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Lucky for IU’s manager, he will have the honor of having a singer with one of the most beautiful voices at his wedding to sing the congratulatory song to celebrate the soon-to-be-married couple!

It has been reported that IU will be singing at the wedding of the manager who has looked after her since her debut as a singer in 2008, when she was only in her third year of middle school. This former manager and now director of IU’s agency, 40-year-old Bae Jong Han, will be holding his wedding ceremony this coming July 11.

In the midst of her busy schedule, especially following the wave of love...
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New couple alert? IU and Jang Kiha, who are 11 years apart, are currently swept up in romance rumors.

Reports that IU and Jang Kiha are dating despite their busy schedules surfaced on October 8, along with paparazzi photos of the two stars together.

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The two singers have established themselves in their own areas of music individually, and IU appeared on SBS′ Jang Kiha′s Great Radio in 2013. They even took a photo together at the time.

Following the romance rumors, IU′s agency, Loen Entertainment, and Jang Kiha′s agency, DRDRAMC, are preparing their statements.

Many are curious to see if the two stars will confirm the rumors, overcoming an 11-year age gap to become another star couple.

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It was announced that IU was confirmed to maintain her relationship with the current management, LOEN Entertainment (CEO Shin Won-su).

On June 3, a representative of LOEN Entertainment shared, “We have reached an agreement to renew a contract with IU before the termination in September this year.” IU had stayed with the agency for the past 7 years.

The solo artist and the agency are said to have discussed the renewal since April. As a result, they decided to maintain the relationship for another 3 years, and the loyal singer and actress chose not to receive any additional deposit regarding...
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IU has amazed fans once again with her generosity.

In a post on Facebook page SooReuSooReu ManSuReu (수르수르만수르) on April 29th, a netizen shared their plea of wanting to own a guitar on the 28th.

In the post, the netizen wrote, “Hello, I’m a middle school student who wanted to play the guitar. I want to learn to play to the point where I break my fingers. I have always played the piano, but I wanted to play another instrument, the guitar. With a piano, I can’t go around and perform everywhere I want but with a guitar I can. Is that a guitar’s charm?”

“I saw a friend play...
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The holiday season is not only filled with Winter weather, family, and friends, but also with plenty of holiday songs to enjoy. In Korea, artists tend to release either full Winter-themed albums or holiday singles. Throughout the years, there have been hundreds of holiday-themed songs released in Korea by a variety of artists.

Some popular examples of holiday-themed Korean songs and albums include EXO’s “Miracles in December” album as well as SMTOWN’s numerous Winter and Christmas-themed family albums throughout the years. Other examples include MBLAQ’s “White Forever” and INFINITE’s...
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Every year idols are gifted hundreds to thousands of presents from their fans, but some fans go the extra mile to make incredibly elaborate birthday cakes that matches their idol perfectly.

Idols are always surprised and moved by these heartfelt and creative birthday cakes. Some fans are so thoughtful! Check out these 15 Adorable Cakes Fans Gave To Their Idols.

Many times you will see idols post photos of their adorable birthday cakes from their fans. Here are some of the adorable cakes that fans gave to their idols.

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A beautiful cake to celebrate the group's comeback with "On and On" (2013)....
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According to an affiliate of IU‘s agency LOEN Entertainment, IU has filed a lawsuit against malicious commenters and netizens on November 17, showing fake photos that netizens have used to spread false rumors about her.

The affiliate stated, “We have collected her fake photos and evidence of people spreading false rumors about her even before her comeback. We have already filed the lawsuit and we plan to give criminal punishment.”

The agency is still continuing to monitor for malicious netizens and plans to show no mercy to them.

Meanwhile, IU has sued netizens before in 2013 and settled the lawsuit by requesting 200 hours of community service from them.

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Earlier today, I explained that it seems like a lot of the netizen complaints about IU‘s supposed plagiarism controversy were just plain confused about the difference between her title track, “Twenty-Three“, and the track accused of plagiarism, “23“, from ‘The Producers‘ OST.

Perhaps, I thought, eventually calmer heads would prevail as netizens realized they were confused and this would sort of go away eventually.

WRONG

What a dumbfuck I am for giving people the benefit of the doubt, because once again my pessimistic instinct to assume the worst in the general population proved correct,...
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According to the Gaon chart on May 9, three new singles have been newly certified in Gaon's certification system in the streaming criteria.

The three singles joining Gaon's Platinum certification in the category of streaming this month are: IU's "Bbi Bbi", Lim Chang Jung's "There Has Never Been A Day I Haven't Loved You", and Paul Kim's "Me After You".

With the new certification of "Me After You", Paul Kim is now the only artist with two singles in Gaon's streaming certification category. Back in March, his OST "Every Day, Every Moment" became his first single to receive the Platinum certification.

Meanwhile, IU and Lim Chang Jung will be receiving their first Platinum certifications in Gaon's streaming category, since the certification system went into effect back in January of 2018.

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Singer-songwriter IU looks flirty and adorable on the cover of GQ!

IU is featured in the December issue of GQ with a photo shoot and interview, and she shows off her gorgeous figure on the cover as she stretches her arms up above her head in a cropped top.

More stunning photos of IU have hit newsstands this month as she’s also December’s cover girl for the magazine Marie Claire.

IU released her fourth mini album entitled “Chat-Shire” on October 23. The songstress was recently wrapped up in controversy surrounding the track “ZeZe” off her album as well as the music video for “Twenty-Three.”

Be sure to check out December’s issue of GQ for more of IU!

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IU has made everybody’s wishes come true and has apologized for the controversies regarding her entire album, from allegedly being a pedophile to glorifying child sex to ripping off Britney Spears.

