IU’s actual name is Lee Ji Eun. She had chosen her career as a singer and a songwriter and was well known as Actress. She had kept her name as IU as I and You. The meaning of her name is You, and I Became one through Music. She had many music videos in her career, which got famous within no time. She is recognized as the most successful in the South Korean industry. She had started her career at an early age.

Early Life

When IU was born, she had the name, Lee Ji Eun. She was brought a fan in this world on 16th May on 1993. She cried for the first time in Songjeong -dong, present in Seoul in South Korea. She had started her career in the Music and entertainment industry. She used to attend acting classes in Korea. After she participated in the acting, her family’s financial position got decorated, and finally, they shifted to Uijeongbu, which is present in Gyeonggi Province. After getting Shifting, she and her brother lived apart from her parents. She and her brother lived with her grandparents. She was great at singing because she was applauded for her singing. She was very much dedicated to her singing career. She used to sing in the School sports competition. She had more than ten auditions but failed miserably. Earlier she gets fraud by the fake agencies. She had completed her schooling with the most disgraced marks. She is an expert in Korean Literature. She had graduated from the Dongduk Girls High School.

Career

 She had started her career in 2008. She was taken from the agency which was named Good Entertainment. She had made her debut album, known as “Lost Child .”She made her first appearance in the music program on the 18thof September in 2008, known as M! Countdown; she had done her first performance, she usually got discouraged by the crowd’s cheering. It was her experience, but now she doesn’t worry about the whistle and applause of the group. Her first lead single album was the Lost Child. This album was released on the 24thof September in 2008. She was awarded the Rookie of the Month by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. She had worked under the label of EDAM, Universal Japan, Warner Taiwan. Her name is in the Billboard in the year 2014. Her name iS in the Korea K-pop Hot 100. In 2014 and 2017, she was recognized as the Gallup Korea Singer of 2014. Besides singing, she was seen in many television series such as You are best, Lee Soon -Shin, Pretty Man, The Producers, Moon Lovers, The producers, My Mister, Persona, Hotel Del Luna.

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Personal Life

She was in a relationship with Wooyoung in 2011, but they parted their ways. Then she was in connection with Jang Ki-ha from 2014 to 2017. Currently, she is unmarried and not dating anyone.

Net Worth

She holds a net worth of $45 million, which she gained from her musical and acting careers.