• dlwlrma (‘Lee Ji-geum’ typed in Hangul on an English keyboard spells ‘dlwlrma’)
• Jingjjang (‘Jing’ is short for Jieuni or Jingni (IU’s real name is Lee Ji-eun) and ‘jjang’ means ‘the best.’)
• Gasiyu (meaning GodessU)
• Nation’s Sweetheart
• Bong-Si
• Actress
in meters- 1.63 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 4”
in pounds- 99 lbs
TV: Dream High (2011) on KBS as Kim Pil-sook
Film: ‘Broker’ (2022) as So-young
• 2008: Excellent Rookie Record of the November for her EP ‘Lost and Found’ at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Awards
• 2010: Best Collaboration Award for the song ‘Nagging’ featuring Seulong at the Mnet Asian Music Awards
• 2010: New Generation Singer Award at the Republic of Korea Entertainment Arts Awards
• 2011: Best Vocal Performance – Solo Award for the song ‘Good Day’ at the Mnet Asian Music Awards
• 2011: Bonsang Award at the Seoul Music Awards
• 2012: Song of the Year – February for the song ‘Only I Didn’t Know’ at the Gaon Chart Music Awards
• 2012: Female Musician of the Year Netizen Vote Award and Best Korean Pop Song Award and Song of the Year Award for the song ‘Good Day’ at the Korean Music Awards
• 2013: Best 3 New Artists (Asia) Award at the Japan Gold Disc Awards
• 2013: Best Female Solo Singer Award at the Korean Entertainment Awards In Japan
• 2014: Best Female Artist and Most Popular Vocalist at the Mnet Asian Music Awards
• 2015: Best Female Solo Award at Soompi Awards
• 2017: Album of the Year Award for the album ‘Palette’ and Best Songwriter Award at the Melon Music Awards
• 2018: Digital Bonsang and Digital Daesang Awards at the Golden Disc Awards
• 2019: Song of the Year – October Award for the song ‘Bbibbi’ at the Gaon Chart Music Awards
• 2020: Best Lyricist Overseas Awards for the song ‘Love Poem’ and Outstanding Song of the Year Award for the song ‘Eight’ featuring Suga of BTS at the Asian Pop Music Awards
• 2020: Song of the Year – November for the song ‘Love Poem’ Gaon Chart Music Awards
• 2021: Digital Bonsang and Digital Daesang for the EP ‘Blueming’ at the Golden Disc Awards
• 2021: Best Female Artist, Best Vocal Performance – Solo, and Best Collaboration Awards at the Mnet Asian Music Awards
• 2021: Five awards including Best Female Artist, Best Songwriter, and Artist of the Year at the Melon Music Awards
• 2022: Best Female Solo Artist and Top 10 Artist Award at the Melon Music Awards
• 2023: Visionary Award
Awards (Acting)
• 2013: Best New Actress Award for the TV series ‘You Are the Best!’ and ‘Bel Ami’ at the KBS Drama Awards
• 2016: Best Couple Award (with Lee Joon-gi) for the TV series ‘Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo’ at the SBS Drama Awards
• 2018: Top Excellence Award and Actress in a Miniseries for the TV series ‘My Mister’ at the APAN Star Awards
• 2018: Best Actor Award and Popularity Award (Actress) at the Asia Artist Awards
• 2019: Most Popular Actress Award for the TV series ‘My Mister’ at the Baeksang Arts Awards
• 2019: Best Actress – Television for the TV series ‘My Mister’ at the Baeksang Arts Awards
• 2022: Popular Star Award for the South Korean film ‘Broker’ at the Blue Dragon Film Awards
• 2022: Best New Actress Award for the film ‘Broker’ at the Chunsa Film Art Awards
• 2022: Best New Actress Award for the film ‘Broker’ at the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
• 2023: Most Popular Actress Award for the film ‘Broker’ at the Baeksang Arts Awards
Honours
• 2015: Prime Minister’s Commendation Award at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards
• 2018: Donation Angel Award by the Journalists Federation of Korea
• 2020: Presidential Commendation by National Tax Service
• 2023: ‘A Proud Korean Who Makes Korea Honorable’ Award at the K-Star Awards
Achievements
• 2012: Listed 3rd on the ‘Korea Power Celebrity 40’ list of Forbes
