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Akdong Musician made an appearance on the latest Weekly Idol episode aired on June 1st where brother Chanhyuk shared a song gifted to miss A‘s Suzy and soloist IU.

During the profile segment, Chanhyuk revealed himself to be a big fan of Suzy before creating a short and impromptu song for her called “A Suzy Day.”

He additionally adds that IU, who appeared at the sibling’s solo concert in the past, was also gifted a song to which many fans will recognize as the track “Fried Egg.” Akdong Musician sang a short version of this song for the viewers and MCs with Suhyun taking over IU’s parts causing Hani to fall in love with her voice as she sang.

In the same episode, Chanhyuk and Suhyun showed off their dancing abilities during the ‘Random Play Dance’ segment where they were taken by surprise but not deterred by additional tracks of their labelmates songs.

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Heo Ji Woong has spoken seemingly in defense of IU regarding her interpretation of 'My Sweet Orange Tree' in her song "Zeze" - well, at the very least, he's spoken against those speaking against IU. She has been accused of sexualizing the five-year-old abused character, Zeze, in her suggestive lyrics.

Heo Ji Woong wrote on his Twitter on November 5, "It is wrong of a publication company to propose an extremely strict guideline in the interpretation of literature. Interpretation of all literature can be rediscovered moment to moment through one's own will and capability. Zeze would not agree with the publication company."

What are your thoughts? The debate is heating up...

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IU has seen immense success with her new album 'CHAT-SHIRE' since its release a couple weeks back; however, one netizen decided to put a damper on that success.

One netizen declared that IU's song "23" sampled Britney Spear's voice in "Gimme More" without proper authorization.

The netizen, who goes by 'Hwanhee-eh,' previously shared the statement released by IU's agency, Loen Tree.

As a refresher, here's the full statement:

"Hello, this is IU's agency Loen Tree.

We deliver an official statement regarding the content that was uploaded online concerning the bonus track '23' on IU's mini-album...
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Female soloist IU recently made a comeback with her latest album, Cheshire, and has been topping the digital charts with her title track “Twenty Three.” However, her success has also brought some suspicions from some netizens.

On October 31st, a netizen noted the suspicious activities on Korean music site MelOn, a company known to be own by LOEN Entertainment and in turn, manages IU among other singers under the sub-label LOEN Tree.

Via online portal site Pann, the netizen writes the title’s post as “Raised suspicions that MelOn is manipulating IU..(?).”

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IU performs 'Zeze,' 'Knees', and more live at her MelOn showcase

Singer and songwriter IU held a live MelOn Showcase, 'CHAT-SHOW', where she invited a hundred 23-year-olds for intimate live performances.

In the recap video release, IU chats away with her fans as if they were friends and performs the tracks from her latest album live.

Check out IU above!

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Solo singer IU is without a doubt one of the most popular singers in Korea, and fans have noticed that she can make almost anything become popular.

With her newest release “Twenty-Three” achieving an real-time all-kill in lightning speed, it appears that the LOEN Entertainment singer is as popular as ever. After watching in awe as IU’s latest album CHAT-SHIRE took hold of the charts, netizens noticed that IU can make almost anything popular.

One particular netizen created a list on Instiz compiled a list of certain trends and styles that became popular as a result of association with IU,...
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Singer IU revealed that she was inspired for one song by a picture drawn by Sulli!

During her commemorative talk event 'CHAT-SHOW' on October 23 for her new mini-album, IU stated regarding one of her new songs, "Red Queen," "There's a drawing that became the motif. As soon as I saw that picture, I thought of a red queen. It's a drawing that is even in the album.

"To tell the truth, that drawing is one that my friend Sulli drew for me, and Sulli draws well. That's why I visited Sulli's house, saw that picture, thought it fit the lyrics I was thinking of, and borrowed that picture to write [the song]."

That's pretty cool!

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Well lo and behold, guess who the guest was on KBS 2TV's 'Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook' on October 16! None other than Chang Kiha.

While introducing group Kiha & the Faces, Yoo Hee Yeol shot a meaningful smile at their first song, "Let's Meet Right Now." He stated, "I heard that we should meet on Friday," mentioning the lyrics from IU's song as he and IU were revealed to be in a relationship recently.

