IU was born Lee Ji-eun on May 16, 1993, in Songjeong-dong, Seoul, South Korea. According to IU, she was born into … See more

After training for ten months, IU made her debut in 2008 under her stage name, conceived by LOEN to mean "I and You become one through music." She performed her debut single, "Lost Child" (Korean: … See more

IU has been credited for writing over seventy-two songs over the course of her career, including music for her career as a solo artist, songs for other performers and various songs for film or drama. The first two songs f… See more

Since her debut in 2008, IU has received over 200 award nominations, winning over 100 of them. She has won twenty-one Melon Music Awards, sixteen Gaon Chart Music Awards, five Korean Music Awards, eleven … See more

IU has donated all the proceeds from her fan meetings since 2011. Since February 2012, she has been an ambassador for South Korea's National Police Agency in their anti-bullying campaigns in schools; she was m… See more

South China Morning Post estimated her net worth to be around US$31–45 million, making her the wealthiest female Korean idol singer.
On October 8, 2015, IU and indie rock singer … See more