IU
IU is Lee Ji-eun, the South Korean singer-songwriter and actress behind “Good Day,” “Palette” and “Love wins all,” and the star of When Life Gives You Tangerines.
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Disney+Overview
- Real name
- Lee Ji-eun (이지은)
- Born
- May 16, 1993
- Debut
- 2008 · Lost and Found
- Breakout
- 2010 · “Good Day”
- Agency
- EDAM Entertainment
Mini bio
How it started.
Lee Ji-eun began auditioning while still in middle school. In a 2011 interview, she recalled about 20 unsuccessful auditions before an agency took her on. She debuted as IU in 2008 with Lost and Found, aged 15. Her stage name brings together “I” and “You,” expressing a wish to connect people through music.
Finding her voice.
“Good Day,” from the 2010 EP Real, brought her national recognition. She later took a larger role in writing her own material: for CHAT-SHIRE, she wrote every track’s lyrics and composed or co-composed five songs. Palette followed in 2017, alongside a growing catalogue of personal songs and collaborations.
Songs across generations.
Her A Flower Bookmark releases revisit older Korean songs in her own voice. The series began in 2014 and returned for a third installment in 2025. Alongside her recordings, she shares performances, conversations and glimpses of work through her official YouTube channel.
Another way to tell stories.
IU made her television acting debut in Dream High in 2011. Her later roles include Lee Ji-an in My Mister, Jang Man-wol in Hotel del Luna and So-young in Broker. In 2025, she played both Ae-sun and Geum-myeong in When Life Gives You Tangerines, before starring in Perfect Crown in 2026.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Unknown PlanetSinger and lyricist on both tracks
- 2025Bye, SummerSinger, lyricist and co-composer
- 2025A Flower Bookmark, Pt. 3Singer
- 2024The WinningSinger-songwriter
- 2017PaletteSinger-songwriter
Film & TV
- 2026Perfect CrownSeong Hui-ju
- 2025When Life Gives You TangerinesAe-sun / Geum-myeong
- 2022BrokerSo-young
- 2019Hotel del LunaJang Man-wol
- 2018My MisterLee Ji-an
- 2011Dream HighKim Pil-sook
Awards
Quotes
When it comes to acting, it's an ensemble, right?IU, TIME interview
In March 2025, she discussed the teamwork behind When Life Gives You Tangerines.
Trivia
- Her stage name combines “I” and “You” to express connection through music.
- Her first A Flower Bookmark remake collection came out in 2014.
- The official description of “Dear my crazy soulmate” dedicates the song to Yoo In-na.
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