South Korean Actress
IU (South Korean Actress & Singer)
Lee Ji-eun
BioData
- First Name: Ji-eun
- Surname: Lee
- Stage Name: IU
- DoB: 16 May 1993 (33)
- PoB: Seoul, South Korea
- Height: 1.62 m
- Civil Status: Single
- Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, Actress
- Work Period: 2008 – Present
Dramas & Films:
- You Are The Best (2013)
- Bel Ami (2013)
- The Producer (2015)
- Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016)
- My Mister (2018)
- Persona (2019)
- Hotel Del Luna (Aug 2019)
- Shades of the Heart (2021)
- Broker (2022)
- Dream (2023)
- When Life Gives You Tangerine (2025)
- Perfect Crown (2026)
Facts & Factoids:
- IU is as popular as a singer as well as an actress in South Korea.
- Her stage name was coined from I and You, which according to blurb is about unifying people to music 🙂
- She is so popular and much loved that she is known as Korea’s Little Sister.
- She started singing immediately as a solo artist.
- This girl has rags to riches story. She grew up in abject poverty She initially went and was turned down in numerous auditions but she’s one determined young lady.
- IU won the Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries in the 6th APAN Star Awards 2018
- 17 May 2021: for IU’s 28th birthday, this generous girl donated W500M in the name of UAENA.
- IU stars opposite Byeon Woo Seok in Perfect Crown
- 10 July 2026: Both IU and Lee Jong Suk confirmed that they have broken up after four years together.