announced on SBS's music program "Inkigayo" that that day would be her last time hosting the show, bidding farewell to her 2 years and 4 months of hosting duties. On August 25, after the finale of "Ace Big Star", IU released the duet song "Beautiful Song" with actor Cho Jung-seok online. On September 10, 2019, the complete MV for the third Japanese single "Monday Afternoon" was officially released in advance, and the song was officially released on the 11th. On September 17, it was officially confirmed that IU will return with the release of her third regular album "Modern Times" on October 7, and a set of concept photos with the album title were released. On September 18, IU conveyed her feelings about the 5th anniversary of her debut and expressed her gratitude to fans through the official Daumcafe. She also said that the filming of the new MV has just been completed and preparations for her comeback are almost complete. From September 23rd to October 4th, starting with "Between the Lips", the official will release a MV trailer for a song every two days. The album tracks will be released through the music website MelOn. At 0:00 a.m. on October 8, Korean time, the regular third album "Modern Times" audio source was officially launched. Following the second album "Last Fantasy", the 13 songs in the album once again occupied the 1st to 13th positions on the music chart. The next day, it reached "Perfect All-kill" on ichart's weekly rankings. The title song "Red Shoes" won the first place in all music programs in the second week after its return.

On October 22, IU took over the filming of the KBS drama "Beautiful Man", cooperating with Jang Keun Suk, playing the heroine Kim Boong, who is a relatively cute ordinary girl.

On October 30, IU appeared in the variety show "Hidden Singer 2". The show was subsequently aired on November 23, and IU also broke the record in the final round of the show, receiving 88 votes out of 100, and successfully won the championship. In addition, the episode also broke the show's two-season ratings record with an average ratings of 5.515%. On December 13, the company announced that IU plans to release a revised album "Modern Times - Epilogue" from the regular third album "Modern Times" on December 20, which will include two additional new songs "Friday Meet Me" and "Pastel Crayons". "Friday Meet" was composed by IU. The song directly conveys the excitement of love, and she invited Zhang Lizhen from junior History to sing the song. "Pastel Crayons" was co-produced by composers KZ and Junjaman***, and is also included in the soundtrack of the TV series "Pretty Man" starring IU. The album also includes the DVD of her second solo concert and a special album, with a total of 10,000 copies sold. At 9:00 pm Korean time on December 22, the song "Friday Meet" ranked first on Ichart's all-day charts. At 0 o'clock in the morning, the song reached "Perfect All-kill" again, becoming the second singer to win this title after ichart's revision. With "Friday Meet" ranking No. 1 on the US Billboard magazine's K-Pop Chart, IU, along with girl group Sistar and boy group Busker Busker, are the singers with four number one songs since the chart was established.

In 2014, IU held China's first Live Show at the Repulse Bay Art Center Grand Theater in Shanghai on March 21; on March 24, Li Zhien held a solo concert at the Nine Exhibitions in Hong Kong. Ranked tenth on Forbes' list of Korea's top ten celebrities in 2014. On May 9, IU's official Facebook stated that the sound source of the cover album "Flower Bookmark ()" will be released at 12 a.m. on May 16, and released a retro-style concept photo. The singers who collaborated on the album are senior singers Cho Deok-bae, Ku Long, Kim Chang-wan (), and Yoon Sang (?). At 0:00 a.m. on May 16, the sound source of "Flower Bookmark" was officially released. On the afternoon of May 17, the song "My Past Story" ranked first on Ichart's all-day charts. At 0:00 a.m. on May 19, the song "My Past Story" reached "Perfect All-kill", becoming IU's fifth song to win this title and the first singer to reach "Perfect All-kill" in 2014. From May 22nd to June 1st, IU held 8 small concerts "One More Step... Just That Much" at Mary Hall of Sogang University in Seoul. The songs performed included all seven new songs in "Flower Bookmark". The single "Zhaogedong" released at 0:00 on October 2, 2014, has broken the GENIE real-time chart for 7 consecutive times, the MelOn real-time chart has broken the chart 4 times in a row, and the entire network has achieved AK results. Lee Ji-eun Lee Ji-eun

On March 9, 2015, it was confirmed that she would join the KBS drama "The Producer", playing the role of a big star who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. On May 8, her self-composed song "Mood" ranked first on 8 websites including Melon, M, Ollehmusic, and Navermusic after its debut. The song was a gift to her fans. It is based on classical guitar. , the rhythm is simple and melodious, expressing the mood of missing an important person. ?On August 22, she and Park Myung-soo formed "GOD-G" for MBC's "Infinite Challenge Yeongdong Expressway Music Festival" and released the collaborative song "Leon". The song "Leon" was not only well-received at the music festival, but also topped the charts of nine major music sources including MelOn, Genie, Naver Music, Olleh Music, M, Monkey3, and Soribada, which is astonishingly powerful.

