Lee Ji-eun (이지은)

• Lee Ji-eun, globally known by her stage name IU, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actress.
• Her stage name IU is derived from I and You - to become one, you and me, with music.
• She signed with LOEN Entertainment (now Kakao Entertainment) as a trainee in 2007 and debuted as a singer at the age of fifteen.
• She released her debut EP Lost and Found in 2008.
• Although her follow-up albums brought mainstream success, it was only after the release of track Good Day, the lead single from her 2010 mini-album Real, that she achieved national stardom. The song 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.
• With the success of her 2011 albums Real+ and Last Fantasy, she established herself as a formidable force on the music charts and further cemented her girl next door image as South Korea's little sister.
• She has ventured into hosting radio and television shows in addition to her music career, and has also pursued acting, starting with a supporting role in the hit teen series Dream High in 2011.
• Her roles in series My Mister (2018) and When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025) received critical acclaim, and she earned her first Best Actress in Television nomination at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards for the former.