“Hello. This is IU. Though I knew that there were a lot of opinions about my lyrics recently, it took longer than I thought to get the nerve to speak up. I apologize for being late. I sincerely apologize to everyone who was hurt by my lyrics.

This recent album is about what’s happened to the 23-year-old IU, and it’s filled with songs inspired by characters from novels. ‘Zeze’ is one of...
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“Producer” has finally reached an end, after having spread joy and humor to its viewers across the world for the past few months. More importantly, the show concluded with its highest viewer rating ever, proving its overwhelming popularity.

In the last episode of KBS 2TV’s “Producer” aired on June 20, scenes of the Cha Tae Hyun-Gong Hyo Jin couple and IU-Kim Soo Hyun couple helped it reached a viewer rating of 17.9 percent in the Seoul metropolitan area and 17.7 percent nationally. This is the highest the show has ever reached.

Viewers seemed to have responded to the overall happy ending of the show, which concluded on a positive note. The spectacular chemistry among Kim Soo Hyun, IU, Cha Tae Hyun, and Gong Hyo Jin obviously paid off, receiving the love of viewers.

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After it was revealed that IU would be releasing a new song through her upcoming drama Producer, fans expressed their excitement and anticipation for the track.

Originally rumored to be making her comeback in April, fans were disappointed that the singer would delay her next release until after Producer, but also excited for her comeback as an actress. At the announcement that IU would be releasing a new song for the drama, however, fans rejoiced.

Acting as a veteran singer in the upcoming KBS2 drama, IU is set to release a new song as part of her character. A representative from her agency LOEN...
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IU praised makeup artist Shin Ae, who has helped her look gorgeous for the past 8 years in her career.

Shin Ae guested on a recent episode of 'Get It Beauty', chatting it up with IU over the phone during the show. IU first revealed that she's a fan of 'Get It Beauty', then complimented her makeup artist luxuriously.

IU said, "I've worked with Shin Ae sun-saeng-nim for 8 years. She's a very discreet, feminine, and charismatic woman and a makeup artist. I really love her." She continued, "Shin Ae sun-saeng-nim catches what's best for the person just by looking at one's face. Also, she's very good at red lips, and they usually end up with positive feedback. She really has great sense."

Sounds like Shin Ae is the secret to IU's perfect makeup all these years!

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Dongnyok Publishing has issued an apology to singer IU for the controversy surrounding her song “ZeZe.”

Dongnyok Publishing is the publishing company for “My Sweet Orange Tree” in Korea, and it brought national (and even global) attention to IU’s song on November 5 when it expressed its distaste for the sexualization of the main character in the book, Zeze, in the artist’s song, writing, “Zeze is a five-year-old who is hurt because of the abuse he receives from his family. With his words, ‘Why must children grow up?’ he makes many readers cry.” The company also objected to...
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The production presentation for KBS’s Friday-Saturday television series ‘The Producers’ was held on May 11 at The Raum in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu in Seoul. Cast members Cha Tae-hyun, Gong Hyo-jin, Kim Soo-hyun, IU along with the production team attended the event.

IU, originally a singer who added acting to her career a few years ago, was cast as top singer ‘Cindy’ on ‘The Producers’. “Doing a television drama provides catharsis to me,” said IU.

“I talk like Cindy with my managers during breaks. I’m also thinking I should live a life her for a while. She looks like a cold...
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It is a three-way battle on this 'Who Wore It Better.' Three K-pop darlings—IU, miss A's Suzy, and A Pink's Eunji—were spotted wearing the same Check Ruffle 'Steve J and Yoni P' dress.

The dress is a red and navy plaid dress with a box top and ruffled bottom; it perfectly matches the girl-next-door charms all three ladies are loved for. IU wore the dress during her performance at the '2013 Korean Popular Culture Arts Awards,' Suzy in her September 2013 'Cosmopolitan' spread, and lastly Eunji at the VIP premiere of her film, 'Saving Santa' in December of last year. Seeing as these were all...
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South Korean singer IU will hold a fan meeting in Hong Kong, her official Facebook fan page showed Friday. The event will take place at Landmark North, a large office and shopping complex in the heart of the city, at 3 p.m.

Saturday, the page showed. Her agency was not immediately reached for comment.

IU amassed fans from all over Asia for her role in KBS 2TV’s “The Producers,” an office drama set at the entertainment department of a fictional KBS, in which she plays a stoic singer. Actor Kim Soo-hyun co-stars as a rookie producer who changed jobs for a woman.

The show concluded its one-month run in June. IU is scheduled to hold a concert and a fan meeting in Shanghai, China, on Nov. 11.

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Beauty marks are small spots that appear on the body, most typically on the face, neck and chest so labeled because they are known for adding a unique charm point to ones appearance.

In this list we bring you ten idols with unique beauty marks that accent their gorgeous faces. We do warn you: you might fall in love with some of these beauty marks or become extremely envious!

1. f(x) – Sulli
First up on our list is f(x)’s Sulli. She has two distinctive beauty marks on her face—one on her left cheek and another on the tip of her nose. Maybe that’s why they call it a beauty mark: because...
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IU seems to have become quite the veteran singer. As of October 24, 7 a.m. KST, IU’s new song “Twenty-Three” is in first place on all eight major music websites.

As a twenty-three year old, she no longer looks like a girl, but it’s hard to see her as a total grown-up. She is still sensitive, she wants to love, she wants to work, she loves now, but it’s also hard. She is still a twenty-three year old who has a hard time making decisions, like most people of that age. She is still a mystery. All of this is conveyed in the lyrics of her new song.

The singer said of her new song, “I thought...
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