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As she prepared for her role as a top singer in the new KBS drama, The Producers, IU said the people that she studied included f(x)′s Krystal, 4minute′s Hyuna, and SNSD.

On May 11, the production presentation of The Producers took place at The Raum. There, IU talked about Cindy, her drama character, and who she received inspiration from to create the character.

When asked which female singers she studied as examples, IU replied, "It′s awkward, but I′ve been trying to follow after the idol group members who are nearby."

"There are a lot of pretty people. For example, I think Krystal′s...
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The end of the year is here and Billboard has given their opinion by ranking the '20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2015'. There's an eclectic mix of top idol groups, solo singers, collaborations and hip-hop artists. Clearly effort was put in to include both chart-topping and underrated songs of 2015.

1. Big Bang's "Loser"
2. Girls' Generation Taeyeon's "I"
3. BTS' "Run"
4. Zion.T and Crush's "Just"
5. Keith Ape's "It G Ma"
6. 4minute's "Crazy"
7. G.Soul's "You"
8. Kim Ye Rim (Lim Kim)'s "Awoo"
9. EXO's "Call Me Baby"
10. miss A's "Only You"
11. Primary ft. AOA's ChoA and Iron's "Don't Be Shy"
12. 15&'s Park...
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A day after the leads of soon-to-start-filming period K-drama Moon Lovers confirmed final casting in Lee Jun Ki and IU, now the rest of the cast is also locked down and more importantly got specific character assignments. This is good news even if fans of the original work in novel and C-drama Bu Bu Jing Xin have issues with the K-version casting, at least there is more certainty around the proceedings now. First off, the K-drama name is going to be Bobogyungsim: Ryeo, which adds the word Splendor behind the Chinese title of Bu Bu Jing Xin, so not sure why the English version is Moon Lovers....
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The drunk acting battle between the two actresses of the drama “Producer” is on!

On the June 5 episode of KBS 2TV‘s drama “Producer,” IU‘s character Cindy stays with Cha Tae Hyun‘s character, Ra Jun Mo, at his house. Tak Ye Jin, played by Gong Hyo Jin, and Baek Seung Chan, played by Kim Soo Hyun, join them at Jun Mo’s house for a meal and drinks eventually.

Cindy starts mixing the liquor, saying, “I debuted at thirteen so I don’t know anything.” She adds, “I have never even drank properly.” She quickly gets drunk with her delicious alcoholic drink and begins to complain,...
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The first script reading of "Producers" (link) was held on the 6th with Kim Soo-hyeon-I (link) , IU (link) , Cha Tae-hyeon (link) , GKng Hyo-jin and others.

Pictures of the cast show Kim Soo-hyeon-I in casual-wear, with a black cap. Apparently he did so well that they that he received many applauses.

IU showed up wearing a knitted sweater and became the perfect popular singer that she is in the drama.

The production staff claimed everyone synergized very well with each other as if they were really filming.

"Producers" is an entertainment drama written by Park Ji-eun (link) and produced by Seo Soo-min-I...
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IU – CHAT-SHIRE
Tracklist:
1. New Shoes
2. Zezé
3. Twenty-three
4. The Shower
5. Red Queen
6. Knee
7. Glasses

After a much-lauded performance in 'Producers,' IU is back with her new album 'Chat-Shire.' This album contains a couple things that make it great right off the bat: One is that she wrote the lyrics herself (and actually produced "The Shower"); the second is the EP contains the song she sang in 'Producers,' "Twenty-three." Don't look for her on TV, though, she's bringing her show to the fans on tour.

"New Shoes" - a swingy jazz composition buoyed by IU's sweet voice. It's got...
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Plaid is a great fashion choice no matter what time of year it may be. With the design being a fan favorite, it appears to be a coveted piece of fashion for idols as well. Recently, K-Pop icons IU and EXID's Hani were spotted rocking some similar fashion sense - but who wore it better?

It was a difficult decision choosing between these two lovelies, but despite their beauty I have to vote IU for wearing this plaid skirt from 'Feridot' best. Something about the way IU utilizes the skirt brings a new life to the style while Hani may have stumbled upon a spare from f(x)'s "Rum Pum Pum" wardrobe....
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The Gaon Chart is the national chart of South Korea and is intended to be the equivalent of Oricon in Japan and Billboard in the United States.

Check out the chart rankings for the week of November 8 to November 14 below!

< Gaon Chart National Digital Singles Ranking >

1. 4men - "Let's Hug"

2. Zico ft. Babylon - "Boys And Girls"

3. Adele - "Hello"

4. IU - "Twenty Three"

5. Lim Chang Jung - "Love Again"

6. Lee Juk - "Don't Worry"

7. f(x) - "4 Walls"

8. VIXX - "Chained Up"

9. EXO - "LIGHTSABER"

10. Taeyeon ft. Verbal Jint - "I"


< Gaon Chart National Physical Albums Ranking >

1. VIXX - 'Chained...
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Singer IU talked about her 'bare face' look and more on the February 18th episode of 'One Night of TV Entertainment'.

IU revealed that despite her usual natural look, she has a face full of makeup on. The reporter commented, "You have the kind of image that makes it seem like you don't wear makeup." The singer responded, "I wear BB cream, eyeliner, lipstick, and eyelashes," and laughed.