On October 12, IU’s management company LOEN TREE announced that IU will release the fourth mini album "CHAT-SHIRE" at 0:00 on October 23. This is her first new album one year and five months after she released a special cover album "Flower Bookmark" last year.

She personally participated in the songwriting of each song and the overall production of the album, and included her true story in it.

On October 19, IU will hold a solo concert tour to commemorate the release of her fourth mini album. IU plans to hold a "CHAT-SHIRE" solo concert at the Olympic Hall in Seoul Olympic Park from November 21st to November 22nd to have close contact with fans. This is IU's first national concert in 3 years after "REAL FANTASY" in 2012. At the concert, IU will not only release the title song "Twenty-Three" of the new album "CHAT-SHIRE" for the first time, but also Tell a story about the album. In addition, IU took this Seoul concert as a starting point and successively conducted concert tours in 4 cities including Busan, Daegu, and Gwangju.

At 0:00 a.m. on October 23, all the songs of IU’s fourth mini-album "CHAT-SHIRE" were released, and it successfully swept the major music charts in South Korea. And as of 7:30 a.m. on the 23rd, the album's title song "Twenty-Three" has occupied the first place on the charts of all eight Korean music sites including Melon, M, Olleh, Bugs, Geinie, and Soribada. Not only that. , "The Shower" (Chinese translation: "Once Blue"), "New Shoes", "Zeze", "Red Queen", "Knees", "Glasses" and other songs from the new album are also ranked on all eight music websites Occupying the top seven positions except for the first place, she shows her style of "Queen of Sound Sources". In addition, she personally participated in the writing, composing and producing of all the songs. It was also her gorgeous return after a year and five months. ?On October 29, IU attended the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards Ceremony and was awarded the Prime Minister's Commendation Award. She is also the youngest solo female singer to win this award. The Korean Popular Culture and Arts Award is an honor awarded by the state to recognize the achievements of popular culture and artists and award medals and commendations. This award recognizes her great contribution to the development of Korean popular culture.

From October 2015 to January 2016, IU held fan meetings in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, and Tokyo. IU prepared Chinese for every performance in China. Songs such as "Wedding Street" in Hong Kong, "Young" in Shanghai, "Zebra, Zebra" in Beijing and "Love" in Taipei, IU's sincerity has been recognized by the public.

On January 10, 2016, a fan meeting was held in Taiwan, and for the first time, they tried to cover Karen Mok's song "Love" in Hokkien. On February 3, he appeared on Hunan Satellite TV's Little New Year's Eve Gala to sing "Good Days" and "Marry You". On July 9, starting from Guangzhou, the "IU GOODDAY IN CHINA 2016" tour was held in seven Chinese cities, Changsha, Nanjing, Chongqing, Wuhan, Shenzhen and Chengdu?. On August 29, the starring costume drama, "Bu Bu Jing Xin: Ryeo" was broadcast simultaneously on multiple channels in Korea and overseas. In the drama, she played the role of Jie Shu?, a woman who traveled from the 21st century to the Goryeo era. On December 3rd and 4th, two consecutive "24 STEPS:ONE TWO THREE FOUR" concerts were held at the SK Handball Arena in Seoul Olympic Park, South Korea. In addition to bringing wonderful singing and dancing performances, they also held a first-ever concert with fans Sharing her inner world in the past few years?; On December 16th, the "IU CONCERT 24 STEPS IN HONG KONG" concert was held in Hong Kong at the Convention and Exhibition Center Exhibition Hall 5BC, and brought two "Wedding Invitation Street" and "Like You" A Cantonese song?.

On January 7, 2017, a concert was held in Taiwan and they sang a cover of Tian Fuzhen's "Little Lucky". On March 24, the sound source of the first single of the regular 4th album "Night Letter" was released. It became the first song to land at No. 1 after the revision of the Korean Melon music chart. On the 26th, it achieved "Perfect All-kill" on the eight major Korean music sites. . On April 7, the sound source of the second song "Love Is Not Smooth" was released, and "Perfect All-kill" was achieved on the 10th. On April 21, the fourth regular album "Palette" was officially released.

?On September 18th, at 7:00 a.m. Korean time, the sound source of the prelude song "Autumn Morning" for the second cover album "Flower Bookmark 2" was released and served as a gift to fans on the 9th anniversary of their debut? On the 20th, "Autumn Morning" achieved "Perfect All-kll". On September 22, the cover album "Flower Bookmark 2" was officially released. This is IU's first cover album released in 3 years after "Flower Bookmark" in 2014.

In 2018, he starred in the new tvN drama "My Uncle"?.

