IU (Lee Ji-eun)

Who is IU?

IU is an actress, singer and a songwriter. ‘Dream High,’ ‘You Are The Best,’ and ‘The Producers’ are her outstanding work.

Birthday, Family, Facts

The beautiful actress was born on 16th May 1993, on the capital city of South Korea, Seoul. Her parents’ are Lee Jin-Kook and Kim Hae Sook. Moreover, she has a brother Lee Jong-hoon. She along with her brother used to live with their grandmother due to financial problems.

Early Profession and Career

Only a few people among thousands know what to do with their life at an early age; a relationship was also one of them. She had a passion for acting and took acting classes to hone up her skills. She was signed with Kakao M in 2007 as a trainee and began her music career at the age 15 with her debut album ‘Lost and Found.’

The albums ‘Growing Up’ and ‘IU…IM’ made her voice reach among but it was her single ‘Goodday’ that helped her to gain fame all over South Korea. The exciting fact about IU is that she writes the lyrics herself for the albums. Moreover, with her consistency and strong determination, she successfully dominates the boys and girls group on K-pop industry.

IU is on the list of Forbes magazine’s annual Korean Power Celebrity list since 2012. Furthermore, her songs are listed back to back on BillBoards list of Korea K-pop Hot 100 and topped the chart for weeks. IU has worked as a radio host and on television shows as well. The singer has stepped into the movie industry and appeared in the movies like  ‘Dream High,’ ‘You are the Best,’ ‘Lee Soon-shin,’ ‘Pretty Man,’ and ‘The Producers.’

IU  has appeared in numerous commercial advertisements. In her career, she has been nominated more than 100 times and won over 50 awards. IU has won ten ‘Melon Music Award,’ five ‘Mnet Asian Music Award,’ four ‘Seoul Music Awards’  and four ‘Korean Music Awards.’ Moreover, in 2018 her ‘Through the Night’ song won “Song of the Year” at ‘Golden Disk Awards.’ Furthermore, she won title ‘style icon’ by the “Style Icon Awards” in 2008 and 2011 respectively.

IU: Net Worth and Salary

The famed star is well known in K-pop industry and has given many hits. She has appeared in the number of movies and dramas. This helped her to accumulate wealth from different sources. Her estimated net worth is $15 million, but she hasn’t revealed her monthly salary.

IU: Dating, Boyfriend, Married, Husband

The bold and dashing IU is in a romantic relation with Jang Ki Ha. The couples started dating from 2013 and are still together. Apart from her relationship, she is far from rumors and controversies.

Height, Weight, Body Measurements

IU has a height of 5 feet 3 inch. Moreover, she has a body weight of 50 kg. Her hair is dark brown, and the color of her eye is black.

Social Media Profiles

The dynamic girl is active on Social Media. 6.9 million people follow her on an Instagram account,