Yoo Hee Yeol stated, "I'm saying this again, but since 'Sketchbook' airs on Fridays, let's meet on Friday." He then added, "I heard that Kiha & the Faces were coming out so I looked forward to it a lot." Oh, Yoo Hee Yeol.

Watch the performances below!

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With so many musical acts in South Korea, there's new music every day. It's rare that some of the top K-pop idol vocalists go neck to neck with each, but that's happening right now.

This October, four of K-pop's most respected young vocal talents will go up against one another. Soloist IU, JYJ's XIA Junsu, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon, and Super Junior's Kyuhyun each have begun promotions for October solo releases.

Each of the four are highly respected in South Korea for their expressive vocal talent, and particularly known for their ballads and heartfelt songs.

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With the confirmation of IU‘s relationship with singer-songwriter Chang Ki Ha from both their agencies, netizens took a moment to discuss the artists’ cool acknowledgement to fans.

On the online community board Pann on October 8th with the title “IU’s cool acknowledgement about the dating rumor ㄷㄷㄷ,” the netizen included a screenshot of IU’s fan cafe where she had left a message to fans regarding the dating rumor, acknowledging her relationship and further revealed they have been together for the past two years.

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A Korean model has come under scrutiny after she made several tweets regarding IU‘s (22) recently revealed relationship with singer-songwriter Chang Ki Ha (33) when she seemingly criticized the female singer for her choice in men.

Soon after Dispatch broke the news of the two musician’s relationship, model Jung Doo Ri posted on her Twitter on October 8th, “IU, stop acting like this. Are you crazy.”

아이유 너는 그러지 말아야지. 미쳤냐
— DURIMIMI (@durimimi) October 8, 2015

“Come to your senses and date kids like EXO. I’m asking you…” she continued. This particular...
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There is always talk of popular idols having been under other agencies or even certain agencies having rejected them during auditions.

In a recent discussion on online community board Instiz, a netizen published a thread titled “An unfortunate entertainment company,” listing several well-known idols such as G.NA, Wonder Girls‘ Yubin, After School‘s Uee, SECRET‘s Hyosung, SPICA‘s Jiwon, IU, Juniel, AOA‘s Choa, and 4MINUTE‘s Gayoon.

Find out what Netizens had to say about this article below!
So what do these idols have in common? Good Entertainment.

The netizen writes, “Good Entertainment……...
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Whoops, slip of the finger...? Just when the news of IU and Chang Kiha's relationship came out, singer Yoo Jae Hwan found himself in some hot water through a mistake he apologized for afterwards on October 8.

It appears that he clicked "like" on an article link on Facebook that linked back to Chang Kiha's appearance on 19+ talk show, JTBC's 'Witch Hunt,' in which he talked about how he "loses during the day and loses during the night."

The phrase means that rather than being dominant, he is submissive throughout the whole day to his girlfriend. There was also a sexual post that had been posted...
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After her agency confirmed that the singer and Jang Ki Ha are dating, IU herself reached out to her fans.

IU wrote on her fancafe website (Uaena):

“It’s been almost two years since we’ve dated. I fell for him immediately after meeting him for the first time through a radio show. He is a boyfriend whom I have a lot to learn from and I am thankful for that. We are dating like any other couple, having good times, fighting, getting disappointed, and feeling thankful.”

“I was thinking about what would be a good way to tell everyone about this but my turn was taken from me. Haha, it’s sudden,...
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After news about IU and Jang Ki Ha dating broke out, IU posted on her fan cafe and reached out to her fans.
Soon after, Jang Ki Ha also posted on his fan cafe to personally relay it to his fans.
On October 8, he wrote:

“Hello. It’s Jang Ki Ha. I am writing this because I want to personally tell you about the news articles that came up about IU and I. Yes, we are in a good relationship! I met IU for the first time when she came as a guest on my radio show back in October of 2013. After conversing with her, I thought, ‘Wow, she is a very charming girl.’”

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Another star couple is born! IU and Jang Kiha, who share an 11-year age difference, are currently dating.

IU confirmed she is dating Jang Kiha herself through a post on her official fan cafe on October 8.

IU wrote, "Sorry for not letting you know sooner. We′ve been dating for close to two years now. We met for the first time during a radio show, and I fell in love with him at first sight."


She continued, "He is a boyfriend I have a lot to learn from and am really thankful for. We′re in a normal relationship, where we′re fine, we fight, we feel sorry and we feel thankful."

IU wrote, "I was...
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