Main works Participated in TV dramas Premiere date Title Playing role Director Co-actor 2018 "My Uncle" Kim Won-seok Lee Sun-kyun, Na Moon-hee 2016 Bu Bu Jingxin: Ryeo Hae-soo, Go Ha-jin Kim Kyu-tae Lee Joon-ki, Kang Ha-neul, Nam Joo-hyuk 2015

Produced by cindy Yoon Sung-ho, Kim Soo-hyun, Cha Tae-hyun, Gong Hyo-jin 2013

Pretty Man Kim Pong-ho, Yoon Sang-ho, Jang Keun-suk, Lee Jang-woo, Han Chae-young 2013

Best Lee Soon-shin, Lee Soon-shin, Yoon Seung-seok, Jo Jung-seok, Lee Ji-hoon, Yoo In-na 2012

DREAM HIGH2 guest stars Lee Eung-bok, Kang So-ra, Jung Jin-woon, Park Ji-yeon 2012

Salamander Taoist and Shadow Operator guest-starred Park Seung-min and Choi Min-ho , Oh Dal-soo, Lim Won-hee 2011

Wele to the Show IU Jung Jung-hwa Nichkhun, Im Se-yong, Choi Sulli 2011

dream high Kim Pil-sook, Lee Eung-bok, Kim Soo-hyun, Bae Suzy, Alan Cheung's music album release date Album name 2017? Flower Bookmark 2 2017 Palette 2013

Monday Afternoon 2013

can you hear me 2013 Modern Times 2012 You & I 2012 Spring of Twenty 2012 Good Day 2011 I□U 2011 Last Fantasy 2011 Real+ 2010 REAL 2010 Nagging 2009 IU...IM(2nd?Mini?Album)? 2009 Growing Up 2008 Lost And Found Single Song Title Song Description Release Time?Autumn Morning 2017 "ThroughtheNight" (Letter of the Night) 2017 Heart? 2015 Zhaogdong - 2014 What You Mean Singing with Kim Chang-wan 2014 Theme song of Aion Korean server game Aion 4.0 2012 Like You Wanted - LikeYou feat. IU 2011 Wind The theme song of Roul Chicken Mom Duck 2011 Let's Catch The Bus CF 2011 Binghua feat. The theme song of Kim Yuna Kim Yuna's Kiss&Cry 2011 Grab My Hand Best Love OST Self-composed song 2011 I KNOW Bigbang Seungri 1st Mini Album Vvip 2011 Someday Dream High OST 2011 Gift Road For Hope 2010 Let's Go with.Various Artist G20 Seoul Summit Theme Song 2010 Money-wit. It's You/Me-with.Sung Si-kyung 2010 Lead-with. Believe in Love-with.Yoo Seung-ho 2010 Because I'm a Woman National Highway No. 1 OST Part.3 2010 The Fifth Finger Telecinema Project Vol.6 2010 Ning Zhan-with. Capital is First Love-with. Na Yoon Kwon 2010 That Kind of You 2009 Outsider Team 2009 Suga Luv (Bizniz feat. IU) The Brand New 1st Single 2009 Moon Fire Water Wood Metal Earth Sun-feat.Guardian Doo-feat. 2009 Mighty Mouth feat. IU Love Class 2009 3 views feat.IU 墬–Part3 2009 糳緷Araro 偁偷OST OST of Seondeok Queen OST 2009 Posted by E.S Wind Zhihua Siaoxiu OST Queen Seondeok OST 2009

You are Beautiful Run feat. IU Face-Off 2009 Danny Boy Paradise OST 2009 Program Host Time Title Position March 2011 - July 28, 2013 Popular Song Host August 19, 2012 - December 28, 2012 Most Strong Streak Quiz Show Q Hosted December 29, 2012 SBS Gayo Daejeon Hosted October 10, 2013 KBS Vitamin Special MC Hosted September 8, 2014 KBS2TV Iron Pan Relay Song Special MC Hosted December 27, 2015 SBS Gayo Daejeon host’s concert record

Date of the event

Concert name

Total number of shows 2012-6-2-2012-9-22 First show in Korea The 1st Korea Tour concert-REAL FANTASY 8 2012-1-24 Debut SHOWCASE 1 2012-5-28 friendship showcase 1 2012-7-19 FujiTV IU on Mezamashi Live 1 2012-9-17 Japan Friendship Concert 1 2013-3-27 Japan's first Fan meeting 1 2013--5-31 fan meeting 1 2013-11-23-2013-11-30 2013 Korea Modern Times Concert 3 2014 Hong Kong SHOWCASE 1 2015 Chat-Shire 7 2015 -2016 I&U 4 2016 IU GOODDAY IN CHINA 7 2016-2017 24 STEPS: ONE TWO THREE FOUR 4 Personal life

About the stage name

Lee Ji-eun's stage name is IU, where "I" refers to The "U" itself refers to the guest group, which means that he hopes that he and the audience will be together forever, and he also hopes that his singing can make the people who listen to the song scream. The name of Korean winter noodles is U-ana (Uaena), where "U" stands for you in English, and "ae" means "love" in Korean Chinese characters, and "na" also means "I" in Korean. ".