She also said frankly on how she keeps her skin so beautiful, "It's not because I'm young anymore. Because I had to shoot a CF today, I went to the dermatologist yesterday... Moon Chae Won sunbae's advertisement was so beautiful, I practiced while watching it."

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A member of IU's boyfriend Jang Ki Ha's band, Jang Kiha and the Faces, by the name of Jung Joong Yeop made a cute update on his Instagram!

The bassist posted on November 2 a picture of IU's new album, 'CHAT-SHIRE,' and wrote, "Kiha gave me this saying, 'It's a present.' When I saw this, I felt against my better judgment that it was worthwhile to do music."

The album picture shows IU's writing, which says, "Joong Yeop oppa. Please enjoy listening to this! I am supporting you!" So cute.

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Nothing says friendship like a food truck sent to your drama set!

On May 8, singer IU updated her Instagram with a photo captioned, “A food truck sent by In Na. Mom In Na. Mom, I’ll be a good daughter. Generous In Na.”

In the photo, IU smiles widely as she makes a heart with her arms in front of the food truck sent by Yoo In Na. The banner on top of the food truck says, “Eat this and work hard and make sure to succeed!!!”

IU is currently filming for a new SBS drama called “Scarlet Heart: Goryeo” (formerly called “Moon Lovers”) which is set to premiere on August 29. The drama is an adaption of the titular Chinese web novel and will be broadcast in both China and Korea simultaneously.

*An earlier version of this article misstated the premiere date. It is August 29, not in October.

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It’s that time of year again and once again The Independent Critics List released their 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2013 list. This year, After School‘s Nana, Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon and miss A‘s Suzy along with 11 other Korean stars made it on the list.

This list was released on December 24 and Nana ranked the highest at #2. Taeyeon placed #9 and Suzy at #14.

Jessica, who ranked at #5 last year, ranked at #20 this year. Other Korean stars include Song Hye Gyo at #24, Go Ara at #34, IU at #39, Jun Ji Hyun at #43, After School’s Lizzy at #63, Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung at #66 and YoonA at #71. Rainbow‘s Jaekyung ranked #75, After School’s E-Young ranked #82 and Rainbow’s Woori ranked at #94.

Meanwhile, French actress Marion Cotillard was picked as the #1 beautiful face of 2013. Check out the full list here.

Also, check out the video clip here:
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On December 30, IU updated her official Instagram with a proof of donation.

Her Instagram caption reads:

“This is because I was touched by the beautiful hearts that UAENA has shown me over the past few days 🙂 In the future too, let's do good things together UAENA! With the remaining of 2019, I hope that our UAENA is the happiest.”

In the donation proof, it shows that IU donated ₩100M KRW (approx. $86.5K USD) to the Korean Foundation for Support of the Senior Citizen in need’s Comprehensive Support Center for the Elderly Living Alone, in the name of her fans, UAENA.

Just before Christmas,...
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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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In a recent poll to find out which celebrities people most wanted in their passenger seat on the car ride back home for Lunar New Year, the nation’s MC, Yoo Jae Suk, was chosen as number one.

KBS Cool FM asked some 2,000 men and women which famous person they most desired to accompany them on their drive home. On February 14, the results revealed that Yoo Jae Suk received 7.7% of the total votes, making him the top choice.

Figure skater Kim Yuna followed for the second spot with 4.2% of the votes.

When looking at the voting differences by gender, the male voters’ results are as follows: Yoo...
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SHINee’s Jonghyun brought up the song he wrote for IU.
Ranking number one on various music charts since releasing the solo album Base, Jonghyun recently recorded KBS 2TV’s Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook.
While filming the show, Jonghyun brought up the song A Gloomy Clock in IU’s album.

Jonghyun said, “It’s a song that I wrote for myself, and I asked IU about the arrangement. When IU heard the song, she told me that she wanted to include it in her album, so I gave it to her. It’s a song that was sold three hours after it was written.”

Then Jonghyun sang his version of A Gloomy Clock,...
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Black Pink's Rose sent her love to IU on the July 5th installment of 'Weekly Idol'.

Jung Hyung Don and Defconn asked, "IU sent Rose a love call and said she wants to work with you. How do you feel?" Rose couldn't hold back her excitement, saying, "I found out because my dad sent a message in the family chat room. At first, I didn't believe it. I thought it was ridiculous."

She continued, "It's such an honor. I'll work hard and practice my singing in the future. I respect you."

Rose also sang a bit of IU's "You & I", which you can check out below!

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One of the most highly recognized songstresses in South Korea is currently IU and many are looking forward to next comeback.

In a post published on online community board Pann, a netizen asked others which IU song they loved the most, commenting, “Link me to your favorite IU songs!!! I know they’re all good but could you give me one each!!?”

The original poster than goes to say that their favorite IU track is “Don’t Like Her.”

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IU has had a very successful year with her appearance as the cold but lonely K-Pop star Cindy on KBS‘s variety-drama hybrid Producer along with Kim Soo...
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In a recent episode of Entertainment Weekly featuring Apink‘s Jung Eunji, her ranking among the many idol actresses was revealed to her as she expressed her shock.

Aired on October 3rd, the entertainment show held an interview with the Sassy, Go Go drama star where the interviewer said to her, “You took first place in a recent survey as the best idol actress. IU was in second, Suzy was in third place.”

Eunji could not contain her joy as she was told this as she smiled widely in happiness. “Really?” she said.
Sassy, Go Go is set to have its first episode air on October 5th.

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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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