IU (아이유) is a South Korean Actress and Singer. She made her debut on 18 September 2008 under Kakao M. She is now under EDAM Entertainment.
Her stage name is IU (아이유). Her Birth Name is Lee Ji Eun (이지은). She was born on 16 May 1993. Her age is 29 years old as of 2022. She is Korean by Nationality. Her Zodiac sign is Taurus. Her MBTI Type is INFJ.
Check out and follow IU’s Social Media accounts:
Instagram: @dlwlrma
Twitter: @_IUofficial, @lily199iu
YouTube: 이지금 [IU Official]
Facebook: 아이유(IU)
vLive: IU
Fan Cafe: IU
Early Life:
She was born in Seoul, South Korea.
She attended Dongduk Women’s High School.
Not much is known about her early life.
Physical Appearance:
She is Young, beautiful, and hot. She has a slender figure. She is hugely popular among youth. She looks like a doll. She has Slim Build. Her looks make her look younger than her actual age. She has black eyes and brown hair. She has beautiful eyes that look very appealing and long silky hair.
Her height is around 5’4” (173 cm) and her weight is around 47 kg (103 lbs). Her Blood type is “O”.
Family, Religion & Boyfriends:
She has parents and a younger brother in the family.
She was rumored to date Super Junior‘s Eunhyuk. The rumor started with a mysterious picture uploaded on IU’s Twitter on 10 Nov 2012 in which IU was in pajamas and shirtless Eunhyuk. She deleted the photo sometime later.
Facts:
- She has 27.5M+ followers on Instagram.
- She was from a poor background.
- She worked very hard to overcome her family background.
- Her family lived in one bedroom when she was a child.
- She decided to become a singer in 7th grade.
- She auditioned for JYP Ent. but failed.
- She got into Leon Entertainment.
- She becomes a trainee in Leon entertainment in 2007.
- Her first album was “Lost and Found”.
- She is very nice to her fans.
- Once IU was spotted by her student fan in a restaurant. She cheerfully gave her an autograph telling her to stay healthy and study hard.
- She is close with Suzy and Jiyeon of T-ara.
- Her movie “Broker” premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2022.
- Her friend Suzy’s younger brother is a fan of IU.
- She likes to listen to music, read books, and browse the internet in her free time.
- She is a huge fan of Gfriend.
- She wants to make a comeback with GFriend so that they could promote together.
- She was rumored to date actor Lee Hyun Woo after a picture went viral of the two in a movie theater on August 2013. Her agency explained that they were just friends.
- Her inspiration was f(x)‘s, Sully for her song “Peach”.
- She said that “I wrote the lyrics to “Peach” while thinking of f(x)’s Sulli from a male perspective.”
- She wanted to do surgery on her nose, but the doctor prohibits her to do that because her nose is very low.
- She is a great dancer.
- She was the honorary ambassador for EXPO 2012 Yeosu Korea.
- She is also a friend of actress Yoo In Na, they live in the same apartment complex.
- They have a nickname “IU In Na”. IU said that Yoo In Na is her muse and she gets inspired by her, also they take many trips together.
- She likes no. 8.
- She is also close to APink’s Eunji.
- She appeared in “Hyori’s Bed & Breakfast” alongside Lee Hyori and Lee Hyori’s husband, Lee Sang Soon.
- She feels uncomfortable in crowded places and is alone better.
- She is the face of many Magazine covers.
- She eats raw liver.
- She thought that her blood type was A, but in early 2020, when she went for a medical check-up she discovered that her blood type is actually O.
- Her song “Dearest” was the hardest for her to sing.
- She has ahjussi means older man fans.
- She has the titles Nation’s Little Sister and Nation’s Sweetheart.
- She can’t deny eating Raw fish and sweet potatoes.
- She struggled with the disease Bulimia -an eating disorder in the past.
- She likes the color purple.
- She knows to play Guitar, Piano, Recorder, and Drums.
- She loves Winter Season.
- She dated Cheng Kinha for 4 years But separated in 2017.
- The reason behind the separation was that they have been breaking up and getting back together for a while, and finally decided to call it quits permanently. They had an age gap difference of 11 years.
- She has a YouTube channel where she hosts her show “IUs Palette”.
- She interviewed celebrities on her show.
- Her Ideal Type is “it’s just like other people, whenever a cool person comes out on TV, my ideal type of man changes.” Before she use to say Taeyang (BigBang was her ideal) “I Always Had Big Bang’s Taeyang In My Heart”.
Movies:
- Real (리얼) | 2017 – Awards guide (cameo)
Dramas:
- Hotel Del Luna | tvN / 2019 – Jang Man-Wol
- Persona (페르소나) | Netflix / 2019
- My Mister (나의 아저씨) | tvN / 2018 – Lee Ji-an
- Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (달의 연인: 보보경심 려) | SBS / 2016 – Go Hae-jin/Hae-soo
- The Producers (프로듀사) | KBS2 / 2015 – Cindy
- Bel Ami (예쁜남자) | KBS2 / 2013 – Kim Bo-tong
- You Are The Best! (최고다 이순신) | KBS2 / 2013 – Lee Soon-shin
- Salamander Guru and The Shadows (도롱뇽도사와 그림자 조작단) | SBS / 2012 – Pickpocket Ji-eun (cameo ep. 6)
- Dream High 2 (드림하이 2) | KBS2 / 2012 – Kim Pil-suk (cameo ep. 1)
- Dream High (드림하이) | KBS2 / 2011 – Kim Pil-suk
Awards and Achievements:
- 2016 SBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award (“Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo”)
- 2013 KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress (“You Are The Best!” & “Bel Ami)
- 2013 KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award (“You Are The Best!”)
- 2018 APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Actress Award (“My Mister”)
