The lovely IU has stepped up to aid Korea's youth with her very own 'IU Scholarship'!

A netizen who recently graduated from IU's alma mater, Dong Duk Women's High School, recently uploaded photos of the singer in the high school newspaper for her generosity!

The 'IU Scholarship' will be an annual scholarship funded by the singer each year beginning in 2016, and will consist of 5,000,000 KR₩ (approximately $4300) awarded to 4 students from underprivileged families. In addition to the newly established 'IU Scholarship', the singer also donated an amount of 10,000,000 KR₩ (approximately $8600) to go toward school improvement funds.

What an incredibly kind deed!

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It has been recently reported that six out of seven tracks from IU's latest album 'CHAT-SHIRE' has placed themselves in the top 10 weekly digital chart on Gaon!

According to the reports, IU's title track, "Twenty-Three," is currently on top of the list while "The Shower," "New Shoes," and "Knee" followed closely, placing 2nd, 5th, and 6th place respectively.

In addition, "Zeze" and "Red Queen" was also spotted on the top 10 list as 8th and 10th place respectively.

Congratulations IU!

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IU revealed that she actually hates filming for music videos. At the showcase for her fourth mini album 'CHAT-SHIRE' on October 23, the singer met with fans around her age and discussed the making of her album.

After performing her title song "Twenty-three", IU shared, "Personally, I hate filming for music videos. It's such a hard thing to do. Filming for commercials is difficult, but there's a goal there. The point is to sell a lot of a product. However, an MV is just for me, which makes it hard."

She added, "This MV was the first time I had fun filming... It was really fun. It ended with one shot."

How did you like IU's "Twenty-three" MV?

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Dispatch just reported that IU and indie band member Chang Kiha are in a relationship, and it's been officially confirmed by IU's agency that the two are indeed an item!

IU's company Loen Tree's representative stated, "After confirming with IU, we confirmed that she and Chang Kiha both have good feelings towards one another. Starting from two years ago, the two began interacting, and they began having good feelings towards each other. The two are currently happily meeting."

They added, "Musically and as colleagues, we ask for a warm response and to watch over them so that they can have a beautiful relationship beside one another."

Congratulations to the happy couple!

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