Emotional life

In January 2017, Jang Kiha and IU admitted that they had broken up.

Award record, time of award, title of award, award-winning work, notes, 2017 MAMA Best Female Singer Award, 2015 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, Prime Minister’s Commendation, 2014 SBS Inkigayo No. 1, besides Spring, Love, and Cherry Blossoms? Award-winning 2014 Inkigayo One Meets on Friday 2014 Music Bank 2014 MM! Countdown Red Dance Shoes 2014 3rd ? 2013 Singer of the Year Award (October Music Part) ? 2014 2013 Korea Forbes Celebrity List 10th ? 2013 2012 Korea Forbes Celebrity List 8th ? 2013 KBS Music Bank ? Red Dance Shoes 2013 MM! Countdown? 2013 KBS Drama Awards Best CP? 2013 KBS Drama Awards Newcomer Actress Award? 2012 2011 Korea Forbes Celebrity List third place? 2012 KBSMusic Bank year-end calculation: 18th Every End of the Day? 2012 KBSMusic Bank year-end Calculation: 9 You and Me? 2012 KBSMusic Bank 2012 JTBCMusic?On Top 2012 The 27th? Asia’s Top Three Newcomers Award? 2012 The 24th? Korea PD Awards Singer Category Award? 2012 The 9th? Korea Popular Music Awards Best Pop Song Award Good Day 2012 9th? Korean Popular Music Awards Best Song of the Year? 2012 9th? Korean Popular Music Awards Best Female Singer Award? 2012 5th? Kids Choice Awards? Best Female Singer Award? 2012 Asian Model Awards Popular Singer Award? 2012 4th Melon Music Awards Top Ten Singer Award? 2012 14th MAMA Awards Best Female Singer Award? 2012 MAMA Awards Best Female Singer Award? 2012 21st session? High1 Seoul Music Awards Main Award, Best Album Award? 2011 KBSMusic Bank Year-End Results: 1st Place? Good Days? 2011 KBSMusic Bank ?You and Me? 2011 KBSMusic Bank Year-End Results: 30th Place A Story Only I Don’t Know 2011 KBSMusic Bank You and Me 2011 SBS Inkigayo Good Day 2011 3rd Melon Music Awards Best Song Award Good Day 2011 3rd Melon Music Awards Top Ten Singer Awards 2011 13th MAMA Awards Best Individual Performance Award? 2011 MAMA Awards Best Female Singer Award? 2011 4th Session? Style Icon Awards10 Style Icon? 2011 20th Session? High1 Seoul Music Awards Main Award, Digital Music Award? 2010 66th Session? December Song of the Month Award You & I 2010 June Song of the Month Award Nagging? 2010 The 17th? Korea Performing Arts Awards New Generation Singer Award? 2010 The 25th? Korea Golden Disc Awards Ceremony Digital Sound Source Award? Nagging ? 2010 2nd Melon Music AwardsTop 10 ? 2010 Variety Newcomer Award, Best Teamwork Award Hero 2010 KBSMusic Bank Good Days 2010 SBS Popular Songs ? 2010 KBSMusic Bank No. 1 ? Nagging ? 2010 KBS-Music Bank No. 1 2008 November Best Album Award Lost and Found Social Activities

In February 2013, was appointed

As an honorary police officer? Li Zhien

In February 2012, he was appointed as the Police Department’s campus violence prevention publicity ambassador?.

In May 2011, he was selected as the image ambassador of the 2012 Lishui World Expo?. Character evaluation

"IU. Never put the blame on others. If it is good, it is the credit of the composer and staff. If it is not, look at yourself. She has strong self-esteem and no sense of victimization. She has internal strength at a young age. Strong. And very mature. On the contrary, I learned a lot." (Commentary by Kim E-na) Li Zhien

Li Zhien was selected into the list of "100 Most Beautiful Faces in the World in 2012", ranking 19th. name. (Reviewed by TC Candler, an American film review website) She is affectionately called the "national sister" by the Korean people. He has strong singing ability, and his "three treble" skills are much talked about. (People's Daily Online review)

IU Lee Ji-eun, who was born in 1993, was known as the "national sister" because of her sweet appearance and cute girl temperament. IU held a guitar and sang a cover of Girls' Generation's "Gee". Famous in China and Korea, the song is as sweet as its appearance. (Tencent Entertainment Review)