IU PROFILE & FACTS
Original Name: Lee Ji Eun
Stage name: IU
Ethnicity: South Korean
Career: Singer - Songwriter, Guitarist, Actress, TV/Radio Host
DOB: May 16th 1993
Birth place: Seoul, South Korea
Ht: 5'3" ( 162 cm )
Wt: 104 lbs ( 47kg )
Astro sign: Taurus
IU and her start in Music
Ji Eun Lee, is a super cute and now, super famous kpop artist. She was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1993 and made her first debut on September 24th, 2008 at the young age of 15.
IU started studying music early on during her school years. She was lucky enough to have a formal music education. From this, she learned song writing, vocals, and playing instruments like the piano and the guitar.
When she was about 11 years old she stopped her musical education and started going to auditions. She was not accepted for several reasons such as not being pretty enough or the lack of dancing skills. Even the famous entertainment company JYPE turned IU down when she was about 14. The owner of JYPE, says that turning down IU might have been one of his biggest mistakes. He also co-starred with her on the tv show Dream High.
After tons of auditions she eventually signed a contract with LOEN Entertainment. Probably one of the best decisions the company could have ever made!
Cool Facts About IU
Her Label company created the stage name IU, the meaning is " I + you become one through music"
IU's popularity has been dubbed the " IU syndrome "
She really likes to do acting and being on tv.
IU has sold over $1.37 million worth of online sales in the first 3 months of 2011
Breaking new ground in South Korea, IU is now taking Japan by storm!
Her most recent album, Last Fantasy, Is one of the best selling albums in Australia
The song " Good Day " displays her talent of singing in 3 different octaves
Really good at playing Guitar
She has won a Bonsang Award at the Seoul Music Award show
Best vocal solo performance award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards ( MAMA )
Probably one of the most humble artists in the industry, always appreciating and giving back to her fans.
Her Dad inspired her to take an interest in music, she is totally a daddy's girl
IU goes to an all girls High School
Actress in Dream High & Dream High 2 as Kim Pil-suk
CREDIT
http://midasfx.hubpages.com/hub/Sexy-Kpop-Singer-IU-Yi-Ji-eun
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