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IU 아이유

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Lee Ji-eun (Korean: 이지은; born May 16, 1993), also known by her stage name IU (아이유), is a South Korean singer-songwriter 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 the EP Lost and Found (2008). Although her follow-up albums brought mainstream success, it was only after the release of "Good Day", the lead single from her 2010 EP 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.

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IU (아이유) — verified Korean artist. Agency: EDAM Entertainment.

Details

• Genre: K-pop, ballad
• Birth Date: May 16, 1993
• Birth Name: Lee Ji-eun
• Nationality: South Korean
• Occupation: singer-songwriter and actress
• Debut: 2008
• Record Label: LOEN Entertainment
• Occupations: 싱어송라이터, 작곡가, 배우
• Debut Year: 2008년
• Debut Work: 로스트 앤 파운드

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