• 2013: Listed 8th on the ‘Korea Power Celebrity 40’ list of Forbes
• 2018: Listed 5th on the ‘Korea Power Celebrity 40’ list of Forbes
• 2019: Asia’s Annual Heroes of Philanthropy by Forbes
• 2021: Listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 (Asia) list
• 2021: Ranked 9th on the ‘Most Influential People in Broadcasting and Entertainment’ list by Sisa Journal
• 2023: Ranked 135th on ‘The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time’ list by Rolling Stone
• Hanam Cheongyeon Elementary School, Gyeonggi-do
• Seoul Yangnam Elementary School, Seoul
• Gwangjin Middle School, Seoul
• Singok Middle School, Gyeonggi-do
• Eonju Middle School, Gangnam-gu
• Dongduk Girls’ High School, Seoul (2012)
In 1970, the English edition of the children's book 'My Sweet Orange Tree' by José Mauro de Vasconcelos was published. The book narrates the life of a five-year-old Brazilian boy named Zeze, who resides in Rio de Janeiro. In 2018, IU released a song titled 'Zezé,' which included certain lyrics that sparked controversy due to the alleged sexualization of the character Zeze. The lyrics to the song are,
"Zeze, come on up the tree quick and kiss the leaves, don’t be naughty and don’t hurt the tree, come up the tree and get the youngest leaf … you are innocent but shrewd, transparent but dirty and there is no way of knowing what’s living inside."
IU faced criticism from numerous news agencies who accused her of allegedly sexualizing the character Zeze. Later, she issued an apology for it and said,
"I swear I did not write the lyrics to sexualise a five-year-old child. The Zeze in my song is a third-party fictional creation taken from the motif in the original novel. However, after listening to the opinions of those who have listened to the song, I came to realise that its contents could have given offence and even caused some to grieve. I am wholly responsible for my immature handling of things as a lyricist."
• Plagiarism Allegations
In 2015, IU encountered backlash as her song 'Red Shoes' was claimed to bear resemblance to the song 'Here's Us' by the German band Nekta. Plagiarism accusations were also raised against her for six songs, including 'Good Day,' 'Red Shoes,' and 'Bbibbi.' A complaint was filed against her in South Korea for alleged song copying and disregarding copyright infringement concerns. However, IU has consistently denied the plagiarism charges. IU’s agency EDAM Entertainment released a statement regarding this, which read,
"We came across news articles of [IU] getting reported to the police for plagiarism but received no official contacts from the investigative agency and we didn’t yet check the content of the aforementioned indictment."
• Accused of Being a North Korean Spy
In 2023, an extremist group in South Korea circulated flyers in a building's parking lot, spreading false information that singer and actor IU was a North Korean spy. The flyers falsely depicted her involvement in the 2015 Daejang-dong scandal, where it was alleged that the then-mayor of Seongnam, Seoul, Lee Jae Myung, had engaged in corrupt practices with a private business firm for personal financial gains.
• Eunhyuk, South Korean singer (2012-2015)
• Lee Hyun-woo, South Korean actor (2013)
• Jang Ki-ha, South Korean singer, actor, and radio host (2014-2017)
• Lee Joon-gi, South Korean actor and model (2016) (rumoured)
• Kang Ha-neul, South Korean actor (2017) (rumoured)
• Lee Jong-suk, South Korean actor and model (2022)
Mother- Kim Misam
Sister- None
• A penthouse flat at Eterno Cheongdam ($11.7 million; 2021)
• A property in Gwacheon ($3.43 million)
• A vacation home in Yangpyeon district ($1.64 million) and land surrounding it ($596,000)
• An apartment at Raemian Caelitus apartment complex, Yongsan ($2.6-$3.3 million)
Note: The net worth was for the year 2023.
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