▷ Biography of IU (Kpop Singer) ◁ Age, height, pack, boyfriend, measurements

Who is UI?

Lee Ji-eun better known as IU is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actress and television host who has excelled in music with hits such as; Eight, Palette, bbibbi, Ending scene, Through the night, Can’t love you anymore, among others. Kpop singer and actress IU was born on May 16, 1993 in Seoul, South Korea and has also appeared as an actress in projects like; Hotel de la luna, Persona, Hyori’s Homestay, My sister, Shades of the Heart, among others.

IU Biography

Beginnings in the life of UI

Lee Ji Eun, better known in the art world as IU, was born on May 16, 1993 in Songjeong dong, Seoul, South Korea. It is our knowledge that from an early age she showed an interest in the world of entertainment, so she started going to acting classes. After finishing his elementary school studies, his family’s economic situation was seriously affected, and they made the decision to move to Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, which caused the separation of his parents and his brother, growing up in the care of her grandmother.

When she was in high school, she discovered her vocation for music, at the same time that she became interested in becoming a singer after being widely applauded for a performance in a school sports competition. This is how she attended 20 auditions in which she was unsuccessful, plus she was unfortunately scammed by various fake entertainment companies. She until her luck changed when the now famous K-pop singer IU found herself with Good Entertainment, where she had Yubin, Uee, Heo Ga yoon and Juan Hyoseong among her training partners. However, the company had financial problems, so she ended up bankrupt.

In 2007, IU signed a contract with LOEN Entertainment and moved to Bangbae in Seoul, and in 2008 she made her solo debut after a 10-month training period. It is also around this time that she formally adopted her stage name, which is an abbreviation of the phrase “I and You”. In addition, we cannot forget that in various interviews, the young singer has stated that due to the living conditions she had at that time, “she loved being in the studio”, since it provided her with a safe place to sleep and eat until she was satisfied. .

It is in this way that from the year 2018 the kpop singer IU began to take off with her artistic career , although her academic performance was affected, with the exception of the subject of Korean literature. In this way it was like her after graduating from high school in 2012, she made the decision to continue in the world of musical entertainment and no longer continue with higher education studies.

IU ‘s first mini album was known under the name “Lost and Found”, which contained 6 songs of which the most successful was the one titled “Lost Child”, which became a trend in the music market. ballads, since it belongs to a genre known as “Hybrid-Pop”. The lyrics of this song talk about growing mentally and broadening your horizons.

We cannot ignore the fact that IU became known in front of the entertainment press for her performance of this song on the M! Countdown on the date of September 18, 2008. In addition, thanks to the album in which this song was included, IUR earned the “Rookie of the Month” award from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea. . Despite the fact that it did not have a very good commercial reception, the young singer stated in an interview that: “My first album failed, but I am grateful for that. If I had succeeded as soon as I debuted, I wouldn’t thank my staff members, the popularity I have I’m enjoying now.”

Trajectory and artistic history of IU

Some time later, in 2009, he presented his first studio album, which he gave the title Growing Up, which contained a total of 16 songs, the most successful being the one known as “Boo”, in addition to “You know”.

It was IU ‘s single “Boo” that held the number 12 spot on the Melon Weekly Chart for a considerable amount of time. In addition to the fact that it is considered one of the driving themes of his path to success, since in contrast to “Los child” it is much more cheerful and talks about a more trivial topic: a popular girl who falls in love with a boy in whom never noticed before.

On November 12 of the same year, 2009, he presented his second mini album called IU..IM, whose most successful song was “Marhsmallow”, which combined 1960s rock rhythms with French pop. Thanks to this single, IU was listed in the top 10 music sites for the first time, appearing on the popular Melon and Bugs list.

Later, in 2010, IU  released the single “Nagging” and the song “Rain Drop”. What we can say about these productions is that “Nagging” is a ballad of the pop genre, whose lyrics tell us the story of a boring man and a woman who expresses how bad she feels in their dating relationship. We cannot leave aside that this song came to occupy an important position in the iChart, in addition to the first position for two consecutive weeks on the Gaon Weekly Digital Chart and the Gaon Monthly Digital Chart. Given this fame, the theme was used in the variety show known as We Got Married.

A short time later, on July 14 of that year, he released the single “Because I’ma Girl”, which was used as part of the music band of the drama called Road No.1. In addition to that it reached the sixth place on the Gaon Digital Chart.

It was also in this year that IU released the album Real, the title track of which was “Good Day,” which topped the real-time charts on major music streaming sites. We cannot ignore that it also ranked 43rd on the Gaon Annual Album Chart.

The following year, in 2011, IU  made her debut as an actress in the drama known as Dream High, in which she was in charge of the interpretation of the character named Kim Pil Sook, a student girl who is characterized by having a introverted personality, in addition to being overweight, but who has the firm dream of becoming a professional singer. In different interviews, singer IU has expressed that at first she had doubts about acting in this drama, but finally she decided on the musical part of her character, which ended up being a very pleasant experience for her. During the broadcast of this drama, she released the single “Someday,” which peaked at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart.

We cannot forget that it was the same way in 2011 when IU  released the album Real+, whose most successful song was “Only I didn’t know”. In the same way, it is our knowledge that she participated in the drama The Greatest Love, where she stood out for the song “Hold my hand”. Subsequently she released her second studio album Last Fantasy.

After so much success in her native country, it was in 2012 when IU made her debut in Japan with the single “Good Day”; while shortly after she made the presentation of the song “Peach”. We cannot ignore the fact that this year she released the album Spring of a Twenty Year Old, and undertook the concert tour called Real Fantasy.

Shortly after, in 2013, IU  released the studio album Modern Times, along with the EP Can you hear me? This is how we have IU’s artistic trajectory had great growth that made her appear on the small screen with her appearance in the television series: You art the best! (with the role of Lee Soon-shin) and Bel Ami (with the character of Kim Bo-tong).

The following year, in 2014, IU  released the A flower bookmark EP. While for 2015 she released the Chat-Shire EP. This is how in the television medium she was as Cindy in the Producers series and as if that were not enough, she was in the movie Real, in the series Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (as Go Ha-jin or Hae Soo), in the television program Hyori’s Homestay (season 1), and also released the studio album Palette .

Soon after, in 2018, IU  gave life to the character of Lee Ji-an in the series My Mister, as well as was a guest artist on the Eat with Class program. Then, in 2019, she made an appearance as herself in the series Persona and Hotel del luna.

Another great success would be recorded in her career when IU released the EP Eight, and surprised all her fans and followers when IU was part of the cast of the movie Broker.

Pack de IU

Although on social networks and the internet people search a lot for UI packs or photos in which they can be seen with little clothing or in sensual poses, the truth is that currently there is no UI pack other than those photos that the artist has published on their own networks and that could be considered as sexy.

How much is IU’s fortune?

This is one of the questions that people ask the most about UI and although they always end up answering it on other pages with “I don’t know” or “it depends” if there are some estimates that various web portals mention. IU has a fortune valued at more than 10 million dollars tax free and that undoubtedly makes this artist one of the highest paid and highest income personalities in his country. He would only need a few million more to enter the top 100 of the highest paid artists in her field.